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Join Maggie M. Hodges, MD, MPH, for a surgeon's perspective on the role of cancer risk reduction through bariatric surgery, while also exploring the optimal timing of bariatric surgery in patients with a personal history of cancer.
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Innovations in breast oncology can translate to improved patient outcomes for patients with early and late-stage disease. In this webinar, Dr. Ray will discuss the latest research findings and how they can be translated into the clinical care of patients with breast cancer.
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Ashley Weiner, MD, PhD, presents on the role of radiotherapy for small-cell lung cancer. She provides overview of radiation oncology, and a walk through a patient's pathway from initial consultation with a radiation oncologist to treatment and follow-up. Finally, she reviews the indications for, logistics of, and side effects of radiation for the treatment of small cell lung cancer (limited and extensive stage).
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Natalie Grover, MD, will review some of the recent advances in the treatment of lymphoma, including the incorporation of novel targeted agents in the frontline treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma, the use of CAR-T cell therapy in second-line treatment in diffuse large B cell lymphoma, and recently approved drugs by the FDA for lymphoma.
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Mark Woodcock gives a broad overview of the multidisciplinary approaches for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas in adults, and detailed updates in management with systemic therapies. Specific attention is paid to sarcoma sub-types which may warrant special considerations.
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Hung-Jui Tan, MD, MSHPM, will review recent practice-changing research and new management recommendations for patients with prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancer.
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Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, FACOS, gives a contemporary overview of prostate cancer screening with a focus on prostate cancer in men in North Carolina.
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Jethro Hu, MD, will review the rationale and current evidence supporting the potential role of a ketogenic diet for brain tumor patients, focusing on a recently completed phase 1 safety and feasibility trial.
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Daniel Richardson, MD, MA, MSc, will explore best practices to approach the care of older adults with leukemia. He will also discuss novel therapeutic options for patients with acute lymphoblastic and acute myeloid leukemia alongside practical considerations to approach shared decision-making.
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Katherine Garman, MD, and Meira Epplein, PhD, will provide information on gastric cancer and important risk factors such as H. pylori infection. We will describe some of the racial disparities associated with gastric cancer in the US, highlighting those that are relevant for North Carolina. We will also discuss H. pylori as a modifiable risk factor and we will review current guidelines on H. pylori testing, treatment, eradication testing, and the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.
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