I am a cancer researcher. When the disease hit close to home, I was overwhelmed with guilt
Being a patient advocate and a cancer scientist and having loved ones lost to cancer herself makes Sevtap Savas sad, angry and hopeful — all at the same time.
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Being a patient advocate and a cancer scientist and having loved ones lost to cancer herself makes Sevtap Savas sad, angry and hopeful — all at the same time.