In this episode of Into the Body, host Dr. Aleksandra Filipovic sits down with Dr. Maryam Lustberg, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Breast Cancer at Yale Cancer Center for an honest conversation about oncology, survivorship, and whole-person care.
Together they discuss:
- Dr. Lustberg’s personal journey into medicine
- Patient-centered and holistic care
- Redefining survivorship and normalizing vulnerability, limitations, and emotional labor in medical practice
- How AI and digital tools are reshaping clinician-patient partnerships
- Non-pharmacological interventions (movement, dance, social connection) in managing chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
- Integrating digital health, remote monitoring, and personalized survivorship care