Lung cancer is a disease of the modern man and the management has become pretty modern too, a bit too much to wrap our heads around it! In this episode of HemOnc for the Internist, Alexandra Albert and I break down the alphabet soup of lung cancer so that we can approach our lung cancer patients a little more bravely. The “Buddy Talk Series” hopes to bring to our audience a flavor of conversational interviews with some of the strongest residents and fellows, conversations that might happen in the resident lounge.

Colon cancer and its management is one of the most heavily tested areas of Oncology in the Internal Medicine boards. Additionally, as Internists, we face the challenge of contributing to the diagnosis of colon cancers at every level, which demands an in-depth understanding of "WHY" screening for colon cancers is one of the success stories of modern medicine. 

Lets dive right into what molecular pathways are implicated in colon cancer and the hereditary syndromes with one of the most phenomenal teachers and Oncologist- Dr Venu Bathini.

An internist is often faced with the task of Working up a patient with an elevated MCV. A broad range of conditions can be responsible for this lab findings. Today we go through some of the common etiologies of elevated MCV and the approach to a patient who is otherwise asymptomatic.

As Internal Medicine interns and residents, Primary care providers and Hospitalists , we experience the challenges of taking care of patients with Hematological/Oncological diagnoses on a daily basis. As the subspecialty continues to advance, it has become increasingly complicated. The goal of the HemOnc for the Internist series is to simplify the subspecialty and bring to our audience the best minds in HemOnc. Stay tuned!