• This former NIH chief went public with his prostate cancer to help others

  • Apr 26 2024
  • Length: 13 mins
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This former NIH chief went public with his prostate cancer to help others

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  • During the early days of the pandemic, former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins became a familiar voice steering the country through an unprecedented public health crisis.

    Now, he is going through his own health crisis, an aggressive form of prostate cancer. By talking about it publicly he hopes to draw attention to routine screening.

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