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Hayley Virgil, OncLive
Hayley Virgil

Senior Editor, OncLive®
Hayley Virgil heads OncLive's feature article efforts and specializes in social issues and equality in oncology. Prior to joining the company in early 2020, she worked as an editor in numerous industries, including media, marketing, hospitality, and computer science, and freelanced in subjects such as history, culture, and the natural sciences.

Latest Article

Olaparib Plus Abiraterone/Prednisone Displays Efficacy in mCRPC

Frontline treatment with olaparib plus abiraterone/prednisone led to a PFS benefit vs olaparib or abiraterone/prednisone alone in BRCA1/2– or ATM–altered mCRPC.

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Heather A. Wa
Heather A. Wakel
Heather A. Zierhut, PhD, MS, CGC
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New Law Widens Access to Genetic Counseling but Licensure and Coverage Barriers Persist

Telehealth, a universal term for the use of digital information and communication technologies to remotely access healthcare services, is improving availability of healthcare services, particularly for patients in rural areas.

Heather L. McArthur, MD, MPH, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Heather Leitch, MD, PhD, St. Paul’s Hospital
Heather Yeo, MD, MHS
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There's an App for That: Keeping Patients and Physicians on Track

In a pilot study, funded by both the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract and The Center for Advanced Digestive Care, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are testing a new mobile app that could help transform postoperative patient monitoring.

Heiko Enderling, PhD
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Modeling T-Cell Trafficking to Increase the Likelihood of Radiation-Induced Abscopal Effects

The combination of radiation and immunotherapy is currently enjoying unprecedented attention as a treatment strategy for patients with metastatic cancer.

Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, FACP, USC Center for Molecular Pathway
Heinz Ludwig, MD, Wilhelminen Cancer Research Institute
Helen Foley, MSN, AOCNS, Case Western
Helen Foley, MSN, AOCNS®
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Preparing Nurses for Advanced Practice in Oncology and Palliative Care

Barbara Daly, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Helen Foley, MSN, AOCNS®, offer highlights of their institution's oncology and palliative care program, which successfully prepares graduates to assume advanced practice roles in these important areas.

Henry M. Kuerer, MD, PhD, FACS
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Controversies and Clinical Trials for DCIS: Margins and Active Surveillance

The management of ductal carcinoma in situ is one of the most controversial areas in breast cancer management.

Henry M. Kuerer, MD of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Henry M. Kuerer, MD, PhD, FACS, CMQ

Henry M. Kuerer, MD, is a Professor and Executive Director Breast Programs, MD Anderson Cancer Network, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

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Dr Kuerer on the Safety, Feasibility of Omitting Surgery in Select Patients With HER2+, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Henry M. Kuerer, MD, PhD, FACS, CMQ, discusses the feasibility of eliminating surgery in select patients with a pCR after neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer.

Herbert I. Hurwitz, MD, Duke University Medical Center
Hervé Dombret, MD, Institut Universitaire d’Hématologie
Hollings Cancer Center
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New Discovery Enhances Understanding of Colorectal Cancer

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers discovered a novel mechanism showing how a certain gene mutation can allow tumors to evade detection by the immune system in colorectal cancer patients.

Hope S. Rugo, MD, Her UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hope S. Rugo, MD, UC
Hope S. Rugo, MD, UCSF
Hope S. Rugo, MD, University of California
Hope S. Rugo, MD, University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hope S. Rugo, MD, University of CaliforniaChristy A. Russell, MD, University of Southern California
Hospital
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Howard Hochster, MD, FACP, Rutgers Cancer Institute
Howard I. Scher, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Howard Jack West, MDest, MD
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E-patients: The Genie is Out of the Bottle

Melissa received a metastatic lung cancer diagnosis just a few weeks after celebrating her 40th birthday. Within hours of hearing her diagnosis from her primary care physician, she started searching the Internet about her disease and what to expect in terms of treatments.

Howard Kaufman, MD