Advances in Cancer Care

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LD_Cancer_Podcast_12162016_v4Cancer is a word that still strikes fear in the hearts many - particularly if you are at the receiving end of a cancer diagnosis. Advances in care in the past decades and those yet to come are the topics of discussion in this HealthCare Matters podcast.


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Meet David Hyman, MD

Dr. David Hyman is a medical oncologist and Director of Developmental Therapeutics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. 

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Meet Peter Yu, MD

Dr. Peter Yu is the physician-in-chief for the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute. He is a world-renowned medical oncologist, hematologist, and researcher.

 

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