Patient-Centered Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship

About this episode

Dr. Chino discusses patient-centered survivorship in head and neck cancer with Dr. Talya Salz and Jeff White.

Dr. Chino talks with Dr. Talya Salz, the first author of the JCO OP manuscript " Impact of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome–Informed Clinical Decision Support Tool on Clinical Discussions With Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: Findings From the HN-STAR Randomized Controlled Trial (WF-1805CD) " which was published earlier this year simultaneous to the ASCO Quality Care Symposium. Jeff White, the Director of PR and Strategic Communications for the American Society for Radiation Oncology, also joins the conversation to provide the patient advocate perspective. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Fumiko Chino: Hello, and welcome to Put into Practice , the podcast for the JCO Oncology Practice . I'm Dr. Fumiko Chino, an Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center with a research focus on access, affordability, and equity. Incidence of head and neck cancers is rising, primarily driven by HPV-positive oropharynx cancers, which are commonly diagnosed in younger people with overall excellent disease outcomes. Patient-centered cancer survivorship is a key evolving area of study, with the goal of improving quality of life after cancer treatment. This is particularly important for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chino, Fumiko Chino

Guests: Jeff White, Dr. Talya Salz

Topics covered

• head and neck cancer
• survivorship
• patient-centered care
• clinical decision support
• healthcare communication

Keywords

• patient-reported outcomes
• clinical discussions
• HN-STAR trial
• ASCO Quality Care Symposium
• advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Tool

Books & works: " Impact of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome–Informed Clinical Decision Support Tool on Clinical Discussions With Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: Findings From the HN-STAR Randomized Controlled Trial (WF-1805CD) ", Put into Practice, Impact of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome-Informed Clinical Decision Support Tool on Clinical Discussions With Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

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