Conquer Magazine: Lessons learned from my journey with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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George Valentine was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2002. He shared some of his hard-learned tips on how to deal with a cancer diagnosis and the high costs of treatment in this article, which was originally published in the June 2021 edition of Conquer Magazine.
George includes questions to ask the doctor and how he found financial assistance through PAN. He is an advocate for healthcare affordability, who was recently selected to serve on the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association Patient Advisory Panel.