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.
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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.
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.
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.