Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

Contributing Writer

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC, is an Atlanta-based journalist, licensed psychotherapist, and Ayurvedic health coach, creator of the body-positive wellness company Bettie Page Fitness, and author of 2 books – The Little Book of Bettie: Taking a Page from the Queen of Pinups and Bettie Page: The Lost Years. She holds a BS in psychology from Georgia State University and an MA in counseling psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Tori has also managed a medical practice and was instrumental in developing Georgia’s multispecialty telemedicine program. Photograph courtesy of Brooklyn Brat Images.

All articles by Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

General Oncology

Opioids and Cancer: How to Prevent and Manage Misuse

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

June 24, 2022

Research has revealed patterns of opioid use and misuse in cancer patients and survivors.

The RECIST criteria were modified to create proposed response guidelines (RB-RECIST) for use as objective endpoints in clinical trials investigating retinoblastoma therapies.

Pediatric Cancer

RB-RECIST Criteria May Improve Retinoblastoma Management: An Interview With Jesse L. Berry, MD

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

April 26, 2021

In an international, multicenter collaboration, experts modified the RECIST criteria for use as objective endpoints in clinical trials of retinoblastoma therapies.

Multiple Myeloma

Diagnosis, Risk-Stratification, Management Updates in Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

September 23, 2020

An overview of the diagnosis and management of MDS, including recent treatment, was discussed in a paper published in the American Journal of Hematology.

Lymphoma

Expert Q&A: Understanding the Oncogenic Role of HIV in Burkitt Lymphoma

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

August 27, 2020

While the rate of certain HIV-linked non-Hodgkin lymphomas has declined since the introduction of ART, the incidence of Burkitt lymphoma has remained steady.