In 2017 I underwent a cancer surgery with a ~2-3% mortality rate.
That statistic hit me the night before the operation, when I became an anxious insomnaic.
As we confront the #coronavirus threat, we should be careful of each other, we should be kind, while there is still time.
Due to rapidly escalating health concerns relating to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the 2020 APS March Meeting in Denver, CO, has been canceled. Please do not travel to Denver to attend the March Meeting. More information will follow shortly. #apsmarch
@seattleflustudy This case, WA2, is on a branch in the evolutionary tree that descends directly from WA1, the first reported case in the USA sampled Jan 19, also from Snohomish County, viewable here: https://t.co/gxyo0PsJ7x 2/9
There are already many barriers (primarily funding and industry players) that limit how we study the health effects of pollution in our natural environment and at our jobs. This change will surely result in more pollution and cause early mortality for adults and children.
The changes to the epa research standards are unethical. They will not protect patients and individuals who participate in research. As a cancer prevention specialist, I am gravely alarmed. #oncoalert
Congrats to our awesome #mri guided #radiotherapy team @BrighamWomens /@DanaFarber for scanning our first #cancer patient for treatment planning on the cutting edge MRI-guided linear accelerator (first in New England)! Amazing work! looking forward to first treatments in 2 weeks!
TIME -c showing acute morbidites differences translated into late effects differences as reported by patients #gyncsm changing standard of care to IMRT for post op endometrial and cervical cancer @ASTRO_org#astro2019
For those misled by the @nytimes that it’s all sunshine and roses for women in medicine, here is a rigorous study showing gender differences in compensation aren’t fully explained away by differences in hours worked (or many other factors). @TIMESUPHC https://t.co/l0VkxuMsSF
Study on Female Trainees in #RadOnc is out in IJROBP: https://t.co/pC2DlxY4wf. 95% of female trainees reported burnout, 80% reported "gender specific biases or obstacles", 30% reported unwanted sexual advances. Great work by @S_W_R_O & @ARRO w/ mentorship by @reshmajagsi!