Today, we interview Dr. Erica Mayer as our first guest in the \"On the Road\" mini-series. Dr. Mayer is a renowned breast cancer oncologist at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Each week for the next seven weeks, Michael and Josh will introduce a new guest to share their wealth of experience, expertise and wisdom, covering all the essential topics from career development, mentorship and necessary trials and challenges in the oncology world.
Dr. Mayer graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed a fellowship in Medical Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Erica is the Director of Breast Cancer Clinical Research and is involved in multiple trials, which she discusses in this interview, along with the role of the PACE trial, CDK 4/6 inhibitors, CT DNA and many other important facets of the breast cancer world.
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre and The Beverley Alt Scholarship proudly support this mini-series.
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre: https://tkcc.org.au/
Dana Farber Cancer Institute: https://www.dana-farber.org/
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Art courtesy of Taryn Silver
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only. If you are unwell, seek medical advice. Minor edits have been made to the episode to improve sound quality and flow.
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