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Patricia A. Ganz, MD, on Improving Quality and Value in Cancer Care

2016 Quality Care Symposium

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Patricia A. Ganz, MD, of the University of California at Los Angeles, the 2016 winner of the Joseph V. Simone Award, summarizes her “Lecture for Excellence in Quality and Safety in the Care of Patients With Cancer.”



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