Cancer Survivorship: Treating More Than the Tumor Presented LIVE:  Tuesday, July 28th 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

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Guests:
Caroline Hale, Cancer Survivor

David Carbone, M.D., Ph.D., Cancer Survivor, 
Harold L. Moses Chair in Cancer Research

Debra Friedman, M.D.
Director, REACH for Survivorship Associate Professor of Pediatrics
E. Bronson Ingram Chair of Pediatric Oncology

More information on Dr. Debra Friedman here

Email your questions to: patientpower@vanderbilt.edu 

About the Webcast
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Treating just the tumor is not enough. With 12 million cancer survivors in this country, and more joining their ranks all the time, we have to do better at not only saving lives, but assuring quality of life after cancer.

Survivors face a myriad of challenges after treatment. They include various physical, emotional, practical, social, mental, medical and sexual issues. Today, more is known about these challenges and more centers are starting to pay attention to these issues in a focused and coordinated way.

Dr. Deb Friedman is leading Vanderbilt’s initiatives to develop a comprehensive research and clinical services program in cancer survivorship. The program, called REACH for Survivorship, is a partnership of services and talents from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and the department of pediatrics.

So, what are some of the challenges that cancer survivors face as they find their “new normal” and what research is being done to minimize those challenges? Caroline Hale and Dr. David Carbone are both cancer survivors, with their own unique perspectives on these issues. Caroline is a recent college graduate who has overcome several medical challenges since her treatment for cancer as a young teen. Dr. Carbone is a leading cancer researcher and oncologist who nearly 10 years ago was hearing “you have cancer” himself. Join them, along with Dr. Friedman, for this interactive webcast as they share their experiences and discuss this unique area of care. Learn more about what Vanderbilt is attempting to do through the REACH program, and the importance of providing these services in a coordinated, comprehensive way for ALL survivors, regardless of age at diagnosis, type of cancer or where they originally received their oncology care.