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 An Introduction to City of Hope

City of Hope - A Different, Unique Place
Michael A. Friedman, M.D., president and chief executive officer, shares his thoughts on what makes City of Hope different and special. From our environment of compassion and caring and our holistic approach, Friedman also discusses what it is about City of Hope that sets us apart and up for continued success and national/global impact.
(August 2009 - 2 minutes, 52 seconds)

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City of Hope's Patient Centered Philosophy -
Treating the Body and the Soul
Alexandra M. Levine, M.D., chief medical officer, explains City of Hope’s patient centered philosophy. She outlines the way in which our treatment is structured within a team throughout a patient’s experience, from start to finish.
(August 2009 - 2 minutes, 12 seconds)

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City of Hope's Bone Marrow Transplant Program (BMT) with Stephen J. Forman, M.D.
Stephen J. Forman, M.D., chair of hematology and hematopoietic cell transplantation, shares his views on the essence of care at City of Hope. He highlights the bone marrow transplant program (BMT) and the program’s growth over the years. The video includes footage of the annual BMT Reunion and what the event means to the City of Hope team and to the patients.
(August 2009 - 2 minutes, 6 seconds)

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Funding Research at City of Hope -
Funding Today's Research for Tomorrow's Cures
John J. Rossi, Ph.D., chair and professor of molecular biology, explains how City of Hope acquires its income to conduct research, the laboratory approaches and how funding works to keep the research engine going. He also discusses City of Hope's culture to cultivate science for disease treatment, and how its structure supports the translational research approach.
(August 2009 - 2 minutes, 12 seconds)

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Reducing the Risks of Cancer by Modifying Factors You Can Control
Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D., director and professor of cancer etiology, defines epidemiology and City of Hope’s focus on reducing the risk of cancer by modifying factors we can control (diet, exercise, smoking habits, etc.). She also talks about the California Teachers Study – of 133,000 women – and how it serves as a platform to study almost any disease over time.
(August 2009 - 2 minutes)

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 Patient, Survivor and Supporter Stories

Loring Leeds - A City of Hope Cancer and AIDS Patient Survivor Story
Loring Leeds shares his personal experience as a cancer survivor and AIDS patient. After participating in research at City of Hope he is cancer free and the AIDS virus is undetectable. He and John J. Rossi, Ph.D., chair and professor of molecular biology, discuss the research and its impact.
(August 2009 - 2 minutes, 26 seconds)

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Dirk Van Rensburg - Story of a City of Hope Platelet Donor's Unwavering Support
Dirk Van Rensburg is a frequent platelet donor. He began his support of City of Hope through his business, couriering bone marrow for the transplant program. Now, his support has grown to a biweekly platelet donation. He shares his views and appeals to others to do the same – by volunteering, donating blood or donating financially.
(August 2009 - 2 minutes, 1 second)

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 Supporting City of Hope

Corbin Bleu Supports City of Hope
A special message from Corbin Bleu on why he supports City of Hope and its life saving work to cure cancer and other life threatening diseases.
(May 2009 - 30 seconds) 

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Rascal Flatts Supports City of Hope
A special message from Rascal Flatts on why they support City of Hope and its life saving work to cure cancer and other life threatening diseases. 
(May 2009 - 30 seconds) 

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Kiefer Sutherland Supports City of Hope
Kiefer Sutherland shares a personal story about two of his closest friends, Chip and Christina Russo, who were both diagnosed with cancer in their 20s. Christina Russo developed an aggressive form of musculoskeletal cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. The pair sought opinions at numerous medical institutions, where they received a grim prognosis. Eventually, they found City of Hope, where she was treated. The Russos now live free of cancer and are proud parents — something they were told they could never be.
(May 2007 - 1 minutes, 4 seconds) 


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Celebrities Supporting City of Hope
Meet some of the most recent City of Hope celebrity advocates and see why the nation is talking about City of Hopes research and treatment advancements for cancer and diabetes.
(January 2009 - 1 minute, 36 seconds)  

 
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Music Stars Fight Cancer for City of Hope
Music stars band together to help find the answers to cancer. Join Lionel Richie, Duffy, Luis Fonsi, David Bisbal, The Clique Girlz and Keyshia Cole and support City of Hope's lifesaving work.
(September 2008 - 50 seconds)  


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 Research

Translational Research
Many City of Hope patients and countless others nationwide have benefited from an investigative process known as Translational Research that has been practiced at City of Hope for several years. Representing a unique relationship between research and clinical care, translational research has led to the development of innovative treatments for many forms of cancer, diabetes and other debilitating diseases.
(June 2008 - 7 minutes, 11 seconds)
 
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Speeding Cures to Patients: Research at City of Hope
This compilation video includes highlights all three areas of research covered in the other productions, and includes an introduction to City of Hope from President and CEO Michael A. Friedman, M.D.
(November 2007 - 6 minutes, 47 seconds)

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Immunotherapy at City of Hope: Harnessing the Power Within
This area of research focuses on harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer and other diseases. This video includes information about City of Hope’s Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for Cancer Immunotherapeutics and Tumor Immunology. Featured researchers include Drs. Andrew Raubitschek, Michael Jensen and Joshua Ellenhorn. 
(April 2006 - 4 minutes, 49 seconds)

 
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Stem Cell Therapy at City of Hope: Building on the Promise
City of Hope has been on the frontier of stem cell research and its related precursors for the past 30 years. Its role has become even more prominent with the participation of President and CEO Michael A. Friedman, M.D., on Prop. 71’s Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee. Drs. Stephen Forman, Karen Aboody, Ravi Bhatia and Chu-Chih Shih are the featured researchers. 
(April 2006 - 6 minutes, 9 seconds)

 
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Targeted Therapeutics at City of Hope: Attacking Disease on the Molecular Level
By investigating the mechanisms that activate or inhibit respective genes, researchers are developing “designer” drugs to target specific disease-causing molecules. These drugs may lead to new treatments for diabetes and metabolic diseases. Featured scientists include Drs. Barry Forman, Rama Natarajan and Yanhong Shih. 
(April 2006 - 4 minutes, 19 seconds)


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