The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology brings together the latest on cancer research and treatment. Patients and their families pray for news of a breakthrough. Businesses look for investments; entrepreneurs look for opportunities. Last week in Chicago, some 4000 studies were presented to 30,000 top experts — but one warned there's "a growing sense that our optimism needs to be tempered a bit." We hear from him and others about how financial conflicts, personal habits and occupational hazards impact inroads against the disease.
Cancer and the Business of Medicine
Credits
Guests:
- Sharon Begley - Reuters - @sxbegle
- Leonard Lichtenfeld - Deputy Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society
- Samuel Epstein - Chairman, Cancer Prevention Coalition
- Josh Sommer - Co-founder and Executive Director, Chordoma Foundation