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Dr. Adam Asch Encourages Lymphoma Patients to Fully Understand Their Diagnosis

Adam Asch, senior deputy director of Stephenson Cancer Center, gives advice to patients after they have been diagnosed with lymphoma.

Adam Asch, senior deputy director of Stephenson Cancer Center, gives advice to patients after they have been diagnosed with lymphoma.

For a new patient who has been newly diagnosed with lymphoma, Asch encourages them to understand their diagnosis, and if not, press their physician to better define the exact type of lymphoma they have, its stage and proposed treatment.

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