Socioeconomic Cancer

In this week's Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, Chair Emeritus of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, discusses the socioeconomic impacts of cancer diagnosis and treatment, including homelessness and food insecurity.

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