Nancy Sharma, MD, medical oncologist and hematologist at Swedish Cancer Institute in Issaquah, Washington, will be the featured guest for CCF’s Facebook Live Luncheon with the Experts on Thursday, May 20 from 12 noon to 1 pm, Eastern Time.
Growing up in a family of physicians, Dr. Sharma was attracted to the challenges and satisfaction of being a physician herself. Her work experience in hospice and the personal loss of her grandfather to cancer paved the path for her to become an oncologist. She received oncology training at the University of Iowa where she then remained as a faculty member for 2 years. During her 5 years at the University of Iowa, she specialized in neuroendocrine tumors and worked closely with pioneers in the field of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with Lutathera.
When she moved to Seattle, she worked as an assistant professor at the University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. She has been a medical oncologist for several years working with cutting edge research and delivering the newest cancer treatments including immunotherapy and targeted therapies.
Dr. Sharma has more than 10 years of experience in treating neuroendocrine tumor patients. Swedish Cancer Institute is a one-of-its-kind center in the state of Washington, providing a multidisciplinary team for treating neuroendocrine tumor patients.
CCF’s Luncheon with the Experts series features physicians and healthcare professionals, support group leaders, patients, and colleagues who are key opinion leaders in the neuroendocrine cancer community worldwide. This weekly series is presented via Facebook Live on Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 pm, Eastern Time. Join us for unique discussions on a wide variety of topics for everyone in the NET community!
To view the program come to CCF’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Carcinoid/, at noon Eastern Time. There is no need to register and there is no special link.
Viewers are welcome to pose questions during the live program.
The Facebook Live events are hosted by B. Rain Bennett, a longtime CCF filmmaker and dear friend of the NETs community.
If you are on Facebook but unable to join at the scheduled time, the presentations will remain permanently on CCF’s Facebook page in the Video section, https://www.facebook.com/pg/Carcinoid/videos/. You can view all of the 2020-2021 presentations at that link too.
And for anyone not on Facebook, each of the presentations in the series is available on CCF’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/CarcinoidNETs. To receive notifications of all new videos on our YouTube channel, CLICK LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and HIT THE BELL to receive notifications each time a new video is uploaded.
With special thanks to TerSera Therapeutics, sponsor of the Luncheon with the Experts series.
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