Dr. Brian Bolwell discusses a fundamental piece of the puzzle regarding the cancer moonshot initiative
Taussig Cancer Institute Chairman Brian J. Bolwell, MD, FACP, talks about the importance of preventive cancer care and why it should be a priority of the cancer moonshot.
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“Let’s fund pilot projects and demonstration projects with a goal of having all patients receive appropriate cancer screening, regardless of insurance or income status. If we do that, then fewer patients will show up in cancer centers needing newer targeted therapies to treat advanced disease in the first place,” says Dr. Bolwell.
Read his full story here.
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