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VIDEOS

ASCO 2018 Roundtable - Checkmate 227 - Combinations of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab, or Nivolumab and and Chemo

Drs. H. Jack West, Medical Director - Thoracic Oncology Program at Swedish Cancer Institute, President and CEO of GRACE, Karen Kelly - Associate...

Clinical Care Options 2018 - Measurable Residual Disease in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

GRACE has partnered with Clinical Care Options (CCO) Oncology, to share a series of educational videos regarding Measurable Residual Disease (MRD) in acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

OncTalk 2018 - Local Therapies for Metastatic Lung Cancer - Who, What, Why, When and How?

On Saturday, November 10, 2018, GRACE partnered with Swedish Cancer Institute to present a discussion on Local Therapies for Metastatic Lung Cancer...

GRACE & Living Yoga Therapy Present: Living Through Cancer and Managing Anger

GRACE is excited to bring to you more in our new series on surviving with cancer GRACE is excited to bring to you more in our series on surviving with...

GRACE & Living Yoga Therapy Present: Power Yoga to Build Resiliency

GRACE is excited to bring to you more in our new series on surviving with cancer GRACE is excited to bring to you more in our series on surviving with...

ARTICLES

Can an Aspirin A Day Keep Cancer Away?
From the Grace Archives | Originally Published December 8, 2010 | By Dr West | 8 Comments An article that just came out in the internationally...
October 2019 Volunteer of the Month - Ketki Patel!

We couldn't do what we do without you, our volunteers! From sharing their own philanthropic efforts, helping at the ASCO booth, admin and...

Cancer 101 FAQ: I have metastatic cancer, but why can’t it just all be surgically removed, or radiated?
From the Grace Archives | Originally Published January 1, 2011 | By Dr West | 4 Comments One of the most common questions that emerges in a person’s...
Cancer 101 FAQ: I have metastatic cancer, but why can’t it just all be surgically removed, or radiated?
From the Grace Archives | Originally Published January 1, 2011 | By Dr West | 4 Comments One of the most common questions that emerges in a person’s...
Cancer 101 FAQ: I have metastatic cancer, but why can’t it just all be surgically removed, or radiated?
From the Grace Archives | Originally Published January 1, 2011 | By Dr West | 4 Comments One of the most common questions that emerges in a person’s...

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Egfr mutant lung (egfr e746_s752delinsv (exon 19 deletion)
My wife is taking treatment for EGFR mutant lung cancer that had spread to her brain. She started with tagrisso and later after resistant went thru...
Multi-focal nodules
Hi, my sister (47 YO, Seattle, WA) was diagnosed with lung cancer (non small cell adenocarcinoma) spring 2019. She had symptoms for a year before that...

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Lung Cancer Video Library - First Line EGFR-Based Therapy For Advanced Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

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Dr. Jared Weiss, Vice President of GRACE and Associate Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill in Clinical Research, and the Thoracic Oncology Program at UNC Lineberger, discusses First Line EGFR-Based Therapy For Advanced Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

Lung Cancer Video Library - Timing Of Discussion Of Maintenance Therapy In First Line Treatment for Lung Cancer

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We are pleased to have GRACE’s Jack West, MD, Medical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program, Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle, Washington, and President and CEO of GRACE bring 2017 updates to our Lung Cancer Video Library.  

In this latest video, Dr. West discusses advances in NSCLC –  Timing Of Discussion Of Maintenance Therapy In First Line Treatment for Lung Cancer.

Head & Neck Cancers - Frequently Asked Questions

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Head & Neck Cancers 
Frequently Asked Questions

Written by Joshua Bauml, MD
September 2017

What is it?

“Head and neck cancer” is an umbrella term for different cancers that occur in the head and neck region, from the sinuses and nasal cavity down to the larynx.  The most common of these tumors affect the lining of the mouth and throat.  Head and neck cancers are divided by where they start:

Oral cavity (tongue, gums, inner cheek)

Spanish Blood Cancer Library - What is the chimeric T cell receptors treatment against tumoral antigens (CAR-T)? and how does it work?

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GRACE sat down with Dr. Marco Ruiz to discuss information regarding the chimeric T cell receptors treatment against tumoral antigens (CAR-T) and how it works (¿Cuál es la terapia de receptores de linfocitos T quiméricos contra antígenos tumorales (CAR-T)? y ¿Cómo funciona ?).  
 
Stay tuned for more on our continuing video series with our Spanish speaking faculty on updates in blood cancer treatments, and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia & Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, (Leucemia crónica linfocítica y linfoma no Hodgkin).

Spanish Blood Cancer Library - What is the role of stem cell transplantation in 2016?

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For this series, GRACE sat down with Marco Ruiz, MD, an oncologist at Memorial Cancer Institute specializing in hematologic or blood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and myelofibrosis. He is also an experienced bone marrow transplant specialist and is active in cancer research.

 

Spanish Blood Cancer Library - What are the risks and benefits of Ibrutinib and Idelalisib?

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For this video on the risks and benefits of Ibrutinib Idelalisib, GRACE sat down with Marco Ruiz, MD, an oncologist at Memorial Cancer Institute specializing in hematologic or blood cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and myelofibrosis. He is also an experienced bone marrow transplant specialist and is active in cancer research.

 

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