K_Schaffer

GU Medical Oncologist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Personalized Prostate Cancer Care; Health Equity

[Dr. Cathy Eng @CathyEngMD]

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[VIPR @VUMC_VIPR]

@VUMC_VIPR and @VUMCurology would like to thank Dr. Todd Morgan for a phenomenal talk this evening "10 things I hate about prostate cancer".

[Paula Hurley @HurleyLab]

CAFs in Prostate Cancer with Cribriform Morphology https://t.co/H9WPZPNR5d
@JGordetsky @LotanLab @KSchaffer17 @Brnda27 @HongYuenWong @MIZBlythe @VUMC_VIPR
#TME

[PCF Science @PCF_Science]

The 27th Annual Virtual @PCFnews Scientific Retreat #PCFRetreat starts TOMORROW, October 20th at 7:00 AM U.S. PT, with our 5th Annual #WomeninScience Forum!

Attendance to all 4 days of the Retreat is open to everyone!

Register & view the Agenda at: https://t.co/hriZ4uWMLE

[K_Schaffer @KSchaffer17]

@OncLive @CathyEngMD @VUMC_Cancer Very well written @CathyEngMD & @RajivAgarwalMD

[K_Schaffer @KSchaffer17]

ICARE registry data highlights racial inequities in genetic testing - it’s time to ensure all eligible patients have access to testing.

[K_Schaffer @KSchaffer17]

@KimrynRathmell @inheritedcancer @VUMC_Cancer @GeneticCouns @TheACMG @NCCN @VUMCgenetics @VUMCSurgOnc @FDA_Drug_Info @urogeek @DanBarocas @NBDavisMD @Drkelvinmoses06 @UroCancerMD Yes - and FDA approved olaparib as well! Big week for PARP inhibitor therapies in prostate cancer !

[Michael King @profmikeking]

King Lab is donating some PPE to @VUMChealth for use in patient care during this critical time. Wherever you are, your local hospital is probably running low on these supplies! @VandyBME #COVID19

[Dr. jordan berlin @jordanberlin5]

so beautiful a piece on practicing medicine. Proud to have @RajivAgarwalMD as a colleague at @VUMC_Cancer

[Carla Casulo, MD @DrCarlaCasulo]

Congratulations to @WilmotCancer hematology/oncology fellow @alpert_alison for their compelling and courageous piece in #JCO @ASCO_pubs Coming Out in the Exam Room https://t.co/G2907oyDyy

[K_Schaffer @KSchaffer17]

@Ecastromarcos gave a fantastic presentation today at #GU20 ASCO . Lots coming down the pipeline for DNA repair defects and #PrecisionMedicine in #ProstateCancer - now we just need to test patients !

[Elena Castro @Ecastromarcos]

Thankful to @Asco for giving me the opportunity to discuss DNA repair in #ProstateCancer. Deeply honoured

[Elena Castro @Ecastromarcos]

Thankful to @Asco for giving me the opportunity to discuss DNA repair in #ProstateCancer. Deeply honoured

[K_Schaffer @KSchaffer17]

Attended a fantastic symposium today- many inspiring speakers and talented researchers !

[Christine Lovly, MD, PhD, FASCO @christine_lovly]

@VUMC_Cancer @TSUedu @MeharryMedical #Cancer #Partnership: Joint symposium on important topic of cancer care disparities today. Thanks to @slingomez for keynote lecture! Great to see @TSUedu PhD student Sherly Celada highlighted! @UCSFCancer @MelindaAldrich

[Brian Rini, MD @brian_rini]

Shout out to Katy Beckermann for this article on a timely clinical topic. IO/VEGF is SOC in favorable risk RCC although more follow up and more data needed. https://t.co/1SLcqMUog0

[K_Schaffer @KSchaffer17]

So many patients ask about this. Very helpful to have this info

[Gerry Hanna @gerryhanna]

Can Cannabis Cure Cancer? Really excellent editorial in @JAMAOnc - bottom line is no clear or highly suggestive evidence to date. #RadOnc read more: https://t.co/jIJJPURrgL

[GeneticsUnzipped @GeneticsUnzip]

Thanks to genetic sequencing, we now know that Darwin’s finches are so closely related, that there has been some debate about whether they are separate species at all. Catch up with the latest episode of the podcast. With @GenSocUK #genetics #science https://t.co/dYMopzdNV9