Dr. John Oertle Highlights Precision Lung Cancer Approaches on AZ Family
A recommendation for hospice care may not always signify the end of the road for patients. Speaking to AZ Family during their news segment to mark Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. John Oertle, Chief Medical Officer of Envita Medical Centers, stated, “We are utilizing the data from the tumors and the data from the immune system, and we are starting to put forth a really effective plan.” He explained that by employing their innovative deep mapping approach, the Envita team has been helping many patients recover successfully, including a 70-year-old stage 4 lung cancer patient who was referred to hospice three years ago.
Dr. Oertle mentioned that this late-stage patient was given only two months to live, but with Envita's innovative treatment approach, he became cancer-free within eight weeks of treatment and continues to live a happy and healthy life. “We have a therapy called deep mapping, where we actually target many genetic markers associated with the cancer,” said Dr. Oertle, explaining how they utilize advanced tests to guide precision integrative treatments. These treatments have the potential to be game changers for many patients. However, unfortunately, not everyone has access to these innovative treatment strategies in standard oncology.
“This technology will likely be implemented, including the testing and these combinations, in the next five to seven years. We're seeing everything moving in that direction, but these patients need it now,” said Dr. Oertle. Referring to this gap in accessing advanced care when dealing with life-threatening diseases like cancer, Dr. Oertle added, “Treatment delayed is treatment denied.”
To overcome these challenges, the specially trained team of physicians at Envita has been administering precision-targeted treatment strategies, based on deep mapping of each patient's cancer and its root causative factors. If you want to know more about their innovative treatment strategies for lung cancer and how they are designed to help patients recover holistically, watch this news segment.
