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Hamilton Cancer Institute at Hamilton Medical Center is ranked Top 10% in the Nation and #1 in the Dalton, Chattanooga, Chatsworth,
and Cleveland area for patient safety in Cancer Care. The Institute houses a team of board-certi��ed medical oncologists and radiation
oncologists who provide comprehensive, compassionate care��from screening and early diagnosis, through treatment and survivorship.
Mitchell Berger, MD, MMM
Board-Certi��ed Medical Oncologist
Lisa Duhaime, MD
Board-Certi��ed Medical Oncologist
Freda Hoffman, APRN
ONS��ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certi��ed
Arif Ali, MD
Board-Certi��ed Radiation Oncologist
Nick Galanopoulos, MD
Board-Certi��ed Radiation Oncologist
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ERIC MANAHAN, MD, CHAIRS NATIONAL PANEL ON BREAST CANCER GENETIC TESTING GUIDELINES
The American Society of Breast Surgeons recently released new guidelines, calling for genetic testing to be made
available to all patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Eric Manahan, MD, a surgeon at Hamilton Physician Group-
General Surgery, chaired a group of world-renowned genetics experts to draft this new consensus statement.
“Cancer risk assessment is an important part of well care,” says Dr. Manahan. “��e have learned that more than 10
percent of all cancers have some genetic component. Identi��cation of speci��c genetic inconsistencies in breast
cancer patients can help to provide more effective disease management.
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