Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 4, 2023 4:55:01 GMT 12
CANCER RESEARCHER MERGING TE AO MĀORI AND WESTERN IDEALS TO BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR MĀORI
Sword is merging mātauranga Māori and western perspectives with a design to help improve health outcomes for Māori dealing with cancer.
A cancer immunotherapy, CAR T-cell therapy involves genetic engineering a patient’s immune cells to recognise cancer cells, attack and eliminate them. However, it’s limited in how it caters to Māori patients, as well as being unable to ensure the cancer cells are permanently eradicated.
It’s Sword's research into investigating a te ao Māori perspective on CAR T-cell therapy from the perspectives of patient and researcher, that earned her the Māori Cancer Research Award.....
www.teaomaori.news/cancer-researcher-merging-te-ao-maori-and-western-ideals-better-health-outcomes-maori
Sword is merging mātauranga Māori and western perspectives with a design to help improve health outcomes for Māori dealing with cancer.
A cancer immunotherapy, CAR T-cell therapy involves genetic engineering a patient’s immune cells to recognise cancer cells, attack and eliminate them. However, it’s limited in how it caters to Māori patients, as well as being unable to ensure the cancer cells are permanently eradicated.
It’s Sword's research into investigating a te ao Māori perspective on CAR T-cell therapy from the perspectives of patient and researcher, that earned her the Māori Cancer Research Award.....
www.teaomaori.news/cancer-researcher-merging-te-ao-maori-and-western-ideals-better-health-outcomes-maori