Second Opinions

01/31/21 • 34 min

Sarcoma Sisters

Dr. Allen-Rhoades and Dr. Kopp discuss the topic of second opinions for your sarcoma.

Discussing common questions and concerns of second opinions:

Tips on deciding if you need/want one
Types
Issues with too many
Unnecessary concerns - you're not cheating on your oncologist
why it is important to discuss with your oncologist
Tips to getting the most out of it
How the pandemic has made them more accessible

music: Rospigg

photo: Markus Winkler

Dr. Allen-Rhoades and Dr. Kopp discuss the topic of second opinions for your sarcoma.

Discussing common questions and concerns of second opinions:

Tips on deciding if you need/want one
Types
Issues with too many
Unnecessary concerns - you're not cheating on your oncologist
why it is important to discuss with your oncologist
Tips to getting the most out of it
How the pandemic has made them more accessible

music: Rospigg

photo: Markus Winkler

Previous Episode

Radiation and Sarcoma with Dr. Safia Ahmed

We talk with Dr. Safia Ahmed a radiation oncologist who specializes in caring for adults and children with sarcoma - she works with our sister Wendy at the Mayo Clinic!

Dr. Ahmed is a Senior Associate Consultant in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. And she is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

She has giving numerous lectures and research presentations on a variety of radiation and sarcoma topics including late effects.

In this episode Dr. Ahmed breaks down all things in radiation! How does it work? What are the different types of radiation and how do they compare? What are the side effects are radiation? What is the maximum dose of radiation? And so much more!!

music: Rospigg photo: NCI

Next Episode

Sarcoma Clinical Trials with Dr. Breelyn Wilky

Dr. Wilky is the Director of Sarcoma Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado. She cares for patients over the age of 18 with every type of sarcoma and is an expert not only in traditional chemotherapy treatments for sarcomas, but also at using modern technology such as gene sequencing and molecular profiling to identify out-of-the-box treatments particularly in targeted therapy. Dr. Wilky is also a translational researcher who conducts and designs clinical trials for sarcoma patients, with a focus on early immunotherapy protocols. Her laboratory studies the interaction between sarcomas and the immune system. Additionally, Dr. Wilky leads the investigator-initiated clinical trials committee at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, helping other researchers bring laboratory science discoveries into human clinical trials

You can get so much great information about sarcoma and treatments by following Dr. Wilky on social media on Twitter or on her blog

In this episode we discuss:

How are clinical trials used in medicine
The hope of clinical trials
Phase 1 clinical trials
Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials
Learning from all patients enrolled on clinical trials
Big data and sarcoma
Immunotherapy and sarcoma
Compassionate use and right to try
What are the most important questions you should ask your doctor when considering a clinical trial

music: Rospigg

photo credit: volodymyr-hrysh