Beyond Cancer Podcast – Episode #6: When Treatment Ends
Treatment ends. And you’re home free. That’s what many friends and family think. But cancer patients know that the time after your treatment...
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20 episodesBeyond Cancer Podcast – Episode #5: Stupid Things People Say
Stupid things. We all say them. And cancer patients have heard them all — from the insensitive to the absurd, from nutrition tips to fertili...
Cancer Conversations Podcast—Episode #17: The Latest in Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
Brain tumors can be among the most challenging cancers to treat. The blood-brain barrier, a natural defense mechanism that shields the brain...
Cancer Conversations Podcast—Episode #16: The Latest in Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
Prostate cancer affects 230,000 men each year. Although diagnoses are increasing worldwide, most people die with prostate cancer and not of...
Cancer Conversations Podcast – Episode #15: What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer Treatment and Research
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women, but lung cancer research is advancing rapidly and treatments are improving at...
Beyond Cancer Podcast – Episode #4: Exercise and Cancer
If you’re 69 and diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, what do you do? For John Barrett, the answer was easy: become a certified physical traine...
Voices Podcast – Episode #5: Balancing Motherhood and Breast Cancer
It was a warm day in November 2013 when Gabby Spear found out she had breast cancer. But even in the midst of the difficult news, her respon...
Cancer Conversations Podcast—Episode #14—The Latest in Genetics and Women’s Cancers
Advances in genetic research may improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of women’s cancers. “More genes are being found and fewer...
Beyond Cancer Podcast – Episode #3: Coping Through Creativity
Tara Shuman didn’t necessarily set out to be a blogger, let alone a book author. Yet in the throes of a cancer diagnosis she turned to writi...
Cancer Conversations Podcast – Episode #13: The Latest in Colon Cancer Prevention
As with many cancers, screening is a crucial step in preventing colorectal cancer. In fact, colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable f...
Voices Podcast – Episode #4: Mastectomy, or Not — Breast Cancer Surgery Decisions
When Judy Rosenbaum was diagnosed with breast cancer, the thought of serious treatment and surgery, like a mastectomy, was frightening. Work...
Advice for Parenting During Cancer Treatment
Parents face many unique challenges when diagnosed with cancer. Perhaps one of the biggest hurdles is learning how to communicate with child...
Cancer Conversations Podcast – Episode #11: Advances in Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment
Perhaps more than any other childhood cancer, pediatric brain tumor treatment is incredibly complex and takes a team effort to care for a pa...
Beyond Cancer Podcast – Episode #2: Fear and ‘Scanxiety’
For otherwise healthy individuals, a CT scan or an MRI is an uncommon event. But for cancer survivors like Jeremy Pivor, it’s a routine part...
Voices Podcast – Episode #3: Difficult Decisions as a Young Woman with Breast Cancer
Some people may think of breast cancer as a disease that only affects older women. But many young women can and do get breast cancer – just...
Cancer Conversations Podcast – Episode #10: Melanoma — What’s the Latest?
Although less common than other types of skin cancer, melanoma is a dangerous disease that can spread rapidly if it is not caught early. In...
Cancer Conversations Podcast – Episode #9: Precision Medicine and Lung Cancer
Although lung cancer is only the second most common cancer in the United States, it is by far the deadliest cancer in both men and women. Bu...
Beyond Cancer Podcast – Episode #1: Family Dynamics
No one wants to give their kids bad news, and it’s hard to imagine worse than telling your kids you have cancer. For lymphoma survivors Gina...
Voices Podcast – Episode #2: Living Well with ‘Chronic’ Breast Cancer
Shortly after she was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, Duncan Finigan met with her oncologist, Eric Winer, MD, at the Susan F. Smith C...
Cancer Conversations Podcast – Episode #8: The Best Foods and Diet for Cancer Treatment and Survivorship
Good nutrition plays a key role in cancer prevention and survivorship. With the right pantry items, patients can help manage side effects of...