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Dr. Mary Maluccio Testifies Before the State Labor Committee
LSU Neuroendocrine Cancer Program Director, Dr. Mary Maluccio, recently testified before the State Labor committee with Senator Duplessis in favor of SB 200 to protect employee rights to cancer screening. The bill is now headed to the Senate floor for a vote....
Channel 4 WWL: Advocacy Group Pushing Bills to Protect Louisiana Cancer Patients
https://www.wwltv.com/video/news/local/morning-show/advocacy-group-pushing-bills-to-protect-louisiana-cancer-patients/289-4627ab50-4ab9-413f-9dc5-9917ec96efc1
Channel 4 WWL: NeauxCancer Conference Returning to New Orleans to Bring Healthcare Professionals Together
https://www.wwltv.com/video/news/local/morning-show/neauxcancer-conference-returning-to-new-orleans-to-bring-healthcare-professionals-together/289-ba0840a9-0d4a-4c90-bf2d-556a436ccb4a
Dr. Marc Matrana Awarded for Precision Medicine
The finalists for the C2 Catalyst for Precision Medicine Award significantly advance precision medicine in oncology to bring new, more personalized tests or treatments to cancer patients. As such, these finalists enhance the ability to provide the right treatment for...
Dr. Marc Matrana in Healthcare Journal of New Orleans
Dr Marc Matrana recently did an interview for Healthcare Journal of New Orleans. In this article he mentions Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana's bill that recently passed into law at Louisiana State Legislature. "On a related note, the Louisiana legislature recently...
Precision Medicine Bill SB 204 Signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards
On June 11th, 2020, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards hosted a bill signing ceremony where he signed Precision Medicine Bill - SB 204 into law. Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana (CAG-LA) would like to thank Senator Kirk Talbot and Representative Jeremy Lacombe for...
Dr. Marc Matrana speaks on SB 204
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