The Importance of Patient Education in Breast Reconstruction
August 16th 2016Ricardo J. Bello, postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, discusses the importance of patient education to drive the decision-making process in breast reconstruction and surgery. With more knowledge, they can ask higher level questions and help the field thrive.
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What to Consider Before Choosing a Melanoma Treatment Plan
August 4th 2016Claire Friedman, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses some of the factors that doctors and elderly patients with melanoma should discuss before deciding on a treatment plan with immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is not one-size-fits all, and patients should be informed of the pros and cons of each option.
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Barbara Van Husen on Improvements in MPN Research
July 27th 2016Barbara Van Husen, president of the MPN Research Foundation, discusses how after the discovery of the JAK2 mutation in 2005, MPN research and treatment advances proliferated. Now, Van Husen says, it is one of the most active areas of hematological research
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Beth DuPree on What Patients With Breast Cancer Need to Know at Diagnosis
July 7th 2016Beth DuPree, MD, FACS, ABIHM, medical director of Integrative Medicine and Wellness and vice president of Holy Redeemer Health System, adjunct assistant professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses what patients need to know the day they are diagnosed with breast cancer.
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