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New Pediatric Cancer Research Center Opens in San Diego
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10.20.2009
Beth Anne Baber, Ph.D., co-founder, CEO and president of The Nicholas Conor Institute, has dedicated her life to finding better cancer treatments for children like her son Conor. Baber was recently profiled for her efforts and is also featured in a recent Patient Perspectives Podcast Series, where she
speaks about searching desperately for a cure for her son. Because of the location of her son's tumor
, surgery and radiation were not options, which left Conor to undergo high intensity chemotherapy. After seeing her son endure the side-effects of the powerful treatment, Baber envisioned an institute that would work with the biomedical community to find therapies that would reduce the severity of side-effects from cancer treatments and provide a better quality of life for children with cancer. Together with her colleagues Baber co-founded The Nicholas Conor Institute.
Click here to listen to the
CHI Patient Perspective's Podcast Series episode
Click here to read the profile on Baber in The Metro
.
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