January Newsmakers

January 26, 2022
By: Julie Poucher Harbin, Senior Writer, DCI

Media & Trades

Saved by COVID-19? How a Raleigh woman’s infection now means she’s breast cancer free (CBS-17)
Features Tammy Kreuzer, MD

AI detects cancerous lesions in mammography scans (Health IT Analytics)
Features Joseph Lo, PhD, Alina Barnett, PhD, Fides Schwartz, MD

"We're going to get there": 50 years after start of 'War on Cancer,' hopes persist for more progress (WTVD-ABC 11)
Features Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD

Big Ideas: Ben Vincent, MD, Teams with Cary Anders, MD, on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Brain Research (V Foundation website)
Features Carey Anders, MD

Novel Agents on the Horizon and the Challenge of ‘Right-Sizing’ Treatment (ASCO Post Supplement Breast Cancer Almanac)
Features Carey Anders, MD

SUO 2021: Should Transperineal Biopsy Be Standard of Care? (Uro Today)
Features Deborah Kaye, MD, MS

Assessing the efficacy of enzalutamide plus ADT in oligometastatic prostate cancer (Urology Times)
Features Andrew Armstrong, MD, MSc

Propylene Glycol–Free Melphalan Passes Safety Test (Pharmacy Practice News)
Features Ko Maung, MD

Patients report ongoing symptoms after stem cell transplant for acute myeloid leukemia (Healio)
Features Thomas W. LeBlanc, MD, MA, MHS

Precision Therapies for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Side Effects and Patient Education (Expert Perspectives in Oncology)
Features Jeffrey Crawford, MD

Duke Smoking Cessation Success Story (Healthwise)
Features Jillian Dirkes, LCSW, Program Manager, Duke Smoking Cessation Program

ICYMI AT DUKE

A Rare Lemur with an Even Rarer Disease (Duke Lemur Center)

Features Will Eward, DVM, MD

Cardio-oncology Builds Heart-focused Specialty:Offers Protective Planning, Treatment for Patients with Cancer (Clinical Practice Today)
Features Susan Dent, MD

Unique Coaching Model Allows Patients to Be Themselves (Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences)
Features Gary Maslow, MD, MPH, and McLean Pollock, PhD

Huang Lab Receives New NIH Grant for Prostate Cancer Research (Duke Department of Pathology)
Features Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD

STUDY: High Levels of PFAS Found in Anti-Fogging Sprays and Cloths (Nicholas School of the Environment)
Features Heather Stapleton, PhD

PAPERS

Why Are We Failing to Do What Works? Musings on Outpatient Palliative Care Integration in Cancer Care JCO Oncol Pract Dec 22, 2021 Neha Kayastha, Thomas W LeBlanc

The management of toxicities from immune, targeted and ADCs treatments in patients with urothelial cancer Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations Jan. 2022 Saad Atiq, MD, Nathan Hirshman, MD, Afreen Shariff, MD, Tian Zhang MD, MHS.

An integrated comparative physiology and molecular approach pinpoints mediators of breath-hold capacity in dolphins Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, Volume 9, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 420–430 Ashley M Blawas, Kathryn E Ware, Emma Schmaltz, Larry Zheng, Jacob Spruance, Austin S Allen, Nicole West, Nicolas Devos, David L Corcoran, Douglas P Nowacek, William C Eward, Andreas Fahlman, Jason A Somarelli

Cardiac Computed Tomography in Cardio-Oncology: Primer JACC: CardioOncology Dec 3, 2021 Juan C. Lopez-Mattei, Eric H. Yang, Maros Ferencik, Lauren A. Baldassarre, Susan Dent, and Matthew J. Budoff

DCI E-NEWS Archive

DCI E-NEWS January 25, 2022
Check Your Acorns :: Lemur Cancer :: Superstars :: Coach K :: Kamal to ACS :: EndoOnc :: CardioOnc :: Anti-Fogging :: ASH :: SUO :: MedPhys :: Surgery

DCI E-NEWS December 17, 2021
Bonus Year :: Bell Award :: Magic Number 5 :: V for Victory :: Survivorship Book :: Hope Families :: Blackwell Spotlight :: Dissecting Disparities

DCI E-NEWS November 19, 2021
Giving Thanks :: Most Cited :: Partnering with UNC and Wake Forest :: Honoring Donors :: Tree of Hope :: Scientific Retreat

DCI E-NEWS October 26, 2021
Erin Wood's Light :: Wine for Sarcoma :: Inclusive Superman :: A Deadly Cancer :: New CHRO :: Walk for Love :: G'Owen Strong :: Hallow's Eve

DCI E-NEWS EVENTS October 1, 2021: Community Events, Academic Seminars, Sports Fundraisers & More!

DCI E-NEWS September 17, 2021
Barbershop :: MrT :: High Five :: $12M NIH :: $3M NSF :: Strike Out Spirit :: Blood :: KidsCan! and Cancer :: Lacks 750 :: Covid Tests :: Flu Shots

DCI E-NEWS September 1, 2021
Back to School :: Gliomas Prize :: 96 :: New Faculty :: New Clinic :: New Normal :: Zoom Zumba :: Hwang Leader :: Cholesterol & Cancer :: V Riders

DCI E-News August 6, 2021
Million Dollar Grant :: High Fives :: New Faculty :: Summer & Fall Events :: USNWR :: Duke Women :: FASTRO :: Cancer Evolution

DCI E-News July 23, 2021
Magnify Blood :: Ballroom :: Welcome New Faculty :: Whipple :: Rogue Drug :: Curbside :: Victory :: Strikeout

DCI E-News July 1, 2021
Treatment Revolution :: Battlefield :: All the Fixins' :: Detection Device :: Imaging Center :: Pew Award :: Tobacco Free

DCI E-News June 18, 2021
Survivor Stories :: CRC Watchlist :: Superstar :: Retiring :: Art of Medicine :: Sun & Skin :: Pride :: Worthy :: Daisy :: TEDX

DCI E-News May 14, 2021
Moore Advice :: Today in Melanoma :: DoD for IBC :: Prostate News :: NAS :: AAAS :: ASCI :: Events :: on the Brain :: in Memoriam

DCI E-News April 16, 2021
Mug Shots :: Awards Season :: Running Out the Clock :: Black Veterans :: Year of COVID :: Rankings :: Race for the Cure :: COE :: the Seig Duke

DCI E-News March 26, 2021
Blue Angels :: Lisenbee :: Randazzo :: Spector Lyme Grant :: Prostate News :: Cancer & Covid Videos :: HPV :: Zoom Fatigue :: Matched :: Events and More Events

DCI E-News March 12, 2021
Pound of Cure :: Disparities Gap :: CRC Forum :: Walk the Walk :: SPORE Series :: WomenWhoCurie :: Myth Vs. Fact

DCI E-News February 26, 2021
COVID-19 Warrior :: Rare Kidney :: Heart of the Matter :: NASH :: NCONA :: Chemo Lung :: GU ASCO :: Medical (Mis)trust :: Spike

DCI E-News February 5, 2021
Home Labs :: CardioOnc :: DWCCR :: Black History :: World Cancer :: Screening :: Best Shot

DCI E-News January 22, 2021
Buzzer Beater :: GBM :: Microbiome :: Inspiring Black Scientists :: AI Pathology :: DCI Vaxxies

DCI E-News January 8, 2021
*Introducing Winter 2021 Breakthroughs :: SPORE Win :: Patient Fitness :: TYAO meetups

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