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You and your primary care doctor
You, as a cancer survivor, must look out for your health. It’s very important to be your own advocate. And it is very important to have your primary care physician be a partner in your health care. A family physician is one who is going to look globally at your health and help remind you of all the different things that need to happen to promote survivorship.
On Nov. 9, 2006, Mary Helen Hackney, M.D., delivered the following presentation at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Va. Her comments address the role of the primary care doctor in reducing risk of cancer recurrence.
View and hear this presentation
To hear this presentation and view the slides presented, open the files below.
You and Your Primary Care Doctor Working Together PowerPoint presentation [ppt]
You and Your Primary Care Doctor audio presentation [MP3]
To read the complete transcript of this survivorship session, please click here.
About the presenter
Dr. Mary Helen Hackney is associate professor of hematology/oncology at VCU Massey Cancer Center. She specializes in the treatment of all stages of breast cancer and also teaches residents and health professionals about prevention, long-term patient management and survivorship issues.
