Leonard Saltz, MD, on Issues of Value in Melanoma Treatment
2015 ASCO Annual Meeting
Leonard Saltz, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how the cost of care affects behavior and decision-making on the part of patients and oncologists.
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