On this episode of "Halteres Presents", hosts Mickey Urdea and Rich Thayer are sitting down with Dr. Tom Beer, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Multi-Cancer Early Detection at Exact Sciences, to discuss all things MCEDs - the most impactful attributes of a successful MCED test, the consumer education efforts made by Exact Sciences, and what it was like to see Woody Harrelson lampoon the Cologuard test on SNL. Please enjoy this episode of "Halteres Presents".

Tomasz (Tom) Beer, M.D. earned his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and his M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his post-graduate training in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Beer has served as the vice president and chief medical officer, for multi-cancer early detection at Exact Sciences since 2022. Prior to joining Exact Sciences, Dr. Beer was the Grover C. Bagby Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, where he led the Prostate Cancer Research Program.

Dr. Beer also served as deputy director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was previously the chief medical officer for the Center for Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR), where he led clinical trials of multi-omic blood-based cancer early detection tests.

Dr. Beer continues to serve as adjunct professor of medicine at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, where he treats men with prostate cancer. He has authored or co- authored more than 280 peer-reviewed articles, including investigations of multi-cancer early detection, as well as targeted therapies and immunotherapies in prostate cancer. Dr. Beer’s research served as the basis for a global change in the standard of care for advanced prostate cancer.

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