Bringing Cancer Screenings to the Community Can Increase Today's Diagnosis Number and Get Patients to Care Sooner
In this final video of a three-part video series, Oncologist and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, Dr. Yuri Fesko, shares a key takeaway from Quest's recent Health Trends Survey. Results reveal how cancer diagnosis numbers are still lagging to pre-pandemic levels of 11%. Fesko adds that bringing cancer screenings to the community can increase diagnosis numbers, leading to care sooner.
Related: What the 'Pathway Approach' Can Do to Improve Health Outcomes, Reduce Testing Delays For Cancer Care
In this final video of a three-part video series, Editor of Managed Healthcare Executive, Briana Contreras, speaks with Oncologist and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, Dr. Yuri Fesko, about why shortening the gap of time it takes to receive a cancer diagnosis and getting the treatment for it is critical to ensuring better patient outcomes. In the discussion Dr. Fesko shares a key takeaway from Quest's recent Health Trends Survey, which is how cancer diagnosis numbers are still lagging to pre-pandemic levels of 11%. He adds bringing cancer screenings to the community can increase diagnosis numbers which can lead to care sooner.
Rutgers Cancer Institute Reviews Guidelines for Managing Blood Cancers During Pregnancy
April 8th 2025About 6% of pregnancy-related cancers are Hodgkin lymphoma, and 5% are non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Leukemias in pregnancy are rarer, accounting for 1 in 10,000 pregnancies. The most common pregnancy-related leukemias are acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
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CAR T-Cell Therapy Cuts Costs, Reduces Treatment in Mantle Cell Lymphoma
March 13th 2025In a real-world study, researchers found this data by comparing treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and costs between patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy and those treated with the non-CAR T standard of care.
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Using the 'Pathway' Approach to Shorten the Time Between Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
November 16th 2022In this episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite, Briana Contreras, editor with Managed Healthcare Executive spoke with Dr. Yuri Fesko, oncologist and vice president of Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics. In the conversation, Dr. Fesko addressed the ongoing issue of long gaps of times between receiving a diagnosis for a type of cancer and finally getting the treatment for it. Dr. Fesko shared the benefits a number of sectors receive when treating patients sooner and the steps to get there.
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FDA Approves Tevimbra for Advanced Esophageal Cancer at $15,828 Per Month
March 5th 2025Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 90% of all esophageal cancer cases. Projections estimate that by 2040, there will be approximately 957,000 new cases of esophageal cancer worldwide, marking a nearly 60% increase from 2020, according to BeiGene.
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