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2 A Culture of Education: Training Tomorrow’s Oncologists One of Yale Cancer Center’s core missions is to train the next generation of physicians and scientists to be leaders in the
1 Director’s Letter 1 0 Prevention Tomosynthesis: The Future of Breast Cancer Screening
field of oncology.
12 Forefront 4 Mapping the Genetic Landscape of Brain Tumors
Targeting a Deadly Type of Uterine Cancer
A Yale research team has revealed the genetic landscape of meningiomas. Their findings have enabled a simple evaluation of a patient’s MRI to offer insight into the
14 Giving A Passion for Discovery
molecular profile of the meningioma.
8 M inimally Invasive Procedure Brings Hope and Changes Outlook When Tom Regan learned that he had prostate cancer, it brought back memories of his father, who 20 years before had lost his life to the disease. “It was such a different experience [for me] than what my father went through 20 years ago,” Tom explained.
On the Cover Jill Lacy, MD, Director of the Medical Oncology/Hematology Fellowship Program at Yale Cancer Center with, (l-r), Mehmet Altan, MD, Yue Zhang, MD, MPH, and Nataliya Uboha, MD.
16 Advances Breakthrough Research from Yale Cancer Center 17 Meet the Physician Q&A with Peter E. Schwartz, MD
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