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Lawrence + Memorial Hospital Accepts Gift From Sails Up 4 Cancer
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital (L+M) announced today the receipt of a $10,000 grant from Sails Up 4 Cancer to provide high quality, patient-centered care to cancer patients.
Source: New London Patch
17 Jan 2021
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Dr. Kevin Billingsley Profile
Meet Dr. Kevin Billingsley, Chief Medical Officer of Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital.
13 Jan 2021
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Use of Commercial Genomic Testing for Prostate Cancer ‘Highly Variable’ in the United States
Although the use of tissue-based gene expression testing for prostate cancer was found to be “highly variable in the United States at the regional level,” distinct regional trajectories of commercial adoption nevertheless exist, according to findings from a cohort study of commercially insured patients with prostate cancer published in JAMA Oncology. Specifically, results showed that “rapid” regional adoption of genomic testing “was associated with higher contextual measures of income, education, and prostate cancer services.”
Source: Cancer Therapy Advisor
12 Jan 2021
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New Breast Surgeon Joins Smilow Cancer Hospital in Fairfield County
Melanie Lynch, MD, FACS, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery (Oncology) and Director of Breast Surgery at Smilow Cancer Hospital Bridgeport, Fairfield, and Trumbull offices and the Norma Pfriem Breast Center.
11 Jan 2021
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Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center: Always Remain
At the heart of Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, our commitment to safety, compassionate care, and research excellence will always remain.
6 Jan 2021
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Francesca Montanari, MD Providing Hematology Expertise at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Greenwich
Dr. Francesca Montanari has joined the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Greenwich as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology) and cares for patients with hematologic malignancies.
4 Jan 2021
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Dr. Katherine Harvey, Medical Oncologist at Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Torrington
Dr. Katherine Harvey is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Medical Oncology) and cares for patients at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Torrington.
1 Jan 2021
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Dr. Jane Kanowitz, Breast Cancer Medical Oncologist at Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Torrington
Dr. Kanowitz is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Medical Oncology) and cares for patients with breast cancer at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Torrington.
30 Dec 2020
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Dr. Ashita Talsania Medical Oncologist in Torrington
Dr. Ashita Talsania is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Medical Oncology) and cares for patients at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Torrington.
29 Dec 2020
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Yale Study Leads to FDA Approval of Drug to Treat Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Based on results of a clinical trial led by Yale Cancer Center researchers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved osimertinib for the treatment of adults with early-stage, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR gene mutations, which occurs in about 10 percent of patients.
18 Dec 2020
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Take the YNHHS Buddy Challenge
Senior leaders have a challenge for all Yale New Haven Health employees: Find one colleague and make that person your buddy.
16 Dec 2020
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Jawless Lamprey Takes a Bite out of Oncogene Evolution
By carefully tracing the evolution of a select number of cancer-causing genes in a variety of species, the researchers evaluated which animals are — and are not — effective in gauging how an analogue of those genes in humans can lead to cancer. What they found is surprising: jawless fish such as lampreys share significant similarities in these certain genes compared to humans, while fruit flies do not.
16 Dec 2020
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Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, Receives 2020 ACCC Clinical Research Award
Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, Chief of Medical Oncology and Associate Cancer Center Director for Translational Research at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital, has been selected as the 2020 Clinical Research Award recipient by the Association of Community Cancer Centers for significantly and positively impacting oncology patients, their families, and the broader oncology community.
14 Dec 2020
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Pandemic Depression: An Action Plan
COVID-19: Most of us haven’t experienced anything like this before and that is apparent in our collective reactions. A survey study published in JAMA Network Open in September 2020 found that U.S. adults were reporting levels of depressive symptoms more than three times higher during the pandemic than before it took hold.
Source: Yale New Haven Health
14 Dec 2020
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YCC Members Take Home Top Awards at Yale Lifesciences PitchFest 2020
Yale Lifesciences Pitchfest 2020, presented by the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale, took place on Thursday, December 3rd and Friday, December 4th.
14 Dec 2020
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Gene Expression Testing Varies Substantially by Region for Prostate Cancer
Despite gene expression tests helping health care professionals make optimal treatment decisions, testing varies by region for men with prostate cancer and could be related to socioeconomic status and patterns of prostate cancer care, according to study findings published in JAMA Oncology.
Source: OncLive
10 Dec 2020
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Nunez-Smith to Lead Biden Health Equity Task Force
Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, a co-chair of President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board, will also lead a new White House task force dedicated to health equity.
Source: YaleNews
8 Dec 2020
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Dr. Nunez-Smith Says Racial Health Disparities Will Be a Priority
Dr. Nunez-Smith Says Racial Health Disparities Will Be a Priority
Source: NBC Connecticut
8 Dec 2020
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Joseph Piepmeier, MD, to Retire After 44-Year Career
Joseph Piepmeier, MD is set to retire on December 31, 2020, and transition to emeritus status after a distinguished career with Yale School of Medicine.
8 Dec 2020
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Dr Marcella Nunez-Smith: Racism scholar to head up Joe Biden’s Covid-19 Equity Task Force
Dr Marcella Nunez-Smith: Racism scholar to head up Joe Biden’s Covid-19 Equity Task Force
Source: The Independent
8 Dec 2020