Project Oncology®

How has cancer care changed from the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic? Dr. Jacob Sands, Thoracic Medical Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Institute in Boston, shares how he has been treating his patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cancer care has evolved since the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. What do we need to know about caring for our cancer patients during this winter season? Dr. Jacob Sands, Thoracic Medical Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Institute in Boston shares what cancer patients can do to take care of themselves during the winter season.

The healthcare disparity crisis in the breast cancer field has prevented the benefits of therapeutic advancements from being equally distributed throughout all populations. What can we do to overcome this obstacle? Dr. Mariana Chavez MacGregor, Associate Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, talks about the disparities she's encountered in breast cancer care.

Oftentimes, a patient’s zip code is a better indicator of health than blood pressure or genetics, highlighting a significant disparity among communities. How are barriers such as systemic racism contributing to this disparity, and what can we do to change that? Dr. Jacob Sands is joined by Dr. Christopher Lathan to discuss medical disparities as a result of systemic racism.

Healthcare professionals have found that zip code is a better indicator of health for many patients rather than cholesterol or genetics, highlighting a significant disparity in the field of medicine. What can we do to overcome this obstacle? Dr. Christopher Lathan, Associate Medical Director of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute Network, explains how we can better connect with our patients to improve their care.

After years without new approvals, advancements in small cell lung cancer are at the forefront of oncology. But what do these therapeutic developments mean for the field? Dr. Taofeek Owonikoko, professor and vice-chair for faculty development in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine, joins Dr. Jacob Sands to talk about long-awaited developments in small cell lung cancer.

Emerging research on head and neck cancer has moved away from HPV-negative diseases upon the discovery of HPV-positive diseases, specifically HPV-positive oropharynx cancer. What do we know about managing and treating this disease? Dr. Nabile Saba dives into treatment considerations, specifically immunotherapy, for patients with HPV-positive head and neck cancer.

Since head and neck cancer is still to a large extent a surgical disease, the COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate impact on its management. Here to share how he pivoted his approach and how the pandemic might impact the future of head and neck cancer care is Dr. Nabil Saba, a Professor and Vice Chair for Quality and Safety in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine.

Recent immunotherapy approvals have changed the treatment paradigm for first and subsequent lines of treatment for patients with microsatellite-high or mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer. Join us as we deep dive into recent and newly emergent data to better understand how to bring these advances into the clinic.

Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive form of lung cancer, and until recently therapeutic options have been limited. Joining Dr. Jennifer Caudle to discuss the role of immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy in the treatment of this devastating disease as well as recent data from a clinical trial is Dr. Suma Satti, lung cancer specialist and Director of Chemo Infusion at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.