“When we can start to tease apart the different sub-types of tumors, we can then ask ‘What were the environmental or other factors that might have contributed to increased risk of that specific sub-type?’” Epidemiology researcher, Brock C. Christensen, PhD, is looking at precision cancer prevention as giving people recommendations that are most specific to them—and that’s changing the whole approach to cancer prevention, by making it more precise and more personal.
“One of the great things about Dartmouth Cancer Center is that if I need an answer to just about any question outside of my immediate domain, I can find an expert here who will give me the answer and help me through the problem.” The sense of community at Dartmouth Cancer Center is what accelerates research and clinical care missions.