In 5 Years, Cancer Center Touches 50,000 Lives

Soon after the Clinical Cancer Center opened its doors in July 2004, an intimate, informal custom took hold. Upon completing chemotherapy, some patients amble over to the nurses' station, ring a bell, and recite these words:  "Ring this bell three times. Its toll will clearly say, 'My treatment's done, this course has run, and now I'm on my way.'"

A small gesture, perhaps, but for someone battling cancer, a major milestone. This July, the center itself marks a notable achievement: five years of service to more than 50,000 patients. Despite the month, there will be no fireworks, or even bells, to herald this anniversary...

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Aaron Martin and his physician Bruce Raphael, M.D., clinical professor of medicine (hematology), are one of five doctor-patient partnerships chosen to represent the first five years of NYU Langone Medical Center’s Clinical Cancer Center.
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