Episode 5. How to Treat Cancer-Related Symptoms?

This episode talks about with an incredible palliative care doctor who specializes in symptom management during cancer. We talk about how to reduce the symptom burden during cancer care to improve quality of life.

Specifically we discuss:

• Cancer related pain therapies

• Improving fatigue, sleep

• Benefits of massage therapy, acupuncture, exercise

• What is a palliative care specialist and how to access this type of doctor?

Brieze Bell, MD

​​Dr. Brieze Bell is a physician who specializes in palliative medicine, hospital medicine, and integrative medicine. She earned her medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed her residency in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She went on to pursue fellowships in palliative medicine and integrative medicine at UCSF. She is currently a faculty member in the divisions of palliative medicine and hospital medicine at UCSF. In her clinical work, Dr. Bell sees patients in the Symptom Management Service at the UCSF Cancer Center, where she focuses on using biomedical and integrative tools to help her patients optimize their wellbeing and quality of life in the setting of cancer. She also takes care of general medicine patients in the main UCSF adult hospital. Dr. Bell is passionate about providing outstanding patient care, contributing to medical education, and developing programs at the intersections of the fields of general internal medicine, palliative medicine, and integrative medicine.