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Podcast: Doctor Thyroid
Episode: My Doctor Has Thyroid Cancer — Dr. Aime Franco from University of Arkansas
Description: Dr. Aime Franco is professor at the University of Arkansas. She leads a research group investigating the role of thyroid hormones in tumorigenesis. She is also actively involved, both locally and nationally, advocating for the importance of biomedical research and the importance of engaging patients and survivors in cancer research. After, completing her Ph.D. in Cancer Biology, she became a thyroid cancer research fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program. Dr. Franco is a survivor of thyroid cancer, and balances her research as a mom and competitive triathlete. ...