How Opportunity and Mentorship Launched a Career in Thoracic Oncology

Mark Socinski, MD

January 30, 2023

Mark Socinski, MD, recalls two important mentors during his early days of medical oncology training as instrumental in his decision to pursue the field of thoracic oncology and the treatment of lung cancer.

Dr Socinski notes that since the start of his career, the treatment armamentarium for lung cancer has seen landmark advances in the development of immunotherapies and targeted therapies as well as in the deeper understanding of the biology of the disease.

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