Posts Tagged ‘Inova Schar Cancer Institute’
Lung cancer screening at Saville Center: Less time, less worry for patients
Amit Mahajan, MD is board certified in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. He serves as the medical director of interventional pulmonology and the complex airways disease program at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. Lung cancer screening takes time. And that time often turns into stress for patients and their loved ones. That’s one reason that…
Read MoreInova Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program: A Groundbreaking First Year Exceeds Expectations
Faran Polani, MD, is a hematology-oncology fellow with Inova Health System. When I began looking for a hematology-oncology fellowship, I wanted a program that balanced clinical experience with research opportunities. As I learned more about Inova’s Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program, I grew excited at the prospect of applying. Inova’s quickly expanding research center, combined with the…
Read MoreHow Testicular Cancer Affects Sexual Health
Inger Rosner, MD, is a board-certified urologic oncologist at Inova Scar Cancer Institute’s Genitourinary Cancer Program. Dr. Rosner has published dozens of papers based on her research in the field of urologic oncology. She answers common questions about testicular cancer and sexual health, and provides hope for those with this diagnosis. Finding out you have…
Read MoreNational Nurses Month: Celebrating Oncology Nurses
Anyone who has experienced a hospital stay or managed a chronic condition knows the impact nurses have on patients and their families. Not only do nurses deliver exceptional healthcare, but they also offer advocacy, support — and even friendship. During National Nurses Month each May, the American Nurses Association celebrates nurses who lead, excel…
Read MoreTigerlily Foundation Partners with Inova Life with Cancer on #InclusionPledge to Eliminate Disparities for Black Women Living with Breast Cancer
Fairfax, VA – Tigerlily Foundation announced today that Inova Life with Cancer has joined the #InclusionPledge – an unprecedented initiative focused on diversity, inclusion, and eliminating disparities for Black women living with breast cancer. As an organization dedicated to ending disparities in our lifetime, Tigerlily Foundation recognizes that recent world events highlight the systemic racism that…
Read MoreKnow the Facts About Head and Neck Cancer
April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month — an important time to talk about this lesser-known cancer type. Though cases are increasing in the U.S., many people don’t know the signs of head and neck cancer — or what treatment they may need. Inova head and neck cancer experts John Deeken, MD, and Gopal…
Read MoreSuzuki Receives 2023 AstraZeneca Lung Cancer Research Award
The Board of Directors of The Thoracic Surgery Foundation has named Kei Suzuki, MD, the recipient of the 2023 AstraZeneca Lung Cancer Research Award. Suzuki was recognized for his project, “Single-cell RNA sequence profiling of tumor-immune microenvironment for precision therapy in resectable lung cancer.” “This funding is crucial to take the research to the next…
Read MoreInterested in a Career with Oncology Clinical Research?
Stephanie Van Bebber is a certified clinical research professional. She serves as the Senior Director of the Clinical Trials Office for Inova Schar Cancer Institute. We don’t need to scroll very far to see that healthcare is facing major challenges, especially in our human resources. We need more people to train and commit to careers…
Read MoreLife with Cancer Couples’ Therapy Helps Patients and Partners Thrive
There’s no question that a cancer diagnosis is a stressful life event. The person with cancer may feel a mix of complex emotions, including processing how and when to share these feelings with people around them. Their treatment journey can cause upheaval at work and at home, and can create worry about how their relationships…
Read MoreSome Patients Fear Lung Cancer Screenings. Here’s Why They Shouldn’t.
Priya Patel, MD is an interventional pulmonologist who is board certified in interventional pulmonology, pulmonary disease, critical care and internal medicine at Inova Schar Cancer Institute. She has a special interest in the management of complex airways and pleural diseases, lung cancer, procedural education and procedure related quality improvement initiatives. Working as part of a…
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