Using Your Own Body To Fight Cancer | Wesley Wilson | TEDxUWA

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Published 2018-01-17
In this talk, Wesley shares details on understanding how cancer works in order to develop new treatments and better practices. What is immunotherapy and could it open the door to treating aggressive and difficult to treat cancers? Could our own immune systems hold the clue for defeating these diseases? Wes is a Canadian cancer researcher working on developing new therapies and cancer treatments. He had the opportunity to work and study around the globe in 5 countries. His previous work has led to the understanding of gene expression changes as cancer progresses in brain tumours, the discovery of new pathways involved in the tumorigenesis of breast cancer, and development of new strategies in radiotherapy treatment.
He also has a long history in the technology sector and serves as CTO of two medical technology companies in North America. He has received engineering and innovation awards for his work in health tech from Waterloo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Microsoft, and Intel. He continues to work on machine learning algorithms to produce new tools for the future of medicine.
Wes currently lives in Perth, Western Australia, where he works at The University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
  • @natefaust7790
    I found out that I had lymphoma cancer this last October. Then after my 1st round of chemo I had a blood bacteria too. I had to survive my blood bacteria before I could survive my cancer. I survived both of them, I'm cancer free, and done with my chemo.
  • @jp5419
    I was diagnosed with triple positive BC in 2016 and am alive and well doing holistic approach. Lifestyle changes. Vegan. Stress management. Daily exercise. Meditationa and prayer. First two years went 90% raw and juiced a lot. Almost 7 years later I am thriving and haven't skipped a beat. For those who want a holistic or combo research Square One/Chris Wark and do your research. Lifestyle matters and is probably what gave you cancer to begin with. God bless.
  • @freakmeoutwillu
    Ya Allah cure everyone who is suffering from cancer and give strength to their loved ones ❀️ 😭 Ameen
  • @VeryMuchBlessed
    "Using Your Own Body To Fight Cancer".....wrong title. No information on how to do that.
  • @patriciagriffin1505
    Our public health system needs to b responsible for getting research done and noticing others that have already accomplished this
  • @johnwey3407
    Thank you Dr itoya for being responsible for the cured of my cancer, I will keep letting the world know about your good work sir. You can reach him on YouTube channel
  • @kurtz9977
    THIS IS GODDAMN EXCEPTIONAL! I never knew how much I didn't know about cancer, and damn these graphics are good, whoever did the design is bloody great..
  • @catherinele7581
    I pray to god we will find that ultimate cure β€œAn army inside us” to end this deadly diseases and stop the sufferings around the world. πŸ™πŸ»πŸ™πŸ»
  • @danmahalo
    Brilliant talk. I am glad to say that I cured my tumour.
  • @HealthXprts
    Nice video, explained so many technical points. However, we need to know about prevention measures and foods that help in fighting cancer.
  • @johnpowel8310
    I never thought I would see a cure for cancer in my life, grandmother died of stomach cancer after seven years of battling cancer and this is honestly breaking my heart and making me happy at the same time because finally the cure has been provided by the great doctor who happens to be Dr itoya thank you doctor for making me cancer negative completely without any side effects
  • @hafunland894
    People unfortunately grow cancer since they are immune compromised and unhealthy in some major ways. Lifestyle, bad diet, negative emoting, purposelessness, unhealed emotional hurt, not enough rest or too much rest, bad digestion, lack of detoxification well all this you can gain control over. Cut , burn and poison does not address what you are doing to you...