Jennifer Klemp on the Cost of Survivorship Visits
Dr. Jennifer Klemp discusses ways to reduce the costs of survivorship visits for survivors of cancer.
Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, and director of Cancer Survivorship at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, discusses ways to reduce the cost to the patient for survivorship visits.
Two methods that are used at Klemp's center are integrating visits with follow-up care visits and risk stratification. Risk stratification is creating a personalized care plan for each survivor, ensuring that they see all the specialists that they need to, and that there isn't any redundancy or unnecessary treatments.
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).
