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“You are constantly becoming a new person,” says journalist Shankar Vedantam. In a talk full of beautiful storytelling, he explains the profound impact of something he calls the “illusion of continuity” — the belief that our future selves will share the same views, perspectives and hopes as our current selves — and shows how we can more proactively craft the people we are to become.
Source: www.ted.comCategories: Latest Headlines, Oncologists1Tweet
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Mashup Score: 5SUMMARY - OncLive/Institutional Perspectives in Cancer/Lung Cancer/February 23, 2023/CT - 2 year(s) ago
OncLive® Institutional Perspectives in Cancer: Disease State, Month Day, Year. Oncology Webinar features research and clinical advances in oncology.
Source: event.onclive.comCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 24Immune-checkpoint inhibitors: long-term implications of toxicity - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology - 3 year(s) ago
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have dramatically improved the outcomes of patients with advanced-stage solid tumours, including the potential for long-term remission in a subset. However, long-term follow-up data reveal a risk of chronic toxicities from these agents, which can have important quality-of-life implications. In this Review, the authors describe the current level of evidence of…
Source: NatureCategories: Latest Headlines, Oncologists1Tweet
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Mashup Score: 5Gloria Chan Packer: Work is not your family - 3 year(s) ago
You may need to hear this (if you haven’t already): your job is not your family. While you can develop meaningful relationships with your colleagues, calling work your family can actually breed burnout and be detrimental to your mental and emotional health. Mental wellness educator Gloria Chan Packer walks through the exercises you need to shift your perspective and redraw the boundaries between…
Source: www.ted.comCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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‘Tis the season for spectacular Christmas lights in Birmingham. Whether you want to go for a joy ride around a neighborhood or see an extravagant house light show, Birmingham has it all.
Source: Bham NowCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Care Fragmentation, Faulty Communication, and Documentation Lapses Derail a Treatment Plan - 3 year(s) ago
This is the second Cancer Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement Rounds, a series of articles intended to explore the unique safety risks experienced by oncology patients through the lens of quality improvement, systems and human factors engineering, and cognitive psychology. This case describes the care of a patient who was diagnosed with locally advanced lung cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic;…
Source: JCO Oncology PracticeCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Introduction: The full impact of COVID-19 infections on patients with cancer who are actively being treated with chemotherapy or immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has not been fully defined. Our goal was to track clinical outcomes in this specific patient population. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of 121 patients (age > 18 years) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham…
Source: MDPICategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Introduction: The full impact of COVID-19 infections on patients with cancer who are actively being treated with chemotherapy or immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has not been fully defined. Our goal was to track clinical outcomes in this specific patient population. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of 121 patients (age > 18 years) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham…
Source: MDPICategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Treating solid tumors amidst the immune dysregulation with #Covid19 is hard. We need to continue to study this further but proud of our collaborative team @UABDeptMed @UABHemOncFellow @UABPulmonary @UAB_SHP sharing our institutional experience! #lcsm 🚨 https://t.co/Z2HTRvgW0u https://t.co/GCfAkFKusz
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Mashup Score: 2State of Lung Cancer | Key Findings - 3 year(s) ago
An overview of the State of Lung Cancer report, including important findings and overall trends.
Source: www.lung.orgCategories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0VA Lung Precision Oncology Program (LPOP) - 3 year(s) ago
The VA Lung Precision Oncology Program (LPOP), a component of the VA National Precision Oncology Program, aims to give VA clinicians a range of tools to proactively address and treat lung cancer in Veterans. Precision oncology uses patients’ unique genetic profiles to tailor individualized treatment and connect them with new therapies through clinical trials.
Source: www.research.va.govCategories: Latest Headlines, Oncologists1Tweet
You don't actually know what your future self wants (Shankar Vedantam | TED2022) https://t.co/a6jLfrQGSa via @TEDTalks #WomeninMedicine