Cancer care involves more than just doctors and nurses. Nadine Barrett, director of the Office of Health Equity and Disparities at the Duke Cancer Institute, knows this.
Cancer care involves more than just doctors and nurses. Nadine Barrett, Ph.D., director of the Office of Health Equity and Disparities at the Duke Cancer Institute, knows this.
A key part in improving cancer outcomes and decrease health disparities is forging meaningful partnerships with community partners, patients and caregivers. This was a goal discussed at the Association of Community Cancer Centers 34th National Oncology Conference during Barrett's presentation, Come Together: A Health Disparities & Equity Cancer Program Built on Community Collaboration. Barrett says that forming these bonds will help overcome challenges that many people face, such as getting the proper care and access to information that can help build health literacy.
Traditional Definition of ‘High-Risk’ in Patients With CLL and SLL Outdated, Needs to be Revisited
December 7th 2020In an interview with CURE®, Dr. Jan A. Burger discusses how the results of two phase 3 studies could help redefine what constitutes as low or high risk in patients with CLL or SLL.
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To gain a better understanding of the issues faced by geriatric patients with cancer, and to determine how much of a role nutrition plays in outcomes, Dr. Grant Williams, a geriatrician oncologist and assistant professor at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, worked with colleagues to create a patient-reported assessment tool that bridges the knowledge gap in this patient population.
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