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The Newport Beach Public Library is the cultural heart of the community, serving more than one million patrons each year. We are an essential provider of books, information, and technology, through the Central Library and our three branches: Mariners, Balboa, and Corona del Mar.

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The Newport Beach Public Library has a long history of service to the community

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Project Adult Literacy is located on the lower level of the Central Library, and provides services for adults seeking to improve their English reading and writing skills

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The Cultural Arts Division of the Newport Beach Public Library, with guidance and support by the Newport Beach City Arts Commission, brings cultural and arts programming to the community

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The Friends of the Library fund children's programs, Sunday Musicales, and other library programs through used book sales and donations

NBPL Foundation

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation funds valuable library resources and services, and presents a variety of literary programs design to engage the community

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Medicine In Our Backyard with Gary Deng, MD, PhD

What Else Can I Do? Integrative Whole-Person Cancer Care

Medicine in our Backyard

The Newport Beach Public Library Foundation in collaboration with UCI Health is pleased to present the 2025-2026 season of Medicine in Our Backyard featuring an extraordinary group of renowned doctors and researchers speaking on a wide range of topics. The UCI doctors present the latest studies and newest technologies in an engaging online forum. This series is funded in part by the generosity of long time Newport Beach Public Library Foundation members Mike and Polly Smith. 

 LOCATION CHANGED TO  CIVIC CENTER COMMUNITY ROOM, 100 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH

What Else Can I Do? Integrative Whole-Person Cancer Care

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Gary Deng, MD, PhD

Associate Director — UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director — UCI Health Integrative Oncology Program 
Professor — Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, UC Irvine School of Medicine


Monday, October 13, 2025, 7:00pm

Join Gary Deng, MD, PhD, director of the new Integrative Oncology Program at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute as he discusses the importance of pairing integrative health alongside cancer treatment, what those therapies include and the benefits to patients.

REGISTER FOR FREE

For more information on the series: https://nbplf.foundation/programs/medicine-in-our-backyard/

 Event details and RSVP Information: 

  • Location: Civic Center Community Room, 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach 
  • Doors open 6:30pm
  • Presentation followed by Q&A
  • FREE EVENT

 Questions? Contact Director of Programs Kunga Wangmo-Upshaw kupshaw@nbplf.foundation or 949-717-3818.

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