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Lung cancer screening guidelines could save thousands of lives
Michael Weyant, MD, is a specialty care physician board-certified in thoracic surgery and general surgery who has special expertise in robotic minimally invasive surgery, lung cancer and thoracic surgery. He joined Inova Health System as the system-wide director of the thoracic surgery program in 2021 and has been practicing surgery since 1996. Lung cancer is…
Read MoreCancer survivorship programs at Inova – Life with Cancer and the new Survivorship Clinic
Lauren Broschak, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, is an oncology-certified Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Life with Cancer. She serves as the Survivorship Program Manager at Inova Schar Cancer Life with Cancer. Her areas of interest include adolescent and young adults impacted by cancer, illness’ effect on sexuality, intimacy and fertility, couples and cancer, dating and cancer,…
Read MoreRepurposed Skin Cancer Drug Effective for Rare Brain Cancer
A multi-institutional study has identified a new treatment option for papillary craniopharyngioma, a rare form of cancer that forms along the central nervous system. “Brain tumors are rare, and papillary craniopharyngioma tumors are rare among this group,” said Adam Cohen, M.D., co-director of the neuro-oncology program at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute. “We found that…
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 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 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…
Read MoreA Clinical Trial That Could Lead to the Future of Cancer Screening
Megan Slocum, PA is a specialty care physician assistant at Inova Schar Cancer Institute. The math is not complex. Today, there are only five types of cancer that medical professionals routinely screen for: breast, cervical, prostate, lung and colon cancer. However, there are more than 100 types of cancer. We know that cancer screening –…
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