Hot Topic: Survivorship
In this video interview, Allen S. Ho, MD, PhD, director of the head and neck cancer program and co-director of the thyroid cancer program at Cedars-Sinai, discusses what clinicians should know about managing and caring for survivors of thyroid cancer, including:
- How clinicians assess patients’ quality of life following thyroid cancer treatment;
- Short- or long-term quality-of-life issues survivors of thyroid cancer might face; and
- The clinician’s role in helping patients deal with fear of recurrence and uncertainty about their future.