12 - Cancer Survivorship and Integrative Medicine
Triad Cancer Connection Podcast
Release Date: 08/23/2020
Triad Cancer Connection Podcast
Julie and Lindy talk about our upcoming cancer survivorship programs and events that you don't want to miss! * NOTE that in this episode, Julie says her cooking class is on Wednesday, Jan 20th, however we have rescheduled that class for 11am on 1/27. . Important links:
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This is the recording from the the second day of Survivors Week 2020. Felicia Dobson, a Patient Advocate at Cancer Services hosts the session on behalf of Cancer Services, Novant Health Derrick L Davis Cancer Center, and Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Dr. Wentworth discusses the most important things that people in cancer treatment need to know, and what cancer survivors should consider when social distancing measures are lifted.
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Is takeout food safe?
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At Cancer Services, we are working to maintain our services as much as possible and offering many things online.
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Listen to this episode as Julie shares updates about Cancer Services' programs and services, science-based information on how to deal with the current public health crisis, and fun ideas on how to stay healthy and well while at home and social distancing.
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In this episode, Julie talks with Lindy Milligan, Cancer Services' Survivorship Coordinator and a 10-year cancer survivor who was diagnosed in her 40s when she had 4 children ranging from 3rd grade to a freshman in college.
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On this episode we’re talking about the emotional effects of cancer with Dr. Richard McQuellon, Director of Psychosocial Oncology at WFBH's Cancer Patient Support Program.
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Today we’re talking about survivorship with Kristin Houston, PA & Dr. Stacy Wentworth of Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Survivorship Clinic in Winston-Salem, NC. They walk us through recommendations regarding follow up medical treatment, common side effects, & the mental challenges that come with transitioning into post-treatment life. We also chat with Malek Rais, an 8-year colon cancer survivor, about his experience and how becoming a patient advocate at Cancer Services aided in his recovery.
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On this episode we’re discussing diagnosis & treatment of colon cancer with Joyce Fenstermaker, a GI Oncology Nurse Navigator at WFBH Comprehensive Cancer Center, about colon cancer screening and treatment process & coping with the anxiety that comes with a diagnosis.
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Find information on the week, including videos from the sessions here: www.cancerservicesonline.org/survivorsweek
This session is on Survivorship and Integrative Medicine and we have a very talented panel. Each panelist spends about 10 minutes to talk to you about their area of expertise and how to maximize wellness, decrease stress and be your best self. After the presentations, the panelists answer questions.
The first panelist is Dr. Judith Hopkins. Dr. Hopkins is a Medical Oncologist with the Novant Health Cancer Institute and works out of the Kernersville location. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and graduated from the University of Virginia Medical School. She has been practicing medicine in Winston since 1980. Her clinical interests include Breast Cancer Prevention, genetics, treatment and survivorship, as well as GI Malignancies and CLL. Her hobbies include reading historical fiction, skiing and hiking. She also enjoys spending time with her family on their 110-acre farm in South Carolina.
Our second panelist is Dr. Russ Greenfield. Dr. Russ is the Medical Director of Novant’s new Integrative Medicine department. Integrative Medicine is where the best of conventional medicine and complementary therapies are used together to maximize a person’s healing capacity. He is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, and in 1999 was one of the first four physicians to graduate from the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, College of Medicine under the direction of Dr. Andrew Weil. (pronounced “While”)
Our third panelist, Kim DeRhodes, works very closely with Dr. Russ in the Integrative Medicine Department of Novant Health. Kim is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she received her BS in Pharmacy. She has over 35 years experience as a pharmacist. She frequently gives lectures on integrative and natural medicine and has taught classes at Queens College, UNCC, and Carolinas College of Healthcare Sciences. She is a contributor to Dr. Andrew Weil’s latest book, Mind Over Meds. She sees patients by appointment for medication therapy management and counsels them on the proper use of vitamins, herbs, and other natural medicines.