Michelle Kirschner

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Treatment decision-making and quality of life versus length of life preferences of older patients with early stage cancer: A systematic review geriatriconcology.net/article/S1879-… @nicolobattisti @WilliamDale_MD @myCARG #GeriOnc #OlderAdults #OncoAlert #SIOG #YoungSIOG #Elsevier #DecisionMaking #QualityofLife

@Dr_RShatsky I’m just wish there was more on supportive care and survivorship. This area is lagging behind. My work through the CSPN has connected me with oncology teams throughout the US and it’s clear that our oncology programs are not dedicating the needed funds.

I do love this meeting though. Some docs say it’s too big and impersonal, but for us breast oncs I don’t think so. It’s still good. We have a tight knit community of academic breast oncs and it gives an important more global perspective. #ASCO2025

#ASCO25 is almost here and this time of year is so overwhelming. Trying to see all my patients so that I can safely attend a conference for a week without anyone suffering. For someone who still sees as many sick patients as me it’s a lot! 🙁

@bogda_koczwara Thanks for creating this important survey. I just reposted it in the Cancer Survivorship Provider Network.

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@VPrasadMDMPH Totally agree. Instead oncologists should join the free multidisciplinary CSPN online community which is working on improving cancer care on the ground. thecspn.org

Best advice for Jr faculty in oncology Don't join any asco committees Don't take any admin roles (med director/ asst pd) Don't go to any conferences where you aren't speaking Networking is worth nothing Don't do any uni committees Improve ur clinical skills Publish a good paper

@PTarantinoMD @TheLancet @stolaney1 @DFCI_BreastOnc @DanaFarber @DanaFarberNews @harvardmed Could we write a paper about breast cancer supportive care research and actual impact? Patients are being harmed by the lack of precision supportive care. It’s not enough to cure someone and not deal with all the side effects of treatment.

What is the actual impact of breast cancer clinical research on patients outcomes? Proud to share our editorial just published in @TheLancet, where @stolaney1 and I discuss the results of an EBCTCG analysis of 151 trials which analyzed BC patients outcomes over two decades. After correction for tumor features and treatments, patients diagnosed after 2000 were found to have 20-25% lower rate of distant recurrence than those diagnosed in the 90s, highlighting a steady progress in patients management and outcomes. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

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@KLCampbellPhD @JCOOP_ASCO We developed a hospital protocol and started seeing bone Mets patients in our cancer exercise program at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Do we know who else has implemented these protocols?

Turning recommendations into action! 💡 It's not enough for healthcare professionals to simply make recommendations; true change comes from integration into the healthcare system through education and information sharing. 🌟Let's bridge the gap between knowledge and practice 💪

Only 4% of cancer survivors adhered to all 4 American Cancer Society guidelines, with the mean number met being 2 The guidelines 1. physical activity 2. body mass index 3. alcohol use 4. fruit & vegetable intake Much work to be done to improve adherence! jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

@Phage_84 @jarlebreivik I agree but best outcome if a proactive plan is created to reduce long term effects such as radiation fibrosis which can occur 10-20 years after treatment. Cancer survivors should be followed by survivorship after surveillance is completed.

@jarlebreivik Idk bro. Don’t get me wrong it’s better than dying, but I’d prefer sticking to treatments that don’t do this. 👇

In the age of immunotherapy, radiation therapy may be better than its reputation. #Making_Sense_of_Cancer

@TimRebbeck @NCI We should consider setting up some oncology Learning Health Networks. It’s not as expensive as traditional research and will provide data surrounding current clinical care. Great way to address SDOH disparities. I’m working on one getting on up right now.

This a sad day for the #cancer community, as @NCI is forced to make funding cuts: “Halfway into fiscal year 2024, NCI officials are crunching numbers, trying to find ways to live with an appropriation that … reduces the institute’s spending power.”

@jarlebreivik I just received your book and look forward to reading. Happy to share why proactive supportive/survivorship care is one tool to prevent over treatment in patients. It’s important to move away from the medical model to a biopsychosocial model.

@Michell17994861 That an important perspective. You may find value in may new book, recently recommended to King Charles by The former editor of The British Medical Journal: bmj.com/content/384/bm…

The idea that in order to achieve progress we have to accept 'a lot of evils' is what makes techno-optimism and transhumanism so dangerous. A lot of people will suffer because we spend our resources on life extension rather than life quality.