Beyond The Clinic: Living Well With Melanoma

Dec 10 2024 36 ep. 31 mins 5
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Beyond the Clinic: Living Well With Melanoma features fresh perspectives into topics seldom discussed in the exam room. Director of Cancer Survivorship for Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, Raymond Liu, MD, hosts the Beyond the Clinic podcast featuring unfiltered discussions with researchers, caregivers, patients, and medical professionals. Each episode pulls back the curtain to share advice on handling life after a melanoma diagnosis and how to ride the emotional rollercoaster that often follows. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aimatmelanoma/support

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