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SBP’s Garth Powis talks about the search for a cure for cancer

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January 25, 2016

More than 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year alone. President Barack Obama announced a new national effort to find a cure for cancer in his 2016 State of the Union address. It is clear that providing hope to those diagnosed with cancer and their families is a huge priority.

The search is on for a new generation of cancer drugs, and Garth Powis D.Phil., head of the NCI-designated Cancer Center at SBP appeared the KUSI news in San Diego on January 22nd to talk about recent treatment breakthroughs and what’s to come for treating this often deadly disease.

Watch the video here.