National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship: Guest Post: Oncologist and Cancer Survivor Greg Aune Talks Multi-Disciplinary Care
The Importance of Multidisciplinary Survivorship Care and Research
Post by Greg Aune, MD, PhD, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Survivors of cancer are a growing population in the United States that is expected to surpass 18 million by 2020. As a 25-year survivor of Hodgkin’s disease, pediatric oncologist, and survivorship research scientist, I have a unique range of perspectives regarding our current national effort to provide healthcare for this growing population.
Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to understanding its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer by discovering, developing, and disseminating new scientific knowledge. Our mission consists of three key areas — research, clinical, and education.
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