Dr. Peter Crow

Dr. Susan Block, M.D., Chief, Division of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Co-Director, HMS Center for Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Dr. Peter Crow, M.D., Medical Oncologist, New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA, along with Janet Stocker, RN, MSN, ARNP, OCN, Nurse Practitioner, New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA and Barbara Umansky, MSW, Oncology Social Worker, Parkland Medical Center, will discuss patient and caregiver coping strategies.

For Dr. Peter Crow, an oncologist in Concord, the low-fat study isn't a cue to scarf down the side of fries, either.Crow said what the study really makes clear is how complicated the link between diet and cancer is.

He recommends eating a low-fat diet full of fruits and vegetables - with the caveat that information on diet is "spotty," and he cautionspatients not to be too dogmatic.

"We don't know much about diets and how they affect cancer risks in general," he said.

Those discussing patient and caregiver coping strategies will include: Dr. Susan Block, MD, chief, Division of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, co-director, HMS Center for Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Dr. Peter Crow, MD, medical oncologist, New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA; Janet Stocker, RN, MSN, ARNP, OCN, nurse practitioner, New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA; and Barbara Umansky, MSW, oncology social worker, Parkland Medical Center.

Dr. Peter Crow, an oncologist with New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, gave his "inside the white coat" perspective.

"When I have to give a patient a diagnosis of cancer, the more family members present, the better," he said."It's important to have more than one set of ears hearing the information."

Crow said another point for healthcare professionals is not to "sugar coat" the information.

"You cannot shield the patient," he said."Some people will come up to me and say things like, ‘don't tell Dad,' but the patients already know better than anyone.

"On the other hand, some patients don't want family members to know too much about their disease," he continued.
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Crow pointed out that hospice is not "ending care, but redirecting care."

Dr. Selleck joins her colleagues, Denis B. Hammond, MD, Robert J. Friedlander, MD, Charles H. Catcher, MD, Danny M. Sims, MD, Frederick M. Briccetti, MD, Douglas J. Weckstein, MD, Peter H. Crow, MD, and Gina DiVenuti, MD, in serving patients in Southern and Central New Hampshire.

Dr. DiVenuti joins her colleagues, Denis B. Hammond, MD, Robert J. Friedlander, MD, Charles H. Catcher, MD, Danny M. Sims, MD, Frederick M. Briccetti, MD, Douglas J. Weckstein, MD, and Peter H. Crow, MD, in serving patients in Southern and Central New Hampshire.

His medical oncologist colleagues Frederick Briccetti, MD, and Peter Crow, MD, join him at the new office, which is located on the second floor of the Payson Center for Cancer Care.

Dr. Peter Crow, New Hampshire Oncology HematologyMichelle's Oncologist603-622-6484