Out on JAMA Oncology
Cross-sectional study evaluates adherence to American Cancer Society 🇺🇸guidelines among #cancer survivors

✅Finds that only 4⃣% fully meet recommendations, with factors such as demographics and geographic🗺️ location influencing adherence rates.

This study underscores

Dear Colleagues,
A warm welcome to The OncoAlert Colloquium 🚨Viewed by🔟,0⃣0⃣0⃣Colleagues Worldwide🌐

Year in Review GU Oncology
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Year in Review  Lung Oncology & Supportive Care
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Year in Review  Breast Oncology

Connection is so important in the AYA cancer community. Meeting others who have gone through what I have helped me realize I was not alone and truly changed my life. Thank you MD Anderson Cancer Center for the opportunity to attend the Houston Dynamo FC game. #ayacsm #endcancer #crcsm

Are you a cancer patient advocate? Research advocate? Policy advocate? Community advocate? Are you a person with a diagnosis or history of cancer interested in advocacy but not sure where to start? We need your voice and would love to have you join us!
advocatecollaborative.org/join-us/

Annual Texas AYA conference is this Thursday. Virtual day is free for all and has expert talks on oncofertility, opioid use, advanced #cancer , and financial toxicity. All are welcome. Register @ TXAYAoc.com. #ayacancer

QUESTION: For those w/ diagnosis or history of cancer, what is (or was) the thing you MOST needed/wanted from your care team during diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship?
I'll go first: to be seen, heard, and held as a whole person - not just a cancer patient
#PatientAdvocacy

Join me at the MD Anderson Cancer Center Young Onset Colorectal Cancer Virtual Conference Saturday April 27th to hear from experts in the field. Patients, survivors, caregivers and healthcare professionals are welcome!

Register here: mdacc.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

#crcsm #ayacsm Nancy You

We are celebrating #FightCRC Research Advocates Allison Rosen, MS and Lee Jones for their impactful work as patient advocates at SWOG Cancer Research Network! Patient advocates like them are instrumental in ensuring that the patient voice is heard, ultimately improving #ClinicalTrials for all!

As a part of the AACR Scientist <-> Survivor program I got to mentor a group along side the amazing Jerry SH Lee Mentoring Group 4 “BIG DATA” was a true highlight.
TY Chantal, Deirdre, John, Keith, Donna, Lourdes & Maricarmen for the memories!

#AACR24 #AACRSSP AACRFoundation

Recently I had the opportunity to be on a panel at AACR to give my viewpoint on trust in science and how this can affect health disparities and clinical trial enrollment. Without trust things will never change. TY patty spears for the invite! #AACR24 #AACRSSP #clinicaltrials

In Celebration of #AYA Cancer Awareness Week, OncData Board members Lauren Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC, Megsie, and Allison Rosen, MS sat down for a conversation about the value of turning to the #AYA community and building inclusive #support spaces for all patients:
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⭐️Can AI help in early detection of pancreatic cancer? In this perspective my great friend & the amazing Anirban Maitra & the terrific Eric Topol team up to show that AI has an enormous potential in early detection in this deadly disease. Right in time just after the AACR meeting

I got gut, do you? Excited to dive in and read this book by the amazing Austin Chiang, MD MPH FASGE FACG

#GITwitter #crcsm #ayacsm

This is the #Algorithm we have used during our discussion w/ Aparna Raj Parikh on #ColonCancer
- Clinical Trials should ALWAYS be on our radar!

#OncTwitter #MedTwtitter #gism #MedEd CancerNetwork® #OncEd #crcsm

GI Series: #ColonCancer algorithm, w/ Aparna Raj Parikh to reiterate the current landscape:

Full Discussion:
- cancernetwork.com/treatment-algo…
- Oncbrothers.com/colon-2024
-Also on the “Oncology Brothers” podcast

#OncTwitter CancerNetwork® #MedTwitter #GISM #crcsm

As I head home from AACR I can’t help but reflect on how amazing it was to be a mentor for the Scientist <->Survivor program. I made new friends, learned about the future of cancer research & am energized to do more! TY Jerry SH Lee Anna D. Barker, Ph.D #AACR24 #AACRSSP BIG DATA Ifykyk ❤️

We have some incredible news.🗞️
#NEST -2 🪺 BOT/BAL we are at our 12+ patients with MSS #ColorectalCancer within weeks!

Further expansion approved🙌🏾.

💡Cohorts:
🟢MSS Colon n=77
🔵➕a 🆕 MSS Rectal cohort n=30
🔴MSI-H n=15

🏃‍♂️with this story! OncoAlert

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Thank you to Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH for speaking to the timely importance of Count Me In's direct-to-patient research model in empowering #colorectalcancer patients to participate in #cancerresearch , especially amidst the concerning surge in young-onset diagnoses. #AACR 24 #AACR #CountMeIn

New AACR President Patricia M. LoRusso Dr. LoRusso gets right to the heart of things, 'I have a feeling many of you are here because of the recent cuts to the NIH budget.'
BINGO! At the same time, advocacy is used to doing amazing things with very little money so... it's possible #AACR24

Dr. Edward Kim of City of Hope speaking to our AACR SSP participants about clinical trials and access or why those eligible are not enrolling! He is the champion we so desperately need to increase enrollment! #AACR24 #AACRSSP #ClinicalTrials