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
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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.
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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.
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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.