Robert R. Jenq was named director of the microbiome program at City of Hope and clinical professor in the Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.
Advances such as new nontoxic, more effective immunotherapy and improvements that significantly reduce recovery times for complicated surgeries are making cancer treatments less taxing. On the horizon are more ways to give patients the greatest chance of survival while also reducing negative consequences of treatment. Some therapies also will improve the experience, such as chemotherapy consisting of quick subcutaneous injections instead of hours in an infusion chair.
