Melisa Wong Awarded 2019-2024 NIA Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging

Dr. Melisa Wong was awarded a 2019-2024 NIA Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76) titled “Advancing patient-centered decision making in older adults with lung cancer: Incorporating risk of functional decline into treatment discussions.“ Mentored by Drs. Louise Walter, Alex Smith, and Gretchen Schwarze (University of Wisconsin), Dr. Wong will identify risk factors for functional decline during chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy in older adults with lung cancer and adapt the Best Case/Worst Case communication tool for use during geriatric oncology treatment discussions.