Everyone knows that nurses are the backbone of a hospital, but we wanted to hear directly from them what being a nurse really means. In interviewing nurses around Stanford Hospital the one commonality that emerged was their desire to make a difference in their patients’ lives. It’s no surprise, then, that when an entire group of people enters a profession with such a clear commitment, all of our communities benefit.
This holiday season, Stanford Hospital & Clinics wanted to capture the diverse group of people who make a difference in patients’ lives every day. Enjoy the video - and Happy Holidays!
Mixed signals abound surrounding screenings for prostate and breast cancers. Should we only screen patients in high-risk populations? At what age should screenings begin, and how often should they be done? Are we screening too much or not enough?
On KQED’s Forum this morning, Stanford urologic cancer expert Mark Gonzalgo, MD, PhD, expressed what has emerged as a popular answer to these questions: Screening should be individualized, based on a shared decision-making approach between physician and patient. Gonzalgo was joined on the panel by UCSF researcher Jeff Belkora, PhD; surgeon Susan Kutner, MD, chair of Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s Breast Care Task Force, and Richard Knox, NPR’s science desk correspondent; their conversation is worth a listen.
This year, breast cancer awareness has a new voice. While commercial recognition of the disease continues with pink Coca-Cola bottles and pink laces on football players’ shoes, Grammy Award-winning singer Martina McBride will perform her new single, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” from atop the Empire State Building as part of the month-long awareness campaign.
The song, based on the experience of a real breast cancer survivor, tells the story of a woman battling breast cancer from her husband’s perspective. The song recognizes and honors not only the millions who have been diagnosed, but those who love and support these women throughout their battle against this chronic disease.
The Stanford Women’s Cancer Center is sponsoring the New York event. To learn more about the private concert and lighting of the Empire State Building, take a look at the press release we just sent out.
As previously reported on Scope, Stanford geneticist Michael Snyder, PhD, and colleagues conducted an unprecedented analysis of Snyder's genome using a newly ...
