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Cancer and Aging

Published July 14, 2021 at 9:42 AM EDT

Research is underway in South Carolina to find solutions to aging related changes that reduce anticancer immunity. Bobbi Connor talks with Dr. Besim Ogretmen about the link between aging, metabolism, and anticancer T cell function. Dr. Ogretmen leads the Development of Cancer Therapeutics Research Program at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.