Kristine Slam, MD, FACP, discusses the importance of genetic testing in male patients with breast cancer and why it’s important that all patients with breast cancer advocate for themselves.
Kristine Slam, MD, FACP, Central Ohio Surgical Associates, addresses the importance of involving patients in decisions regarding their goals for treatment, emphasizing that this involvement is critical to uncover what they value, as well as their short- and long-term goals for treatment.
In this interview from our recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event, Kristine Slam, MD, FACP, Central Ohio Surgical Associates, discusses the positive impact that Choosing Wisely and enhanced recovery after surgery, or EROS, protocols have had on patients receiving treatment for breast cancer.
Data from 6 states California, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania and 2 metropolitan areas Atlanta, Georgia, and Detroit, Michigan collected through the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study were used for the investigation.