Advertisement


Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, on Management of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiac Toxicity

2015 NCCN Annual Conference

Advertisement

Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, of Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses cardiac toxicities in cancer survivors, a new topic for the NCCN Survivorship Guidelines this year, and the need for more research on this important side effect, including prevention and surveillance.



Related Videos

Multiple Myeloma

Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, on Multiple Myeloma: Current Treatment Approaches and Future Directions

Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, of Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, discusses the incredible progress made in treating multiple myeloma, with nine therapeutic options approved in the past decade, two drugs approved this year, and a number of new options on the horizon.

Gynecologic Cancers

Wui-Jin Koh, MD, on Making NCCN Guidelines Relevant Around the Globe

Wui-Jin Koh, MD, of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, discusses the program to adapt NCCN guidelines to regions of the world with different resource availability. The first guideline to be adapted in this way is for cervical cancer, which is prevalent in the developing world.

Skin Cancer
Symptom Management

Mario E. Lacouture, MD, on Management of Dermatologic Toxicities Associated With Targeted Therapies

Mario E. Lacouture, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the effect on patients of dermatologic toxicities associated with targeted therapies: their psychosocial impact, financial burden, physiological pain, and potential to alter therapy. But the side effects of targeted treatments can and should be addressed.

Issues in Oncology

Mary Lou Smith, JD, MBA, on the Value of NCCN Guidelines to Patients and Their Advocates

Mary Lou Smith, JD, MBA, of the Research Advocacy Network, discusses, from the perspective of a patient advocate, the value of the NCCN guidelines and the impact they have made on cancer care.

Samuel M. Silver, MD, PhD, and Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO, on 20 Years of Improving Cancer Care Together: A Clinical Perspective

Samuel M. Silver, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO, of Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, discuss the evolution of NCCN Guidelines, which are available free online,  and the components that make them effective: a multidisciplinary approach, the participation of patient advocates, consistency, and affordability of the evidence.

Advertisement

Advertisement




Advertisement