The Intersection of Cancer & Aging: Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment – Dr. Tanya Wildes

Dr. Tanya Wildes, hematologist/oncologist and research consultant in geriatric oncology at Washington University School of Medicine, discusses how age is just a number when it comes to treating and diagnosing cancer in older adults. Learn how individualized assessment, focused on aging-associated vulnerabilities, is now used to aid in decisions about screening & treatment and how advances in treatment are allowing even people in the oldest old-age group to consider and benefit from cancer treatment. 

Dr. Wildes shares a message of promise and hope you will want to hear! To view the Zoom recording click here.