In his second appearance on the show, Christopher Booth, MD, Professor in the Departments of Oncology and Medicine as well as a Health Services Researcher, Queen’s University (Canada), shares his unique career path and early considerations of conflicts of interest in the medical world, how the influences of pharma relationships are more subtle than expected, whether you can be a clinical trialist without working with pharma, and how the system can be changed to truly benefit patients. Additionally, Chadi and Dr. Booth hit on painpoints including patient enrollment, pharma-sponsored conference sessions, satellite symposiums, patient advocacy groups and advocacy societies, global relevancy of “suboptimal” control arms in clinical trials, and more.
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Dr. Joe Mikhael, Chief Medical Officer of the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) and Professor at TGen, takes us beyond his medical career to explore the personal experiences that have shaped his journey in oncology. Dr. Mikhael discusses the IMF’s targeted strategies for reducing health disparities among diverse ethnic and racial groups affected by myeloma, shedding
Tom Beer, Chief Medical Officer of the Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) program at Exact Sciences, delves into the groundbreaking science behind MCED tests, which use advanced biomarkers for early detection of multiple cancer types. On this Healthcare Unfiltered episode, he explains who may be eligible for these tests, how to interpret results to avoid unnecessary
In this special episode, I give up the microphone to guest host Kelly Ryerson, who takes over the show asking questions about my new book “The Cancer Journey.”
