Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD

An early mobility program for hospitalized patients with cancer yielded a reduction in hospital readmissions and improvements in mobility and functional status, according to a study conducted at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

The COVID-19 pandemic presents many challenges to health care and, more specifically, cancer care. Patients with lung cancer have high rates of complication due to their underlying disease.

In this video, Cardinale B. Smith, MD, PhD, director of quality for cancer services at Mount Sinai Health System, highlighted what oncologists have learned from managing patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Use of comprehensive geriatric assessment and integration of geriatrician-led management into care plans improved health-related quality of life for older adults receiving systemic anticancer therapy, according to results of the prospective, randomized INTEGERATE trial scheduled for presentation during the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program.

Distance caregivers of patients with cancer reported significant reductions in anxiety and distress after completing a series of coaching sessions via videoconference, according to study results scheduled for presentation during the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program.

Bias among some health care and research professionals could partly explain persistent racial disparities in cancer clinical trial participation, according to study results published in Cancer.