In October, we asked you to participate in 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 […]

This past week, I had the opportunity to attend and speak at the 8th Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference. The theme for this year’s conference was Innovation in a Rapidly Changing Landscape. Each day was packed with presentations and key notes on survivorship topics. Over the course of the conference, three key themes emerged: Survivorship Care […]

It started with a tweet.  Cancer survivorship was the unifying force.  In 2009, Jody Schoger and I first connected while participating in Livestrong’s first major social media campaign.  The campaign was simple: send out a tweet with the hashtag #BeatCancer and tell the world how you’d crush cancer. #BeatCancer made the rounds on twitter, and […]

The American Society of Breast Surgeons held their 17th Annual Meeting from April 13-17th in Dallas, TX. Several of breast surgeon members who were in attendance share their thoughts here. This is not meant to be a comprehensive summary of the meeting, but rather to discuss some of the highlights. Feel free to reach out […]