We were thrilled to get “the call” from First Lady Jill Biden’s staff.
Testing of chemicals for potential cancer causation (carcinogenesis) has long been a successful disease-prevention initiative of the highest priority.
Patient navigation, financial toxicity top the agenda as Jill Biden, Kimryn Rathmell visit Atrium Health Wake Forest
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President, Atrium Health Levine Cancer; Executive director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center; Enterprise senior vice president, Atrium Health; Vice dean for cancer programs, The Charles L Spurr, MD Professor of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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