This week’s episode will be focusing on advanced Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma, board review pearls, and career advice for trainees & early career oncologists. We are back with Dr. Pat Loehrer, who is a legend when it comes to the treatment of Thymoma. 

This week’s episode will be focusing on localized Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma. We are so honored to have Dr. Pat Loehrer here with us today who is a legend when it comes to the treatment of Thymoma. He is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine Joseph W. and Jackie J. Cusick Professor of Oncology, Director for Center of Global Oncology and Health Equity and prior cancer center director at Indiana University.

This week’s episode will be focusing on Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). We are back with Dr. Jennifer Marks, Thoracic Oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. We will go all the important details on the quickly growing and changing systemic therapy options including traditional chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted agents 

This week’s episode will be focusing on Localized Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). We are very excited to have Dr. Jennifer Marks with us today. Dr. Marks is a thoracic oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, who also recently took her oncology boards. We will go all the important details on basic of staging, treatment for resectable and unresectable localized NSCLC, and updates in terms of peri-operative and targeted therapies

This week’s episode will be focusing on Hemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis. We will go important details on what Hb electrophoresis is, the normal breakdown of adult hemoglobin, and specific hemoglobinopathies (thalassemias, sickle cell, Lepore...) you can be tested on during your ITEs and hematology boards.

In honor of National Family Health History Month in November, we have a special guest. We share the story of an incredible colorectal cancer survivor and health advocate, Marisa Peters, who was a Broadway vocalist and a very healthy, active mom to 3 young boys, yet diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer at only 39 years old. 

This week’s episode is part 3 of 2024 updates focusing on treatment options for metastatic breast cancer. We will cover important details on systemic therapy related to metastatic breast cancer & key toxicities. We are honored to have Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in breast and gynecologic oncology, as a guest sharing some pearls.

This week’s episode  is part 2 of 2024 updates focusing on treatment options for localized breast cancer. We will discuss important details on radiation, as well as therapies based on ER/PR/her2 receptor status. We are honored to have Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, a board-certified medical oncologist specializing in breast and gynecologic oncology, as a guest sharing some pearls.

We are continuing our 2024 updates, this week’s episode will be an intro to breast cancer. Today’s will include high yield tips on screening, prevention, ductal carcinoma in situ DCIS, lobular carcinoma in situ LCIS, as well as introduce invasive localized disease.

This week’s episode will be discussing our favorite heme/onc board review resources.  This is pertinent to new fellows who are starting to think about how to study during fellowship, preparation for ITEs and of course studying for the boards.