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Dr Mike Lattanzi: Precision Oncology Options and Increasing Rates of Prostate Cancer
Mike Lattanzi, MD, genitourinary medical oncologist, Texas Oncology, discusses the importance of keeping pace with precision oncology options as rates for prostate cancer increase.
Mike Lattanzi, MD, genitourinary medical oncologist at Texas Oncology, discusses the use of next-generation sequencing when treating an increasing number of patients with genitourinary diseases.
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Is payer coverage for genomic testing keeping pace with the precision oncology options in genitourinary disease?
I'm fortunate enough to be able to send next-generation sequencing on virtually all of my patients with metastatic disease. And I routinely send both tissue-based as well as liquid cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing for all patients with metastatic GU [genitourinary] cancers.
The most recent annual report on cancer statistics from the American Cancer Society showed a rise in prostate cancer after years of decline. What are your thoughts on why prostate cancer is increasing?
There's recently been an increase in the incidence of prostate cancer diagnoses as well as a trend toward later-stage diagnoses, which a lot of us feel is due to diminished screening during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, these data are just a reminder to always be screening patients in a guideline-appropriate fashion moving forward.
Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: Urban Health Outreach
May 9th 2024In the series debut episode of "Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity," Mary Sligh, CRNP, and Chelsea Chappars, of Allegheny Health Network, explain how the Urban Health Outreach program aims to improve health equity for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Tackling Health Inequality: The Power of Education and Experience
April 30th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our final episode of this limited series and our conversation with Janine Jelks-Seale, MSPPM, director of health equity at UPMC Health Plan.
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