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Fran Drescher: Living "Old School" to Prevent Cancer

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Fran Drescher

Fran Drescher, actress, author and 16-year cancer survivor, spoke at CURE's GBM Heroes event.

Fran Drescher, actress, author and 16-year cancer survivor, spoke at CURE's GBM Heroes event.

Drescher's movement, Cancer Schmancer, focuses on finding and eliminating the causes of cancer before the disease even develops. To do this, she says, people must be aware of inflammation and environmental factors that affect health, while turning back to an "old school" way of living.

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