Fighting Cancer Across the Globe: Rabin Medical Center’s International Collaborations

The Davidoff Cancer Center at Israel’s Rabin Medical Center benefits from the support of the Davidoff Foundation’s international board and hosts a bi-annual international conference which includes top doctors and researchers from Dana Farber Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and other premier cancer centers from the USA and Europe.

In particular, the Davidoff Center has a strong relationship with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which has hosted several Rabin Medical Exchange Fellows in recent years.

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