Treating Women With Cancer: Dr. Tiffany Troso-Sandoval on Empowering Patients
Dr. Tiffany Troso-Sandoval
Board-Certified Medical Oncologist
For more than 25 years, Dr. Tiffany Troso-Sandoval has treated women with breast and gynecological cancers. Throughout her practice, she’s realized that women going through cancer need more than treatment. They need to understand their care, stay organized, and have the right support around them so they can be active participants in their own care. In this episode, she talks about why she became an oncologist, what it’s really like on the doctor’s side of the room, and how she’s helping patients feel empowered.
Hear Dr. Troso talk about:
How watching her mother’s frustration with her grandmother’s doctors shaped her path
Walking out of the LSAT and choosing medical school instead
What it’s like to deliver hard news, and how she handles the emotional weight
How cancer treatment has changed over 25 years, and in her words, is “night and day”
The day she spent her lunch hour organizing a patient’s records into a binder – and why
Why telling a friend or family member with cancer to “call me if you need anything” doesn’t work, and a better way for patients to ask for help
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About Dr. Troso
Dr. Tiffany Troso-Sandoval is a double board-certified medical oncologist who has treated women with breast and gynecological cancers for more than 25 years, including as a senior attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering. She offers medical second opinions and patient coaching, and she’s the author of Calming the Cancer Chaos.
This episode shares Dr. Troso's experience and perspective. It is not medical advice. Please talk with your own care team about your situation.
“I call this becoming the CEO of your cancer care. You need to be the one in charge.”
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