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Prostate Cancer Treatment Among Black and White Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal Club - Christopher Wallis & Zachary Klaassen

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Christopher Wallis and Zachary Klaassen review the JAMA Oncology publication entitled, "Assessment of Prostate Cancer Treatment Among Black and White Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic." The authors of this publication assessed the association between race and prostate cancer care delivery for Black and White patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Biographies: Christopher J.D....

COVID-19 and Cancer: Current Challenges and Perspectives - Ziad Bakouny, Jessica Hawley, and Corrie A. Painter

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Patients with cancer have been disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this conversation, Ziad Bakouny, MD, MSc, Jessica E. Hawley, MD, and Corrie Painter Ph.D. join Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, to highlight data at the intersection of COVID-19 and cancer, including the biological interplay between the two diseases and practical recommendations for the treatment of patients with cancer...

Outcomes Related to Cancer Treatments in Patients with COVID-19 from the CCC19 Registry Analysis- Ali Khaki, Jeremy Warner & Petros Grivas

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The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) is a consortium of over 120 cancer centers and organizations coming together to collect data about patients with cancer who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Ali Khaki, MD, Jeremy Warner, MD, MS, FAMIA, FASCO, and Petros Grivas, MD, Ph.D., join Alicia Morgans, MD, to discuss how the CCC19 consortium has evolved since first being established earlier this...

The OncCOVID App – Assessing the Risk of a Cancer Patient Contracting COVID-19 vs Delaying Diagnosis or Treatment - Daniel Spratt

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As the healthcare field has continued to adapt in the understanding of COVID-19, how different comorbidities may affect patients in terms of the risk of contracting and or dying from the virus; clinicians, scientists, researchers, and physicians worldwide are managing the number of variables affecting the treatment of cancer. Daniel Spratt, MD, Radiation Oncologist from the University of Michigan...

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Genitourinary Cancer Care - Re-envisioning the Future - Zachary Klaassen and Christopher J.D. Wallis

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Recorded Date: September 8, 2020 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic necessitated rapid changes in medical practice. Many of these changes may add value to care, creating opportunities going forward. In this journal club, Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc, and Christorpher Wallis, MD, PhD, discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on genitourinary cancer care, and how we can r...

Impacts of COVID-19 on Clinical Practice and in Research in Spain - Elena Castro

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Recorded Date: August 5, 2020 Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, is joined by Elena Castro, MD, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on GU cancer care in Málaga, Spain. When lockdown restrictions were lifted in Spain in mid-June, the hospital resumed face-to-face visits while maintaining limitations on visitors and requiring COVID-19 testing. However, Dr. Castro notes that she anticipates a return to telehealt...

Working Together to Address the Health Crisis of COVID-19 - Stephen Freedland

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Recorded Date: July 31, 2020 Stephen Freedland, MD, presents an update on COVID-19’s impact on genitourinary cancers at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, CA. Addressing his role as the editor in chief of the journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, Dr. Freedland also speaks to the increase in journal submissions which started with the pandemic in March and has been sustained until now. He provid...

Delivering Life Saving Care While Limiting COVID-19 Exposure - Sumit Subudhi

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Recorded Date: July 30, 2020 Sumit Subudhi, MD, PhD, and Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH discuss the impact of COVID-19 on cancer care at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Subudhi describes how patients who often live out of town or out of state, but rely on MD Anderson's care, have been assigned to telehealth visits or referred to local oncologists as it has become unsafe to travel during the pandemic. Dr....

Managing The COVID-19 Infection Rate and Continuing GU Cancer Treatment in the UK During the Ongoing Pandemic - Thomas Powles

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Recorded Date: July 31, 2020 Director of London’s Barts Cancer Centre Thomas Powles, MBBS, MRCP, MD, joins Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH to discuss the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care in the United Kingdom. Dr. Powles details how temporary protective measures set in place at the Centre in the early months of the pandemic, such as temperature checks and limited visitors, have now b...

Efforts to Prevent Further Resurgence of COVID-19, An Update from Galveston, Texas - Stephen Williams

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Recorded Date: July 25, 2020 Stephen Williams, MD, discusses the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Galveston, TX, and its continued impact on urologic care in conversation with Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH. Dr. Williams details the precautions that remain in place at the hospital including extensive personal protective equipment, temperature checks, and the increased use of telemedicine, as well as how...