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"Doctor, the cancer has spread to the brain. Would he be alive for atleast 3-4months? There are so many things we want to do for him " 2 children enquiring about their elderly father brought in with seizures
Read on this miraculous story.
#CancerAwareness #oncology #MedTwitter
An elderly patient who was diagnosed as #lungcancer 2 years back presented to the ER at 5 pm with multiple episodes of seizures. He couldnt speak, recognise his daughters and was having slurring of speech. His consciousness levels were low
#CancerAwareness #oncology #MedTwitter
A MRI of the brain done showed one of the most tragic sights-multiple areas of the brain affected by Cancer deposits. In the image you can see them as the fluffy white spots.
#lungcancer #MedTwitter #oncology
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I have done the academically unfathomable:

I am resigning my faculty position without another job lined up. While I am 100% confident in my decision, I am also 100% sad.

This did not have to happen. #womeninmedicine 1/
I am not burned out. I love what I do. I love my patients and I love my research. I am not quitting my calling. I am being brave enough to be CEO of my own life. @RUBraveEnough 2/
Why? “Alignment between your career & your core values produces satisfaction, a sense of happiness & fulfillment. A misalignment can cause can everything from minor problems to major disruptions.” 3a/
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Abstract 67: all new patients with blood cancer age >=75 screened for frailty; participants randomized to receive geriatric consultation. Outcomes: feasibility, 1-yr OS, acute care utilization, goals of care discussion. ash.confex.com/ash/2019/webpr…
86% participated in RCT, but some patients worried that geriatric consultation would make them ineligible for treatment. Just heard this same observation from another #geriheme MD on the opposite side of the country just last night! @ROlinMD
@ROlinMD Outcomes: OS not improved (Abel says geriatrics is not magic!) but geriatric consultation did increase documented goals-of-care conversations. #geriheme #gerionc #ASH19
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Introducing #gerituzumab which reduces 90-day postoperative mortality in #gerionc by 57%. ⁦@MSK_GeriOnc⁩ got an audible gasp from the audience at the benefit of Geriatric comanagement in post-op pts #ASCO19 ImageImageImageImage
Question from audience: How were pts selected for gerituzumab? Answer: surgeons requested consultation; no formal frailty screening done. Nonetheless, baseline characteristics of those who received #gerituzumab were similar to those receiving standard-of-care surgeon-care-amide
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In phase I immunotherapy trials, pts over age 65 had more toxicity @IshwariaMD #gerionc #SIOG17 Image
@IshwariaMD However, these didn’t tend to be serious high grade tox Image
Fatigue and anorexia more common in older adults on phase I immunotherapy trials #gerionc #siog17 Image
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