Whenever Jessica King returns to Houston for an appointment at MD
Anderson, she has to make one stop before she leaves: a visit with
Jill Flynn, a physician assistant who cared for the Kilgore, Texas
native during oral cancer treatment.
From Jessica’s first visit until she hit the gong at MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center to mark the end of her treatment, Flynn was there.
A rare oral cancer diagnosis...
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