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Sarcoma Awareness Q&A with Hari Deshpande, MD
Q&A with Hari Deshpande, MD, a medical oncologist who cares for patients with sarcoma, in recognition of Sarcoma Awareness Month.
30 Jun 2022
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Smilow Shares Survivorship Series: Shop Savvy for Survivors—Eat healthy on a budget
On June 29, 2022, the Smilow Cancer Hospital Survivorship Clinic concluded their Smilow Shares series with a discussion on ways to shop savvy and eat healthy as a cancer survivor.
30 Jun 2022
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Closer to Free Funds Lifesaving Clinical Trial for Smilow Patient
Christopher Brewster is six months into remission from lymphoma. It’s the longest remission he’s had so far. He also likes that 100% of the money raised from Closer to Free goes to support programs like clinical trials that potentially save lives.
Source: NBC Connecticut
29 Jun 2022
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Bold Plans for Cancer Care at Yale
Eric Winer, MD, began his tenure at Yale in February 2022 with a vision to expand the cancer program and national prominence of Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital. He is already recruiting more physicians and researchers and focusing on healthcare inequities in Connecticut.
29 Jun 2022
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Meet the Physician: Sarah Schellhorn Mougalian, MD
Meet Dr. Sarah Schellhorn Mougalian
28 Jun 2022
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Video: 'Exciting Time' for Bladder Cancer Treatment
In this exclusive video, Daniel Petrylak, MD, co-director of the Signal Transduction Program at Yale University Cancer Center in New Haven, Connecticut, discusses data presented at the ASCO annual meeting on enfortumab and how it will improve bladder cancer patient outcomes.
Source: Medpage Today
28 Jun 2022
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Giving from the Heart
Tiva and Jamie Lovemark have established a nonprofit foundation to financially and emotionally support patients diagnosed with brain tumors at Smilow Cancer Hospital.
28 Jun 2022
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Defining the Landscape of Prostate Cancer Treatment
Through the expertise of Isaac Kim, MD, PhD, MBA, Professor and Chair of Urology, new robotic technology at Smilow Cancer Hospital reduces the number of incisions for prostatectomies from six to two. As a result, men with prostate cancer are benefiting from a reduction in complications, pain, and hospital stays.
28 Jun 2022
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Working Together: A Patient-as-Partner Approach to Cancer Care
When David Sturges was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in 2011, only a few months after he lost his partner Ellen to ovarian cancer, he wasted little time grieving or wondering where to go for treatment.
24 Jun 2022
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Opioids and Cancer: How to Prevent and Manage Misuse
Since 1999, the opioid epidemic has claimed the lives of more than half a million people in the United States. Laws have been passed to limit the public’s access to opioids, but these laws may inadvertently affect patients who rely on prescription opioids to manage pain, particularly patients with cancer.
Source: Cancer Therapy Advisor
24 Jun 2022
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‘The Bike Guy' Excited for First In-Person Closer to Free Ride
A Clinton couple has been through some tough times after Paul Egan was diagnosed with cancer. Both he and his wife are preparing for this year’s Closer to Free Ride.
Source: NBC Connecticut
23 Jun 2022
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Khan Casts Light on Disparities in Surgical Care of GI Tract Cancer
Dr. Sajid Khan expands on key data found on racial disparities in surgical outcomes for gastrointestinal tract cancer and addresses the need to reduce the gap in these outcomes.
Source: OncLive
23 Jun 2022
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Smilow Shares Survivorship Series: Cost of Cancer
On June 22, 2022, in honor of National Cancer Survivors Month, the topic of "The Cost of Cancer" was discussed.
23 Jun 2022
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Treating the Whole Patient
Smilow Cancer Hospital’s new Psycho-Oncology Program draws on best practices from across the country and within Smilow to provide psychotherapy counseling and support for patients experiencing challenges such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, and fatigue while undergoing cancer treatment.
23 Jun 2022
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Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Centers at Trumbull and Fairfield
Center at a Glance: Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Centers at Trumbull and Fairfield.
23 Jun 2022
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Top Takeaways in Lung Cancer From ASCO 2022
share to facebook share to twitter share to linkedin email article Play VideoPlay Mute Remaining Time -4:25 CaptionsFullscreen The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting is the stage for presenting many of the most impactful advancements in cancer research -- including in lung cancer. In this second of four exclusive episodes, MedPage Today brought together three leaders in the field -- moderator Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, of Yale Cancer Center in New Haven, Connecticut, is joined by Jorge Nieva, MD, of the Keck School of Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, and Sarah Goldberg, MD, also of Yale Cancer Center -- for a roundtable discussion reviewing the most influential lung cancer research presented during the meeting and providing insights on how the new data will influence clinical practice.
Source: Medpage Today
22 Jun 2022
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Breast Friends Fund raises money for breast cancer research
Breast Friends Fund raised more than $135,000 at a recent fundraiser to fund metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research led by Eric Winer, MD, and his team at Yale Cancer Center.
22 Jun 2022
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Understanding Poor Vaccine Responses in Individuals With Weakened Immune Systems
Yale researchers have received a $12 million award from the NIH as part of the Human Immune Project Consortium to study vaccine responses in vulnerable groups, including patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) undergoing B cell depletion therapy, older adults including particularly vulnerable older residents of long-term care facilities, and certain individuals with sickle cell disease.
16 Jun 2022
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Smilow Shares Survivorship Series: Fear of Cancer Recurrence
On July 15, 2022, the Survivorship Clinic at Smilow Cancer Hospital continued National Cancer Survivors Month with a session focused on fear of recurrence.
16 Jun 2022
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Now Three Months Away, the Closer to Free Ride Season Kicks Off
The Closer to Free training season is underway. Three months from now, cyclists from around the state, the country and the world will ride hundreds of miles for Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.
Source: NBC Connecticut
15 Jun 2022