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Ep. 18 - Blood Cancer: Improving Outcomes, But Still a lot of Work to Do
Season 1, Episode 21
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40m
September is National Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and newer blood cancer therapies are providing effective cures and treatments without the strong side effects of chemotherapy. We talk about how monoclonal antibodies and immunotherapy are improving survival rates and giving hope to blood cancer patients with Ashkan Emadi, MD, physician-in-chief of Medical Oncology at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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