@AliceHoMD

Radiation Oncologist.#BreastCancer Clinical #Research.Focus on #TNBC, #immunotherapy, postmastectomy RT, complications & reconstruction.#stopasianhate.

 Raleigh, NC
Joined November 2016
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Alice Ho, MD MBA@AliceHoMD16 Feb 2023
Replying to @guptalabunc @WSJ
Agree. The title of the @WSJ article by @Brabbott42 was alarmist ("harsh" RT?) & could potentially misinform thousands of women who could misunderstand the value of RT. For factual, objective context on PRIME-2, pls read: nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…. #DukeRadOnc #dukebreastoncology

Overcoming Resistance — Omission of Radiotherapy for Low-Risk Breast Cancer | NEJM

In this issue of the Journal, Kunkler and colleagues1 report the highly anticipated 10-year results of the PRIME II trial, which show that omission of radiotherapy did not affect survival after bre...

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Gaorav Gupta@guptalabunc16 Feb 2023
Words matter and the title of this @WSJ article (“harsh radiation”) is poorly informed. For a more informative summary of this important 10-year update of the PRIME II trial, I recommend this article: medpagetoday.com/hematologyo… #bcsm

Safe to Omit RT After Lumpectomy in Certain Older Breast Cancer Patients

Radiotherapy reduced local recurrence, but showed no effect on OS, distant recurrence

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@DrHBurstein15 Feb 2023
More breast cancer patients could skip radiation treatment as a study showed deaths were nearly equal whether women received radiation in addition to surgery and hormone therapy wsj.com/articles/breast-canc… via @WSJ
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My #first tweet- to bring attention to the outdated 18th century laws prohibiting us from providing healthcare to patients across state lines. Covid proved telemedicine was possible. Let’s not go backwards to laws created before the 🚘 & ☎️. ⬇️ @NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

Losing Contact — Covid-19, Telemedicine, and the Patient–Provider Relationship | NEJM

For patients with rare diseases, connecting virtually with specialists across state lines can be the only option for excellent care. So why are state-licensing restrictions being enforced more aggr...

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ABR #volunteer @AliceHoMD has seen breast cancer turn personal through her friend, Jasmine's, treatment. @kodomoboston #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth @Harvard theabr.org/blogs/when-breast…

When Breast Cancer Gets Personal

By Alice Y. Ho, MD, MBA When I was asked to write a blog for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I was uncharacteristically speechless. As a radiation oncologist who has specialized in the care of...

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