Medical World News® After Hours: Elizabeth Comen, MD, Discusses How Dance Helps Her Unplug Plus Connect With Patients

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Elizabeth Comen, MD, discusses how she balances her love of dance with both her family and her career as a breast cancer oncologist.

When Elizabeth Comen, MD, isn’t busy treating patients with breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, she is exploring her passion for dance, ranging from hip hop to jazz.

She started dancing from a young age with ballet and jazz but fell in love with the freedom of movement that hip hop allowed her. She even likes to dance with her patients in the chemotherapy suite before they start their treatment to get their spirits up. She explains how she uses dance to help patients with breast cancer reconnect with their femininity and sexuality.

CancerNetwork® sat down with Comen to discuss how she balances her love of dance with both her family and her career as a breast cancer oncologist.

This segment comes from the CancerNetwork® portion of the MJH Life Sciences™ Medical World News®, airing daily on all MJH Life Sciences™ channels.

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