O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Magazine Spring 2020 | Page 16

Rebecca Arend, M.D., associate scientist in the O’Neal Cancer Center, treats a gynecologic oncology patient in the UAB Women and Infants Center. CONNECTING THE DOTS: UAB LAUNCHES NEW SIGNATURE SERVICE LINE FOR CANCER CARE The relationship between cancer research and clinical care has never been more important. As academic medical centers across the country are working to bring the most advanced treatments to their patients, the O’Neal Cancer Center and the UAB Health System have leveraged the best of both worlds by aligning their missions under the leadership of the Cancer Center through the Cancer Service Line. 14 O’NEAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER AT UAB