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Arif Kamal
Chief Patient Officer at American Cancer Society; medical oncologist and palliative care physician at Duke University.
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Jul 29, 2026
Centering Compassion in Cancer Care
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12:35Arif KamalGUEST
There's over 250 new drugs that have been approved in our space, right, in the last 20 years or so.
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12:43Arif KamalGUEST
But what we're also finding is this equilibrium between the challenge of being availability of interventions and accessibility of those interventions.

Deirdre SauletHOST
And does that mean we change drastically medical school, fellowship structure, different CMEs for oncologists?
October 11, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode
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9:41Ali RoginCORRESPONDENT
What are some of the major milestones you see that we've achieved over that time?
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9:48Arif KamalGUEST
I would, you know, really center around the number 40 actually for a lot of the great accomplishments.
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9:57Arif KamalGUEST
In addition, we've now reduced the age of which we recommend starting mammograms, now down to the age of 40.
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10:04Arif KamalGUEST
In addition, we're starting to see other areas of disparities and gaps closing as well.
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10:17Ali RoginCORRESPONDENT
And to that point, Arif, sticking with you, where do some of the main challenges still remain?