How Mentorship Can Shape a Philosophy on Treating Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Jamie E. Chaft, MD

January 10, 2024

Jamie Chaft, MD, discusses how her mentor, Dr Mark Kris, a leader on managing patients with lung cancer, influenced her approach to curative cancer therapy. The first lesson is the importance of having a conversation with a patient's surgeon to avoid miscommunication. Once surgery and induction therapy are recommended, it is critical that the oncologist finds an induction regimen that's not only personalized to the tumor biomarkers but also meets the patient's individualized preferences.

Other lessons include the necessity of offering supportive medications to get patients through curative cancer therapy with minimal side effects along with the value of a personalized recommendation for a patient rather than a list of options.

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