@ESTRO meets Asia 24 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 23-25 August 2024
‘Keys to success in PROMS: A patient’s view lying on the LINAC’.
Abstract: As an 11 year survivor of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and a Head and Neck Cancer patient advocate, Julie will share examples of Patient Reported-Outcome Measures (PROMS) in routine radiation therapy treatment in Australia. The focus will be on the key factors that need to be in place to make this use of PROMS successful and the benefits to patients and multidisciplinary clinicians.
Presenter Julie McCrossin AM
Julie McCrossin is an eleven-year survivor of stage four oropharyngeal cancer. She was treated in 2013 in Sydney Australia with 33 sessions of radiotherapy and weekly chemotherapy. Julie is now an Ambassador for the cancer charities Targeting Cancer and TROG Cancer Research and a member of Cancer Voices SA. www.juliemccrossin.com