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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Sep 10

Probably through funding services for families. We have amazing social workers who connect families with various resources. And mental health support too

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Sep 10

I’m not on the diagnostic side, so it’s hard for me to say. Specialty societies also try to adapt by responding to population based studies—adjusting their screening guidelines to younger ages, populations that may be at greater risk, etc

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Sep 10

Well, to be honest I’m not sure it’s that doctors are better at working up symptoms: in the modern era we have less and less time with patients. I think what’s really driving it is improvement in testing—new blood tests, advanced imaging. But I think medical education improves every year

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Sep 10

Christina from North Carolina! Here to connect with others passionate about improving cancer care. I treat all cancers but my specialization is in a procedure called brachytherapy, often used for GYN and genitourinary malignancies #medsky

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Sep 10

And an often under appreciated role: the driver!

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Sep 10

Just being there at appointments and taking in all of the info! Asking the questions! And outside of the clinic—as patient advocates at medical specialties…people need to know their stories!

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Sep 10

Back again this month for #AYACSM! I’m a radonc resident in my final year of training at Duke. Unfortunately, I often see many young adults in our clinics—are people better at reporting symptoms, doctors better at work up, testing improving, or is incidence of cancer increasing? All of the above?

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Sep 6

Alexander Calder in the hospital #medsky #radonsky #oncsky

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 21

Great case! There’s a lot of trials of utilizing cesium brachytherapy for brain tumors in humans as well.

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 18

Very cool!

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 15

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 15

Important lesson in making sure to pull back on the syringe/needle once you’re in a position to make sure you’re not in a vessel

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Reposted by Christina Huang

Julie McCrossin @juliemccrossin.bsky.social · Aug 14

#Radiotherapy cures cancer, relieves pain & assists palliative care.

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 13

💯 I recently stumbled upon this new journal that was started by some ICU docs. Some reviewers get a small honorarium for their work. A step in the right direction www.rjmedicine.org

Researchers' Journal of Internal Medicine | internal medicine research journal

Researchers' Journal of Internal Medicine is a free open-access internal medicine research journal that publishes scientific articles pertaining to medical education, internal medicine, and internal m...

www.rjmedicine.org

Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 13

interesting analysis!

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 5

I really don’t think this is right lol. Having an in person medical interpreter is a game changer. Also how is AI going to replace someone who accompanies/attends to a passenger (I’m assuming this is at an airport?)?

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 4

I’ve also seen people lose their jobs because of their diagnosis….

It’s really not fair. The world is so stacked against people sometimes.

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 4

I’ve had to help more patients navigate finances more than ever recently. It breaks my heart. Having to worry about keeping the lights on, not getting a paycheck bc they can’t work, having employers and also doctors (who insist on them taking time off) who don’t understand

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 4

Science communication would be better if we had more titles like these

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 4

I have the same feeling! Be it writer’s block or it’s just hard to find time to sit down and actually start. I just wrote one for a colleague and I was reminded of so many happy memories and it filled my heart with joy

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 2

So, it’s fine to invest in AI, but I wouldn’t expect it as a fix to everything. It’ll replace some jobs that can be done by a simple algorithm/automation but often times it’s just augmenting the work that most of us do

Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 2

This is the right take. People perceive AI as “magic” when really it’s a form of a million monkeys on typewriters and sometimes it makes Shakespeare. Yes, AI is a useful tool, but now in our jobs we are going to have to review so many lines of text generated by LLMs.

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 2

Interesting! I am gearing up to post my research here. People in my field are mostly on X but I notice that posts get buried there, but the active radiation oncology users typically do see it. I haven’t loved LinkedIn for academic work. I check it maybe once a month.

Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 1

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Christina Huang @chrhuang.medsky.social · Aug 1

Whoosh whoosh whoosh :( so loud

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