Walter Reed Hosts Convergent Science Virtual Cancer Center Symposium

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WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md.   –  Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Sean Kern and Army Maj. (Dr.) Alexander Dew are physicians who provide quality care to cancer patients at Walter Reed, and they’re also cancer survivors.

Kern and Dew, along with Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Christian, also a cancer survivor and Walter Reed patient, shared their stories with other physicians, researchers, scholars and more who attended the Convergent Science Virtual Cancer Center (CSVCC) Second Annual Symposium, held Oct. 3-5.

Walter Reed hosted day one of the three-day event, designed to enhance collaboration in cancer research and treatment. The event also highlighted military health care for cancer. The John P. Murtha Cancer Center (MCC), located at Walter Reed, is the only Cancer Center of Excellence in the Department of Defense (DOD).