Huntsman Homes in on the Integration of Precision Medicine in Oncology

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In our exclusive interview, Dr. Huntsman discusses the elements of precision medicine that have contributed to its growth in the field of oncology, some of the setbacks regarding its integration, and areas of research that have the potential to propel precision medicine to the next tier of scientific discovery and application.

Welcome to OncLive On Air^™! I’m your host today, Jessica Hergert.

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In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with David Huntsman, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG, the Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Professor of Gynaecologic Oncology, Canada Research Chair in Molecular and Genomic Pathology, professor in the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of British Columbia, co-founder and director of OVCARE, and chief medical office of Canexia Health, to discuss the growth of precision medicine across oncology.

In our exclusive interview, Huntsman discussed the elements of precision medicine that have contributed to its growth in the field of oncology, some of the setbacks regarding its integration, and areas of research that have the potential to propel precision medicine to the next tier of scientific discovery and application.