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THORACIC ONCOLOGY CLINIC AT THE CTRC: A PERSONAL APPROACH TO CANCER CARE
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The big three of cancer care — surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy — remain the mainstays of treatment. But at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the University of Texas Health Science Center, their application and sequencing are more heavily influenced today by individual patients' DNA and cancer profiles than board guidelines.
DEPARTMENTS CME ACTIVITY BANKING
LEGAL ONCOLOGY UPDATE
LOCAL HEALTH UPDATE MARKETING
ONCOLOGY SPOTLIGHT AROUND TOWN
Thoracic Oncology Clinic at the CTRC:
ON THE COVER A Personal Approach to Cancer Care
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