Introduction to Blood Cancer

Cancer Care Connections

On this week’s episode of Cancer Care Connections, Cheryl Tan discusses with Dr. Jared Kobulnicky, hematologist oncologist for Virginia Oncology Associates, what blood cancer is and the latest developments in treatment for patients with a blood cancer disorder. They also discuss the importance of clinical trials in the advancement of cancer treatments and break down the misconceptions about medicines received during a patient’s participation.

Dr. Jared Kobulnicky earned his medical degree and later completed his Internal Medicine residency and Hematology and Oncology fellowship at the Medical College of Virginia (Virginia Commonwealth University). His research has been presented at the American Society of Hematology and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. His work has been published in Leukemia and Lymphoma, Frontiers in Immunology and Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. He was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha in 2021. He was also awarded the Arthur P. Gold Award for his humanistic and compassionate care. Dr. Kobulnicky has been voted a Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Doc by his peers in both 2021 and 2022.

Dr. Kobulnicky's interests include blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma and cancers of the breast, lung, and head and neck.
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Resources mentioned in this podcast
(Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) lls.org
(The US Oncology Network, Clinical Trials all over the US) usoncology.com/patients/clinical-trial-search/
(National Institute of Health Patient Cancer Portal) cancer.gov

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Chapter

1. Introduction to Blood Cancer (00:00:00)

2. What is Blood Cancer (00:05:58)

3. Treatments for Blood Cancer (00:09:47)

4. Immunotherapy (00:12:53)

5. Targeted Therapy (00:17:56)

6. Research For Blood Cancer (00:21:46)