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Making the Impossible Possible

October 1, 2021October 18, 2021 Tim Corkran associate professor, basic science colleague, bedside, bedside approach, blood cell, brand-new drug, Brown, brown cancer center, Brown cancer center 's Rebecca Redman, cancer, cancer cell, cancer patient, cancer treatment, care of cancer patient, checkpoint, checkpoint inhibitor, chemotherapy, chief administrative officer of UofL health, clinic, clinical research, clinical trial, clinical trial office, combination of exist drug, dedicated research coordinator, deputy director, deputy director of clinical research, devoted team, diagnosis, dietician, director of medical oncology service, ENT physician, entire team of dedicated research coordinator, first-time study, first-time study of the agent, fortuitous work study placement, function life, function treatment, gland cancer, HPV case, image001 photo, image002 photo, immune system, immunotherapy, informed bench, inhibitor, internal medicine residency, Jason Chesney, Kentuckian, lab, lab practice, life-giving tissue, lymphocyte, medical oncologist, medical oncology fellowship, medical oncology service, medicine, medicine residency, mix of lab work, multidisciplinary clinic, neck, neck cancer, neck cancer patient, neck cancer treatment, neck patient, oncologist, oncologist 's lab, oncology, oncology fellowship, oncology service, pediatric oncologist 's lab, phase 1, phase 1 trial, PhD, photo, possibility of a home run, quality of life-giving tissue, radiation, Rebecca Redman, Redman, Redman 's research, research coordinator, salivary gland cancer, science colleague, see patient, smart treatment, thoughtful way, throat cancer issue, tissue, treatment of head, trial offer two, trial offer two level, trial offer two level of hope, trial office, tumor, tumor infiltrate lymphocyte, UofL, UofL health, UofL school, UofL school of medicine, work study placement

LOUISVILLE The treatment of head and neck cancers has long had the potential to damage sensitive, quality of life-giving tissues.

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Multi-Cancer Early Detection

October 1, 2021October 18, 2021 Whitney Jones, MD ~200, 000 screening-identified cancer, abnormal DNA signature, advantage of scientific advancement, age 50, Alexandra Rogers Whitney Jones, at-risk group, bulk of reduction, cancer, cancer case, cancer death, cancer detection, cancer mortality rate, cancer prevention, cancer screen, cancer type, CAR-T, CAR-T cell therapy, cell-free, cell-free DNA, cfDNA, cfDNA shed, clinical utilization scenario, colon, concept of cell-free DNA, CT screen, current screen, current USPSTF screen, detection, development of multi-cancer, diagnostics, DNA, early detection, effective single cancer screen, elevated risk group, exosomes, false positive test, find of the proverbial needle, genome copy count, grail, hereditary cancer gene, identification of difference, image001 photo, increase stage, increased health care expenditure, individual cancer, invasive amniocentesis, low incidence rate of individual cancer, machine classifier, major metric, major metric of success, MCED, MCED test, MCEDs, Medicare, multi-cancer, Multi-Cancer Early detection, multiple pathway, oncology front, overall cancer mortality rate, patient anxiety, positive, positive screen, positive screen test, positive signal, potential procedural complication, power of DNA, PPV, pre-symptomatic, pre-symptomatic phase, prevention, promise of CAR-T cell therapy, proverbial needle, QR code, quantitative report, recommended screen, rich molecular information, screen, screening-identified, screening-identified cancer, sensitivity, sensitivity increase, signal origin, single cancer screen, small segment of DNA, specificity, Suboptimal, Suboptimal compliance, substantial false positive result, survivor of childhood cancer, target methylation, trained machine classifier, true positive, tumor, type of analysis of cfDNA, under-50, under-50 population, USPSTF, USPSTF A, USPSTF screen, utilization scenario, Whitney Jones

LEXINGTON This year marks the 50th anniversary of President Nixon’s “War on Cancer.” By 2030, cancer is expected to overtake

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CHI Saint Joseph Health Expands Cancer Care

October 1, 2021October 18, 2021 MD-Update Staff abnormal mammogram, active clinician, affiliate ofwith, application of biomedical engineer, area of sub-specialization, biomedical engineer, breast, breast cancer, breast cancer management, brief recap, cancer, cancer care, cancer patient, cancer team, cancer treatment, Care, Care center, chemotherapy, chi, chi institute, chi saint, CIRI, Cleveland, Cleveland clinic cancer center, Cleveland clinic cancer center breast cancer team, clinic, clinical focus, community cancer center, convenience of a community cancer center, Croley, cut cutting-edge treatment, cutting-edge treatment, editor 's intro, establish care, field of oncology, hematology, image001 photo, individual patient 's success, Jessica Croley, Jessica Jones Croley, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph health cancer, management of breast cancer, MDU, medical director, medical oncology, national research consortium, native Kentuckian, ofwith, oncologic condition, oncologist, oncology, patient 's success, patient navigator, personal philosophy, personal philosophy of care, professional life look, program strategy, provider, provider experience, quality process, radiation, radiologist, sub-specialization, survivorship care, suspicious mass, team of provider, time of abnormal mammogram, tumor, UK college of medicine, variety of hematologic

Editor’s Intro: Jessica Jones Croley, MD, is the medical director for CHI Saint Joseph Health Cancer Care, which launched an

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Knowledge Is Power

October 1, 2021October 18, 2021 Jim Kelsey Alexandra Rogers, baptist health, blood loss, calculated journey, cancer, cancer of the ovary, cancer patient, chemotherapy, clinical focus, common patient, decreased blood loss, disease process, Erica Takimoto, extreme precision, first-ever gynecology oncology program, Florida hospital cancer institute, gynecologic, gynecologic cancer, Gynecologic oncologist, gynecological oncologist, gynecological oncology, gynecologist, gynecology, gynecology oncology fellowship, gynecology oncology program, gynecology residency, high degree of compassion, high degree of medical knowledge, hometown of Scottsdale, hospital stay, image001 photo, length of hospital stay, Louisville, non-robotic, OB/ GYN, oncologist, oncology, ovarian cancer, ovarian mass, ovary, pediatric oncology, physician, pretty severe affliction, quality necessary, radical pelvic surgery, robotic, robotic gynecologic cancer surgery, robotic technology, room time, southeastern university college, southeastern university college of osteopathic medicine, St. Vincent Mercy, St. Vincent Mercy medical center, step of the way, surgery, surgical component, surgical component of OB-GYN, Takimoto, terrible disease process, treatment option, trophoblastic, trophoblastic disease, tube, tumor, uterine mass, western medicine approach

LOUISVILLE Growing up, Erica Takimoto, DO, was always skilled in science and math – two great strengths that could easily

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Racing Against Time

October 1, 2020April 7, 2021 Jim Kelsey abdominal pain, Abdul Jabbar, cancer, common Hollywood story line, criminal kill, CT, CT scan, department of Gastroenterology, detective, detective race, diagnostic screen, dual fellowship, early stage, endoscopic, endoscopic ultrasound, five year survival, gastroenterologist of Gastroenterology health partner, gastroenterology, Gastroenterology health partner, Gastroenterology of Southern Indiana, Gil Dunn, happy Hollywood end, Hepatology, highest-quality care, Hollywood story line, image001 photo, internal medicine internship, Jabbar, Jabbar family, jaundice, late presentation of the disease, liver, liver cancer, Louisville school, louisville-based practice, lymph-nodes, medicine internship, mix of patient care, negative tumor, Nishtar, Nishtar medical college, nodes-positive, nodes-positive tumor, pain, Pakistan, pancreatic cancer, partner, resection, risk factor, risk of pancreatic cancer, scan, sleuth skill, survival, teenaged child, Time, tumor, ultrasound, university of Louisville school of medicine, variety of gastrointestinal disorder, weight-loss

NEW ALBANY It’s a common Hollywood story line. The detective races to find the clues to solve the mystery before

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Power and Precision Equals Progress

October 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Donna Ison advancement, Alexandra Rogers, B., baptist health, baptist health hospital, beam, ben Birkhead, breast, breath, brown cancer center, cancer, cancer center, Carrie Birkhead Scharf, contour, Crystal McMahan, CT, deep breath, dose, dosimetrists, Eckman, Eckman Jr., field of radiation oncology, good possible care, health hospital, help of sophisticated software, high-dose, IGRT, image001 photography, IMRT, intensity, internship, James B., James Graham Brown, kindness, large role physics play, lead leave, lesser-known field, Louisville, Louisville radiation oncology, Louisville school, lung, math, math major, McMahan, medical train, oncologist, oncology, OSMS, outcome, perfect combination of patient care, photography, physician, physics, precision equal progress, radiation, radiation beam, radiation oncologist, radiation oncology, radiation oncology department, residency, role physics play, Scharf, Scharf 's father, Scharf state, side effect, SRT, therapist, therapy, time plan treatment, tissue, treatment beam, treatment field, tremendous technological advancement, tumor, UC Berkley, undergo therapy, unique amalgamation, unique amalgamation of medicine, university of Louisville school of medicine, UofL, UofL 's James Graham Brown, word of James B.

LOUISVILLE Radiation oncology is a unique amalgamation of medicine and math, physics and physicians, technologies and therapies all coexisting and

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Ultimate Continuity of Care

May 1, 2020September 4, 2020 Donna Ison cancer, case of estrogen-driven endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, challenge aspect of the subspecialty, chemotherapy, Chris Witzke Sarah Todd, Chris Witzke Telehealth, common gynecologic malignancy, common malignancy, communication tool, complex surgery-based practice, course of the call, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, current guideline, cytologic find, Daniel Metzinger, David McArthur, diagnosis, endometrial, estrogen-driven, estrogen-driven endometrial cancer, ever-increasing obesity epidemic, field of oncology, first-time telehealth user, frontline, general obstetrics, guidance of Daniel Metzinger, gynecologic, gynecologic condition, gynecologic malignancy, Gynecologic oncologist, Gynecologic oncology, gynecologic oncology clinic, Gynecologic oncology embrace diagnosis, health literacy, HIPEC, HPV, image001 photo, image002 photo, James Graham Brown, James Graham Brown cancer center, Louisville, Louisville school, maintain number, malignancy, malignant gynecologic condition, medical side, Moffitt cancer center, OB/ GYN, oncologist, oncology, optimal continuity, ovarian cancer, painful privilege, palliative care, pap, papilloma virus, personal distance, photo, physician, post-menopausal bleed, re-evaluation, Rebecca Todd, recurrence, respective diagnosis, Robert Todd, robotic, robotic surgery, Sarah Todd, screen, shadow opportunity, spectrum, subspecialty, surgeon, surgery, surgery-based, surgery-based practice, surgical side, system-wide rollout, telehealth, telehealth conference, Todd, Todd state, Todd treat, tumor, tumor of the ovary, ultimate continuity, ultimate continuity of care, uninterrupted patient consultation, university of Louisville school of medicine, UofL, UofL health, UofL physician, vulvar dysplasia, wake of COVID-19, wide spectrum, wide spectrum of diagnosis

LOUISVILLE In early April 2020, when personal distancing and restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic were high, Sarah Todd, MD, had

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Teamwork and Technology in Tandem

November 1, 2019February 21, 2020 Donna Ison acoustic neuromas, additional neurosurgeon, Anderson hospital, assistant professor of neurological surgery, available make, Base center, Baylor, Baylor college, Baylor college of medicine, benign tumor, brain, brain tumor, brain tumor center, breast, breast cancer, Brian Williams, cancer, cancer rehabilitation specialist, centralized treatment model, collaborative spirit, common malignant brain cancer, complex find, complication of problem, director of the brain tumor center, Dr. Williams, efficient medical care, excite group, focused radiation, glioblastoma, host of option, image001 photo, innovative team approach, interstitial thermal therapy, J., John lair, lair, laser, late surgical technique, lengthen life, logical field, manifestation of neurological metastatic cancer, medicine, melanoma, myriad of problem, Neuro-Oncologist, neurological metastatic cancer, neurological surgery, neuroradiologist, neuroscience, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, neurosurgical oncology, nurse navigator, oncology, patient population, photo, physician, practice neurosurgeon, prevalent skull-based pathology, primary brain tumor, radiation, radiosurgery, removal of tumor, restorative neuroscience, share opinion, skull-based, skull-based operation, skull-based pathology, slight predilection, statewide resource, surgery, team approach, teamwork, therapy, treatment model, tumor, tumor board, tumor board meet, unwanted symptom, UofL, UofL physician, UofL physician 's innovative team approach, UofL Physicians-Restorative, UofL Physicians-Restorative neuroscience, UofL practice, UofL school, UofL school of medicine, Williams, Williams 's role, Williams state, Williams treat

LOUISVILLE For Brian J. Williams, MD, choosing the “nuanced and logical field” of neurosurgery was a no-brainer. “I enjoy working

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Treating Cancers That are Bad to the Bone and Soft Tissues

September 1, 2019October 28, 2019 Jim Kelsey amputation, bone, bone cancer, bone tumor, breast cancer, cancer, chemotherapy, Chile, diagnosis, expand patient population, extremity, extremity trauma, faculty member of the UofL school of medicine, fellowship, formal orthopedic oncology program, Gil Dunn Rodolfo Zamora, healthy tissue, image001 photo, indicator, knee, lesion, low extremity trauma, medical track, musculoskeletal, national Chilean reference center, oncologist, oncology, oncology course, oncology fellowship, oncology program, orthopedic oncologist, orthopedic oncology, orthopedic oncology course, orthopedic oncology fellowship, orthopedic trauma, pain, physician, precision, primary tumor patient, referral place, regional sarcoma center, resection, Rodolfo Zamora, sarcoma, sarcoma center, soft tissue sarcoma, soft tissue tumor, surgeon, surgery, survival, survival rate, tissue, tissue sarcoma, tissue tumor, trauma, trauma fellowship, treat cancer, tumor, tumor patient, two year research fellowship, ultimate career path, university of Washington school of medicine, UofL, UofL James Graham Brown, UofL James Graham Brown cancer center, UofL physician, UofL school, variation of breast cancer, Zamora

LOUISVILLE Like many medical doctors, Rodolfo Zamora, MD, is the type of person who enjoys problem solving. He liked numbers,

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Combining Cutting-Edge Care and Convenience

November 1, 2018February 15, 2019 Donna Ison active responsibility, appreciative patient, Bardstown, Bardstown community, boutique, boutique nature, breast, brown cancer center, brown cancer center 's bone, brown cancer center of Louisville, cancer, cancer center 's bone, care close, chemotherapy, community-based center, complete care close, cutaneous t-cell lymphomas, cutting-edge care, Flaget, Flaget cancer center, full cancer care, full-service, full-service cancer center, hematologic issue, hematology, image001 photo, internal medicine, Kentucky, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, lymphomas, marrow transplant unit, Martin, Martin state, medical director, medical oncology fellowship, Monte Martin, name basis, obesity, oncology, oncology fellowship, oncology-certified, oncology-certified nurse, outpatient, patient connection, required patient, small staff, soft tissue malignancy, St. George 's university school, St. George 's university school of medicine, t-cell lymphomas, team of oncology-certified nurse, therapy, tissue malignancy, treat melanoma, tumor

BARDSTOWN According to the American Cancer Society, there will be nearly 26,000 new cancer cases in Kentucky in 2018. Many

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