Cancer researcher dies at 47 of disease she was trying to cure - USA Today
Dr. Rachna Shroff, a prominent cancer researcher at the University of Arizona, has passed away at age 47 from the same disease she dedicated her career to treating. Before her death, she successfully raised $1.35 million to endow a research award for biliary cancer.
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Dr. Shroff's work significantly advanced treatment options for rare bile duct cancers, and her legacy continues through the funding of future oncology research.
Hear this story Dr. Rachna Shroff, a cancer researcher who was diagnosed with her own aggressive form of the disease, has died. She was 47.
The University of Arizona, where Shroff was an associate director of clinical investigations at the U of A Cancer Center and chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, confirmed the news on Oct. 12.
"She was internationally recognized for her work in bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, turning her focus to the rare and historically difficult-to-treat disease when few treatment options existed and no Food and Drug Administration-approved therapies were available," the university wrote . "Today, the field has changed dramatically, due in part to the landmark clinical trials Dr. Shroff led as a principal investigator."
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