IN THE NEWS – Cancer Screenings: The Vital Role of the Primary Care Physician

The conversation of cancer screenings should start with your primary care provider (PCP). Najeeb Al Hallak, M.D., MS, medical oncologist and co-leader of the Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos, said "PCPs are patients' trusted first point of contact." In this Medical Economics article, he gave PCPs recommended strategies to help patients understand their cancer risk and the consequences of delayed cancer screenings.