Shared Decision Making in Colorectal Cancer
Shared decision making between physician and patient is very common, says John L. Marshall, chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital, associate director, Clinical Research, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Most patients want to choose a therapy based solely on efficacy, but, as a physician, I need to be sure they’re aware of toxicities, cost, and more.
“[A]ll these things do come into one big decision plan before I make the final decision about which treatment to choose,” Cathy Eng, professor and director, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, says.
The Sport of Cancer: How One Survivor Linked Ironman Training and Colorectal Cancer
February 16th 2023Teri Griege completed an Ironman triathlon in 2009, and less than a month later received a stage 4 colorectal cancer diagnosis. In this episode of Cancer Horizons, she shared her story.
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January 27th 2022In this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a woman living with colorectal cancer who was diagnosed 14 years ago at age 29 discusses what it was like to be the youngest person in the treatment room, and how she found another community of young survivors.
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