Bringing Innovative Cancer Treatments to Topeka

11/10/21 • 54 min

Ronald Chen, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and associate director for Health Equity at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, and Shalina Gupta-Burt, MD, radiation oncologist at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, will talk about the new partnership that will expand access to the most advanced cancer care to patients in Topeka and across northeast Kansas.

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Transforming Lives With Pelvic Floor Therapy

Pelvic pain and atrophy is a common side effect to cancer treatment that is often not talked about. Tune in to learn more about the supportive care we offer. If this is a side effect you are experiencing, you are not alone, and you do not have to live with the pain. Melanie Meister, MD, urogynecologist, talks about pelvic pain and atrophy. Also joining the conversation is Eileen Coughenour, DPT, CLT, pelvic floor physical therapist, and Tracy Mason Solis, breast cancer survivor, PIVOT member.

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