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|Videos|January 4, 2019
Physician Turns Personal Diagnosis to Educational Opportunity
Author(s)Brian Koffman, M.D.C.M
Brian Koffman is a family physician who used his own CLL diagnosis to start a group that informs other patients and their loved ones.
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After being diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2005, physician Brian Koffman, M.D.C.M, created a blog to keep his friends and family updated on his disease.
Soon enough, the blog was reaching tens of thousands of readers each month. Koffman, who was also honored by CURE as a
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