Sarah Cannon Cancer Network

Congratulations Hector Zambrano!

We hope you are enjoying the #Tandem25 conference. Don't forget to visit our booth #340 to learn about our transplant and cellular therapy program and opportunities to join the team.

The #Tandem25 Meetings, hosted by ASTCT and CIBMTR (Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research) are kicking off this week! This annual conference features healthcare professionals and researchers from around the world that are collectively focused on improving and saving the lives of patients with blood-related diseases. Come by our booth #340 to learn how we are fighting cancer together and for opportunities to join our team.

"The four words I choose to describe the cancer journey are gratitude, perseverance, willpower, hope. There is an appreciation for life that only a cancer patient can understand. A will to keep fighting to survive, even when certain quality of life has been lost. Gratitude for the things many of us take for granted. Perseverance through a scary and unpredictable journey. The willpower to keep fighting, even when so much suffering has been endured. And the hope for a bright future, and for the disease to one day be behind them completely." - Elizabeth Hagan

"Brave, Warrior and Fight because cancer is a battle and people with cancer are brave warriors trying to fight this disease. It helps give them to drive to fight when they think of themselves as warriors. They have an inner strength to fight and many are resilient, overcoming physical, emotional and financial obstacles to survive. They have the determination to live and they survive many things, often they survive cancer. Grief because of the loss with cancer. Loss of normalcy, income, insurance, time with family, body parts and possible loss of life. There is uncertainty in the prognosis and how treatment will affect them. There is sadness that they may not be around to see their family grow up and go through milestones such as graduation and weddings. Patients are shocked and overwhelmed by their diagnosis and feel rushed from the time of diagnosis to treatment because it is important to get them into treatment quickly but leaves little time to process and plan. They are ashamed to ask for help or ashamed because their cancer is due to something they were doing or not doing: not getting screened when they should, smoking, drinking, being overweight, etc. They worry about the outcome, what will happen to their families if they can’t be the Mom or Dad, if they can’t work, if cancer comes back and if they die. They also worry about and fear pain, nausea and other side effects they may have. They get frustrated when there are delays, lack of information, trouble getting appointments and answers, etc. They are disappointed when treatment outcomes aren’t what they thought, when they have complications causing hospitalization or a pause in treatment, when cancer comes back, etc. Cancer is unfair. Sometimes people are just starting their adult lives, their families, retirement, have special trips planned or have other cancers or chronic diseases. Sometimes other family members have cancer at the same time. Sometimes they are the only breadwinner for the family or the only caregiver to a spouse, parent or adult child and now they have cancer and can’t fulfill those duties. They feel powerless and helpless. Patients in general lose a lot of control when they are hospitalized or there are not a lot of options for treatment. Maybe they did all they could to prevent cancer and it happened anyway. They feel blessed and grateful to have good medical team, have good results, a job that works with their time off, insurance and to have the support of family, friends, church members, coworkers, … They are sometimes in denial that they have cancer, that there is no more treatment. They are hopeful – there is always hope and optimism, especially at the beginning of the journey." - Gwen Spector

Behind every cancer diagnosis is a unique human story—stories of resilience, grief,? hope, and healing. People-centered care means seeing the whole person and? meeting their unique needs with compassion and empathy. Nobody knows this better than our Sarah Cannon nurse navigation team. This #WorldCancerDay we celebrate how we are united by the unique stories and emotions seen through the caring eyes of our navigators.? #UnitedByUnique @worldcancerday “The 4 patient characteristics that stick out to me as a navigator with a cancer diagnosis are Numbness, Determination, Perseverance, and Stubbornness. I often hear patient’s express feeling numb when they are initially diagnosed. I feel that patient’s go through the stages of grief with a cancer diagnosis, and this is reflected in the various emotions experienced after they are diagnosed. Once the patient has accepted the diagnosis is when I see the determination, perseverance, and stubbornness appear. These characteristics become the strength that is needed in the fight against cancer, as it can be burdensome not only physically but also emotionally. “ – Tiffany Jean

We hope you enjoyed the second day of the American Society of Hematology annual conference. Leading experts in the field continue to stop by the SCRI booth, including our very own Navneet Majhail. Stop by tomorrow to continue to lead about opportunities to join our network!

Congratulations to Tonya Cox for selection of the abstract: Comparison of 15- Vs. 30-Day Remote Patient Monitoring for Outpatient Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy (CAR-T) across a Large Health System at the American Society of Hematology Conference. Be sure to check it out if you are attending #ASH2024 in San Diego this weekend.

We are excited to kick off the American Society of Hematology Conference today! Come visit us next to Sarah Cannon Research Institute at booth #1154! Fighting cancer takes dedicated highly skilled multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver exceptional care to each of our patients. Come by the booth to hear about opportunities to join this amazing team!

We’re part of something bigger. Starting today, we are uniting under one oncology services brand – HCA Healthcare Sarah Cannon Cancer Network. We will continue to connect patients and caregivers to research and treatment options across 20 states with over 200+ affiliated sites. Visit https://lnkd.in/gBMW-QEc to learn how we’re transforming the fight against cancer and bringing access to more clinical trials, cutting-edge technologies and a global network of?hospitals, practices, oncologists and specialists to our patients, closer to home.?