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What if the next breakthrough in cancer treatment came from something as simple as milk? In this episode of Tomorrow’s Cure, host Lindsey Seavert talks with Dr. Rory Smoot, a surgical oncologist at Mayo Clinic, and Melinda Bachini, Chief Patient Officer of the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation and a 16-year bile duct cancer survivor. They explore an innovative approach that uses milk-derived nanoparticles to deliver gene therapies directly to cancer cells, offering new hope for patients with cholangiocarcinoma, one of the most challenging cancers to treat.
00:00 Could Milk-Derived Nanoparticles Change Cancer Care?
03:18 Why Bile Duct Cancer Is So Difficult to Treat
08:34 A Survivor's Story: Hope Through Clinical Trials
10:08 The Discovery Behind Milk-Derived Nanoparticles
11:16 How the Technology Targets Cancer Cells
15:38 Moving Research from the Lab to Patients
17:20 The Role of Patient Advocacy in Innovation
23:11 Finding Clinical Trials and Treatment Options
26:36 The Future of Personalized Cancer Care
32:25 Hope for Patients and Families
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