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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

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The journey to her new role as Patient Ambassador with Parexel was really 16 years in the making, advocating for her son, Emmett, and for her own cancer patient persona. They are never seen in the same room at the same time, working as “Clark Kent and Superman” – tag-teaming with love, resilience, and faith. [To

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Doing Less Can Be Doing More for Healthcare – the Biggest Takeaway From ASCO 2018

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Groundbreaking research presented at this week’s ASCO meeting found that some women diagnosed with certain forms of cancer do not benefit from undergoing chemotherapy. The second chart illustrates patient-borne costs for early stage breast cancer. The test is called the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score. .”