SIDEBAR: More on Palliative Care from Selma Schimmel

By Selma R. Schimmel, as told to Jo Cavallo
July 10, 2013

At the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting, Selma Schimmel conducted a series of interviews with prominent oncologists, to get their perspectives on palliative care. These discussions can be viewed via The Group Room website here: http://thegrouproom.tv/category/cancer-topics/palliative-care/

All Vital Options interviews are available upon request (without charge) for posting or educational purposes. ■

Despite a Recurrence, I'm Not Surrendering My Life to Cancer

This is the first time I’m going public with the fact that I have advanced ovarian cancer. I thought I could avoid the fate of my mother and her mother, both of whom died of ovarian cancer in their 50s, and live well past my 60s and even 70s. But at 58, I’ve had to accept that that is not likely. I ...

Dec

Today In Oncology

SIDEBAR: More on Palliative Care from Selma Schimmel

Related Articles

Despite a Recurrence, I'm Not Surrendering My Life to Cancer

Combination of Two Oral Agents May Improve Progression Free Survival in Patients With Previously Untreated CLL

Primary Analysis of ZUMA-2: Treatment of BTK Inhibitor–Naive Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Primary Analysis of ZUMA-2 Treatment of BTK Inhibitor-Naive Relapsed Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Encorafenib Combination for BRAF V600E–Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

SEQUOIA 5-Year Follow-up Zanubrutinib vs Bendamustine/Rituximab in Treatment-Naive CLL/SLL