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Drs. Fei-Fei Liu and Xiao Zhao

New approach may curb
treatment-related skin fibrosis
in cancer patients
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A clinical-scientific team specializing in
ƒ How artificial intelligence head-and-neck cancer has identified a way to
could unlock Parkinson’s manipulate metabolism to potentially curb skin
greatest mysteries fibrosis – a common side effect of radiotherapy
ƒ Precision imaging goes affecting quality of life of cancer survivors.
head-to-head with prostate
cancer The study findings from the laboratory of principal
investigator Dr. Fei-Fei Liu, Chief, Radiation
ƒ Revealing the molecular Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, are
mystery of human liver cells published online in Nature Metabolism.

First author Dr. Xiao Zhao, a resident in
head-and-neck surgery who completed PhD studies
with Dr. Liu, says the research team wanted to
find a way to reduce radiation-induced fibrosis, a
condition where normal tissue progressively thickens
causing pain and dysfunction. There is currently no
effective treatment to reduce this accumulation.

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