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9 out of 10 people can be cured if colorectal cancer is caught early. The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a safe and painless test that checks your stool (poop) for tiny amounts of blood, which can be caused by colorectal cancer or some pre-cancerous polyps (growths in the colon or rectum that can turn into cancer over time). You can do this test at home and it only takes a few minutes. You do not have to change your diet or stop taking medication to do the test. To get your free FIT, talk with your family doctor or nurse practitioner. If you do not have a doctor or nurse practitioner, call 811.

We're thrilled to share the success of our recent presentation at Oncology Nursing Society Congress, where Amy Hillsman, MSN, ANP-BC had the opportunity to highlight the vital importance of proactive symptom management in cancer care. Patients receiving cancer treatment experience a high level of symptom burden. Symptoms can escalate quickly, and real-time response is essential to decreasing symptom burden, improving quality of life, and avoiding patients seeking alternative care sites. At Reimagine Care, we firmly believe that addressing symptoms before they escalate is crucial for enhancing the quality of life for patients with cancer. Our program focuses on proactive measures using technologies such as digital patient engagement platforms that provide electronic patient reported outcomes (EPRO), symptom reporting, automated coaching, and virtual care management can increase the timeliness of patient symptom reporting and access to clinician expertise ensuring that patients receive the support they need. We're incredibly proud to announce that our efforts are making a tangible difference. According to this 2023 study, an overwhelming 9 out of 10 patients would recommend Reimagine Care—a testament to the impact we're having on their lives. This recognition reinforces our commitment to revolutionizing cancer care and underscores the significance of proactive symptom management in improving patient outcomes. #ONSCongress

Insights from Clinical Pathways Congress + Cancer Care Business Exchange: A panel of experts shared different strategies for implementing patient navigation services during a session at the 2024 Clinical Pathways Congress + Cancer Care Business Exchange. Kathryn Paliotta, RN, New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBC), began the conversation by summarizing how electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) are used at NYCBC to increase continuity of care with respect to patient preferences and to help increase access to care. Learn about different implementation strategies for patient navigation presented at a session at the 2024 Clinical Pathways Congress + Cancer Care Business Exchange by accessing our article. #JournalofClinicalPathways #JCP #CPCCBEx #ClinicalPathwaysCongress #patientreportedoutcomes #carecontinuum

After 7 years from the first day of recognizing palliative medicine, if I want to explain this field with just one photo, absolutely it is this photo. From my point of view, cancer is a perplexing thing in the world of medicine, even more than COVID19. Everybody who hears about cancer, even unsolicited , doesn’t want to listen again it . But once and for all, I should compose about that. Cancer is like a tree: the primary tumor is the tree root, and metastasis is the branch of the tree. Therefore, the role of palliative medicine for the patient will pass away soon. The light coming from the sky in this photo represents quality of life until death. There is a significant difference for cancer patients between being in the light and not being in the light. I contemplate that one day people will alter their beliefs about cancer and end of life. Please allow ourselves to recognize and be more aware of this field until the community can master their fear. Palliative care plays a crucial role in improving the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses. It addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, working alongside curative treatments. Let’s continue to raise awareness and understanding about this essential field! Photo by: Amin fereshtian

Designing hospital services with patients and professionals. An excellent article on the use of patient journey and person-centred design in the complex case of head and neck cancer #patientexperience https://lnkd.in/dqCwDrYM

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, let’s raise awareness and support research to improve lives affected by prostate cancer. MDClone and Intermountain Health have partnered to drive innovative solutions in patient care, leveraging advanced data analytics to tackle complex medical challenges. Dr. Lindell Weaver and his team at Intermountain Health, utilizing the MDClone data platform, have shown that hyperbaric oxygen (HB02) therapy can significantly improve survival and reduce blood transfusion needs in patients with radiation cystitis. Learn more about this important work by visiting the MDClone webpage: Radiation Cystitis: Mortality and Transfusions with and without Hyperbaric Oxygen. https://lnkd.in/em--68mP #ProstateCancerAwareness #RadiationCystitis #HyperbaricOxygenTherapy #HealthcareInnovation #IntermountainHealthcare #MDClone

Navigating a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer can be overwhelming. This insightful article from CURE Media Group provides answers to 10 frequently asked questions, covering topics from treatment advances to clinical trials. Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or healthcare professional, stay informed and empowered! [Read the full article](https://lnkd.in/ewQgEfTV) #BreastCancerAwareness #MetastaticBreastCancer #Healthcare #PatientEducation #CancerResearch

Every day, our TailorMed Complete team helps patients afford lifesaving care. Find out how navigator Jennifer Burgess eased the cost burden for a patient with stage IV uterine cancer. ⬇️ Jen enrolled the patient in the Merck Access copay assistance program, saving her thousands of dollars. 💫 “Most of the oncology patients I work with are inundated with medical appointments, imaging or scans, bloodwork, and more. When one of those interactions can bring good news, such as lessening the financial burden, I call it a win. Experiences like this truly make what we do at TailorMed feel like the best job in the world.” - Jen Burgess, Financial Navigator, TailorMed #movingmountainsforpatients #patientstory #financialnavigation #cancercare #bladdercancer #affordability

How can we not feel huge sadness on reading this article, on many levels? This brings into focus a consideration of values and valuing, care, and caring. what does healthcare mean now and what might it mean? How do we care for each other and do we care enough? In order to begin at the beginning, we need to understand when the beginning began. Deeply challenging, if not impossible, yet often so very important. #cancer #care #values

"AMA: How can the medical community better support oncologists and patients? Dr. Barbara McAneny: Continue with early diagnosis. Stop telling people that cancer is a death sentence. Getting people over to see us and collaborating with us. Oncology—more than any other part of medicine—is a team sport. I can't do what I do without primary care doctors finding the cancers and sending them to me and pathologists reading the tumor type and geneticists helping figure out what the driver mutation is. And surgeons and pulmonologists and everybody else. There are a lot of people involved in managing cancer. One of the things that we really need to work on is better ways to communicate with one another. And unfortunately, the electronic medical record is a colossal flop for doctors communicating with each other. It's a great way to document a bunch of charges and make diagnosis codes. But it is not a good way to say: This is what I think. What do you think?" Great feature/interview with Dr. McAneny by American Medical Association https://lnkd.in/eZEFCZMd