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Cancer is quickly rising as one of the most common diagnoses people will experience.  Rehab professionals MUST be able to confidently & competently treat a patient with cancer.  

However, most of us don’t learn this in school.  We may take some scattered continuing education courses, but still have to figure most of it out on our own.

Our time is far too precious for that, & our patients need us now.  So here’s how we fix this: the Cancer Basics 2-Day Intensive Course!

As we announced last week, we launched our brand new Cancer Basics 2-Day Intensive Course!  

Because we can’t contain our excitement, I invited Dr. Kelly Sturm back on the podcast to talk about some of our favorite parts of this course & why we know you’ll looooooove it too!

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Breast cancer is pretty much THE diagnosis you’re guaranteed to see in OncoPT.  

It’s one of the most common cancer diagnoses, plus the benefits of rehab in this population are well-researched.

But just because it’s the most common, doesn’t mean we can gloss over the basics of breast cancer.  Every PT must understand the fundamentals of breast cancer, so that we can best help our patients.  

What you’ll take away from this episode is what is breast cancer, how is it diagnosed, what to know about treatment, & why we need to revisit breast cancer frequently as OncoPTs.

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Like it or not, people with cancer are here to stay.  This means every rehab professional *MUST* be ready to treat them, because we will see them at some point in our career.  

No matter the setting.  

No matter the specialty.  

No matter what.

Unfortunately, many rehab pros don’t know the first thing to do when an oncology patient pops up on their schedule.  Enter the Cancer Basics Course.

Along with Dr. Kelly Sturm of @CancerRehabPT, we’ve created a brand new 2-day intensive course that is going to blow any confusion around cancer rehab right out of the water.

Ready to feel confident & competent when treating a person with cancer?  Then sign up now.

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🎄 Christmas in July: Get the Complete Oncology Specialist Package (Bootcamp + Case Report Writing Workshop + MOSC course) at our lowest price of the year — through July 31st. Join now and get the MOSC course free at launch: https://TheOncoPT.com/SPECIALIST

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While sarcomas make up less than 1% of all cancer diagnoses, their impact is astronomically large.

So even though these diagnoses are rare, you WILL encounter these patients at least once in your OncoPT career.  

We'd better be prepared then.

Lucky for us, Dr. Jen Bernstein is a board certified oncologic clinical specialist who specializes in pediatric oncology, especially osteosarcomas.  

Jen stopped by the podcast  to give us a masterclass on osteosarcomas & how PTs help this unique patient population. 

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When we first start in oncology physical therapy, it can be easy to feel behind.

Like we don't know enough, that we can't learn fast enough to truly help our patients. 

In the quest to becoming an expert clinician, we sometimes miss out on the TRULY important lessons that make us the best PT possible. 

In today's episode, Elise guides you through the lessons PT school didn't teach you, that you really need to be a better OncoPT, even when you're brand new. 


Episode show notes: https://theOncoPT.com/ep191

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Osteosarcoma is now commonly treated with chemotherapy & surgery, including rotationplasty. I have never seen a rotationplasty in real life...YET.

I say yet, because I fully expect we will see one at some point in our careers. So we better prepare for that day.

While there's a lot of details about a rotationplasty, today's episode covers 5 basic concepts that you absolutely MUST know about rotationplasty.

For all the resources mentioned in today's episode, visit TheOncoPT for the complete show notes.

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Taking a chance on a new opportunity is often scary: what if we mess up?  What if it doesn't work out?

But we should also ask ourselves: what if everything works out better than we imagined?

Dr. Tori Crook is BACK on the podcast to recap how her latest big scary opportunity went: Camp Watchme 2022.

She shares how nervous she was on the way to camp, what she learned that she's now applying to her adult patients back home, & what the next big chance is she's taking.


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While osteosarcomas are relatively rare, their impact on a person's functional mobility can be substantial.

Side effects from osteosarcoma treatment don't just dissipate once treatment finishes.  In fact, some side effects last for the rest of the patient's life.

This is even more significant when we consider that many of these patients are young & still developing.  

With so much to consider, how do we know WHAT to know about osteosarcoma?
By listening to today's podcast episode!

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July is sarcoma & bone tumor awareness month.  While sarcomas only make up ~1% of total cancer diagnoses, osteosarcomas disproportionately affect young individuals more & can contribute to a significant amount of functional mobility issues.

We as physical therapists must understand what osteosarcoma is, how it’s treated, & how it thus affects our patients so we’re prepared to treat them effectively.  

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Sometimes we encounter really uncomfortable conversation topics in oncology physical therapy: pee, poop, sex, stomas, death…  It may be tempting to avoid these, but that’s actually the worst thing we can do as OncoPTs.

So what are we supposed to do instead?  Lean into them.  Have the conversations.  Open the door for openness & honesty with your patients.

Because if you’re not having these conversations with your patients, they’re probably not happening at all.

In her words, Dr. Liz O'Riordan is a breast surgeon who got breast cancer - & it changed her whole approach to patient care, including actually having the hard, difficult, uncomfortable conversations with her patients.  

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