Huge thank you Shirish Gadgeel & Fawzi Abu Rous, MD for inviting me to speak at Grand Rounds & planning meetings after w/diff depts & fellows, lunch w/survivors & a great dinner! Every cancer center should implement patients like this in their Grand Rounds! #LCSM #PatientCentered

Impact of Structural Racism on Cancer Disparities: Zinzi Bailey, Lia C. Scott, and Jasmine M. Miller-Kleinhenz will address this topic at the AACR Conference on Cancer Health Disparities (Sept 29-Oct 2). bit.ly/43RqgAq #AACRdisp23 Zinzi Bailey, ScD, MSPH Lia Scott, PhD, MPH Jasmine Miller Kleinhenz, PhD

Better late than never - thank you Ulka Vaishampayan for your leadership and a wonderful night hosted by OncLive SOSS discussing updates in renal and prostate cancer!

In this study of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, mismatch repair deficiency or high microsatellite instability was more frequent in Black compared with White men, but Black men were less likely to receive targeted therapy. ja.ma/3LucEoG

Published! Black men with mCRPC more likely to have MMRd but less likely to get targeted therapy. Thanks to AjjaiAlva for his leadership of the PROMISE consortium and to Pedro C Barata, MD MSc FACP, Frank Cackowski and all our collaborators. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… x.com/JAMANetworkOpe…

PCCTC investigators Andrew Armstrong and Rana McKay, MD, FASCO co-authors on new manuscript detailing biomarker-directed therapy in black and white men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in JAMA Netw Open: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

#GeriOnc things to consider ‼️Older adults often prioritize function over OS‼️ 🆘When Rx impacts function, caregivers are needed The key ?s when planning treatment 1) Who will take care of the patient when undergoing rx? 2) Who does the pt also take care of (grandchildren?

We are gearing up for the second Henry Ford Innovations Meeting in Detroit, MI, to discover and discuss advancing #healthequity in cancer care in the Detroit community. This discussion will serve as a jumping off point for future collaboration between our teams and will help us set

Just a reminder that burnout in healthcare is not due to a lack of resilience. It's caused by overwork, sleep deprivation, staffing shortages, excessive charting demands, not enough time with patients, dealing with insurance denials, & lack of adequate support... to name a few.

I would like to express a heartfelt🙏 to Sky Foundation, Inc. for supporting our research on #PDAC TME! Thank you! S/o to🌟Madison in my lab who is balancing med school rotations and this project if you are at #AACRpan23 please swing by her poster Friday night C012!

I am excited to announce that the Charles H. Wright Musuem received 1.8M in federal funds. The Charles H. Weight Musuem of African American History is a gem not only in Detroit, but nationally.

We are live in Detroit, MI, for the #AdvancingHealthEquity in Cancer Care Conference! Dr. Steven Kalkanis, Henry Ford Health, kicked off the day discussing social determinants of health as it relates to #cancer screening. Key Takeaway: "We are talking about the difference

At the end of a family meeting, every time I hear patient/family say "Thank you" to me, the very person who gave them the worst news in their life, I think what matters is not the news we deliver, but the way we deliver it.

Starting the morning with hard truths about history of institutional racism in our country #AACRdisp23 #redlining

Wonderfully put-together session. Thank you! Thought provoking, inspiring, even infuriating at times.

Huge congratulations to Ali A Dabaja on a well-deserved award for your dedication to patient safety and quality. Your hard work and commitment are truly inspiring! #patientsafety #qualitypatientcare #rolemodel Henry Ford Health Vattikuti Urology Institute

Medical student writing contest sponsored by Wayne County Medical Society of Southeast Michigan. Help shape the future of medicine! WCMSSM facebook.com/10006485931545…

Invigorating talks and learning experience at Bladder Cancer Symposium Henry Ford Health put together by Dr Raza and Clara Hwang bringing together experts across the continent! #bladdercancer Piyush Kumar Agarwal Roger Li Jeffrey Montgomery Melissa J. Huynh jamesopeabody Vattikuti Urology Institute