Oncology Data Advisor® · National Family Caregivers Month With Megan-Claire Chase During National Family Caregivers Month this November, Oncology Data Advisor is celebrating the caregivers of patients with cancer and advocating for increased awareness, support, and education regarding the caregiving experience. In this interview, Megan-Claire Chase, patient advocate and member of the Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board, shares her experience of being a caregiver for her mother, how her perception has changed before and after her own cancer diagnosis, the importance of prioritizing mental health, and messages for clinicians who seek to provide increased support for their patients' caregivers.  

With the complex and rapidly evolving treatment landscape of multiple myeloma, it is vital that clinicians not only understand factors for informing selection of current and emerging combination and sequential therapeutic strategies, but also employ interdisciplinary strategies for reducing disparities in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma care. ...

During National Family Caregivers Month this November, Oncology Data Advisor is celebrating the caregivers of patients with cancer and advocating for increased awareness, support, and education regarding the caregiving experience. In this interview, Megan-Claire Chase, patient advocate and member of the Oncology Data Advisor Editorial Board, shares her experience of being a caregiver for her mother, how her perception has changed before and after her own cancer diagnosis, the importance of prioritizing mental health, and messages for clinicians who seek to provide increased support for their patients' caregivers.  

For patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), Breast Cancer Awareness Month can sometimes be demoralizing in light of pervasive public messaging about finding a cure and embracing survivorship. In this interview, Janie Metsker, RN, BSN, CN-BN, Clinical Coordinator at St. Luke's Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer, shares ways to reframe the conversation in metastatic breast cancer to prioritize shared decision making, patients' individual goals, and redefining hope. Additionally, we hear a message from Justin Bray, a patient with metastatic breast cancer, about the importance for clinicians to form relationships with patients in order to understand and develop the best care for them throughout their journey.  

Oncology Data Advisor® · Pink Fund: Financial Assistance During Breast Cancer Treatment With Founder Molly MacDonald For individuals with breast cancer, financial toxicity is a significant and often overwhelming part of the fight. Pink Fund is an organization which provides 90-day non-medical cost-of-living expenses, including housing, transportation, utilities, and insurance costs, for patients undergoing active treatment for breast cancer, enabling them to focus on healing before returning to the workplace. In this interview, Pink Fund's Founder, Molly MacDonald, shares the story of how she founded the organization, resources for both patients who are experiencing financial toxicity and for clinicians seeking to support their patients, and crucial messages for raising awareness of financial toxicity during cancer treatment.  

In this interview for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Jason Mouabbi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Breast Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, provides insightful answers to frequently asked questions and debunks common myths surrounding breast cancer diagnosis, screening, and treatment.  

In this interview, Marcus Engel, MS, CXCP, CSP, a renowned health care author and speaker, sat down with Oncology Data Advisor to share his personal experiences of receiving compassion in the health care system, its implication for patient care, and ways that medical professionals can embrace compassion and integrate it into their practice.  

For individuals with breast cancer, financial toxicity is a significant and often overwhelming part of the fight. Pink Fund is an organization which provides 90-day non-medical cost-of-living expenses, including housing, transportation, utilities, and insurance costs, for patients undergoing active treatment for breast cancer, enabling them to focus on healing before returning to the workplace. In this interview, Pink Fund's Founder, Molly MacDonald, shares the story of how she founded the organization, resources for both patients who are experiencing financial toxicity and for clinicians seeking to support their patients, and crucial messages for raising awareness of financial toxicity during cancer treatment.  

In honor of Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day, Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, an Outpatient Thoracic Oncology Nurse Practitioner at the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center, and Editorial Board Member at Oncology Data Advisor, sat down to discuss the importance of advocating for our loved ones to regularly visit the doctor, keeping up with sc...

Oncology Data Advisor holds the utmost value for patient advocates and advocacy groups as they strive to prioritize patient-centered care and shared decision making throughout the cancer journey. At this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Oncology Data Advisor spoke with numerous individuals representing diverse asp...

This Oncology Data Advisor Fellows Forum interview celebrates National Immunization Awareness Month, featuring Richa Thakur, MD, Hematology/Oncology (Heme/Onc) Fellow at Northwell Health, and Waqas Haque, MD, Internal Medicine Resident at New York University, in a discussion about the importance of immunizations for cancer patients, their friends a...

Megan-Claire Chase, a patient advocate and invasive lobular breast cancer survivor, recently appeared on the "Beyond Cancer" Episode of PBS's Stories from the Stage. In this interview, Ms. Chase shares more about the experience and the important messages for patients, survivors, and clinicians that she hoped to convey in her talk and throughout her advocacy.  

At the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Oncology Data Advisor sat down with Allison Rosen, a colorectal cancer survivor, patient advocate, and Director of Project ECHO for the American Cancer Society. Ms. Rosen shares the story of her cancer journey, how she became involved in patient advocacy, and how to strives to use her platform to bridge the gap between clinical research and cancer patients and survivors.  

In this interview, Oncology Data Advisor speaks with Dr. Brian Koffman, founder of CLL Society, a nonprofit organization focused on patient education, support, and research for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Dr. Koffman shares his personal story and how it led him to establish CLL Society and explains how the valuable resources they provide can benefit both patients with CLL and the health care team members who treat and support them.