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🧠 We talked with James “Jed” Ferguson III, MD, PhD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, about a national analysis evaluating the role of #LymphNode dissection in patients with high-risk #UTUC. 🎥 Find the Video Here:

Introducing Managed Care Minute, a new series from Oliver Mills, PharmD, where he will navigate the dynamic landscape of healthcare, focusing on the clinical data, managed care insights, and interviews with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs). Check out his most recent interview with Laura Bobolts, PharmD, BCOP, as she recaps the highlights from the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium! Follow Oliver’s LinkedIn profile to stay up to date on his new series! #managedcareminute #PTCE

I am an optimist and hope is my oxygen. But four years ago, hope was hard to come by. My #CervicalCancer diagnosis and our son’s early arrival knocked the wind out of me and our family. First came the shock. Then came the shame. I knew women personally who’d had Cervical Health interventions and treatment, but none spoke about it publicly. I searched through my professional network and found whispers. I looked for representation in media and turned up silence. So, to get through, I, too, kept quiet. I focused on my care, rightly placing my trust in the world-class care team at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Onyinye Balogun, MD MS, Dr. Eloise Chapman-Davis & Dr. Andrea M Dobrenis MD, to carry me through. Because of them, I came through. At home, long before I could grasp the concept of Post-Traumatic Growth, Matt McDavid LCSW 🌻 planted seeds: the hope I searched for, might, one day, be something I offered other women who unjustly go through the same. And that I would look back on these uncertain moments with pride. So, when the NYP & Havas teams asked our family to tell our story under their Emmy-award winning #StayAmazing brand campaign, we said yes. (Thank you, Devika Mathrani, Bernice Tsai & Luke Raffo!) We said yes to telling our story of hope and of health, of pride and perseverance, of wisdom and of warning. To using the power of media to normalize Cervical Cancer. To strip away the shame. To make it easier to speak up and access lifesaving care. To spark change. Four years later, I am bursting with hope. Because the change is underway and Cervical Cancer elimination is within reach. It's our collective responsibility to make it happen. This #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth, watch this powerful :30 story and take 3 next steps: 1) Get screened for Cervical Cancer: call your OB/GYN or primary care physician and ask to get screened, which includes HPV AND Pap testing 2) Get vaccinated against HPV, the virus that causes Cervical Cancer: call your pediatrician to schedule HPV vaccination for your children, both girls AND boys; the vaccine is most effective when administered between ages 9-12 but still offers lifelong benefits for older children & adults up to age 45 3) Share this message to your network to create change in your community #HealthcareonLinkedIn #BigIdeas2024 #womenshealth #healthequity #changemakers Tagging media friends & heavy-hitters to help this message soar: Katie Couric, Haley Deming, Beth Kutscher, Kristen Johanson, Michael Chatfield, Carly Sousa, Jahanara Ali, Fernando Gómez-Baquero Ph.D. Stephen Paez, Jonah Burrell, BA, BSN, RN, Melanie Nemoy, Alyssa Buetikofer, Alissa Plungis, Craig Atkinson, Mike Solomon, Amanda Plotkin, Christina Kapadia, Andrew Strickman, Seth Matlins, Jonathan Halvorson, MBA, Hannah D., Alison Mueller, Jonathan Vigliaturo, Jon Stemmle, Neil Hoyne, Kristen Leone, Bonin Bough, Jake Curtis, Michelle (Simms) Bandler

This webinar explores the important topic and solution for reducing patient wait times and administrative burden in hospitals through #GrayOS! RSVP if you would like to receive the recording.      #waittimes #patientcare #GrayOncology #radiationtherapy #radiationoncology

Are you worried about treating patients with a cancer diagnosis? Maybe you feel more comfortable in the ICU than the oncology floor. You're not alone. The problem? The number of patients with cancer grows every year. More than half of them don't get any rehab services at any stage in their cancer journey. I specialize in treating patients with cancer and I'm here to tell you: Don't be afraid. They need your help as a physical therapist. That's why I created a general course for clinicians with limited experience treating cancer diagnoses, or maybe just want a refresher. In it, we talk about: - Common cancer treatment regimens and their side effects - How these patients present to you as a PT in different settings, and what you can do to help them - Self-care strategies when you run into the dreaded topic of patient death and dying We need your feedback! This course offers 2.5 CEUs to New Mexico therapists for only $50. Take the course now before prices go up! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/g5zAA6cC

YES..."It's possible to get very low risk of complications from CyberKnife for targets that move with respiration." Listen to Jimm Grimm from the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA. Thirty years ago, the first patient was treated on the CyberKnife System at Stanford University, revolutionizing cancer treatment. Eliminating the need for many surgeries to remove tumors in the body, instead cutting them out non-invaisively with CyberKnife's targeted radiation beams, which kills the tumors without harming nearby healthy tissue. Call the team at CyberKnife Miami for more information on how and what we treat with the CyberKnife system. 305-279-2900. CyberKnife Center of Miami "The Beam of Life" #CyberKnife #cancertreatmentmiamifl #cancertreatmentinmiamiflorida #cyberknifetreatment #cyberknifeforprostatecancer #cyberknifeadvantagesprostate #cyberknifeadvantagesprostatecancertreatments https://lnkd.in/gPxdzkrU

Prevention and early detection is key to combating colon cancer, and this includes getting your annual colonoscopy. Learn the process of the colonoscopy procedure and contact Midland Health to schedule yours today. Have you had a colonoscopy? How did the experience compare with your expectations? Share your tips for others in the comments. #CancerPreventionMonth

Thank you Mark Roschewski and NCI Center for Cancer Research for your collaboration and this significant contribution to the growing body of evidence on #MRD utility.    Residual disease detection at the end of therapy landmark following first-line therapy is one of the most promising clinical applications of PhasED-Seq because of its potential to drive better clinical decision making for patients. As an early indicator of future recurrence, landmark MRD detection can be an important tool to enable physicians to make more informed decisions as to whether a patient is likely cured or in need of additional treatment. For patients, the improved accuracy of our MRD test compared to standard-of-care imaging addresses an important unmet need by providing greater certainty as to whether they still have disease or are likely cured.    We expect that the more personalized treatment our test enables will ultimately translate into improved clinical outcomes for patients. I am beyond excited that prospective #clinicaltrials testing this hypothesis, such as the ALPHA3 study that Foresight Diagnostics Inc. has partnered with Allogene Therapeutics to run, are starting this year!  https://t.ly/hxWuj    The NCI has long been a strong early adopter and advocate of novel MRD technologies, and we look forward to our continued partnership.     #ctDNA #MRD #lymphoma #cancerresearch #personalizedmedicine #DLBCL 

YES..."It's possible to get very low risk of complications from CyberKnife for targets that move with respiration." Listen to Jimm Grimm from the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA. Thirty years ago, the first patient was treated on the CyberKnife System at Stanford University, revolutionizing cancer treatment. Eliminating the need for many surgeries to remove tumors in the body, instead cutting them out non-invaisively with CyberKnife's targeted radiation beams, which kills the tumors without harming nearby healthy tissue. Call the team at CyberKnife Miami for more information on how and what we treat with the CyberKnife system. 305-279-2900. CyberKnife Center of Miami "The Beam of Life" #CyberKnife #cancertreatmentmiamifl #cancertreatmentinmiamiflorida #cyberknifetreatment #cyberknifeforprostatecancer #cyberknifeadvantagesprostate #cyberknifeadvantagesprostatecancertreatments https://lnkd.in/eTixsNG7

🎉 Grateful, Honored, and Overjoyed! 🎉 This past weekend, I had the incredible honor of attending the Clinical Interventional Oncology Conference in Miami, and what an unforgettable experience it was! I am beyond humbled to share that my poster presentation on "Comparing Minimally Invasive Treatments for Liver Tumors: Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) versus Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)" was selected as the #1 Poster Presentation for the People's Choice Award 2024! 🙌 With over 40 outstanding posters presented by medical students from across the United States, the competition was intense, and I am in awe of the brilliant work showcased by my peers. I've attached a video capturing my reaction when I received the award. Spoiler alert: I was completely shocked! 😳 This recognition is a testament to the power of perseverance and the importance of advocating for yourself. In the journey of research and medicine, hard work doesn't always get immediate results, but if you stay committed and passionate about your goals, the payoff is always worth it. Sometimes, you have to believe in yourself and push through, even when the odds feel daunting. Thank you to everyone who supported me, believed in my work, and to the incredible mentors and colleagues who helped guide me through this process. Here's to continuing to learn, grow, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in medicine! #HardWorkPaysOff #Grateful #MedicalResearch #InterventionalOncology #CIO2024 #SelfAdvocacy #LiverTumorTreatment #RFAvsTACE #PosterPresentation #DreamBig #MiamiMoments Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center #blackexcellence #DIVERSITYINSTEM