The War on Cancer: Interview with Dr. Azra Raza
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We are honored to have Dr. Azra Raza on the show. She is a sought after speaker in scientific circles and the recipient of numerous awards including The Hope Award in Cancer Research 2012 and named as one of the 100 Women Who Matter by Newsweek Pakistan. She is a member of the Founder Group designing Breakthrough Developments in Science and Technology with President Bill Clinton and met with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss the Cancer Moonshot initiative in 2015. She is the author of The First Cell: And the human costs of pursuing cancer’s last published by Basic Books, October 2019. Dr. Raza believes that the best way to “tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world” is by promoting and publicizing the achievements of humanity in science, art, and literature. She was married to the late Harvey D. Preisler, Director, Rush University Cancer Center in Chicago and has a daughter Sheherzad Raza Preisler who also lives in New York.
