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Dr. Jeffrey Weitzel

Chief of the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics and Professor, Director, Cancer Screening & Prevention Program Network, City of Hope

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Overcoming Fear and Instilling Hope for Latinas with Breast Cancer

08/19/2014 09:06AM | 8043 views

In this video,  Dr. Jeffery Weitzel, Chief of the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics and Professor, Director, Cancer Screening and Prevention Program Network at City of Hope, discusses how to Latinas need to overcome their fear of breast cancer and instead focus on hope for treatment and recovery.

A world-renowned geneticist and researcher on cancer and Latinas, Dr. Weitzel works with many Latinas both in the U.S. and in Latin and South America to further understand how to treat and ultimately eradicate breast cancer in this population.

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