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Leonard Saltz, MD, on Issues of Value in Melanoma Treatment

2015 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Leonard Saltz, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how the cost of care affects behavior and decision-making on the part of patients and oncologists.



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