Using the 'Pathway' Approach to Shorten the Time Between Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

According to the latest edition of The Cancer Atlas, lower-income nations are experiencing a rise in lung, colorectal and breast cancer incidence due to increasing adoption of behaviors associated with economic development—such as tobacco use, poor nutrition and physical inactivity.

In this month’s episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite, Briana Contreras, an editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, got to chatting with Sanjula Jain, Ph.D., chief research officer at Trilliant Health.

Researchers found that altering key enzymes involved in redox balance could disrupt the metabolism of Myc-driven lymphomas, which offers a potential new strategy to treat aggressive cancers.

MHE Associate Editor, Briana Contreras, spoke with CEO of Inteliquet, a cancer solutions provider that strives to match patients to clinical trials accurately and promptly in healthcare, Marie Lamont. In this episode Marie discusses the challenges that have affected clinical trials and cancer screenings and how to get trials back on track through technology to avoid the wave of undiagnosed patients post-COVID. She also shared how broadening them through diversity can improve trials.

Financial toxicity can affect patient outcomes and quality of life. For example, a patient may forgo treatment or medications to save money, or they may incur high medical debt or go into bankruptcy to pay for medical care.

A new survey by Johnson & Johnson revealed that oncologists are overwhelmed by the rapid pace of innovation in cancer care, with many calling for better tools, education and collaboration to help integrate new treatments and technologies into everyday practice.