Mark A. Israel, MD
Director, Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
In the history of mankind we're at the most exciting juncture in the development of novel strategies for approaching the cancer problem. Whether they are prevention strategies or improved diagnostics or enhanced treatments, there's just no doubt that the remarkable fund of basic science information that's been accumulated in the last several decades and is continuing to emerge, forms a remarkably exciting fertile ground on which to think about improvements for the care of patients.