27 June 2016 Choosing Wisely is an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation. Things Providers and Patients Should Question have been chosen by various medical societies based on review of the evidence-based literature. The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) has published their contributions to the campaign (open access) in the Annals of Surgical Oncology. The 5 ASBrS measures include: 1.) Don’t…
Read more23 June 2016 Many patients realize that follow up appointments with their treating doctors is a routine part of cancer care. However, I am occasionally asked by patients why they need to continue seeing me or their oncologist after treatment has ended. A recently published study demonstrates that many patients do not understand why follow up care is important. Dr. Annette…
Read more21 June 2016 Originally posted on the BCSM.org website In October, we solicited input a research survey designed to identify how patients prefer to be notified of a new cancer diagnosis and cancer-related test results. The results were presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons in April. The full manuscript - What Do Patients Prefer? Understanding…
Read more09 June 2016 A study presented at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting evaluated the use of extended endocrine therapy in post-menopausal women. I’ve covered some of the basics of endocrine therapy for breast cancer in a previous post. In 2012, results of the ATLAS Trial were published, and found that when tamoxifen was given for 10 years instead of the standard…
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