Palliative Care: Introduction and Symptom Management
Palliative Care: Introduction and Symptom Management
This is the first of three episodes on palliative care and end of life. In this episode, we introduce the concept of palliative care - what it is, isn’t, and how to incorporate it. We also dive into common symptoms experienced by patients living with cancer, including pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation, fatigue, anorexia/cachexia syndrome, grief, and depression.
Vulvar Part 1: Early Stage
This is the first of three episodes covering vulvovaginal cancer. In this episode we discuss the epidemiology and prognostic markers for vulvar cancer, review the staging of vulvar cancer, and explore the treatment for early stage vulvar cancer.
Chemotherapy principles
In our first chemotherapy episode, we will explore the fundamental principles of tumor growth and chemotherapy. We will discuss tumor growth kinetics, theory behind combination chemotherapy and dosing cycles, pharmacokinetics, how to calculate doses for certain agents, and how to determine whether a therapy regimen is effective for a patient.