Colorectal Cancer Coalition

Diane Rehm Show to Discuss High Cost of Cancer Drugs

Posted by Kate Murphy on July 16th, 2008
Tags: awareness, CRC event

Two members of the C3 Medical Review Network will be featured on the Diane Rehm Show on Thursday, July 17, 2008 discussing the high cost of cancer care.  They are scheduled for the 11 a.m. segment (Eastern time).

• John Marshall M.D. is Chief of Hematology/Oncology at the Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.  He is a specialist in gastrointestinal cancer.
• Neal Merepol M.D. directs the Gastrointestinal Cancer Center at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadephia.

They will be joined by Kevin LaMartina, American Cancer Society Patient Navigator at St. Agnes Hospital In Baltimore.

The Diane Rehm Show is broadcast on National Public Radio from WAMU in Washington, D.C.  You can hear the show on local NPR stations or via live streaming from WAMU.

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