Such an important 🔑 initiative to provide the latest information for patients and their care partners impacted by #SCLC! In this session, we discuss everything related to antibody-drug conjugates (#ADCs) & their role in SCLC: 🧑‍🔬 MOA: biological chemo “missile” 🎯 Targets:

A key point often overlooked as the administration prioritizes chronic disease: vaccines ARE chronic disease prevention. - HPV & Hep B vaccines prevent cancer - Flu vaccine reduces COPD & heart disease flares - Measles & COVID vaccines avert neurologic damage

IL-6 and IL-8 elevations after co-administration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are associated with lower anti-spike IgG titers at three and six months post-vaccination 🔥For those still in doubt: don’t take both vaccines together( →4-6 weeks). ➡️"Coordinated activation of

At Montefiore Health System Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Official we've changed the trajectory of patients diagnosed w/ lung cancer. A remarkable stage shift that I hope will redefine the patient journey in the Bronx! A great team effort w/ implementation led by Neel Chudgar, MD. linkedin.com/posts/brendon-…

Happy #WomenWhoCurie day! Today we honor Dr Marie Curie, PhD who won 2 Nobel prizes for research foundational to #radonc #radiationOncology. #WeWhoCurie 📸Flash back to a fun event focused on #WomenInSTEM (or really #GirlsInSTEM)

One of the problems with healthcare coverage in US vs other wealthy countries is others view it as a societal good that all should have access to and all benefit from… whereas we in U.S. view it as a consumer product that only some have have “earned” or deserve access to. 😞

One year of cancer therapy in the US can run $1 million or more. Drugs I prescribe cost $150,000 to 450,000 a year just drug cost for one year. One year! Unless you have good health insurance we risk losing savings and access to care because of one single serious health event

Tonight’s episode of 60 Minutes will include a segment on the impact of federally funded science and recent cuts to science funding. Our lab’s development of base editing and prime editing and their clinical applications will be among the work described in the episode.

Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was just like a gut punch. My knees buckled, and I had to sit down,” she says.

Reminder HRT literally adds years to women’s lives while reducing risk of falls, fractures and CVD Discussions on HRT should be a standard of care for all perimenopausal women Signed a perimenopausal medical scientist

Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC. To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service. The sacrifices that all of you have made to protect our

NEW: UC San Diego has released a new report documenting a “steep decline in the academic preparedness” of its freshmen. The number of entering students needing remedial math has exploded from 1/100 to 1/8. They’ve had to create a second remedial class covering elementary and

How is biomarker testing for NSCLC in academically affiliated community practices? Report JCO Oncology Practice on DFCI regional sites show 85% testing for older markers (EGFR, ALK, PDL1) but 55-71% for newer targets like KRAS, BRAF, MET and 45% did not get NGS. ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/OP…

A moment of zen

Access to information is access to care! In lung cancer, access is not only about therapies or technology. It is about giving people the clarity and the tools they need to understand their disease, to navigate choices, and to take part in decisions about their care. This #LCAM25

And many who are younger erroneously believe it is safe or at least safer than smoking cigarettes I have had this convo w/ so many under 30 and the vaping is so bad in some middle and high schools bathroom doors must be kept open and cameras used