Cancer Survivorship 101: I Have Cancer, Why Do I Need a Primary Care Doctor?

"I Have Cancer, Why Do I Need a Primary Care Doctor?" by Larissa Nekhlyudov, MD, MPH

Due to the quarantine, we had to cancel our annual in-person Cancer Survivorship 101 event that was planned for June, 2020. Instead, we created a series of video lectures presented here on our website and our YouTube page featuring the speakers that were to be highlighted at the event.

Larissa Nekhlyudov, MD, MPH is a board-certified general internist and Medical Director of Primary Care Associates, Longwood. Dr. Nekhlyudov received her medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and completed residency training at the Yale Primary Care Program. Prior to coming to the BWH, she practiced internal medicine at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates for over 15 years. In addition to being a primary care provider, she has extensive experience in cancer-related research and education. She is particularly interested in improving the care of cancer survivors and the interplay between primary and oncology care.

Survivor Journeys has been a non-profit organization since March, 2015. Its origins, began during the year-long medical quarantine Dr Jay Burton lived through after his stem cell transplant for Acute Myeloid Leukemia which ended in late October 2011. Dr Burton’s emotional and social support experiences prompted speaking engagements about cancer survivorship. The community interest generated from these talks, as well as the lack of emotional and support services for cancer survivors in our region, led to the creation of Survivor Journeys. Learn more at survivorourneys.org