Dr. Hudis on the Challenges of Understanding Obesity and Cancer
March 31st 2015Clifford A. Hudis, MD, chief, Breast Cancer Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, professor of medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, discusses the challenges of understanding the link between obesity and cancer.
Dr. Hirshfield Discusses Screening Patients for Genetic Mutations
March 30th 2015Kim M. Hirshfield, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Stacy Goldstein Breast Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, discusses selecting individuals to screen for genetic mutations and the challenges of better selecting patients to screen.
Janet Gordils-Perez Discusses Electronic Medical Records and Patient Portals
March 24th 2015Janet Gordils-Perez, MA, RN, ANP-BC, AOCNP, Executive Director, Oncology Nursing Services, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, discusses switching to electronic medical records and the implementation of patient portals for cancer patients.
Carmela Hoefling, RN, Discusses the Challenges of Treating Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
March 13th 2015Carmela Hoefling, RN, MSN, APN-C, AOCNP, advanced practice nurse, Gastrointestinal/Hepatobiliary Oncology Program, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, discusses some of the challenges that nurses face when treating patients who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Dr. Shuo Ma Discusses Side Effects from New Treatments in NHL
March 9th 2015Shuo Ma, MD, PhD, assistant professor at Northwestern University in the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses some of the side effects that come with new agents approved for the treatment of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
Dr. Evans on the Importance of Integrating Palliative Care Early for Advanced Lung Cancer Patients
March 4th 2015Tracey L. Evans, MD associate professor, clinical medicine, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, discusses the benefit of advanced lung cancer patients receiving palliative care early in their diagnosis.
Dr. Sanft on the Benefit of Using a Multidisciplinary Team
February 23rd 2015Tara Sanft, MD, assistant professor of medicine (medical oncology), medical director, Adult Survivorship, Yale Cancer Center Survivorship Clinic, discusses the benefit of using a multidisciplinary team when caring for cancer patients.
Dr. Blinderman on the Difference Between Palliative Care and Hospice Care
February 18th 2015Craig Blinderman, MD, MA, Attending Physician in Medicine & Anesthesiology New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Palliative Care (Medicine & Anesthesiology), Columbia University, discusses the confusion surrounding the term "palliative care."