In this episode, Physicianary host, Hansa Bhargava, MD, is joined by CEO of Manta Cares, Samira Daswani. They discuss her development of tools to help patients navigate every phase of their cancer care, as well as the process of founding a company. • Intro 1:17 • Samira Daswani 1:40 • Tell us about Manta Cares. 3:24 • Can you talk about the patient journey side of cancer care? 4:37 • What happened after your diagnosis? 6:45 • Can you tell us more about the paper planner you created, and what happened after you had it printed? 9:59 • What are the features of your paper planner? 11:35 • Are these tools available in other languages? 12:58 • Are you thinking about expanding this other use cases as well? 14:01 • Tell me about the next step, which was making this planner digital and integrating AI use. 14:45 • Can you walk us through the experience of using this planner? […] How do you keep up with rapid changes in the cancer care space? 18:31 • Is there anything on your platform that addresses the emotional aspect of this journey for patients and caregivers? 22:31 • Do you offer ways for patients to get a second opinion or information on alternative therapies? 25:17 • Are you utilizing any user data to help predict a better product through AI? […] How do you protect patients' privacy? 26:49 • What drove you to make changes throughout your career? 29:40 • What advice would you give physicians to help combat burnout? 35:42 • Tell us more about you. Can you talk about your experiences doing martial arts […] What's your favorite movie of all time? 38:49 • How can listeners reach you? 39:56 • Thank you! 40:29 Samira Daswani is the founder and CEO of Manta Cares, the most comprehensive support platform for cancer patients, care partners, and clinicians. A stage 2B breast cancer survivor diagnosed at 30, Samira transformed her firsthand experience of the fragmented and chaotic cancer experience into a mission to revolutionize cancer care.

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Disclosures: Bhargava and Daswani report no relevant financial disclosures.