Five-year survival rate from skin cancer for white patients? 90%.

For black patients? 66%

Important new clinical service from Baylor Medicine: Skin of Color Clinic. Baylor Medicine bcm.edu/healthcare/spe…

Thank you, WTOP for raising awareness!

This year, more than 22,000 people will be diagnosed with esophageal cancer and more than 16,000 will lose their battle with the disease, according to the ACR. wtop.com/health-fitness…

#EsophagealCancer #EsophagealCancer Awareness

Such an honor to come back to where it all started and build an unparalleled Lung Institute. BCM_Surgery continues to develop and grow.

These 'webextras' were created to highlight the themes ran through our interviews with #surgeonswhoarewomen . Ultimately all of the barriers faced by women can be distilled into this - 'it's just a different standard for women.' #ILookLikeaSurgeon #BreaktheBias #MedTwitter

Welcome aboard Shanda Blackmon, MD We could not be more excited to welcome you to BCM_Surgery BCMHouston

Congratulations Shanda Blackmon, MD !! Your entire WomenInThoracicSurg fan-group is excited to watch all of your successes back home in Houston. You are our GOAT!

ACS Executive Director Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on fixing the broken Medicare physician payment system to help ensure high-quality care for surgical patients.

For more information and to watch Dr. Turner’s testimony: facs.org/for-medical-pr…

Every 36 minutes 1 American dies of Esophageal Cancer.

More than 16,000 people die every year from EC, which is often caused by Reflux disease 📈

But only 14% of Americans are aware that Acid Reflux or GERD can cause Cancer.

Learn about at Get-Checked.org ✅

Six residency programs came together to test a novel cervical esophagogastric anastomosis simulator. Watch the demonstration narrated by Dr. Mark Orringer below.
Read in #JTCVS Techniques: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc…
Watch the full video: tinyurl.com/dmm76zwx

ePROs are a promising method to facilitate patient recruitment to symptom-intervention trials
Supports and new implementation strategies to optimise uptake in disadvantages and minority populations are crucial
Great work from Erin Gillespie, MD MPH and team

Interabang Bookstore in Dallas book signing Sunday, May 19 2pm (what medical school doesn’t teach you & what your doctor didn’t say…) Audible Mayo Clinic Press Dreamscape ECANEsophagealCancerActionNetwork EC Aware Sarcoma Foundation of America WearPearl4LungCancer #TheSupportGroupAnswer

This just arrived and I cannot wait to dig in. Thank you Shanda Blackmon, MD for this gift to our patients and our profession.

Season 4 of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Same Surgeon Different Light has dropped! Check it out! Brought to you by the STS Workforce on #DEI

#TheFaceofCTSurgery #MedEd

#151 Same Surgeon, Different Light w/ Drs. Angelica C. Martin, MD, MPH & Lillian Tsai podbean.com/ew/pb-cnuqs-15…

#EditorsChoice 10-year OS after lobectomy among pts w/pathologic stage IA NSCLC in the NLST was 58%. #LungCancer was the #1 cause of death accounting for >55% of all deaths. The 10-year cumulative incidence of lung cancer death after lobectomy was 22.5%. Read more👇

The “Toxic Five” and taking a novel approach to creating a better culture for all.

We are particularly excited about this project. It’s teaching for the sake of teaching! Useful content that is practical & engaging…all to help students better understand the art & science of surgery & perform better on their rotation day 1.

This a sad day for the #cancer community, as nick is forced to make funding cuts:
“Halfway into fiscal year 2024, NCI officials are crunching numbers, trying to find ways to live with an appropriation that … reduces the institute’s spending power.”

⁦Shanda Blackmon, MD signing books now ⁦Sundog Books 📚⁩ ⁦with her wonderful husband ⁦Matt Blackmon⁩

See how researchers from Brigham and Women's Thoracic Surgery found that the dimensions of the gastric conduit and the height of the anastomosis may be independently associated with outcomes after esophagectomy for cancer in #JTCVS Open: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon…

If you want to get better at embracing #failure , pick up a hobby!

Whether you're learning a new language or a new skill, hobbies present the perfect low-stakes arena to prepare for future risk-taking—they're about fun & #learning rather than achievement or making a living