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Joined June 2019
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KP Division of Research Cancer Section retweeted
Nice to have @BeckersHR report on study in @AnnalsofIM led by @tr_levin @JeffLeeMD @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermananetDocs & @KPWaResearch @KPSCalResearch on FIT completion, cancers when #colorectalcancer screening starts at age 45. Story: bit.ly/3A0mT1v
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Did you know? Up to 1/3 of #lungcancer diagnoses occur in the #emergencydepartment. @meera_ragavan @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs & colleagues research presented at #WCLC24 sought to determine who these patients were. @KPCancerRsrch #lcsm
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KP Division of Research Cancer Section retweeted
Now in @JGeriOnc: @melisawongmd @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs @KPCancerRsrch & colleagues find about 1/2 of older adults with advanced #NSCLC #lungcancer who lived alone maintained their function, cognition, and #qualityoflife during treatment. #lcsm Study: bit.ly/4enT61d
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KP Division of Research Cancer Section retweeted
Great to read @DouglasCorley @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs perspective on this @JAMANetworkOpen study on #cancer incidence trends in the U.S. in this story by @ronnielcohen for @NPRHealth. @KPCancerRsrch #cancerresearch #cancerprevention Story: ibit.ly/4KDxo
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Bethany T. Waites, MD, and team collaborated with @KPNC_Residency and @KPDOR to answer this important public health question: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3815…
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KP Division of Research Cancer Section retweeted
At #ASCO24 @ASCO: Research led by @RoswellPark @KPDOR using data from the @kpnorcal Pathways Study finds a polygenic risk score has the potential to predict survival outcomes in patients with #breastcancer. Oral Abstract 10502; Sat. June 1. #bcsm Story: ibit.ly/ydhuQ
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#Coloncancer is the 2nd leading cause of #cancer death in US ... so any test that can make it easier for people ... is a big deal.” @DouglasCorley @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs tells @camerokt_ @SELFmagazine Story: ibit.ly/bcgAq
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Is it #ovariancancer? In women 50 , if ovarian cyst is stable for 6 wks, risk of #ovariancancer <1 %; stable for 1 yr, risk <1 in 1000. Study led by gyn/onc @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs Betty Suh-Burgmann in @AJOG_thegray. #WomensHealth Story: ibit.ly/0qfpq
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It's official! Grateful to be an official @theNCI Cancer Screening Research Network site and to evaluate novel cancer screening technologies. Our first trial will test whether #MCDs can detect early cancers and save lives. @kpnorcal @KPDOR @Realcecum @MariaAnsariMD @srouillardmd
We are thrilled to announce that @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs @KPSCalResearch @KPMedSchool, under leadership of @JeffLeeMD @LoriSakoda @DouglasCorley, are part the new @theNCI @NIH program to study new #cancerscreening technologies. #cancer Story: ibit.ly/tJmr6
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Spread the word! Sat. 2/24: Lung Cancer Prevention seminar in #Sunnyvale in #MandarinChinese & English for #Asian communities on #lungcancer risk & screening. Led by @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs @LoriSakoda @JVelottaMD @StanfordMed @StanfordHealth.
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Hear @KPDOR's @tr_levin discuss how @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs approach to #colorectalcancer screening via stool-based testing is getting more people screened. @KPCancerRsrch ibit.ly/ydrOe via @YouTube from @VJOncology
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Among patients with #ColonCancer, results from this new study do not support home-based resistance training as an adjunct to chemotherapy specifically to improve planned treatment intensity. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi… @OncoAlert @KPDOR @fitaftercancer #ExerciseOncology #GI24
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KP Division of Research Cancer Section retweeted
Kudos to @KPDOR @kpnorcal @KPCancerRsrch research scientists Laurie Habel, @marilyn_kwan @LoriSakoda whose studies were selected as 2023 Research Highlights by @theNCI Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program! See the full list of selected papers here: epi.grants.cancer.gov/resear…
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KP Division of Research Cancer Section retweeted
Great presentation from @tr_levin on #colorectalcancer screening and his research and experience at @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs @KPCancerRsrch.
20 Jan 2024
What a treat to watch these legends @AasmaShaukatMD @tr_levin #michaelbretthauer discuss and debate different CRC screening modalities @ASCO #gi24 - the best test is the one that gets done! @KPDOR @kpnorcalGI
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Important findings at #ASCOQLTY23 from @Rayliukpsfo & his @KPDOR @kpnorcal @PermanenteDocs @KPCancerRsrch colleagues on impact of 4R #oncology model on timing, sequence of care for #breastcancer & #lungcancer patients. #cancerresearch #bcsm More: meetings.asco.org/abstracts-…
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Check out our new #KPResearchRadio #podcast! In this episode we speak with @KPDOR @kpnorcal @KPCancerRsrch's Bette Caan and Elizabeth Feliciano who study #bodycomposition & #cancersurvivorship. #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #BCSM #CancerResearch Listen in: ibit.ly/C1fFg
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Hot off the press @CCR_AACR: Female patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma may have worse prognosis compared to male patients, according to the team of @KPCancerRsrch and Stanford sarcoma researchers. @KPDOR Article link: tinyurl.com/yc35r28s
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