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Barbara Segarra: Graduates of the Inaugural Latino Cancer Patient Advocate Training Program

Photo from Barbara Segarra/X

Oct 7, 2024, 09:20

Barbara Segarra: Graduates of the Inaugural Latino Cancer Patient Advocate Training Program

Barbara Segarra, Professor and Principal Investigator at the Medical Sciences Campus UPR and Cancer Patient/Research Advocate, shared a post on X:

“Congratulations to the graduates of the Inaugural Latino Cancer Patient Advocate Training Program.

I admire their commitment and desire to impact the Latino community.”

Estela Rodriguez also added on X:

“We need more of this- developing Latino Patient Cancer Advocates from our community for our community – thank you Barbara Segarra for your leadership.”

Source: Barbara Segarra/X and Estela Rodriguez/X

Estela (Estelamari) Rodriguez is Associate Director of Community Outreach and Co-Lead of Thoracic Site Disease Group of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is board certified in medical oncology and hematology. She has a special interest in the early detection of lung cancer and increasing access to clinical trials.

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