Archived Lecture: Social Inequality & Cancer Survival: How Can We Close the Gap?
Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture presented by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
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Article ItemGlobal cancer expert to address how social inequities raise survival risks at Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture , article
Ophira Ginsburg, medical oncologist and executive director of the High-Risk Cancer Genetics Program at New York University’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, will discuss how social inequalities negatively impact cancer survival rates on Dec. 5 in Roanoke.
Date: Jun 24, 2020
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Ophira Ginsburg, M.D.
Director of the High-Risk Cancer Genetics Program at the NYU Langone Health Perlmutter Cancer Center; and an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health at NYU School of Medicine