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Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discusses new technologies making surgery on lung cancer tumors easier and expresses what currently excites her within the lung cancer space.

Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discussed the role of immunotherapies in lung cancer and how they are used.

Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, explained what testing needs to be done to identify the best treatment for patients with lung cancer.

Carmen Solórzano, MD, FACS, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), discusss how VUMC uses technology to advance cancer treatments and her current research.

Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, FACS, a faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, discussed improvements in lung cancer outcomes due to new screenings and therapies.

Jordan Berlin, MD, FASCO, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, explained how patient preferences and new treatments are considered, as well as what he is currently working on and his biggest takeaway from The American Journal of Managed Care®’s Institute for Value-Based Medicine® held in Nashville, TN on August 17, 2023.

Jennifer Choe, MD, PhD, a head and neck medical oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discussed head and neck cancer relapse post-radiation therapy, new treatment trials, and any promising responses from them.

The therapy is designed to target multiple receptors and could address an unmet need in metastatic colorectal cancer.

A panel of experts discussed the explosion of information and advances in cancer genomics and the accompanying challenges of understanding the data and taking action.

Youths and young adults are the target demographic of sleek, colorful e-cigarette devices with flavorful nicotine.

Experts weigh in on the recently updated National Clinical Care Commission (NCCC) recommendation to improve diabetes prevention and care in the United States.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, discusses efforts to improve racial and ethnic disparities in US chronic disease rates.

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, is the executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, a strategic partnership between Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt College of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. She is also Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and professor of radiation oncology, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

In the opening sessions at the Patient-Centered Oncology Care® conference, held September 23-24 both virtually and in Nashville, Tennessee, speakers focused on addressing disparities by getting involved and engaged with the community.