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Fighting Cancer

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Dr. Michael Pierce is on the frontline in the battle against cancer. He talks to host April Sorrow about how cancer is really a number of different diseases based on what tissue is affected, and how we’ve already found something close to a cure for one type. He is trying to learn about the unique shapes of cancer cells in order to find and destroy them. Dr. Pierce is the Director of University of  Georgia’s Cancer Center and a Professor of Biochemisty and Molecular Biology.

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