Prof. Nathan I. Cherny sits down with The Group Room at EMCC 2011. Dr. Cherny discusses the role of palliative care in cancer treatment.  He also talks about how he got into palliative care and surviving testicular cancer as a first year medical student. The Group Room at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference was [...]

Prof. Nathan I. Cherny sits down with The Group Room at EMCC 2011. In this segment, Dr. Cherny discusses medical care vs. medical research and how sometimes the individual patient needs are lost at the expense of the research. The Group Room at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Conference was made possible, in part, by: [...]

Thomas J. Smith, MD, FACP is a Massey Endowed Professor of Palliative Care Research & Medicine from Virgina Commonwealth University-Massey Cancer Center. Dr. Smith provides a great overview on palliative care for cancer patients in the United States at ASCO 2011. The Group Room at the 2011 American Association For Cancer Research Annual Meeting was [...]

Thomas J. Smith, MD, FACP is a Massey Endowed Professor of Palliative Care Research & Medicine from Virgina Commonwealth University-Massey Cancer Center. Dr. Smith gives an overview of the guidelines for hospice care in the United States as well as some insight into best practices for doctor communication around the subject. The Group Room at [...]

Jamie Von Roenn, MD gives an overview of palliative care. How far have we come and where do we need to go? Jamie H. Von Roenn, MD is the Co-Director of the Cancer Control Program at the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University in Chicago. The Group Room at the 2011 American Association [...]

Dr. Jamie Von Roenn discusses palliative care in the United States. Jamie H. Von Roenn, MD is the Co-Director of the Cancer Control Program at the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University in Chicago. The Group Room at the 2011 American Association For Cancer Research Annual Meeting was made possible, in part, by: [...]

Jamie Von Roenn, MD talks about value in cancer treatment as it pertains to palliative care. Jamie H. Von Roenn, MD is the Co-Director of the Cancer Control Program at the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University in Chicago. The Group Room at the 2011 American Association For Cancer Research Annual Meeting was [...]