Josh Sommer

Co-founder and Executive Director, Chordoma Foundation

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Co-founder and Executive Director of the Chordoma Foundation; sufferer of a rare bone cancer of the skull and spine, he works in a research lab

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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…

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