Meet Dr. Tara Sanft

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• 00:00My name is Tara Sanft.
• 00:02I am the director of the survivorship clinic.
• 00:07I am the chief Patient Experience
• 00:09officer at Smilow Cancer Hospital and
• 00:12I am also a breast medical oncologist.
• 00:15I treat patients who have been diagnosed
• 00:17with breast cancer and I see survivors
• 00:20of multiple different disease types.
• 00:22I feel like it's a privilege to
• 00:23take care of patients who've been
• 00:25diagnosed with breast cancer.
• 00:27The relationship is very intimate and you
• 00:29get to help someone through what may be
• 00:33the most difficult time in their life.
• 00:36That being said,
• 00:37I feel like it is true that breast
• 00:40cancer can be a very hopeful.
• 00:43Diagnosis in that our cure rates and
• 00:46our survival rates are incredibly high,
• 00:48and it's a privilege to help
• 00:51women walk through those.
• 00:53Times in their life when they
• 00:55may be most vulnerable or afraid.
• 00:57First visits are a chance for
• 00:58us to get to know each other.
• 01:01I like to start by understanding
• 01:02what the patient has been told
• 01:04and what they're hoping to cover.
• 01:06Drain the visit if they bring
• 01:08a loved one with them,
• 01:09it's often very helpful to have
• 01:11a second pair of ears because the
• 01:13conversations can get a little bit
• 01:16technical and it can be hard to absorb
• 01:18all of the information my research
• 01:20focuses on healthy diet and exercise
• 01:22during and after cancer treatment.
• 01:23I have a study right now looking
• 01:25at a healthy diet and exercise
• 01:28intervention offered right after
• 01:30diagnosis before starting chemotherapy.
• 01:32We are understanding whether or not
• 01:34this intervention helps women complete
• 01:36chemotherapy in an easier fashion.
• 01:38I would like my patients to know
• 01:40that my passion is actually in
• 01:42communication and healthcare and
• 01:44that I'm committed to creating a
• 01:47relationship with each and every
• 01:49patient that I see and so is my team.
• 01:52We are part of a multidisciplinary
• 01:55team that provides comprehensive Breast
• 01:57Cancer Care and survivorship care and
• 01:59we look forward to meeting with each.
• 02:02Individual and getting to know
• 02:04each person as a human being.