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FIU researcher’s breakthrough cancer study featured on MinuteEarth

Cancer researcher Dr. Diana Azzam and her team's work are featured in the YouTube channel's  "Why Haven't We Cured Cancer?" video

November 5, 2024

Dr. Diana Azzam and her team’s cancer research were featured on MinuteEarth, shining a light on how they use functional precision medicine to guide personalized cancer therapies for some of the deadliest cancers. Dr. Diana Azzam, who is also an assistant professor of environmental health sciences, runs the Center for Advancing Personalized Cancer Treatments at FIU.

MinuteEarth is a popular YouTube channel—with more than 3 million subscribers—that produces a series of short, illustrated stories about science and the planet. 

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New approach to pediatric cancer

 

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