Narjust Florez: Limitations for tele-health incorporation for patients with Lung Cancer

Narjust Florez shared on X/Twitter:

“Limitations for tele-health incorporation for palliative care for patients with Lung Cancer.

Older patients and other patients with limited digital literacy

Unknown for other languages beyond English and Spanish

Lack of minorities representation

Unclear if survival benefit.”

Source: Narjust Florez/X

Narjust Florez is the Associate Director of the Cancer Care Equity Program and a thoracic medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center.

She is the principal investigator of the Sexual Health Assessment in Women with Lung Cancer (SHAWL) Study, the largest study to date evaluating sexual dysfunction in women with lung cancer.

She received the 2020 Rising Star award by the LEAD National Conference for women in hematology and oncology. In addition, Dr. Florez founded the Florez Lab in 2019. The laboratory focuses on lung cancer, social justice issues in medicine, and medical education.