Listen Now
Topics Covered
- Overview of Cancer Treatments
- Definition of Adherence: Taking Your Treatment on Schedule
- Its Important Role in Managing Cancer
- Barriers to Taking Your Treatment
- Practical Tips to Overcome These Barriers, including Travel, Cost, Family, Partners & Others
- Computer, Tablet & Phone Reminders, including Emails, Texts & Apps
- Planning Ahead: Lead Time in Arranging for Appointments, Refilling Prescriptions
- Weekends, Travel & Holidays
- Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Assistance with Adherence
- Reminders from Your Medical Team, Pharmacy & Pharmacist
- Clinical Trial Adherence
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
Our Panel of Experts

Michael K. Wong, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Cutaneous Cancers, Medical Oncology, Executive Director, Integration and Program Development, Cancer Network, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Stewart B. Fleishman, MD
Former Founding Director, Cancer Support Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Author, Researcher in Oncology

Marlee Kiel, MSW
Oncology Social Worker, CancerCare
Brochure
You can download the brochure for this workshop
Workshop Date
This workshop was originally recorded on February 26, 2020.