Montreal woman first to receive new breast cancer treatment

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Montreal woman first to receive new breast cancer treatment

“I get to participate in this trial,” says Montrealer Robin Berman. She is the first person in the world to receive a new type of treatment designed to treat triple-negative breast cancer. Swidda Rassy reports.

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