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by Christina Echegaray To lessen stress on patients and families, Children’s Hospital launched the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Sarcoma Clinic as a one-stop location for patients with sarcoma to receive expedited therapy and more unified, convenient care. |
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Scott Borinstein, M.D., left, and Jennifer Halpern, M.D., right, celebrate the debut of the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Sarcoma Clinic with patients, from left, Jennifer Simpson, J. Carlton Smith and Adrianna Crawford. (photo by John Russell)
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