PinnedEleonora Teplinsky, MDChemotherapy Shortages: Carboplatin and Cisplatin are in extremely short supply.As an oncologist who uses these drugs daily, these shortages will negatively impact the care we can provide and the care that patients can…2 min read·May 12, 2023----
PinnedEleonora Teplinsky, MDLet’s Talk About Colorectal Cancer ScreeningMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and awareness starts with education. This is a great time to talk about colon cancer screening!3 min read·Mar 4, 2023--2--2
PinnedEleonora Teplinsky, MDLet’s Talk About Sexual Health and CancerSexual difficulties associated with cancer and treatment are extremely common. More than 60% of women and 40% of men experience sexual…2 min read·Feb 11, 2023----
PinnedEleonora Teplinsky, MDThe 6 Month Cancer Survivorship Visit May Not Be EnoughVery early on in my career as a medical oncologist, I was finishing up a routine follow-up visit with a patient who had completed her…4 min read·Apr 16, 2022--1--1
PinnedEleonora Teplinsky, MDIt’s Time to Update the Lexicon of CancerWhen I was a third-year student at Tufts University School of Medicine, I had a psychiatry attending who was adamant that we not write the…3 min read·Mar 28, 2022--1--1
Eleonora Teplinsky, MDFertility Treatment and Breast Cancer: Is There a Link?One of the questions I get asked most often is “Did my fertility treatments cause my breast cancer?” The short answer: NO. However, some…2 min read·Apr 30, 2022----
Eleonora Teplinsky, MDLet’s Talk About TamoxifenTamoxifen gets a really bad rep. If you ever try to google tamoxifen, you’ll get a list of side effects ranging from the more common…3 min read·Apr 2, 2022--1--1