Associate Professor @IUMedSchool; Medical Director, Supportive Oncology @IU_Health; breast oncologist #bcsm #survonc
Joined October 2020
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Congratulations to Dani Halsey - our lead exercise physiologist in the IU cancer exercise MOVE program - she is a finalist for @ACSMNews professional of the year! 🙌🏼 @IUHealthFdn @IUCancerCenter acsm.org/certification/profe…
Excellent discussion of the PRO-B study and ePROs in MBC by my collaborator and friend @GRocqueMD 👸🏻
This is feasible and helps patients, so let’s get it done! Excited to continue our work implementing @IUCancerCenter @IU_Health @carevive #SABCS24 #survonc
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I’ll just say this. We do what we know. I am an oncologist, & what oncologists do not do is run from human suffering or give up. ❤️🩹
#Election2024 #MedTwitter
Thank you @SusanGKomen for supporting our work advancing survivorship for MBC
Can the addition of exercise to standard treatment bring benefits to women with metastatic #breastcancer? In our next installment of Spotlight on Clinical Trials, we speak with @TarahBallinger, a principal investigator of the Komen-funded EMBody study. bit.ly/47R8QaL
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Check out the recently published protocol for the randomized #EMBody trial looking at exercise as part of survivorship care in #MetastaticBreastCancer.
🔓pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3926…
✍️ #JenniferLigibel @niraj_shah @stage4kelly @LesleyKailani @TarahBallinger #MBC #BreastCancer
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📢 New faculty opportunity in the Division of Breast Surgery!
❗Come join the team at Indiana University School of Medicine in the Division of Breast Surgery as Assistant/Associate/Professor of Clinical Surgery - Breast Surgeon. We are seeking a fellowship-trained breast surgeon to join a growing Breast Surgery Division and multidisciplinary environment. The position will primarily operate out of @IUHealthCareers Saxony Hospital in Fishers, IN.
🌟 Position Highlights:
- Provide excellent patient care in a new clinical space within a growing area/hospital while teaching residents and students in their specialty of breast surgery.
- Exhibit a strong foundation for teaching and research with a focus on improving health equity.
- Advance surgical scientists and their research while instilling the leadership qualities that will empower trainees to excel in all practice settings.
🏥 Division Overview:
- Currently includes six fellowship-trained breast surgeons practicing within an academic hospital and affiliated community hospitals in the Indiana University Health network and 1 full-time researcher.
- Develop and provide breakthrough research opportunities and high-quality patient care within the IU School of Medicine.
- Advance the mission of IU School of Medicine to improve health equity and well-being across Indiana.
🌈 Inclusivity and Diversity:
- IU School of Medicine is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- We invite candidates who enhance our representational diversity and contribute to equitable learning environments.
🏙Indianapolis Living
- Experience the vibrant city of Indianapolis with its rich amenities and quality of life.
- Enjoy leading educational systems, top-ranked universities, and a diverse population.
- Benefit from a growing, diverse population and a variety of professional and leisure activities.
🎓 Basic Qualifications:
- MD/DO or equivalent education.
- Completion of Breast Surgery Fellowship.
- Certified by the American Board of Surgery BC/BE.
-Able to obtain Indiana licensure.
Join us in shaping the future of breast surgery care and transforming health and well-being for all throughout Indiana and beyond.
Apply Here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/post…
#IUSurgery
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Cancer survivorship care IS cancer care. Every bit of clinical work and research done to support survivors is relevant to the cancer care plan and should be delivered in tandem with medical therapies through the cancer continuum, and with primary care follow-up beyond.
From diagnosis through the lifespan thereafter. Many aspects to cancer survivorship!
@theNCI @NCICancerSurv
#CancerSurvivorship research seeks to enhance the health and well-being of all cancer survivors and caregivers. Learn more about the many aspects of cancer survivorship: cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ocs…
#survonc
ALT Image of the Cancer Survivorship Research graphic, created by the National Cancer Institute and featured on the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship Definitions webpage. The image shows the many aspects of cancer survivorship.
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Tune in NOW for Breast Cancer Breakthroughs! Practice-changing advancements in #breastcancer were just announced @ #ASCO24. Komen grantees @TarahBallinger & Dr. Pedram Razavi explain how these findings are personalizing treatment. Click here to watch: bit.ly/3X1yPW0
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Congratulations to @nabiladra for leading the @IUMedSchool @IUSMDeptMed Division of Hematology-Oncology 2024 ASCO Review. Thanks to our incredible faculty speakers who made it an informative and entertaining day!
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Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, and Tarah J. Ballinger, MD, on Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Black Women: Docetaxel and Peripheral Neuropathy ascopost.com/videos/2024-asc… #bcsm #breastcancer #oncology #healthequity @reshmajagsi @WinshipAtEmory @EmoryMedicine @IUCancerCenter @TarahBallinger
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Here are lay summaries on some of the top research presented at #ASCO24.
Each summary includes:
👉Who does this study affect?
👉What did this study find?
👉What does this mean for patients?
Thank you, @ASCO, for your efforts to help the lay community understand all the exciting research from the conference!
society.asco.org/practice-pa…
Congrats to wonderful colleague and leader @nabiladra
Nabil Adra (@nabiladra), MD, was recently named to @IBJnews' Forty Under 40 with nominations from his mentor Larry Einhorn, MD, and other colleagues at @IUMedSchool. Learn more: ow.ly/LC3u50RZ9Ig. #ResearchCuresCancer
Very grateful for the mentorship and sponsorship I have experienced in @eaonc thanks to @AngieDemichele @awolff @LynneWagnerPhD , providing me the opportunity to disseminate EAZ171 today at #ASCO24
📸: @YAbdouMD
Thank you @SusanGKomen for your support!!
Komen grantee @TarahBallinger presents results from the EAZ171 trial at #ASCO24. The results showed that docetaxel resulted in less grade 2 neuropathy, a painful side effect from some chemotherapy drugs, than paclitaxel for Black women.
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🚨Docetaxel chemotherapy causes less peripheral neuropathy than paclitaxel chemotherapy for Black people with early-stage breast cancer
Read the lay summary, read the manuscript. So important. #ASCO24 #CIPN @TarahBallinger @OncoAlert
EAZ171 @TarahBallinger
😳Black pts have ⬆️ rates of reduction for neuropathy which leads to worse outcomes
⬆️ rates of neuropathy in high risk genotype pts, but not signif
🔑 Q3 wk docetaxel better than weekly paclitaxel in #bcsm among Black women
#ASCO24
#bcsm
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Check out @JCO_ASCO Podcast: "EAZ171: Predictors of TIPN in Black women with #BreastCancer" w/ Dr. @ShannonWestin & Dr. @BryanSchne90417. EAZ171 was presented at the #ASCO24 Annual Meeting.
@TarahBallinger @NCIprevention #NCORP @SusanGKomen @VBFoundation jcopodcast.libsyn.com/eaz171…
Thank you @ASCO for fostering mentor-mentee relationships across countries! @IshkaQue taught me so much about the care delivery I take for granted practicing in a well resourced country!
Well, my virtual mentorship spanned countries/oceans and time zones (as well as mixups due to daylight savings times) 😅 But definitely would agree that this is a truly valuable experience, and will always be grateful for matching with @TarahBallinger ☺️
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One of the most important points I have heard at #ASCO24 so far @jillfeldman4
🚫 safety is not tolerability
❤️🩹low grade side effects matter
@itsnot_pink @stage4kelly
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So, the 3 drug combo is really a 7 drug combo? I think it is safe to say we have farther to go to get from “Comfort to Cure” #ASCO24
