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The Growth of Immunotherapy

Historically, there were three treatments for cancer: radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. A fourth option, immunotherapy, has grown in scope and capability in the past 20 years.

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A Global Perspective on Cancer

HRH Princess Ghida Talal, a champion of cancer research and prevention, gives John Whyte, MD, MPH, chief medical officer at WebMD, insight into the international fight.

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Cancer in Context: What Role Does Sugar Play?

John Whyte, MD, chief medical officer at WebMD, and Lewis Cantley, MD, a professor of cancer biology at Weill Cornell Medicine, discuss the connection between sugar, obesity, and certain cancers. Does glucose feed cancer cells?

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Changes in Drug Development With Richard Pazdur, MD

John Whyte, MD, chief medical officer at WebMD, and Richard Pazdur, MD, of the FDA, discuss the approval of cancer drugs and how those drugs have grown so much better.

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What COVID-19 Has Taught Us, With Richard Pazdur, MD

John Whyte, MD, chief medical officer at WebMD, and Richard Pazdur, MD, of the FDA, discuss why cancer patients feel forgotten during the pandemic and what doctors will take away in terms of treatment.

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