- Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
- Melanoma
- Bladder Cancer
- Brain Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Childhood Cancers
- Gastric Cancer
- Gynecologic Cancer
- Head & Neck Cancer
- Immunotherapy
- Kidney Cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma Cancer
- Mesothelioma
- MPN
- MDS
- Myeloma
- Prostate Cancer
- Rare Cancers
- Sarcoma
- Skin Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
Expert Advice for Newly Diagnosed Patients
Be careful where you get your information, said Leonard Gomella, M.D.
Leonard Gomella, M.D., offers advice for newly diagnosed patients with cancer. First, it is important to understand the cancer itself, as well as its treatment options — though patients should be weary about what internet sites they get their information from. Next, patients should not be afraid to get a second opinion, especially since improvements are made so rapidly in the field of oncology.
Gomella, who is the chairman of the department of urology at Thomas Jefferson University, senior director of Clinical Affairs at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) — Jefferson Health and the medical director of the SKCC Cancer Support and Welcome Center, spoke about this and more at the Welcome Center’s first birthday party, that brought together patients, survivors, health care staff and volunteers to celebrate.
Traditional Definition of ‘High-Risk’ in Patients With CLL and SLL Outdated, Needs to be Revisited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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