Maximizing the Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors
Cancer treatment can lead to pain and symptoms that pose profound quality of life challenges for patients over the short and long term.\n\nDr. Barbara Murphy is a medical oncologist who specializes in head and neck cancer, and she\u2019s dedicated her research career to addressing cancer pain and symptom management.\n\nShe spoke with the American Cancer Society about:\n\n3:15 \u2013 The basics of head and neck cancer\n6:10 \u2013 Two key preventive strategies: HPV vaccines and preventing young people from starting to smoke\n9:15 - How treatment of head and neck cancer has improved \n15:40 \u2013 Challenges faced by cancer survivors\n21:20 \u2013 Patients with economic, social and emotional disadvantages\n\nDr. Murphy is Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she is also Director of Pain and Symptom Management Oncology Services.