Improving the delivery of breast cancer care
Dawn Hershman, MD, MS, was recently named an American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor for the seminal contributions she\u2019s made to the field of cancer health services research.\n\nHer contributions to the field are so wide ranging and impactful, they defy summary. \n\nFrom identifying patients who are at risk of receiving poor cancer care and intervening to improve their outcomes, to conducting trials to improve patients\u2019 compliance with care, to examining strategies to manage cancer-related toxicities, Dr. Hershman\u2019s work has had a remarkable impact on cancer patients\u2019 quality of care and quality of life.\n\nShe has also been a leader in health equity and cancer disparities, demonstrating why Black cancer patients may have worse outcomes and improving clinical trial recruitment and retention of Black patients.\n\nDawn Hershman, MD, MS, is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center. \n\n3:49 \u2013 What kinds of things can stand in the way of patients receiving optimal cancer therapy?\n \n8:01 \u2013 On breast cancer patients who are more at risk than others for poor treatment and outcomes \n \n11:55 \u2013 On what the cancer treatment community should be doing NOW to improve quality of care for breast cancer patients and narrow disparities \n \n15:12 \u2013 On the many different ways we could improve quality of life for breast cancer patients\n \n18:36 \u2013 Why QOL issues can be challenging for patients and physicians \n \n23:07 \u2013 On the significant impact that the expense of cancer treatment can have on breast cancer patients, and possible cost reduction strategies \n \n26:02 \u2013 On what she hopes to accomplish with her new American Cancer Society ACS funding\u2026 \n \n28:09 \u2013 \u2026and how she hopes her research could help patients\n\n29:44 \u2013 How organizations such as the American Cancer Society could help disseminate her findings \n \n32:19 \u2013 A message she\u2019d like to share with cancer patients, survivors and caregivers