cancer

The ABPTS Oncology Specialist Certification Exam is just around the corner, which means it’s time to buckle down on preparation. But that resource list can be really confusing & overwhelming.  How do you start studying & focus on what’s actually important? By listening to this podcast episode! Today’s episode is a recorded Q&A session I […]

Preparing for oncology specialty certification is one of the best ways to become an expert OncoPT. However, most physical therapists get derailed before they even register for their exam.  So they stop preparing. And this means patients don’t get your expert-level care.  So they don’t get better. We think this is just plain wrong.   Here’s

Introduction One of the major benefits of immunotherapy is its ability to more accurately & specifically target cancer cells.  This means less collateral damage to healthy tissues, like what we see with chemotherapy & radiation therapy.  Improved targeting of cancer cells means less side effects, less toxicities. However, immunotherapy is not without side effects.  In

CAR T-Cell Therapy has exploded onto the cancer treatment scene, & it’s not done yet.   In fact, we could very well see CAR T used to treat solid tumors, such as breast cancer, in the next few years!   But most PTs are unfamiliar with how CAR T-Cell Therapy affects our patients.  Right now, this treatment

Introduction If you’ve watched any kind of television over the last couple years, you’ve probably seen an ad for immunotherapy.   What is immunotherapy? Immunotherapy is immune therapy. Immunotherapy harnesses the body’s natural immune system to respond more effectively to fight disease.  Immunotherapy is being used for increasingly more diseases, including cancer.   To appreciate how immunotherapy