Sending you good energy for "unremarkable" scans 💗

#scanxiety is real and I hope you are able to find some fabulous distractions this weekend!

Walton lighthouse in morning twilight. Dark jetty, pinky-orange layer of pre-dawn over the water with a little sliver of moon visible

Missed actual sunrise but caught the pre-party!

I am not ignoring this reality.
I am simply choosing to save all my shouts of "WTAF" for when I head to the ocean for a cleansing breath.
Here's the moment, sans audio

Sending you much love and good energy 💗

Embracing the energizing and restorative powers of nature this evening

Taking a deep breath, maybe two, before we turn the page on 2025

"Down by 400, 500, even 600 percent." I didn't watch but from what I've read it feels like I'm not going to be getting the prescription "rebate" I was hoping for back in August 🙃

Mid-week into hot-off-the-press research results at the annual @sabcs.bsky.social

Grateful to be sharing space and hugs with fellow advocates and colleagues 💗
#SABCS25

Thrilled to be part of this #SABCS25 Special Session looking at lifestyle factors including alcohol consumption & obesity along w/ genetic factors to provide more insight & guidance on relevance to cancer risk & outcomes
Join us tomorrow, 12/9 at 11amCT to discuss!

@drkristyabrown.bsky.social

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Winter sunsets are phenomenal

The words I needed to hear this week 💗

Oh Aoife, I feel this.
My first go round with menopause-like symptoms (medically induced for cancer treatment) felt so much easier than this official ridiculousness.
Sleep is elusive, if at all
Frozen shoulder (x2)
Random pains and itchiness
Cholesterol & inflammation markers raging...

Gah 😑

We specialize in bringing patient voices to research; we're awesome at connecting dots btwn research & clinical care; we excel at amplifying voices & pushing for equitable access to quality care; we're all about quality-of-life.
And yes, we suck at selfies!
💗 @jillfeldman4.bsky.social #ASTRO25

Many butts in seats for "When the Physician Becomes the Patient" by Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, AMA president who was diagnosed with a large temporal lobe tumor in 2024. #ASTRO25

pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and behavioral interventions for physical or mental disease or disorder, prophylaxis, diagnosis, therapy or treatment, drug and pharmaceutical development and testing."

Essentially most of the things that study health & wellness for individuals & public health 😑

epidemiological and medical behavioral studies, outcomes research (interventions, treatment, or therapies), health services research, 2/3

Indeed but the "narrow window" is, in large part, a minor issue compared to what is now ineligble for NSF grant funding:

"Ineligible areas of graduate study include public health, global health, clinical practice, clinical psychology, counseling, social work, patient-oriented research, 1/?

Adore you, friend 💗 Thank you for sneaking some coffee time with me at #ASTRO25

Well, literally just passed Spiderman walking down 3rd Street toward Howard so, yep, everyone should get some SF flavor! #ASTRO25

Interesting to see audience answers to "What's the biggest barrier you face in addressing health disparities at work?"
#ASTRO25 #CanSky
Curious what others, not in the room, believe are the barriers

In #ASTRO25 session, hearing the phrase, "we need to navigate people" in a session. Finding this phrasing paternalistic. Many individuals want the tools (info & access) to navigate their own experience. Dont tell us what to do, give us our options and risk/benefit profile.

#CanSky

Particularly interesting point in light of the profound SE/challenges many individuals face with endocrine therapy. Discussant cautions, "more long term follow-up needed"
#ASTRO25 #CanSky #OncoSky #breastcancer

Kicking off Day 2 (or official Day 1) of #ASTRO25 w/ "Breast Science" session. AKA a session highlighting significant breast-related presentations that will be shared at the @astro-org.bsky.social meeting
Theme seems to be "right-sizing" treatments (although presenter still using term de-escalation)

Is he presenting? Happy to be a hype machine for his research! #ASTRO25

Forgot to take pics during the economics preso and now learning about Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma and associated conditions
Again, learning all kinds of new things here that I did NOT expect to learn at a Radiation Oncology meeting! #ASTRO25

And, while I didn't expect a liquid biopsy presentation in a radiology meeting, I'm totally here for it! #ASTRO25

First up on Day 1
Randomized control trial (RCT) for prophylactic rads for ASYMPTOMATIC bone mets showed some interesting results. Will now be moving to Phase 3 study and power for OS benefit analysis
#ASTRO25

Looking forward to learning "all the things" at my first @astro-org.bsky.social annual meeting. Started off on the right note when the woman at registration said, "Thank you for your advocacy. Go patient advocates!" and literally punched the air! 🥹 #ASTRO25

Never selfish to need a hug 💗 You deserve hugs

{hugs} my friend 💗