by Garth Sundem | Mar 19, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care
Ryan Weight, DO, MS We should all be doing our best to keep from catching COVID-19, if not for ourselves and our loved ones, then to avoid passing the disease to people in high-risk populations – like cancer patients taking chemotherapy, which can lower white blood...
by Garth Sundem | Mar 12, 2020 | Featured, Patient Care
Adam Green, MD, CU Cancer Center investigator and pediatric brain cancer specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado Cancer researchers have known for years that Black and Hispanic patients have worse outcomes than their non-Hispanic White peers. At least when it...
by Garth Sundem | Mar 5, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care
Thomas Campbell, MD With the first cases of COVID-19 reported in Colorado, CU Cancer Center reached out to Thomas Campbell, MD, Professor in the CU School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases to ask what cancer patients should do to keep themselves safe. “It’s...
by Taylor Abarca | Feb 27, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care
It is said that ignorance is bliss. In some cases, choosing to not acknowledge a “truth” or “fact” is detrimental to an individual. However, there are times when not knowing is the thing that keeps you going. Take Lydia Mallernee for example. When she was diagnosed...
by Taylor Abarca | Jan 17, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care
Debbie Garcia always dreamed of having a big family. “I already had two wonderful boys but I knew I wanted at least four more,” Debbie says. “My mother thought I was crazy!” Debbie Garcia When it came to start trying for baby number three, Debbie knew that something...
by CU Cancer Center | Dec 23, 2019 | Featured, Patient Care
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To examine, among pediatricians and family physicians (FPs) (1) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine delivery practices, (2) delivery experiences, and (3) attitudes regarding new 2-dose HPV vaccination schedules. METHODS: We surveyed...
