"Essential Cancer Updates For Primary Care Physicians" - Liam Davenport
The American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting not only provides a focus for cancer specialists looking for updates on state-of-the-art treatments and novel therapies but also presents research directly related to primary care physicians. William Oh, MD, professor of medicine, hematology, medical oncology, and urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provides takeaways on how the findings could influence primary care. The findings included helping smokers navigate skin cancer screening, which can improve detection rates. “We know that over the past few years, randomized trials have demonstrated the benefit of lung cancer screening in smokers. In this study, there was evidence that this approach really worked, particularly in community health centers, where lower-income smokers may not have the same access to some of the lung cancer screening guidelines as patients in private centers,” said Dr. William Oh.
- William Oh, MD, Professor, Medicine, Hematology, Medical Oncology, Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai