Allison Benjamin
Oncology Liaison, Marketing and Public Relations Officer
Cancer Care Northwest
Cancer Care Northwest
5105 E. 3rd Ave
Spokane Valley, WA 99212
509.228.1335
Cancer Care Northwest is the premier cancer center of the Inland Northwest providing comprehensive, innovative, compassionate care by a team of integrated cancer specialists.
Dr. Hakan Kaya Selected as Faculty Member of The Center for Biomedical Continuing Education
(March 26, 2008, Spokane, WA) – Across the nation, patients living with multiple myeloma will benefit from Dr. Hakan Kaya, a medical oncologist at Cancer Care Northwest. Dr. Kaya has been selected as a faculty member of the Center for Biomedical Continuing Education (CBCE), an accredited provider of continuing medical education, and will be educating physicians nationwide about the latest and most effective multiple myeloma treatment options.
Cancer Care Northwest is one of two community-based cancer centers in the nation that are represented on the 52-person faculty. The remaining faculty members are from major academy institutions including the Mayo Clinic, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Harvard University and more.
"To see Cancer Care Northwest, Spokane's own cancer center, listed among these prestigious institutes is truly an honor. We provide the same level of expertise and care to cancer patients in the region," Dr. Kaya said.
Multiple Myeloma is not a rare cancer. At any one time there are more than 100,000 myeloma patients undergoing treatment for their disease in the U.S. Treatment options for multiple myeloma had not really changed until the early 2000s but since then, new drugs and treatment options have emerged rapidly.
"As a specialist in multiple myeloma, I am passionate about sharing the latest research studies and best treatment options for this disease with physicians in the Northwest and beyond. There is just so much to know about multiple myeloma and treatment options change all the time." Dr. Kaya said.
Multiple myeloma is cancer of the bone marrow cells. Although myeloma cannot be cured, it may be controlled and patients may enjoy many years of quality life if they are treated. Current treatment options range from chemotherapy, novel agents or a stem cell transplant. Educating physicians about multiple myeloma treatment options is critical in helping their patients live an enjoyable, productive life.
In addition to educating physicians about myeloma, Dr. Kaya, the region's only physician with formal stem cell transplant fellowship training, directs the Inland Northwest Myeloma/Lymphoma & Transplant Program which was formed to serve patients who live in Eastern Washington, North Idaho and Western Montana. High dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation is used to treat patients with multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and acute myelogenous leukemia.
The stem cells that are collected from patients in Spokane are very different from the often controversial field of stem cell research where stem cells are harvested from umbilical cords. When a patient with myeloma or other blood cancer is referred to Dr. Kaya, he collects and temporarily stores the patient's own stem cells by utilizing a machine which is similar to a dialysis machine. He then treats the patient with high dose chemotherapy to kill all of the remaining cancer cells. The patient's own stem cells are re-infused to replace the bone marrow which has been killed by high dose chemotherapy. To date, Dr. Kaya has already performed 20 stem cell transplants since the foundation of the program 2.5 years ago.
Vicki Jones, a patient who received the stem cell transplant under the care of Dr. Kaya, is thankful for this program.
"I actually received a second opinion from a well-known cancer center in Seattle. My husband and I found it very cold and impersonal. We were very fortunate that Dr. Kaya could provide the same treatment in Spokane."
Dr. Kaya's other transplant-patients agree.
"My patients always tell me how wonderful it is to have this program in Spokane. It really helps that they can be close to home, recovering with the support of their families and friends close by."
About Cancer Care Northwest
Cancer Care Northwest is proud to be the Inland Northwest's premier, integrated cancer center offering medical, radiation, surgical, breast and gynecologic oncology in a healing environment with the latest diagnostic technology. Our compassionate staff provides complete care for patients and their families by offering financial and social support.
Health care providers who are interested in Dr. Kaya giving a CME accredited presentation in multiple myeloma can contact Allison Benjamin, Marketing and Public Relations Officer, at 509.228.1335.
A myeloma support group is held for patients and their families on the fourth Monday of every month at Cancer Care Northwest. For more information, contact Vicki Jones at 509.954.9136.
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Practical Strategies for the Application of Novel Agents for the Frontline Treatment of
Multiple Myeloma
A continuing medical education (CME) activity provided by:
CBCE™ (The Center for Biomedical Continuing Education)
Chair(s)
Paul Richardson, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Paul Richardson, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Sagar Lonial, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Faculty
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Faculty
Rafat Abonour, MD Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN
Melissa Alsina, MD H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Res Inst Tampa, FL
Ken Anderson, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA
David Avigan, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA
Ashraf Z. Badros, MD Uni of Maryland Greenebaum Ca Ctr Baltimore, MD
William Bensinger, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Res Ctr Seattle, WA
James Berenson, MD Inst for Myeloma&Bone Res W Hollywood, CA
Peter Leif Bergsagel, MD Mayo Clinic Coll of Med, Arizona Scottsdale, AZ
Asher Chanan-Khan, MD Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY
Thomas R. Chauncey, MD, PhD Fred Hutchinson Ca Res Ctr Seattle, WA
Steven Coutre, MD Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA
Delva Deauna-Limayo, MD University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
Bimalangshu Dey, MD, PhD Harvard Med Sch Massachusetts Gen Hosp Boston, MA
Elliot Epner, MD Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
Rafael Fonseca, MD Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Arizona Scottsdale, AZ
Cristina Gasparetto, MD Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC
Morie Gertz, MD Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Rochester, MN
Irene Ghobrial, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA
Leonard Heffner, MD Winship Cancer Institute Emory Univ Sch of Medicine Atlanta, GA
Klaus A. Hollmig, MD University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
Andrzej J. Jakubowiak, MD, PhD University of Michigan Cancer Center Ann Arbor, MI
Jonathan Kaufman, MD Winship Cancer Institute Emory Univ Sch of Med Atlanta, GA
Hakan Kaya, MD Cancer Care Northwest Spokane, WA
Amrita Krishnan, MD City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte, CA
Robert A. Kyle, MD Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Rochester, MN
Choon-Kee Lee, MD University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Aurora, Co
Michael Lill, MD Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
James Mason, MD Scripps Cancer Center La Jolla, CA
Jeffrey V. Matous, MD Rocky Mountain Blood and Marrow Transplant Prog Denver, Co
Amitabha Mazumder, MD St. Vincent's Comp Ca Ctr NY Med College New York, NY
Ann Mohrbacher, MD University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Nikhil Munshi, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA
Ruben Niesvizky, MD New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Univ New York, NY
Robert M. Rifkin, MD Rocky Mountain Blood and Marrow Transplant Prog Denver, Co
Robert L. Schlossman, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA
Jeffrey Schriber, MD, FRCP City of Hope, Samaritan BMT Program Phoenix, AZ
Michael W. Schuster, MD Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, NY
David S. Siegel, MD, PhD Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ
George Somlo, MD City of Hope Medical Center Duarte, CA
Gordan Srkalovic, MD, PhD Sparrow Reg Ca Ctr D of M Michigan St Univ Lansing, MI
Edward Stadtmauer, MD University of Pennsylvania Health System Philadelphia, PA
A. Keith Stewart, MB, ChB Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Arizona Scottsdale, AZ
Stefano Tarantolo, MD, FACP Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center omaha, NE
Steven Treon, MD, MA, PhD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA
Guido Tricot, MD, PhD University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, UT
Frits van Rhee, MD, PhD Univ of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
Robert Vescio, MD Samuel oschin CC Ins Cedars-Sinai Med Ctr Los Angeles, CA
Ravi Vij, MD Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Mo
Peter M. Voorhees, MD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
Michael Wang, MD The Univ of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX
Jeffrey Wolf, MD University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA
Todd Zimmerman, MD University of Chicago Chicago, IL
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