Quantum Health and City of Hope Collaborate to Provide State-of-the-Art Cancer Support Services
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COLUMBUS, Ohio and DUARTE, Calif., March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Health, Inc., the market leader in consumer navigation and care coordination, and City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer and diabetes, today announced a new collaboration to provide a range of enhanced cancer support services to clients of Quantum Health, their members and their physicians. City of Hope will specifically provide guidance on how to appropriately use genomic testing and to optimally integrate the results into a patients care plan. "City of Hope is at the forefront of precision medicine and cancer treatment expertise," stated Kara Trott, founder and CEO of Quantum Health. There is also a risk of misdiagnosis leading to unnecessary and nonbeneficial treatments that result in avoidable cost and suffering for the patient, as well as poorer outcomes. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation, diabetes and numerous breakthrough cancer drugs based on technology developed at the institution.