Joe Mendez, MD | Talks with Docs

Why are brain cancers difficult to treat? What is the blood-brain barrier? In this episode of Talks with Docs, Dr. Joe Mendez, a Neuro-Oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah discusses the challenges of treating cancers in the brain. He also walks us through his path to becoming a Neuro-Oncologist, including his time spent with Engineers Without Borders.

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