Shi-Yi Wang on Shifting End-of-Life Treatment Paradigms
Shi-Yi Wang, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health, discusses the need for change in aggressive end-of-life cancer treatment.
Shi-Yi Wang, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health, discusses the need for change in aggressive end-of-life cancer treatment.
In a study that analyzed Medicare data, Wang found that early hospice enrollment can potentially decrease end-of-life expenditures, but only when the expenditures are higher to begin with. Wang says that aggressive end-of-life care is the current norm, so doctors typically follow suit, regardless of whether or not the care is warranted. He is hoping that this research will motivate leaders in the field to carefully consider the cost and effectiveness of hospice and end-of-life care and make decisions accordingly.
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
March 18th 2016Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the institution's newly-developed nomogram that can help women make treatment decisions about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
