GI Oncology Survivorship Program


The mission of the UCSF GI Oncology Survivorship Clinic is to maximize quality-of-life and minimize risk of cancer recurrence for survivors of gastrointestinal cancers.

In the News

Treadmill

Colon Cancer Survivors Live Longer With Healthy Habits

May 18, 2017 - NBC News

Cancer survivors who followed standard American Cancer Society guidelines for healthy living were 42 percent less likely to die than similar survivors who didn't, researchers found.

ASCO interview

Fish Consumption Linked With Better Survival Outcomes in Colon Cancer

February 6, 2017 - Cancer Network

In this video, Erin Van Blarigan, ScD, discusses the results of a prospective study that looked at associations between survival outcomes and fish and long-chain omega-3 fatty acid intake after a colon cancer diagnosis.

activity tracker

How Fitbit and others have the pulse of health research

August 21, 2016 - San Francisco Chronicle

Consumer activity trackers like Fitbit are increasing becoming a tool used by researchers in clinical trials.

 

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