Pathology’s Place in Cancer Care
Show: CancerCast
Pathology has a crucial place in the medical field working behind the scenes to ensure patients and their care teams have the most up-to-date information. In cancer care, pathology plays an essential part in not only diagnosing cancer, but also treating and managing it. From examining tissue biopsies to evaluating blood samples, pathologists utilize a variety of tests and tools to ask and answer questions about what they observe in order to make accurate diagnoses and treatment recommendations.
Guest: Amy Chadburn, MD, a hematopathologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Host: John Leonard, MD, a leading hematologist and medical oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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