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Coordination of CareCancer Screening

Knowing a Patient's Cancer Risks

Andi Dwyer, BS, explains how oncology navigators and their patients need to be aware of their risks of cancer to know how to best move ahead with cancer screenings.
Video Library – June 7, 2021
Andrea Dwyer, BS
Program Director, Instructor, The Colorado School of Public Health and University of Colorado Cancer Center;
Advisor, Fight Colorectal Cancer, Research and Patient Education

Andi Dwyer, BS, explains how oncology navigators and their patients need to be aware of their risks of cancer to know how to best move ahead with cancer screenings.

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