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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing Complexities in Cancer Care
As September marks National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down with ovarian cancer survivor Marion Roth and Vaagn Andikyan, MD, gynecologic oncologist, Western Connecticut Health Network, to discuss Marion's cancer journey and the importance of a multidisciplinary care team in treating complexities in cancer care.
In 2016, 56-year-old Marion Roth was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer. She had also been living with type 1 diabetes for nearly 48 years, bringing further complication to her diagnosis and a need for a multidisciplinary team to treat her. Throughout her cancer treatment, Marion was under the care of Vaagn Andikyan, MD, gynecologic oncologist, Western Connecticut Health Network, and Kevin Jain, MD, medical oncologist, Danbury Hospital, as well as Robert Savino, DO, endocrinologist, Western Connecticut Medical Group. Together, the multidisciplinary team collaborated to develop an effective and safe plan to treat Marion's cancer while also maintaining her diabetes treatment.
As September marks National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we sat down with Marion and Dr Andikyan to discuss Marion's cancer journey and the importance of a multidisciplinary care team in treating complexities in cancer care.
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Learn more about multidisciplinary cancer care, as well as management challenges and treatment options in ovarian cancer:
Dr Mark Soberman on the Next Generation Multidisciplinary Cancer Care Team
Dr Matthew Gubens: Multidisciplinary Approach Can Help Oncologists Tackle Immunotherapy Toxicities
Management Challenges in Ovarian Cancer
Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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Beyond Insulin: The Impact of Next-Generation Diabetes Technology
April 17th 2024Experts explain how new diabetes technologies like continuous glucose monitors are transforming care beyond intensive insulin therapy, offering personalized insights and improving outcomes for patients of all treatment levels.
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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Receives FDA Approval for HER2-Positive Solid Tumors
April 5th 2024FDA granted accelerated approval to trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive solid tumors who received prior systemic treatment and have no satisfactory alternative treatment options.
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