March 18, 2015

Conversations About Cancer: New Directions In Treatment


Jill Ditmire
Conversations About Cancer: New Directions In Treatment

WFYI and the Sound Medicine host the second of three community “Conversations About Cancer”  on Wednesday, March 18. The topic is “New Directions in Treatment.”  One of the panelists,  Dr. Patrick Loehrer,  director of the IU Simon Cancer Center,  spent time with WFYI’s Jill Ditmire on air Tuesday evening talking about what those attending the free event will learn.

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