Survivorship PSA with Dr. Tara Sanft
July 21, 2021Survivorship PSA with Dr. Tara Sanft
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Dr. Tara Sanft explains the meaning of cancer survivorship and the role the Survivorship Clinic can play.
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- 00:00Cancer survivor is anyone who's
- 00:03been diagnosed with cancer starting
- 00:05the day of diagnosis and spanning
- 00:08throughout the individual's life.
- 00:15Cancer survivors are our
- 00:17patients. Are patients
- 00:18with a history of cancer and just
- 00:21as we support them through that
- 00:23diagnostic work up and then of
- 00:25course through the treatment,
- 00:27so do we need to support them as
- 00:30they finish treatment and enter
- 00:32into the surveillance period?
- 00:35This is a time of high uncertainty.
- 00:37Every ache and pain could mean
- 00:39recurrence and then a time where
- 00:41side effects still linger.
- 00:43It's our responsibility and our
- 00:45duty to take care of these patients,
- 00:47especially the ones who have a high
- 00:50burden of needs and and side effects.
- 00:57At Yale Cancer Center in
- 01:00Smilow Cancer Hospital,
- 01:01we have a multidisciplinary
- 01:03survivorship clinic where patients
- 01:04meet one on one with four specialists,
- 01:08a medical provider.
- 01:09A physical therapist,
- 01:11a registered dietitian and a social worker.
- 01:15The goal of this clinic is to
- 01:17meet the patient.
- 01:18Where she's at and to address
- 01:21any needs that she has in a
- 01:24multidisciplinary fashion.
- 01:30We have additional services
- 01:32that help survivors with
- 01:34their needs, including a
- 01:36cancer and cognition clinic,
- 01:38a supplement clinic which addresses
- 01:41supplement use after cancer,
- 01:43and many programs offered
- 01:45through integrative medicine.
- 01:46Integrative Medicine offers various
- 01:48services including massage,
- 01:50Tai Chi Yoga,
- 01:51and specialty consultations with
- 01:53an integrative medicine physician.
- 02:01Survivorship includes the caregivers as well.
- 02:05UM, the oftentimes the entire
- 02:07support network sort of feels the
- 02:10impact of a patient's diagnosis,
- 02:12and it is very important to
- 02:14understand what the caregiver
- 02:16feels drained this period as well.
- 02:18We have a caregiver support group
- 02:20that allows caregivers to come
- 02:22together and share experiences.
- 02:24We invite patients to bring with them
- 02:27a loved one who either lives in the
- 02:30household or is a very supportive
- 02:32person because we believe that real.
- 02:35Change after cancer happens
- 02:37when everyone is on board.