Carmela Hoefling on Understanding Pancreatic Cancer
April 14th 2015Carmela Hoefling, RN, MSN, APN-C, AOCNP, advanced practice nurse, Gastrointestinal/Hepatobiliary Oncology Program, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, discusses the findings of a project on pancreatic treatment, care, and risk factors.
Jacquelyn Lauria, RN, on Including Primary Care Doctors in Survivorship Care Plans
April 8th 2015Jacquelyn Lauria, RN, MSN, APN-C, AOCNP, Advanced Practice Nurse, Stacey Goldstein Breast Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, discusses the importance of including a cancer survivor's primary care doctor in the survivorship care plan.
Dr. Sanft on Creating Survivorship Care Plans for Patients in Small Practices
April 6th 2015Tara Sanft, MD, assistant professor of medicine (medical oncology), medical director, Adult Survivorship, Yale Cancer Center Survivorship Clinic, explains how small practices and cancer centers can successfully create survivorship plans for their cancer patients.
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.