Rev. Ricardo Flippin, a former prostate cancer patient of Dr. Gary Kao, listens during the United States Senate Committee of Veterans Affairs field hearings chaired by Sen. Arlen Specter, D-PA, at the Philadelphia Veterans Hospital Monday, June 29, 2009, in Philadelphia. Kao a University of Pennsylvania radiation oncologist is at the center of the controversy about the Philadelphia VA Medical Center's prostate cancer program. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Rev. Ricardo Flippin, a former prostate cancer patient of Dr. Gary Kao, listens during the United States Senate Committee of Veterans Affairs field hearings chaired by Sen. Arlen Specter, D-PA, at the Philadelphia Veterans Hospital Monday, June 29, 2009, in Philadelphia. Kao a University of Pennsylvania radiation oncologist is at the center of the controversy about the Philadelphia VA Medical Center's prostate cancer program.

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