Thyroid Cancer: New Trends in Treatment

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Topics Covered

• Overview of Thyroid Cancer, in the Context of COVID-19
• Diagnosis & Staging
• Updates on Treatment Options
• Clinical Trial Updates
• New Treatment Approaches for Refractory Thyroid Cancer
• Managing Treatment Side Effects, Discomfort & Pain
• The Importance of Communicating with Your Health Care Team: Key Questions to Ask
• The Increasing Role of Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
• Questions to Ask Your Health Care Team about Your Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Mio Kitano, MD, MS, FACS, FSSO

Division of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery, Interim Division Chief of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery, Mays Cancer Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio

Krzysztof Misiukiewicz, MD, MSCR

Associate Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Director of Research in Head and Neck, Clinical Director of the Center for Personalized Cancer Therapeutics (CPCT), The Tisch Cancer Institute, Chairman of the Oncology Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee

Diana L. Bearden, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW

Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on October 22, 2021.