Primary Care

AYA

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How do you monitor risk of erythrocytosis from testosterone use for female to male transgender patients?

How would you approach breast cancer screening in an adolescent patient with a CDH1 mutation?

Do you recommend the HPV vaccination for your young patients with HPV-associated cancers or pre-cancers who have not yet been vaccinated?

Assuming patient is <45 years old with cervical, vulvar, vaginal, anal, or head/neck cancers, or with CIN/VIN/VaIN/AIN/oropharyngeal precancerous l...

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How do you approach hormone replacement therapy for premenopausal patients following pelvic radiation therapy?

How is your approach different from or similar to those who undergo surgical menopause?

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What are your recommendations for a male patient who was recently started on imatinib and wants to conceive?

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Under what circumstances would you consider anticoagulation in a young female patient with persistently elevated factor XI activity?

While this is a known risk factor for venous [Meijers et al NEJM 2000] and potentially arterial [Yang et al, Am J Clin Pathol 2006] thrombosis, it is ...

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What strategies have you found to be most effective in engaging PCPs in a primary-care or shared-care model of survivorship for pediatric and AYA patients who will receive ongoing care in their communities away from their primary oncology treatment site?

In follow up to @Jacqueline Casillas presentation at ASCO 2021 regarding models of survivorship care delivery for AYA patients.

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How do you approach contraception and pregnancy counseling in women of childbearing age with Desmoid tumors who may be contemplating future pregnancy?

Since desmoid tumors are associated with high estrogen states, is there an optimal contraception approach? Is there an optimal time for pregnancy? How...

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How would you counsel a young female patient who refuses to use contraception during radiotherapy?

Would your counseling change if she reported a history of unplanned pregnancy? Is there any wording or waiver you might be able to use warning her of ...

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What additional testing, if any, should be performed for an adolescent patient with heavy menstrual bleeding and a negative von Willebrand disease evaluation?

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How do you approach the pharmacologic management of cancer-related fatigue?

After optimizing symptoms and reversible factors, and attempting cognitive-behavioral interventions and exercise, do you recommend pharmacologic agent...

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