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“I speak very honestly with my patients.” “I explain where there is hope, and why. That comes with knowledge and understanding the possibilities. When you have something as serious and complicated as cancer, you want to be taken care of by somebody who treats cancer all the time. We have the largest gynecologic oncology program in the state. There are treatments here that just aren’t available anywhere else.” — Dr. David Kushner, Director, Gynecologic Oncology UW Carbone Cancer Center The National Cancer Institute has designated only one comprehensive cancer center in Wisconsin, the UW Carbone Cancer Center in Madison. If you’re facing a cancer diagnosis, you should be at the state’s only comprehensive cancer center, where 280 physicians and researchers are focused on one goal— beating cancer. For more information about the UW Carbone Cancer Center, and how to get a second opinion, visit uwhealth.org/cancersecondopinion August 2009 bravamagazine.com 1