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Unpacking the Role of Cannabis in Oncology as Reclassification of the Drug Pends
March 29th 2024Brooke Worster, MD, MS, FACP, and chief medical officer at EO Care, details what oncologists should know about medical cannabis pending the expectant marijuana reclassification from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.
Luminary Awards Highlight Exemplary Work of Experts in GI Cancers
OncLive® and The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, DC, have announced the winners of the 2023 Luminary Award in GI cancers.
Data Continue to Support Triplet Therapy With ADT, AR-Targeted Therapy, and Chemotherapy in mHSPC
Kevin Kayvan Zarrabi, MD, MS, FACP, discusses the emergence of triplet therapy of ADT, AR-targeted therapy, and cytotoxic chemotherapy for patients with mHSPC; highlights key trials that have explored and supported the use of these triplets; and expands on the unanswered questions that remain regarding patient selection and chemotherapy eligibility.
SKCC’s Dr. Edith Mitchell Named Enterprise Vice President for Cancer Disparities
March 2nd 2023Edith P. Mitchell, MD, MACP, FCCP, FRCP, Director of the Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities and Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology, has been named Enterprise Vice President for Cancer Disparities at Jefferson Health’s Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center.
New USPSTF Guidelines Increase Lung Cancer Screening Among African Americans
The US Preventive Services Task Force updated its lung cancer screening guidelines in 2021 to include more members of vulnerable populations, including African Americans, women, and the LGBTQ community.
Jefferson Faculty Highlight COVID-19-Induced Disparities in Older Patients With Cancer
June 6th 2022Chapman, Swartz, Rhodes, Nightingale, and Denton highlight the evolution of Jefferson Health’s Senior Adult Oncology Center, the unique needs of older adults who develop cancer, and challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic that have affected the care of geriatric patients with cancer, such as the strain put on caregivers and the shift to telemedicine.