#oncology
My latest narrative medicine essay, "Both And"
A reflection on #rural #oncology practice, and the "direct witnessing of the living of life"
Whelp. #Oncology surgeon came back and explained why they didn't biopsy the mass during #EUS. It's a fluid-filled #cyst at the moment, and malignant tumors are always solid. They also did a blood marker test or something for #PancreaticCancer and it came back negative too. So... No #cancer for me (right now at least).
I have a follow-up EUS in six weeks to check on the cyst. After that, I'll probably get an #ERCP on the #pancreas itself. I wanted one done last year after my *third* bout of #pancreatitis in #austin #AustinTX #atx. But my GI at the time did an #MRCP and concluded that an ERCP wasn't needed. I know ERCP commonly *induces* a bout of pancreatitis post-op, but ... I'vd had four bouts now. Just get it the fuck over with please!
I'm sick of being sick. I'm tired of worrying about how I'll pay for hospital visit after hospital visit, procedure after scan after prescription, in this #LateStageCapitalism hell-hole we call the United States that has twice driven me near to suicide. And I'm scared shitless that, eventually, my pancreas will finish the job, and that pancreatic cancer (one of the deadliest and roughest) is gonna take me. I'm no Randy Pausch. I don't have his optimistic attitude. My "Last Lecture" would be more like a "Last Polemic," raging against #capitalism and the dying of the light as I begged hopelessly for this world to embrace #communism. Or at least #socialism. Anything other than the barbarism of #capitalism.
#ChronicIllness #MedicalCity #MedicalCityFortWorth #FortWorth #RandyPausch #GastroEnterology #gastro
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06036-1
"The degree of functional connectivity between #glioblastoma and the normal #brain negatively affects both patient survival and performance in language tasks. These data demonstrate that high-grade gliomas functionally remodel #neural circuits in the #human brain, which both promotes #tumour progression and impairs #cognition."
Congratulations to this multidisciplinary research team co-lead by #UBC Medicine's François Bénard and #SFUChemistry assistant professor Caterina Ramogida! They been awarded over $23 million in federal funding to develop new #radiopharmaceuticals to treat many different kinds of cancers, including end-stage metastatic cancers with few treatment options. https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/nuclear-medicine-can-cure-cancer-and-canadian-researchers-are-stepping-up-the-fight/ #oncology #nuclearmedicine #cancer #sfuscience #sfu
#MEDMASTODON #Cancer
#ClinicalResearch #Oncology #Medicine #lymsm @majorajay
Lenalidomide maintenance following high-dose therapy and auto stem cell rescue in chemo-resistant or high-risk non-Hodgkin #lymphoma A phase I/II study - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37096954/
🫁 @Flinders says there's new hope for lung cancer patients: choosing the right therapy could improve survival rates
🔬💊 Read more: https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/potential-to-improve-lung-cancer-survival-rates-through-therapy-choices #lungcancer #cancerresearch #oncology
Just sharing that I,
a #LongCOVID and #Cancer patient,
have been coughing and had ANOTHER fever
as a result of my #oncology appointment.
Where only 50% of the people were masked.
At JPS Oncology. In Texas.
Where my appointment was expedited. Due to a mandatory ER appointment.
Where also few masked.
And I went in, as mentioned, for a fever.
As I have a mandatory ER (not UC) visit
whenever my fever goes over 100.5.
As the cancer I have #CLL advances when I have an infection.
Stay updated, stay connected, stay posted, but first and foremost: stay healthy!
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#Melanoma #PediatricCancer #oncology #ChildCancer #HorizonEU
Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve
'An unprecedented analysis of how cancers grow has revealed an "almost infinite" ability of tumours to evolve and survive, say scientists.
The results of tracking lung cancers for nine years left the research team "surprised" and "in awe" at the formidable force they were up against'
#ONCOLOGY
#IJROBP #RedJournal #radonc
We are proud of our HEDI special issue, part 1!
(Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion)
It is now online at: https://redjournal.org/issue/S0360-3016(23)X0004-2
Podcast for May 1, 2023 at: https://redjournal.org/pb-assets/Health%20Advance/journals/rob/116_1_May_1_2023_Highlights-1681312004100.mp3
At #AACR23 and interested in #MultipleMyeloma?
Check out our SAGAdx/abbvie collaboration on monitoring t(11;14) translocations in PBMCs/plasma using WGS and #dPCR. #liquidbiopsy #precisionmedicine #oncology
🚨🇩🇪 Speakers
Verbesserung der Patientenkommunikation mit Visualisierungen - aber welche Bilder sind verständlich?
Foto, Comics, oder 🏥🛌🚑💉💊 ?
Helft uns mit 10 Min --> https://tud.link/ki42
#patientenversorgung #patientensicherheit #oncology #precisionmedicine
#lungcancer #lungcancerawareness #lungcancerawarenessmonth #lungcancerawerness #lungcancerresearch #malignancy #cancer #oncology #smallcelllungcancer #nonsmallcelllungcancer #SCLC #NSCLC #thoracictumors #thoraciconcology #precisiononcology #precisionmedicine #whiteribbonproject #lcsm #breastcancersurvivorship #cancersurvivorship #breastcancer #oncology
RT @EuropeanCancer: The @EU_Health funded #digicantrain project was successfully launched last week with a kick-off meeting in Finland. We look forward to continuing to contribute to the project's implementation.
#digitalskills #oncology #training #healthcare #cancercare
@TerhyTurkuAMK @EU_HaDEA
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Health/status/1641755943481352197
Vertex ponies up $100M for CRISPR's gene editing tech to develop new diabetes modality — Bicycle, Novartis ink oncology deal worth up to $1.7B— Biotech heads towards big catalysts -- See more on our front page news http://bit.ly/w28kSd #vertex #geneediting #crispr #diabetes #novartis #oncology #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma
#lungcancer #lungcancerawareness #lungcancerawarenessmonth #lungcancerawerness #lungcancerresearch #malignancy #cancer #oncology #smallcelllungcancer #nonsmallcelllungcancer #SCLC #NSCLC #thoracictumors #thoraciconcology #precisiononcology #precisionmedicine #whiteribbonproject #lcsm #breastcancersurvivorship #cancersurvivorship #breastcancer #oncology #immunology #immunotherapy #genetherapy #cancer #cancerawareness
A First-in-Human Phase I Study of Milademetan, an MDM2 Inhibitor, [to restore p53 tumor suppressor activity ]
in Patients With Advanced Liposarcoma, Solid Tumors, or #Lymphoma
Shamless plug warning! ⚠️
Our last paper on #transcriptional heterogeneity of #pediatric #cancer is out.
Did you think a quiet #genome translates into a quiet #transcriptome? Think again!
#multiscale #clustering on a pan-cancer #RNASeq cohort revealed new diagnostic subtypes and helped us train a #cnn model to identify tumour components in #clinical #oncology samples.
Read it here, it's #openaccess: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02221-x
#Metastatic #cancercells find ways to thrive in harsh environments. #StJude #scientists have new clues about how those #cells succeed and how to potentially stop them. “The overarching goal of our lab is to understand how #metastasis works so that we can eventually target it therapeutically,” says Dr. Myriam Labelle of #Oncology. Learn more. http://bit.ly/3ZUjLvN #StJudeResearch #WomenInScience #WHM
3D Genomics Solves Cancer Case Where Sequencing Came Up Short: Anthony Schmitt, Senior VP of Science @ArimaGenomics
@_AnthonySchmitt #3Dgenomics #oncology
Thank you to the great mentors and to the dedicated team that contributed to this project.
#medicine #oncology #coronavirus #COVID19 #COVIDVaccination #Covid_19 #pandemic #pandemiclife #COVID #sars_cov_2 #covid19research #SARSCoV2virus #coronatherapy #coronaupdates
New episode of Hound Opinions is out, folx! This time, we're talking #spleens and #cancer with veterinary oncologist Dr. Mark Byrum. Check it out wherever you get your #podcasts or at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bigwagschicago/episodes/The-spleen-and-cancer-episode-e203dmi.
#DogPodcast #DogsOfMastodon #Podcast #Vet #VeterinaryMedicine #VeterinaryOncology #Oncology #Hemangiosarcoma
How can we predict patient outcomes for #lungcancer? According to new research, proteins, RNA, and even smoker type can reveal how a patient will fare. Interested? Keep reading 👇
"Results showed that missense mutations often changed the conformational structure of p53 in the DNA-binding site along with its electrostatic surface charges. We posit these changes may amplify the toxic effects of these hotspot mutations by destabilizing an important zinc ion coordination region in p53 to impede proper DNA interactions"
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/23/15267#:~:text=Results%20showed%20that,proper%20DNA%20interactions
#MEDMASTODON #cancer #prostate #Oncology #Medicine
How I settled on Brachytherapy with SBRT boost (for intermediate , unfavorable PC)
Why patient advocates need to help to fix the declining access to this treatment, URGENTLY.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BTaR1eAxSft16i39K_qtZfcA5s8hY3QlIHvx7_UTuMo/edit?usp=sharing
Making sure [cancer] doesn't happen is one of the most important jobs of your immune system. In fact, while you were listening to the last few pages, somewhere inside you a young cancer cell was quietly eliminated by your immune cells.
–Philipp Dettmer, Immune
#Immune #Cancer #Books #Quotes #Immunology #Biology #Oncology #Nonfiction
#MEDMASTODON #lymphoma #Cancer
#ClinicalResearch #Oncology #Medicine #lymsm @majorajay
Dual targeting of CD19 and CD22 with Bicistronic CAR-T cells in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Large B Cell Lymphoma
#MEDMASTODON #lymphoma #Cancer
#ClinicalResearch #Oncology #Medicine #lymsm @majorajay
5-Year Follow-Up on Curative Potential of CAR -T cell therapy (Axicabtagene Ciloleucel) in Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma (ZUMA-1)
🚨AWESOME networking op for #oncology fellows!🚨
@TumorBoardTues is 👀for fellows interested in precision onc & immunotx to pair up w faculty around the 🌎 to co-lead cases.
Tell us what you're interested in, and we'll find a mentor for you to present with! #MedTwitter
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RT @TumorBoardTues
#TumorBoardTuesday
📢CALLING ALL FELLOWS📢
➡️Would you like to co-lead a @TumorBoardTues case discussion in 2023❓❓❓
👉Fill out this BRIEF survey📃…
https://twitter.com/TumorBoardTues/status/1626346939267571714
Biotech Drug Shown to Kill Prostate Tumor Cells
Tests with lab mice show low doses of an experimental oral #drug can selectively kill #prostate #cancer cells while not affecting surrounding healthy tissue.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=44449
#News #Science #Business #ProstateCancer #Tumor #Preclinical #Biotechnology #Chemistry #Biochemistry #Oncology #Proteins #University #Entrepreneurs
Learning about methylation. The body and our knowledge of it never ceases to amaze me. #science #oncology
What is Methylation and Why Should You Care About It? | Thorne
https://www.thorne.com/take-5-daily/article/what-is-methylation-and-why-should-you-care-about-it
in a 52-patient study, emotional well-being continues to be an unmet need during active surveillance of patients with indolent NHL (compared to norm general population scores)
#MEDMASTODON #lymphoma #Cancer
#ClinicalResearch #Oncology #Medicine #lymsm @majorajay
Three of those four #lymphoma patients achieved a complete response with out-of-commercial specification (OOS) CAR T therapy
Risk factors for OOS were ≥ 4 prior therapies or previous bendamustine exposure.
#MEDMASTODON #Cancer
#ClinicalResearch #Oncology #Medicine #lymsm @majorajay
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36111694/
@gtn Thanks to funding from Erasmus+, we'll be supporting this event with tutorials covering #GenomeAnnotation, #Oncology, #Transcriptomics, and #DataScience!
#eHealth: EU-Kommission plant Vernetzung von Datenbanken für Krebsforschung | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/eHealth-EU-Kommission-plant-Vernetzung-von-Datenbanken-fuer-Krebsforschung-7468774.html #DigitalHealth #research #science #oncology #ArtificialIntelligence
#Medmastodon #ClinicalResearch #Oncology #Medicine
Unsolicited advice for study teams.
In your published reports or letters also explain **in plain language** the clinical significance & limitations of your findings to patients if any, or to the science if any -- the larger relationships within the details.
Include level of evidence, next steps, if practice-changing ...
Lockbit 3.0 revendique des attaques informatiques à l'encontre de:
🇳🇱 Ton van Kuyk (tvk.nl)
🌐 Duomed Group (duomed.com)
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I really hate when one of my patients tells me they have no choice but to keep working during cancer treatment so they don't lose their health insurance. Our system is so broken
Not sure I actually ever did an intro post! Here goes...
Chief Exploration Officer, Trail Lynx (bit.ly/traillynx), a project of this #Nature Lover that I'm still navigating.
I'm also, in no particular order a:
#StarTrek & #StarWars Geek.
#Mountain #BikeTooter (#MTB).
Intergalactic Wanderer.
#Photographer.
#Writer.
#Haiku Padawan.
#NHL #Hockey Draft Geek.
#Palliative #Oncology Clinical #Pharmacist.
Medicinal #Psychedelics & #Cannabis Specialist.
#Musician (#guitar, #handpan, #keyboard)
This is a #MedMastodon toot:
The nicest thing a patient said to me recently: "You're not just my oncologist, you're like an internal medicine doc!"
I explained that oncologists go through internal medicine residency first before we go on to our oncology subspecialty training, but I was super flattered to have my internal medicine roots appreciated! We're all still internists deep down, I think! And in #rural #oncology, I end up doing a lot of primary care too
It's been a few days, but here's another #MedMastodon #Andor meme
I've been here a little over a month, so here's a re-introduction of sorts. I'm a writer w/ my first novel out March '23, a #SpeculativeFiction #thriller. I've also published #flash, #ShortStories & #essays
When I'm not writing, I'm a #rural #physician. (#hematology #oncology). On the bird site, the trolls scared me away from posting about the reality & stresses of rural #healthcare, but I'm sharing that here b/c we need to stand up to #misinformation
I also share #PetPics & #parenting stories
#introduction toot 2/2
Moved into #bioinformatics, #genomics, and #biomedical #research in 2011.
Now mostly doing #dataengineering in #oncology research and most coding is package development in #rstats. Will most likely boost #science papers.
Contributor to various open source projects.
Love #hiking, #skiing, #outdoors in general and travel.
Lefty politics with love for community building.
Sucker for #wholesomeMemes
Nice to meet you on Mastodon.ca! 🇨🇦 Intro:Ph.D. (Yale '87); research in #Genomics, #Cytogenetics, #Bioinformatics, #Humangenetics. Established biotech co, #Cytognomix (2009; https://www.cytognomix.com). Produce #Software to estimate #Radiation exposure (#Biodosimetry), #Chemotherapy response, interpreting #Gene #Variants, #RNA #Mechanisms, #Geostatistics #Epidemiology of COVID19. Also #Professor emeritus, adjunct in #Biochemistry & #Oncology #WesternUniversity @PeterKRogan, progan@uwo.ca
@FrequentlyAskedQuestions Now this is something I would love to read!
I started a new job 2ish months ago and I am always like... do I mention I had #cancer? Should I let them know I still have lots of #oncology appts? Is it too soon to make cancer jokes? And if I #relapse... will I still have a job?
Hi Mastodonians!
I am an oncologist and scientist at the NCI developing #radiopharmaceuticals in the lab to help image and treat human cancers.
My research sits at the interface of #oncology #chemistry #radiochemistry #drugdevelopment #clinicaltrials #nucmed #radonc.
Beyond the professional, I enjoy #audiobooks, #fitness, #coffee, and occasional #beer #homebrewing.
Looking to connect with and learn from diverse thinkers in oncology, medicine, and beyond.
#introduction: I'm a medically trained scientific and statistical consultant working on problems in the #epistemology of #medicine & #MedicalResearch. I have devoted particular attention to developing a #methodology for #DoseIndividualization in #oncology #DrugDevelopment.
Although I use #Rstats extensively in my work, my heart is really with declarative programming languages such as #Prolog and #JAGS. Keen to learn #FPGA and build stuff with it!