Swisher Lab

Today @JAMAOnc published results of the MAGENTA study by @SwisherLab, @LizSwisher & @KarenLuMD. In 3.8k participants, skipping counseling after screening for inherited risk for cancer did not increase distress for those with negative results. Learn more at jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

Drug Discovery, Development, and Novel Pathways: Timothy A. Yap, Sarah F. Adams, @KatherineFuh, and Jung-min Lee will address this topic in a plenary at the AACR Special Conference on Ovarian Cancer (Oct 5-7, Boston). Learn more: bit.ly/3O7oYf4 #AACRovc23 @SwisherLab

Register by August 28 to get the lowest rates for the AACR Special Conference on Ovarian Cancer (October 5-7, Boston), chaired by @FrancesBalkwill, @DrBenNeel, @KunleOdunsiMD, and @SwisherLiz. Learn more: bit.ly/44rD5mh #AACRovc23 @SwisherLab

Sometimes, it really is sunny in Seattle. Lovely to share it with star trainees! @UWashOBGYN @KPenningtonMD @BarbaraAGoff

Submit an abstract by July 18 for the AACR Special Conference on Ovarian Cancer (October 5-7, Boston), chaired by @FrancesBalkwill, @DrBenNeel, @KunleOdunsiMD, and @SwisherLiz. Learn more: bit.ly/3pMDtwv #AACRovc23 @SwisherLab

@AnneMillsMD @Aetna So frustrating. I spend hours doing these appeals for my cancer patients, usually to no avail. My patients have literally said to me "my insurance company wants me to die" and I have no answer.

Currently experiencing my worst RA flare in years & still waiting for insurance to approve a new medication 14 days after my rheumatologist (who has cared for me for 10 years & knows what drug I need far better than an alleged “peer reviewer”) prescribed it. @Aetna do better.

@SRuhle It's greed, pure and simple. A great reason to switch your interest to @LPGA.

This is not an opinion - it is a question. Of the people who are justifiably upset about PGA/LIV, what percentage play/watch the sport? The deal argues the influx of capital will grow the sport & its reach. My question- at what cost?

@Andrew_Akbashev 💯 ! also, there's the nepotism inherent in unblinded review and the publication IFs of women and minority scientists are lower not because of poor science. Hanging too much on IFs in hiring and promotion contributes to discrimination and reduces diversity. Impact matters not IFs

Rejection of your paper or grant has NO relevance to the opinion of #research community. It is nothing but the opinion of one person. Several examples: 1. The first paper on graphene was rejected from Nature because “it did not constitute a sufficient scientific advance”. Later, it was awarded a Nobel prize. 2. The first manuscript showing the microbiome-brain connection was published after 7 submissions that took 3 years. Today, this field has exploded. I expect it will get a Nobel prize in the future. 3. Theodore Maiman tried to publish a paper describing the first operating laser in Physical Review Letters and… got a rejection! 4. Peter Ratcliffe, who worked on cells’ response to changes in oxygen levels, got his key paper rejected from Nature (see photo). Later, he was awarded a Nobel Prize for this work. And there are many other examples… . And yet I see so many young scientists stressing about rejections. For some reason, they seem to genuinely expect that the editors should know which study is truly worth it. As a result, many rejections are met with surprise and disbelief:  “How could they reject it? They publish so much trash, and yet they think our detailed 3-year-long study is not interesting to the community! WHY?” . Well, the reality is: - Most editors have very little time to delve into your study. They can easily FAIL to recognize the potential impact of your study. Proper communication in the cover letter and clear writing style can help (although only to a limited degree). - Many reviewers have little idea about the science in your paper. But they can have a big ego. So, if they have a bad day or were rejected recently, it’s easy for them to find 1000 technical reasons to reject your paper as well. - Most scientists genuinely don’t know if your discovery can make any impact. If we could predict the course of science, we would be living very differently! My message is simple: Forget about objectivity. Academia is a very subjective world. Fight for objectivity but don’t take it for granted. A great study will be found, cited and recognized. Disregard of where it’s published. A bad study requires a high-impact journal to be found and cited. But the long-time recognition might be a problem. High-IF journals are simply billboards. Their rejections do NOT represent the opinion of a scientific community. You can get rejected but don’t reject yourself! Believe in your results. #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

Great work by @UWashOBGYN intern extraordinaire @Joyce_y_Wang! In 3 years you want to match this one in your gynonc fellowship!

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor associated with germline DICER1 pathogenic variant diagnosed during pregnancy @ISGynP @SGO_org @IGCSociety @ESGO_society @OncoAlert @ASCO @SwisherLiz @SwisherLab sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Extraordinary clinical response to ibrutinib in low-grade ovarian cancer guided by organoid drug testing pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37202426/ organoid directed drug testing performed by @SEngineMedicine directed tx literally rescued a #LGSOC pt from the brink of death!👇🚨 #lowgradeserous

@heidigraydrezn5 @SwisherLab @SEngineMedicine and co-authors report an N of 1 trial in #LGSOC #ovariancancer @MNOvarianCancer @ocrahope @SU2C novel ways to treat rare cancers with #precisiontherapy

Submit an abstract by July 18 for the AACR Special Conference on Ovarian Cancer (October 5-7, Boston), chaired by @FrancesBalkwill, @DrBenNeel, @KunleOdunsiMD, and @SwisherLiz. Learn more: bit.ly/3OFZBmm #AACRovc23 @SwisherLab

It really does not matter if a fertilized egg is a person or not. As long as I can’t force you to donate a kidney or bone marrow or part of your liver to save a life, you can’t force anyone to risk their life and health with a pregnancy. twitter.com/njbeisner/stat…

First ovarian cancer survivor in history @Jess.Wedel just summited Mt Everest! Truly amazing! We join the team to focus on #ovariancancer prevention @drjmhope @SwisherLiz @StephanieVBlank @DKhabeleMD Donate: secure.qgiv.com/event/anymount… Website: anymountainsong.com

Check out this completely amazing person! Literally climbing mountains to help end ovarian cancer. @anymountainsong

@StephanieVBlank @SwisherLiz @anymountainsong @jess 😂 yeah, bet that not many have seen me speechless. 😅

Raising #ovariancancer awareness and research funds by climbing to the top of the world! I am speechless. @karenluMD @StephanieVBlank @KaraLongRoche @DKhabeleMD @BakkumGamez

@AACR @FrancesBalkwill @DrBenNeel @KunleOdunsiMD @SwisherLiz @SwisherLab We also invite our female Assistant Professors who work on #OvarianCancer to submit an application for the Victoria's Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers Career Development Awards. aacr.org/grants/victori… #AACRGrants

Join us in person for great ovarian cancer science and comraderie! Can't wait to see you there! @ocrahope @SU2C @MNOvarianCancer