Mekhail Anwar, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, UC Berkeley
Department of Radiation Oncology, UC San Francisco
BSAC MS 2001
March 13, 2012 | 12:00 to 01:00 | 540 Cory Hall, DOP Center Conference Room
Host: Bernhard Boser
Cancer is a name that often evokes a homogeneous entity that is the second leading cause of death in the US and responsible for over 7 million deaths annual worldwide. But these numbers often belie where the greatest short term solutions in fighting an extremely heterogeneous disease (with an equally diverse array of treatments) can be found. This talk will be an overview of the current treatment strategies for treating cancer from an engineering perspective: where many of the shortcomings are, and potentially, where engineering solutions can play a role in improving cancer care. We will discuss the three main areas in the life cycle of cancer therapy: Diagnosis and Staging, Treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation), and Surveillance. Using case examples, you will see areas for improvement, and ideally, spawn ideas on how to tackle them. This is meant to be informal and interactive, and hopefully, out of it, will come new ways of tackling these problems.
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