Nov 2, 2023
In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks
with Amy Comander, MD, about incorporating
lifestyle changes for cancer patients, developing lifestyle
pathways for survivors and more.
• Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology
Overdrive :58
• About Comander 1:14
• The interview 3:40
• How do you manage to incorporate running on such a
high level into your day-to-day life?
4:04
• Tell us about what lifestyle medicine is and why it
is so important to include in patient care?
6:43
• How do you suggest oncologists who are interested in
integrating lifestyle medicine into their treatment plans
communicate these changes to their patients?
10:06
• Jain and Comander on the importance of physical
activity in cancer care.
12:09
• Do you have standard recommendations you give to
patients to begin incorporating physical activity and exercise to
their treatment plan? 13:34
• About Comander’s patient, and her
Walk with Me movement. 16:13
• How do you incorporate lifestyle health into
survivorship discussions after treatment?
17:12
• Jain and Comander on the evolution of medicine
allowing there to be more metrics for holistic care and empowerment
for patients. 19:02
• What types of clinical trials are there for
lifestyle medicine? 21:19
• Comander on
The Diet, Exercise, Lifestyles, and Cancer Prognosis Study
(DELCaP). 21:45
• How do you talk to people who may not understand
lifestyle medicine or its impact?
23:33
• Can you talk about the PAVING the Path to Wellness
program? 24:54
• What is the training process for physicians looking
to become a lifestyle medicine specialist?
28:40
• Is there an optimal way to incorporate these
specialists in patients’ day-to-day without it being a burden for
them? 31:11
• If someone could only listen to the last two minutes
of this episode, what would you want them to take away?
33:13
• How to contact Comander
34:26
• Thanks for listening
35:37
Amy Comander, MD, is a breast oncologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X, formerly known as Twitter: @ShikhaJainMD. Comander can be reached on via the MGH Cancer Center website, on Instagram and Threads @dramycomander or on X, formerly known as Twitter @DrAmyComander.
Disclosures:
Jain and Comander report no
relevant financial disclosures.