NCODA, FCS Announce New Oncology Stakeholder Education Exchange Program

Research on HIV and aging should be the focus of future research as World AIDS Day brings the chronic illness to the forefront.

Lucio Gordan, MD, president and managing physician of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, discusses recently updated clinical guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) in multiple myeloma, which specifically discuss disease staging and risk stratification and advise clinicians on how to address 1q abnormalities.

The US Oncology Network now has more than 2400 providers who treat over 1.4 million patients annually at approximately 600 sites of care in 30 states.

Robin Shah, CEO of Thyme Care, which he founded in 2020 with Bobby Green, MD, president and chief medical officer, joins hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, to discuss his evolution as an entrepreneur in oncology care innovation and his goal of positively changing how patients experience the cancer system.

A study suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV) screenings should be updated due to effective HPV vaccines; a new study shows that osimertinib (Tagrisso, AstraZeneca) reduced both the 5-year risk of recurrent cancer and the risk of death in patients with stage 1B to 3A lung cancer; a new smartphone-controlled technology could help those who suffer from migraines.

At Patient-Centered Oncology Care® 2023, a panel centered on the potential for burnout within clinical pathways shifted to an examination their role and value in oncology.