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Community Groups Discuss Outreach in Cancer Roundtable

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Left to right: Alma Tovar and Minerva Perez, of OLA of Eastern Long Island; Kevin Umruh, Laura Borghardt and Dr. Frederic Weinbaum of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital; Dr. Margarita Yarovikova of the Philips Family Cancer Center; and Dr. Dara Kass of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the roundtable discussion. JOHN PAUL FERRANTINO

Left to right: Alma Tovar and Minerva Perez, of OLA of Eastern Long Island; Kevin Umruh, Laura Borghardt and Dr. Frederic Weinbaum of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital; Dr. Margarita Yarovikova of the Philips Family Cancer Center; and Dr. Dara Kass of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the roundtable discussion. JOHN PAUL FERRANTINO

John Paul Ferrantino on Aug 8, 2023
President Joe Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” program has stopped by the East End on its way to the solar system, it seems. Dr. Dara Kass, the regional director of the U.S.... more

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