Posts Tagged: west clinic
Cancer Updates: Free Dinner Series for Regional Providers
CALLING ALL REGIONAL PROVIDERS From now through November, our West family is partnering with Total Health Conferencing to host “Cancer Updates: A Dinner Series for Community Care Teams.” These dinners will consist of educational discussions designed for oncologists, pharmacists, advanced practitioners, and nurses involved in the treatment of various cancers. Each tumor-focused program is comprised… Read more »
100% Response Rate in Skin Cancer Trial
Our West family is 1 of only 2 sites across the country to host this clinical trial for patients with recurrent or unresectable skin cancers. “After 12 weeks post-treatment, complete response was observed in all 10 patients (100%)! CT scans at 24 weeks post-treatment showed NO EVIDENCE OF RECURRENT DISEASE in any of the patients.”… Read more »
Gynecologic Cancer
Dr. Noam VanderWalde on Geriatric Oncology
Geriatric Oncology is a strong field of interest for our Radiation Oncologist and Co-Director of Clinical Research, Dr. Noam VanderWalde. In this podcast, he discusses the importance of personalization for older cancer patients alongside Dr Akila Viswanathan (Johns Hopkins Medicine) and Dr Ben Movsas (Henry Ford Cancer Institute – Detroit). Click here to listen!
Lung Cancer
Meet Michelle: T-Cell Lymphoma Survivor
Meet Michelle! Her journey with our West Cancer Center family has been empowering, emotional, and inspiring. To know her is to absolutely adore her. Throughout her cancer journey, Michelle takes motivation from her own hardships to pour love and advice into others. In this video, Michelle shares details of her battle with t-cell lymphoma, how… Read more »
Dr. Gregory Vidal Gives Oral Presentation on Next Generational Sequencing Study at ASCO23
Through research and partnerships across the oncology community, we are committed to closing the gap in existing disparities in cancer care. A new study in partnership with Dr. Gregory Vidal and our West family, OneOncology, Genentech, and Flatiron Health examined elements of inequity in next generation sequencing (NGS) for patients with advanced non-small cell lung… Read more »
Genitourinary (Urinary) Cancers
Meet Amy: Metastatic Melanoma Survivor
MEET AMY: SURVIVOR OF METASTATIC MELANOMA OF THE LUNGS & BRAIN What a warrior! Amy’s cancer journey has been a wild ride – but her optimism, perseverance, and drive to advocate for her own health (and others) has been her motivation! Amy shares details of her personal battle with cancer in the video below, and… Read more »