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Thomas Butler, M.D., medical oncologist at the University of Southern Alabama, Mitchell Cancer Institute, discusses the importance of shared decision making in cancer care.

There seems to be a shift in the field of oncology where patients are looking more toward being treated close to home rather than traveling to a large academic treatment center, explained Edward S. Kim, M.D., Chair of the Department of Solid Tumor Oncology at Levine Cancer Institute, at Association of Community Cancer Centers 34th National Oncology Conference.

Ashley Johnson, patient wellness navigator at Charleston Hematology and Oncology Associates, discusses how important it is for the whole health care team to better understand insurance and how patients pay for their cancer treatment.

Mellisa Wheeler, director of Disparities at the Levine Cancer Institute, discusses how her team came to recognize the need for a mobile lung cancer screening unit.

Older patients who are newly diagnosed with cancer often have special needs, says Janine Overcash, Ph.D., associate professor of clinical nursing and director of the Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program at The Ohio State University.

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.