Podcasts by Cancer Horizons

A weekly podcast powered by CURE (https://www.curetoday.com/) , on what we do best: provide Cancer Updates Research and Education.

Each week, you'll hear from patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates or health care professionals regarding the entire cancer continuum - ranging from specific cancer types to side effects to the psychological strains a cancer diagnosis can have on an individual and their loved ones.

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S6 Ep6: Conference Highlights from SABCS from 2023-12-11T11:30

The last week was a busy one for us here at CURE® and across the oncology space in general. There were two major meetings we covered: the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and the American S...

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S6 Ep5: Top Headlines on CAR-T Cell Therapy from 2023-12-04T13:50

Blood cancer treatments — and one treatment type, in particular — were the point of much discussion last week. The FDA said that it is investigating instances of secondary malignancies in pati...

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S5 Ep35: Fertility Research ‘Long Overdue’ for Patients With Cervical Cancer from 2023-11-30T14:39:29

For patients with cervical cancer who are negative for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) with normal or low-grade cytology, a prolonged follow-up interval of six months could be offered six...

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S6 Ep4: Diabetes Affects CRC Outcomes, Vitamin D May Prevent Neuropathy from 2023-11-20T13:55

The end of the year typically brings a number of FDA approvals, and 2023 is no different. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug, Augyro (repotrectinib) for the treatm...

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S5 Ep34: ‘Queer Eye’ Star Thom Filicia on Bone Marrow Donation and Myelofibrosis from 2023-11-16T15:50:50

It’s been a decade since Thom Filicia, acclaimed interior designer and former co-star of “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” served as a bone marrow donor for his brother, Jules, who had receive...

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S6 Ep3: Cancer and Burn Pits, FDA Updates and Provider A Doctor’s on Medicare from 2023-11-10T20:08:50

Last week was Veterans’ Day, and for some individuals in the armed service, that means reflecting back on their service, as well as the potential cause of their cancer. For both print and web-...

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S6 Ep2: An Update on the Cancer Drug Shortage, FDA Approvals and Cervical Cancer from 2023-11-03T20:11:55

Last week brought the approval of two new cancer therapies, as well as some data about the ongoing cancer drug shortage and which groups of patients may be affected most. Also, CURE® spoke to ...

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S5 Ep33: Navigating an Advanced Kidney Cancer Diagnosis: Insights from a Genitourinary Cancer Specialist from 2023-11-03T16:16:02

Meet Dr. Ulka Vaishampayan* – an oncologist and leading expert in treating people with kidney cancer, including renal cell carcinoma (RCC) which is the most common type of kidney cancer in adu...

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S5 Ep32: Author, Cancer Survivor Channeled Her Grief Into a Series of Books from 2023-11-02T13:22:18

Charlene Wexler has turned profound grief into a world of stories.

Wexler is the Chicago-based author of seven books as well as several short stories. Inspiration fo...

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S6 Ep1: Cancer Data from European Conference May Lead to FDA Approvals from 2023-10-30T13:50:01

Last week, the European Society of Medical Oncology (EMSO) held their annual Congress in Madrid. The conference brought together cancer researchers from around the globe, who presented their c...

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S5 Ep31: ‘For Me, Every Month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ from 2023-10-19T13:08:09

For patients with metastatic breast cancer, the annual October observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month can bring a complex mix of emotions.

“I think a lot of the messaging in Octo...

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S5 Ep30: ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Reconstruction’ Author Empowers Patients With Information from 2023-10-04T18:00

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S5 Ep29: Former Opera Singer Shares Bone Cancer Journey in New Book from 2023-09-21T16:19:21

For opera singer Kathleen Watt, a life-changing cancer journey began during an otherwise routine trip to her family dentist.

In January of 1997 when Watt was 43 years old, the ...

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S5 Ep28: Musician Andrew McMahon on Setlists, Surfing and Surviving Cancer from 2023-09-07T14:42:02

For Andrew McMahon, a singer-songwriter and cancer survivor, the act of forgetting an anniversary was a good thing.

Alongside his band, Andrew McMahon and the Wilderness, he was set t...

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S5 Ep27: Retired Teacher Turns to Former Student for Innovative Bladder Cancer Care from 2023-08-24T14:41:15

It’s been more than 35 years since Peter Kahan and Dr. Ravi Munver first met. Back then, they were a teacher and his student, respectively. These days, the two men remain connected, but their ...

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S5 Ep26: Author, Five-Time Cancer Survivor Shares His Experiences in New Book from 2023-08-10T14:40:02

Bill C. Potts, author of the book “Up for the Fight,” lends his experiences and knowledge about cancer to his readers as a five-time cancer survivor.

“In September of 2020, I woke up...

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S5 Ep25: How a Stage 4 Breast Cancer and Her Family ‘Focus on the Living’ from 2023-07-27T14:09:29

It’s been nearly a decade since Christina McAmis began her journey with stage 4 breast cancer. At the time, she was a 32-year-old married mother of three, including twin boys and a baby daught...

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S5 Ep24: Latinas Contra Cancer ‘Holds Space for Patients to Become Powerful’ from 2023-07-13T12:38:20

The work continues, and evolves, for the team at Latinas Contra Cancer as the service and advocacy organization working with Latino patients with cancer approaches its 20th anniversary later t...

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S5 Ep23: With 35 Rounds of Chemo and Counting, Author Shares Appendiceal Cancer Journey in New Book from 2023-06-29T11:32:53

William S. Laird gives readers an enlightening, inspiring and unflinching look at his journey with appendiceal cancer in the memoir “Not Me, Cancer,” now available via Archway Publishing.
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S5 Ep22: Mike Peters of The Alarm Faces Cancer With Rock Optimism on New Album from 2023-05-31T19:34:26

Mike Peters, the singer and guitarist of Welsh rockers The Alarm, gives fans an inside perspective of his cancer journey on “Forwards,” the band’s new album arriving via The Twenty First Centu...

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S5 Ep21: Doctor, Cancer Survivor and Marathoner Goes the Distance for Her Patients: ‘Now I Can Just Give’ from 2023-05-17T20:27:22

There’s no stopping Dr. Dawn Mussallem.

Mussallem — a lifestyle medicine and integrative breast cancer specialist at the Robert and Monica Jacoby Center for Breast Health at the Mayo ...

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S5 Ep20: Olympian Shares Her Cancer Experience: ‘Give Yourself Grace’ from 2023-05-04T14:00:30

It took a 15-minute doctor’s appointment to change Shannon Miller’s life.

Miller, a two-time Olympic gymnast who earned seven medals, was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer...

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S5 Ep19: Young, Healthy People Get Cancer Too from 2023-04-20T14:26:21

Before being diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer at the age of 34, Jennifer Broxterman was constantly told that she was young and healthy — but the registered dietitian knew that something w...

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S5 Ep18: How an MLM Urged One Survivor to Use Her Cancer Diagnosis to Push Products from 2023-03-09T14:40:14

At the time of her cervical cancer diagnosis in 2015, Emily Lynn Paulson was involved in a multi-level marketing (MLM) company — a business where individuals sign up to sell products, and then...

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S5 Ep17: The Sport of Cancer: How One Survivor Related Ironman Training and Colorectal Cancer from 2023-02-16T14:10:21

Teri Griege completed an Ironman triathlon in 2009, and less than a month later received a stage 4 colorectal cancer diagnosis. In this episode of Cancer Horizons, she shared her story.
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S5 Ep16: Teaching Children — and the World — to Use Breathing Techniques for Cancer-Related Pain from 2023-02-02T14:56:59

In this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, “Rabbi G” discusses his global travels to teach breathwork to children with cancer, and gives an exercise listeners can use to decrease their ...

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S5 Ep15: Creating an Advocacy Group at the Onset of a Global Pandemic: KRAS Kickers Founder Shares Her Story from 2022-12-23T17:36:52

Lung cancer survivor Terri Conneran shares her story of creating a non-profit to help connect with fellow patients and survivors who have the KRAS biomarker.

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S5 Ep14: Childhood Cancer Survivor Pays It Forward at the Same Hospital She Received Treatment from 2022-12-22T15:13:28

A childhood cancer survivor now works raising funds for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the same hospital where she received treatment for Ewing sarcoma at 12 years old.
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S5 Ep13: Welireg Made a von Hippel-Lindau Survivor Feel Like a ‘Medical Miracle’ from 2022-12-15T14:23:01

When Sean Korbitz was a 20-year-old college student, his life trajectory changed with a rare cancer diagnosis, resulting in the removal of 40 tumors; fifteen years later, a new drug made him f...

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S5 Ep12: Creating a Charity 8 Days After a Rare Cancer Diagnosis: Dying Defiantly Founder Shares His Story from 2022-12-08T14:04:53

After Marshall Morris was diagnosed with a rare cancer and given only six months to live, he created a charity that empowers people with terminal illness and provides them with counseling and ...

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S5 Ep11: A Nurse and Parent Explains Navigating Pediatric Oncology During COVID-19 from 2022-12-01T15:34:15

A nurse shares what it was like when her daughter was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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S5 Ep10: From a 15-Month Prognosis to 17 Years of Survivorship: Heather Von St. James' Mesothelioma Story from 2022-11-17T17:44:10

A 17-year survivor shares her experience getting diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and deadly cancer, at 36, when people with this cancer are typically diagnosed at a much older age and give...

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S5 Ep9: Writing a Book Helped a Survivor Process Fears of Cancer Recurrence from 2022-11-10T15:52:56

For Tara Rolle, the treatment was the easy part of her cancer experience.

Diagnosed with small-cell neuroendocrine cervical cancer, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, at 37...

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S5 Ep8: From Volunteer to Patient to Advocate: How a Breast Cancer Survivor’s Life Has Changed Over the Years from 2022-11-03T14:02

Kelly Thomas wasn’t expecting to be on this side of the breast cancer experience.

Thomas worked in finance and the company she was employed at regularly partnered with the Listen

S5 Ep7: Reading the Fine Print: How a Footnote on a CT Scan Led to an Unexpected Lung Cancer Diagnosis from 2022-10-27T14:56:07

Has anyone ever thought that reading the fine print of a document would save their life?

When David Sturges, an attorney from New Ulm, Minnesota, went to the doctor for a CT s...

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S5 Ep6: Patient With Lung Cancer ‘Stays One Step Ahead’ of His Rare Mutation from 2022-10-20T15:04:04

Jeffery Battles, a 53-year-old with stage 4 lung cancer, says that he feels lucky for having a rare genetic mutation.

The father of three from Connie Lake, Pennsylvania, wasn’t ...

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S5 Ep5: A Patient With Breast Cancer Explains How Her Job Saved Her Life from 2022-10-13T14:47:16

What do you do when your professional training tells you that something might be off with your body, but your doctors disagree?

That’s the position Kate Laseter found herself i...

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S5 Ep4: Coming Full Circle: How a Patient Worked With a Breast Cancer Drug Years Before Reclassification of Her Disease Led to the Same Treatment from 2022-10-06T15:01:55

A patient with metastatic breast cancer shares how she learned that her disease was recently reclassified as HER-2 low, and what it was like to first learn about the FDA-approved drug years before ...

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S5 Ep3: A 3-time Neuroblastoma Survivor Reflects on How Childhood Cancer Has Changed Over the Past 10 Years from 2022-09-30T15:03

On the final day of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, CURE® revisited Micah Bernstein, an 11-year-old, three-time survivor of neuroblastoma, whom we last Listen

S5 Ep2: When Cancer Treatment Leads to a Secondary Cancer: Survivor Shares Her Story of Secondary Angiosarcoma from 2022-09-23T17:26:37

When Angelia Carpenter was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in 2009, she thought she knew what to expect. After all, her mother was diagnosed with the same cancer just four years ago. ...

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S5 Ep1: ‘Jeopardy!’ Champion Christine Whelchel Recalls Why She Removed Her Wig on National TV from 2022-06-29T17:52:28

Christine Whelchel wasn’t going to let breast cancer slow her down. The Tennessee native and piano teacher was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2021 and less than a year later, she was a ...

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S4 Ep123: On Kidney Cancer Advocacy: ‘There’s Only One Way to Go, and That’s Forward’ from 2022-03-03T15:29:08

After being diagnosed with kidney cancer — which was a possible result of exposure to th...

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S4 Ep122: Although Cancer Can Damage Body Image, One Survivor Sought to 'Love Herself From the Inside' from 2022-02-24T19:55:59

Sara Montiel was 36 when she received a diagnosis of breast cancer. She recalls that genetic tests to identify any targetable mutations came back negative. And so, Montiel, a wife and mother o...

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S4 Ep121: Exploring the Dynamics of a Male Cancer Caregiver in a Society That Encourages Men to Be Independent from 2022-02-17T14:59:07

In this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, the founder of Jack’s Caregiver Coalition, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting men throughout the caregiving experience, expl...
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S4 Ep120: Losing His Wife to Cancer Brought Chris Draft From the NFL to the White House from 2022-02-10T14:48:04

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, former NFL linebacker Chris Draft discusses his wife’s experience with cancer, which led to her untimely death, and describes why advocacy...
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S4 Ep119: Uncharted Territory: How a Cancer Nurse Navigated Her Child’s Leukemia Diagnosis from 2022-02-03T15:05:28

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a cancer nurse explains how her son’s leukemia diagnosis transformed her work, her research and her outlook on life.
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S4 Ep118: ‘Let’s Go After This Thing and Fight’ Urges a Long-Time Survivor of Early-Onset CRC from 2022-01-27T13:00

In this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a woman living with colorectal cancer who was diagnosed 14 years ago at age 29 discusses what it was like to be the youngest person in the...
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S4 Ep117: When Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer, Single Mom Turns to Advocacy — for Herself, Her Children and Other Survivors from 2022-01-20T13:00

In this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a cervical cancer survivor and advocate explains how she navigated being given six to 24 months to live as a single mother of three childr...
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S4 Ep116: Health Care Worker Discusses Cancer Diagnosis and Vaccine Experience While on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2022-01-13T16:03:40

In this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a physician assistant recalls his experience as a frontline health care worker during the COVID-19 pandemic and what it was like to get diagno...
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S4 Ep115: Expert Explores the Relationship Between Down Syndrome and Leukemia from 2022-01-06T16:00

In this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, an expert unpacks cancer risks for individuals with Down syndrome and analyzes the results of a recent study about mortality risks for chi...
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S3 Ep114: The Last Patient: Cancer Survivor Recounts Diagnosis as COVID-19 Closed Clinicians’ Doors Worldwide from 2021-12-23T13:00

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a colorectal cancer survivor explains how she was the last patient to receive a colonoscopy leading to her stage 3 diagnosis as her doctor...
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S3 Ep113: LeVar Burton Helping the MPN Community Through Advocacy and Storytelling from 2021-12-16T13:00

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, LeVar Burton sits down with CURE® to talk about the importance of MPN awareness and the power of storytelling in advocacy.
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S3 Ep112: ‘Cancer Fashionista’ Discusses Finding Confidence During Cancer from 2021-12-09T13:00

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a woman with multiple myeloma shares how she made the best of her cancer treatment process by channeling her emotions through fashion expr...
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S3 Ep111: From Mourning to Spreading Awareness: Former Caregiver Educates Men on Breast Cancer from 2021-12-02T13:00

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a man explains how his late wife’s breast cancer diagnosis changed his life and his understanding of the disease.
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S3 Ep110: Expert Answers Common Questions on Exercising During and After Cancer Treatment from 2021-11-24T13:00

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, an expert from the Huntsman Cancer Institute explains how physical exercise can help patients with cancer and potentially reduce side effe...
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S3 Ep109: In Sickness and in Health: When Both Partners Have Cancer from 2021-11-18T13:00

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, actress and comedian Jessica St. Clair and writer Dan O’Brien share their cancer stories and how they channeled their emotions through cre...
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S3 Ep108: Cancer Survivor Meets Neighbor With Same Diagnosis: ‘That Changed My World’ from 2021-11-11T13:00

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a young mother living with lung cancer shares the story of her cancer diagnosis and describes the once-in-a-lifetime coincidence of learni...
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S3 Ep107: Bringing the Lung Cancer Community Together Through Recognition from 2021-11-04T01:24:30

Each year, CURE is presented with the unique opportunity to recognize individuals who have made a difference in the lives of those with lung cancer.

CURE, Takeda, and the advo...
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S3 Ep106: ‘Mommy Doesn’t Have Hair Right Now’: Receiving a Cancer Diagnosis as a Young Mother from 2021-10-28T12:00

On this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, CURE® contributor Amanda Ferraro describes what it was like to receive a cancer diagnosis at 28 years old with a 3-year-old child and disc...
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S3 Ep105: What Patients With Blood Cancers Need to Know About COVID-19, Booster Shots and More from 2021-10-21T12:00

An expert from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society breaks down the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in patients with blood cancers on this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast. Listen

S3 Ep105: What Patients With Blood Cancers Need to Know About COVID-19, Booster Shots and More from 2021-10-21T12:00

An expert from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society breaks down the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in patients with blood cancers on this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast. Listen

S3 Ep104: When the Daughter of a Pediatric Oncologist Receives a Cancer Diagnosis from 2021-10-14T12:00

“We tried very hard, my daughter and I, to have a daughter-father relationship, not a daughter-doctor relationship,” said Dr. Michael Weiner on this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” pod...
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S3 Ep104: When the Daughter of a Pediatric Oncologist Receives a Cancer Diagnosis from 2021-10-14T12:00

“We tried very hard, my daughter and I, to have a daughter-father relationship, not a daughter-doctor relationship,” said Dr. Michael Weiner on this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” pod...
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S3 Ep103: The Importance of Genomic Testing: How One Survivor Became Cancer-Free After Being Given Four Weeks to Live from 2021-10-07T12:00

One survivor explains how joining a clinical trial for an experimental drug saved his life after he was informed that he only had four weeks to live. Keith Taggart shares his story in this...
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S3 Ep103: The Importance of Genomic Testing: How One Survivor Became Cancer-Free After Being Given Four Weeks to Live from 2021-10-07T12:00

One survivor explains how joining a clinical trial for an experimental drug saved his life after he was informed that he only had four weeks to live. Keith Taggart shares his story in this...
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S3 Ep102: Losing a Spouse During Cancer Treatment: ‘If You Are Alive, Then You Need to Live’ from 2021-09-30T12:00

A woman explains how she received a lung cancer diagnosis while she was caring for her sick husband and what it was like to lose him in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast. Listen

S3 Ep102: Losing a Spouse During Cancer Treatment: ‘If You Are Alive, Then You Need to Live’ from 2021-09-30T12:00

A woman explains how she received a lung cancer diagnosis while she was caring for her sick husband and what it was like to lose him in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast. Listen

S3 Ep101: The Devastating Experience of Finding Out Your Child Has a Rare Cancer: Part 2 from 2021-09-24T16:00

It is vital to find support when your child has cancer. In this two-part episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a family shares how they were able to remain strong as their 9-year-ol...
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S3 Ep101: The Devastating Experience of Finding Out Your Child Has a Rare Cancer: Part 2 from 2021-09-24T16:00

It is vital to find support when your child has cancer. In this two-part episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a family shares how they were able to remain strong as their 9-year-ol...
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S3 Ep100: The Devastating Experience of Finding Out Your Child Has a Rare Cancer: Part 1 from 2021-09-23T14:45

Where do you turn when your child is diagnosed with a rare cancer? In this two-part episode of the “CURE®Talks Cancer” podcast, a family shares the harrowing experience of learning their n...
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S3 Ep100: The Devastating Experience of Finding Out Your Child Has a Rare Cancer: Part 1 from 2021-09-23T14:45

Where do you turn when your child is diagnosed with a rare cancer? In this two-part episode of the “CURE®Talks Cancer” podcast, a family shares the harrowing experience of learning their n...
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S3 Ep99: What you need to know about KRASG12C from 2021-09-13T15:18:42

Dr. Spira is a director at the Virginia Cancer Specialists Research Institute, Co-Chair of the US Oncology Thoracic Oncology Committee, and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine...
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S3 Ep99: What you need to know about KRASG12C from 2021-09-13T15:18:42

In this episode of the “Cure Talks Cancer” Podcast, Dr. Spira a medical oncologist of the Virginia Cancer Specialists’ (VCS) discusses why KRASG12C is a prolific problem.
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S3 Ep98: After The Dust Settled: Retired NYC Firefighter Remembers 9/11 After Lung Cancer Journey from 2021-09-11T11:07:03

Gerald “Jerry” Sanford dedicated his life to serving the citizens of New York City for more than 30 years — first as a police officer and then as a firefighter.

After 29 ...
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S3 Ep98: After The Dust Settled: Retired NYC Firefighter Remembers 9/11 After Lung Cancer Journey from 2021-09-11T11:07:03

A retired New York City firefighter recalls his return to the city he once served for more than three decades on the day prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and all that followed, including his sev...
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S3 Ep97: Expert Talks ‘Massive Exposure’ to Toxins After the 9/11 Attacks from 2021-09-09T12:00

An expert from Mount Sinai shares his account of Sept. 11, 2001, and describes how the toxins released as a result of the attacks have long-term health impacts.
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S3 Ep97: Expert Talks ‘Massive Exposure’ to Toxins After the 9/11 Attacks from 2021-09-09T12:00

An expert from Mount Sinai shares his account of Sept. 11, 2001, and describes how the toxins released as a result of the attacks have long-term health impacts.

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S3 Ep96: 9/11 and Cancer: Health Impacts Remain 20 Years Later from 2021-09-07T10:56:35

Before listening to this podcast, please note that it contains a personal account of 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City that may be unsettling or triggering. Listener discretion is advise...
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S3 Ep96: 9/11 and Cancer: Health Impacts Remain 20 Years Later from 2021-09-07T10:56:35

Before listening to this podcast, please note that it contains a personal account of 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City that may be unsettling or triggering. Listener discretion is advise...
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S3 Ep95: The Oncologist Who Became a Cancer Survivor from 2021-09-02T12:00

Dr. Curtis Mack shares the story of his cancer diagnosis and treatment journey in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast. The oncologist describes the way it impacted his patient...
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S3 Ep95: The Oncologist Who Became a Cancer Survivor from 2021-09-02T12:00

Dr. Curtis Mack shares the story of his cancer diagnosis and treatment journey in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast. The oncologist describes the way it impacted his patient...
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S3 Ep94: Gleevec Turned the Clock on a Late-Stage Leukemia Diagnosis from 2021-08-26T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast Mel Mann discusses his participation in the clinical trial for Gleevec and how it changed the trajectory of his life.
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S3 Ep94: Gleevec Turned the Clock on a Late-Stage Leukemia Diagnosis from 2021-08-26T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast Mel Mann discusses his participation in the clinical trial for Gleevec and how it changed the trajectory of his life.

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S3 Ep93: The Olympic Silver Medalist Who Survived Cancer: Kevin McDowell Shares His Story from 2021-08-19T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Olympic triathlete Kevin McDowell discusses his cancer journey and shares some insight on his experiences at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Listen

S3 Ep93: The Olympic Silver Medalist Who Survived Cancer: Kevin McDowell Shares His Story from 2021-08-19T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Olympic triathlete Kevin McDowell discusses his cancer journey and shares some insight on his experiences at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Listen

S3 Ep92: Recognizing Advancements and the Individuals Who Made Them in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms from 2021-08-18T11:39:41

In this special edition, CURE spoke with Dr. Laura Michaelis, a specialist in hematology and oncology at Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and also a recipient o...
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S3 Ep92: Recognizing Advancements and the Individuals Who Made Them in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms from 2021-08-18T11:39:41

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Laura Michaelis, a 2019 CURE MPN Hero, about how far we’ve come in the myeloproliferative neoplasm space.
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S3 Ep91: Survivor, Advocate Addresses Disparities in Cancer Care from 2021-08-16T11:58:48

In this special edition, CURE spoke with Rose Gerber, Director of Patient Advocacy & Education at the Community Oncology Alliance and a breast cancer survivor, about disparities in cancer ...
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S3 Ep91: Survivor, Advocate Addresses Disparities in Cancer Care from 2021-08-16T11:58:48

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Rose Gerber, a breast cancer survivor and advocate, about disparities in cancer care, in particular in breast cancer.
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S3 Ep90: The Unique Dynamic of a Mother-Daughter Cancer-Caregiver Relationship from 2021-08-12T13:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, the hosts of the ‘Stage 4 Clinger’ podcast share the story of their cancer and caregiver journeys and how it led to the conception of t...
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S3 Ep90: The Unique Dynamic of a Mother-Daughter Cancer-Caregiver Relationship from 2021-08-12T13:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, the hosts of the ‘Stage 4 Clinger’ podcast share the story of their cancer and caregiver journeys and how it led to the conception of t...
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S3 Ep89: Social Media and Rare Cancers: Stay Informed, But Tread With Caution from 2021-08-05T14:45:05

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Naveen Pemmaraju, associate professor of Leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, who recently condu...
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S3 Ep89: Social Media and Rare Cancers: Stay Informed, But Tread With Caution from 2021-08-05T14:45:05

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Naveen Pemmaraju, associate professor of Leukemia at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, who recently condu...
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S3 Ep88: Vietnam Veteran Discusses Agent Orange Exposure and Bladder Cancer from 2021-07-29T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a cancer survivor who served in the Vietnam War shares the story of his Agent Orange exposure and bladder cancer.
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S3 Ep88: Vietnam Veteran Discusses Agent Orange Exposure and Bladder Cancer from 2021-07-29T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a cancer survivor who served in the Vietnam War shares the story of his Agent Orange exposure and bladder cancer.

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S3 Ep87: Three-Time Cancer Survivor Bikes 100 Miles for a Cause from 2021-07-22T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Joey Renick opens up about his cancer journey and explains how he went on to bike 100 miles for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society....
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S3 Ep87: Three-Time Cancer Survivor Bikes 100 Miles for a Cause from 2021-07-22T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Joey Renick opens up about his cancer journey and explains how he went on to bike 100 miles for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society....
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S3 Ep86: Competing in ‘American Ninja Warrior’ and Surviving Cancer in the Same Year from 2021-07-15T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a woman explains how she underwent surgery and chemotherapy for cancer just months before competing in American Ninja Warrior.
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S3 Ep86: Competing in ‘American Ninja Warrior’ and Surviving Cancer in the Same Year from 2021-07-15T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a woman explains how she underwent surgery and chemotherapy for cancer just months before competing in American Ninja Warrior. Listen

S3 Ep85: Turning Chemotherapy Into Comedy from 2021-07-08T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a cancer survivor explains how she took a lighthearted and comedic approach to her cancer treatment process and went on to create a colorin...
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S3 Ep85: Turning Chemotherapy Into Comedy from 2021-07-08T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a cancer survivor explains how she took a lighthearted and comedic approach to her cancer treatment process and went on to create a colorin...
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S3 Ep84: How Do Clinical Trials Work? Cancer Expert Explains It All from 2021-06-30T18:52:24

Will patients be given a placebo? Are clinical trials safe? An expert answers these questions and more.
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S3 Ep84: How Do Clinical Trials Work? Cancer Expert Explains It All from 2021-06-30T18:52:24

Will patients be given a placebo? Are clinical trials safe? An expert answers these questions and more.

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S3 Ep83: The Journey to Personalized Cancer Vaccines from 2021-06-24T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Dr. Thomas Marron of the Tisch Cancer Institute and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York discusses the exciting future o...
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S3 Ep83: The Journey to Personalized Cancer Vaccines from 2021-06-24T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Dr. Thomas Marron of the Tisch Cancer Institute and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York discusses the exciting future o...
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S3 Ep82: The Man Who Lost His Hip to Cancer and Crossed the Marathon Finish Line Anyway from 2021-06-17T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Colin Jackson explains how he was able to complete a marathon even after cancer treatments that called for surgical removal of part of ...
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S3 Ep82: The Man Who Lost His Hip to Cancer and Crossed the Marathon Finish Line Anyway from 2021-06-17T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Colin Jackson explains how he was able to complete a marathon even after cancer treatments that called for surgical removal of part of ...
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S3 Ep81: Learning to Live with an Incurable, Inoperable Cancer from 2021-06-10T12:00

Steve Kelley is a professor, public speaker, grandfather and avid biker, among other things. But he is also living with central nervous system lymphoma, a rare cancer that his doctors told hi...
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S3 Ep81: Learning to Live with an Incurable, Inoperable Cancer from 2021-06-10T12:00

Steve Kelley is a professor, public speaker, grandfather and avid biker, among other things. But he is also living with central nervous system lymphoma, a rare cancer that his doctors told hi...
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S3 Ep80: How a Survivor’s Therapeutic Blogging During Cancer Treatments Turned into Inspiration and Advocacy for Others from 2021-06-03T12:00

Tomika Bryant is a breast cancer survivor, patient advocate and blogger, among other things. She uses her platform and experiences with cancer to support others going through the journey and r...
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S3 Ep80: How a Survivor’s Therapeutic Blogging During Cancer Treatments Turned into Inspiration and Advocacy for Others from 2021-06-03T12:00

Tomika Bryant is a breast cancer survivor, patient advocate and blogger, among other things. She uses her platform and experiences with cancer to support others going through the journey and r...
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S3 Ep79: Finding Hope After A Cancer Diagnosis at a Young Age from 2021-05-27T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Nicole Body discusses her cancer journey and shares how she found the strength to persevere through treatments and accept the difficult...
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S3 Ep79: Finding Hope After A Cancer Diagnosis at a Young Age from 2021-05-27T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Nicole Body discusses her cancer journey and shares how she found the strength to persevere through treatments and accept the difficult...
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S3 Ep78: The Double Whammy of Cancer and COVID-19 on Mental Health from 2021-05-20T12:00

Dr. William Breitbart is the chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), where he’s been for 37 years. Breitbart recentl...
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S3 Ep78: The Double Whammy of Cancer and COVID-19 on Mental Health from 2021-05-20T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Dr. William Breitbart, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the...
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S3 Ep77: A Family’s Journey with Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing and the BRCA1 Mutation from 2021-05-13T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Maria Ciesla, an ovarian cancer survivor, and her daughter Alex Cornwell discuss Ciesla’s cancer journey and how it led them to do genetic testi...
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S3 Ep77: A Family’s Journey with Ovarian Cancer, Genetic Testing and the BRCA1 Mutation from 2021-05-13T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Maria Ciesla, an ovarian cancer survivor, and her daughter Alex Cornwell discuss Ciesla’s cancer journey and how it led them to do genetic testi...
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S3 Ep76: A Prostate Cancer Researcher’s Unique Perspective as A Cancer Survivor from 2021-05-06T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Leanne Burnham, Ph.D., discusses the research she’s working on to address health disparities in Black men with prostate cancer after being inspi...
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S3 Ep76: A Prostate Cancer Researcher’s Unique Perspective as A Cancer Survivor from 2021-05-06T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, Leanne Burnham, Ph.D., discusses the research she’s working on to address health disparities in Black men with prostate cancer after being inspi...
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S3 Ep75: Olympic Medalist Uses Mother’s Cancer Journey to Educate and Inspire from 2021-04-28T12:00

When U.S. beach volleyball Olympic medalist April Ross was just 19 years old, she lost her mother, Margie, to metastatic breast cancer. Despite this devastating loss, Ross drew inspiration fro...
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S3 Ep75: Olympic Medalist Uses Mother’s Cancer Journey to Educate and Inspire from 2021-04-28T12:00

When U.S. beach volleyball Olympic medalist April Ross was just 19 years old, she lost her mother, Margie, to metastatic breast cancer. Despite this devastating loss, Ross drew inspiration fro...
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S3 Ep74: A Cancer Research Writer Turns His Pain Into Hope For Others from 2021-04-22T12:00

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S3 Ep74: A Cancer Research Writer Turns His Pain Into Hope For Others from 2021-04-22T12:00

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S3 Ep73: 'I'm Not Always Happy, But I'm Happy Right Now' with Endometrial Cancer from 2021-04-15T12:00

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S3 Ep73: 'I'm Not Always Happy, But I'm Happy Right Now' with Endometrial Cancer from 2021-04-15T12:00

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S3 Ep72: Survivor Lives in Gratitude Despite Ovarian Cancer from 2021-04-08T12:00

This week on the CURE® Talks Cancer podcast, we’re chatting with an ovarian cancer survivor and teacher about how she maintained her sense of humor through treatment and why it’s important to ...
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S3 Ep72: Survivor Lives in Gratitude Despite Ovarian Cancer from 2021-04-08T12:00

This week on the CURE® Talks Cancer podcast, we’re chatting with an ovarian cancer survivor and teacher about how she maintained her sense of humor through treatment and why it’s important to ...
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S3 Ep71: Off Our Chests: An Oncologist Turned Caregiver and His Wife Share Their Cancer Journey From All Angles from 2021-03-31T23:21:43

One pair – Dr. John Marshall and his wife, Liza – have been surrounded by cancer since John became an oncologist early on in their marriage. The duo never imagined the disease would dramatical...
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S3 Ep71: Off Our Chests: An Oncologist Turned Caregiver and His Wife Share Their Cancer Journey From All Angles from 2021-03-31T23:21:43

Dr. John Marshall and his wife, Liza, look back on the trials and tribulations of Liza’s triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis – from the perspective of a patient and her husband, the caregiver a...
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S3 Ep70: How a Handmade Care Package Inspired One Cancer ‘Alumni’ to Create ‘Kits to Heart’ from 2021-03-24T21:44:31

In 2017, Sonia Su was a 24-year-old graduate student at Georgetown University who dreamed of travelling abroad and working for the government.

During that time, she star...
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S3 Ep70: How a Handmade Care Package Inspired One Cancer ‘Alumni’ to Create ‘Kits to Heart’ from 2021-03-24T21:44:31

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a large B-cell lymphoma “alumni” who was diagnosed at 24 about what it was like to be the only young patient receiving infusions a...
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S3 Ep69: The Basics of Multiple Myeloma from 2021-03-17T14:30:10

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we’re honoring Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month by speaking with Dr. Andrew Yee about the signs and symptoms of this rare ...
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S3 Ep69: The Basics of Multiple Myeloma from 2021-03-17T14:30:10

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we’re honoring Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month by speaking with Dr. Andrew Yee about the signs and symptoms of this rare ...
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S3 Ep68: How TikTok Helped One Cancer Survivor Find Connection and Community from 2021-03-10T14:00

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with lymphoma survivor Nina Luker about what it was like to receive a diagnosis at age 24, and how sharing her story with nearly 200,000...
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S3 Ep68: How TikTok Helped One Cancer Survivor Find Connection and Community from 2021-03-10T14:00

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with lymphoma survivor Nina Luker about what it was like to receive a diagnosis at age 24, and how sharing her story with nearly 200,000...
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S3 Ep67: ‘No Excuses’ When It Comes to Colorectal Cancer Awareness from 2021-03-03T14:00

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, to kick off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke with colon cancer survivor April Schack about what it was like to be dia...
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S3 Ep67: ‘No Excuses’ When It Comes to Colorectal Cancer Awareness from 2021-03-03T14:00

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, to kick off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke with colon cancer survivor April Schack about what it was like to be dia...
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S3 Ep66: Oncologist Turned Caregiver Offers Guidance About Women's Cancers from 2021-02-24T19:39:49

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a gynecologic cancer expert about how her sister’s journey with ovarian cancer provided her with a different perspective that ...
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S3 Ep66: Oncologist Turned Caregiver Offers Guidance About Women's Cancers from 2021-02-24T19:39:49

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a gynecologic cancer expert about how her sister’s journey with ovarian cancer provided her with a different perspective that ...
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S3 Ep65: Juggling a Career and Navigating Cancer Treatment from 2021-02-17T14:00

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Evofem Biosciences founder and CEO Saundra Pelletier about what it was like to go through the shock of receiving a...
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S3 Ep65: Juggling a Career and Navigating Cancer Treatment from 2021-02-17T14:00

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Evofem Biosciences founder and CEO Saundra Pelletier about what it was like to go through the shock of receiving a...
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S3 Ep64: ‘Attitude is Everything’ When Dealing with Cancer from 2021-02-10T22:58:22

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with someone who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia 11 years ago. We discussed how her life changed as a result ...
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S3 Ep64: ‘Attitude is Everything’ When Dealing with Cancer from 2021-02-10T22:58:22

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with someone who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia 11 years ago. We discussed how her life changed as a result ...
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S3 Ep63: How 10 Cancer Diagnosis ‘Misses’ Led One Patient to Advocate For Herself, Others from 2021-02-04T13:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a patient who was blindsided by her stage 3 ovarian cancer diagnosis several years ago. We talk about how she spent ...
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S3 Ep63: How 10 Cancer Diagnosis ‘Misses’ Led One Patient to Advocate For Herself, Others from 2021-02-04T13:00

In this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a patient who was blindsided by her stage 3 ovarian cancer diagnosis several years ago. We talk about how she spent ...
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S3 Ep62: How One Patient With Cancer is Paying it Forward From ‘Chemo to Kindness’ from 2021-01-27T14:50:39

Lorelei Colbert and her military husband were preparing for a move to a base in Japan when a routine physical exam would eventually lead to a surprising diagnosis of grade 3 triple-negative br...
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S3 Ep62: How One Patient With Cancer is Paying it Forward From ‘Chemo to Kindness’ from 2021-01-27T14:50:39

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a patient who is receiving treatment for grade 3 triple-negative breast cancer. We talk about how a nurse’s question during a routi...
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S3 Ep61: Identifying and Addressing the Barriers to Clinical Trial Access from 2021-01-20T13:00

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Martha Raymond, of The Raymond Foundation, about how providers can ensure patient safety to increase trial enrollm...
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S3 Ep61: Identifying and Addressing the Barriers to Clinical Trial Access from 2021-01-20T13:00

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Martha Raymond, of The Raymond Foundation, about how providers can ensure patient safety to increase trial enrollm...
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S3 Ep60: Savoring Every Ounce of Life While Undergoing Treatment for Skin Cancer from 2021-01-14T14:27:55

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Jeffrey Wittig, who has undergone 41 surgeries and physically debilitating treatments during his more than 15-year journey wit...
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S3 Ep60: Savoring Every Ounce of Life While Undergoing Treatment for Skin Cancer from 2021-01-14T14:27:55

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Jeffrey Wittig, who has undergone 41 surgeries and physically debilitating treatments during his more than 15-year journey wit...
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S3 Ep59: Sharing Encouragement After a Cancer Diagnosis from 2021-01-07T01:52:56

Despite having different lung cancer journeys, two patients and a caregiver found similar hope in support.

Ron Simmons is a two-time cancer survivor who was first diagn...
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S3 Ep59: Sharing Encouragement After a Cancer Diagnosis from 2021-01-07T01:52:56

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with two patients and a caregiver about the lung cancer journey and the significance of support groups and peer relationships.
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S3 Ep58: The Treatment Journey of a Patient with CLL from 2020-12-30T16:32:08

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Mark Hoffman, a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), about his diagnosis and treatment journey.

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S3 Ep58: The Treatment Journey of a Patient with CLL from 2020-12-30T16:32:08

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Mark Hoffman, a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, about his diagnosis and treatment journey.
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S3 Ep57: Understanding Treatment Options for Acute Myeloid Leukemia from 2020-12-24T00:59:17

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow, accounts for almost 20,000 new cases of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.

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S3 Ep57: Understanding Treatment Options for Acute Myeloid Leukemia from 2020-12-24T00:59:17

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, Dr. Dan Pollyea discusses the basics of AML, as well as treatment options currently available for patients.
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S3 Ep56: Treating Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia from 2020-12-17T01:48:13

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with r. Asher Chanan-Khan about current standards of care for Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, also known as WM.
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S3 Ep56: Treating Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia from 2020-12-17T01:48:13

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Asher Chanan-Khan about current standards of care for Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, as well as a clinical trial looking at a n...
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S3 Ep55: Making Art From Cancer from 2020-12-09T16:59:09

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with renowned street artist James Cochran about one of his art projects that was commissioned to symbolize the...
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S3 Ep55: Making Art From Cancer from 2020-12-09T16:59:09

This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with renowned street artist James Cochran about one of his art projects that was commissioned to symbolize the...
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S3 Ep54: The Breasties: Igniting Strength and Positivity Through Community from 2020-12-02T15:40:34

This week on the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we discuss the power of community with The Breasties co-founders Brianna Majsiak and Allie Brudner Brumel and how their ...
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S3 Ep54: The Breasties: Igniting Strength and Positivity Through Community from 2020-12-02T15:40:34

This week on the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we discuss the power of community with The Breasties co-founders Brianna Majsiak and Allie Brudner Brumel and how their ...
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S3 Ep53: Smiling Through Cancer Treatment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-11-26T14:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a teenager who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked about her cancer ...
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S3 Ep53: Smiling Through Cancer Treatment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-11-26T14:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a teenager who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked about her cancer ...
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S3 Ep52: Learning About Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma from 2020-11-18T13:00

In this week’s episode, sponsored by Regeneron and Sanofi Genzyme, we spoke with Dr. Ezra Cohen from UC San Diego Health, as well as two patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinom...
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S3 Ep52: Learning About Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma from 2020-11-18T13:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Ezra Cohen and two patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma about the disease, its treatments and their recomme...
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S3 Ep51: Love and Marriage: Tackling Two Bouts of Cancer Together from 2020-11-11T20:46:15

Janice and Rex Cowden have been married for 41 years, and the couple have shared many life experiences together, including two bouts of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

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S3 Ep51: Love and Marriage: Tackling Two Bouts of Cancer Together from 2020-11-11T20:46:15

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a couple that has been married for 41 years about their journey as patient and caregiver during two bouts of triple-negative breast...
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S3 Ep50: Picking Away at the Oral Side Effects of Cancer Treatment from 2020-11-05T15:00

Cancer treatments come with the possibility of a plethora of side effects, some of which are deemed more serious than others.

While many patients are informed on countle...
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S3 Ep50: Picking Away at the Oral Side Effects of Cancer Treatment from 2020-11-05T15:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with the dental director in the oral health program at the Rhode Island Department of Health about the oral health issues that can occur...
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S3 Ep49: Katie Couric and Paula Schneider: Sharing Cancer Journeys One Letter At a Time from 2020-10-28T19:34:41

Television journalist Katie Couric and Susan G. Komen CEO Paula Schneider share a common experience in their experiences with cancer: There is a lot of advice they would offer their former sel...
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S3 Ep49: Katie Couric and Paula Schneider: Sharing Cancer Journeys One Letter At a Time from 2020-10-28T19:34:41

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with television journalist Katie Couric and Susan G. Komen CEO Paula Schneider about their experiences with cancer, and the advice they ...
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S3 Ep48: Bringing Together the Lung Cancer Community from 2020-10-21T20:52:05

On October 15, CURE recognized five individuals for their contributions to the lung cancer space and raising awareness to end the stigma, inform, connect, and empower anyone who has been impac...
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S3 Ep48: Bringing Together the Lung Cancer Community from 2020-10-21T20:52:05

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we looked back on CURE’s Lung Cancer Heroes event and recognized each winner that helps bring together the lung cancer community to raise awareness.
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S3 Ep47: Understanding the Pendulum Swing in CLL Research Over the Last Decade from 2020-10-15T14:25:02

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Matthew Davids about the results of a clinical trial that assessed the addition of Copiktra (duvelisib) to fludar...
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S3 Ep47: Understanding the Pendulum Swing in CLL Research Over the Last Decade from 2020-10-15T14:25:02

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with an expert from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston about the results of an early-phase clinical trial that assessed the efficacy...
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S3 Ep46: Taking a Closer Look at Geriatric Cancer Treatment from 2020-10-07T12:00

As the population grows, so too does the need for research and specialized treatment in the field of geriatric cancer. But there is much to be studied in this patient population, according to ...
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S3 Ep46: Taking a Closer Look at Geriatric Cancer Treatment from 2020-10-07T12:00

As the population grows, so too does the need for research and specialized treatment in the field of geriatric cancer. But there is much to be studied in this patient population, according to ...
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S3 Ep45: Coping With Pediatric Cancer in the Time of COVID from 2020-09-30T13:58

When 13-year old Jelena Colasurdo started experiencing intense headaches and nausea, a brain tumor was the last thing on her and mom Andrea’s minds. Unfortunately, as they soon found out, it w...
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S3 Ep45: Coping With Pediatric Cancer in the Time of COVID from 2020-09-30T13:58

When 13-year old Jelena Colasurdo started experiencing intense headaches and nausea, a brain tumor was the last thing on her and mom Andrea’s minds. Unfortunately, as they soon found out, it w...
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S3 Ep44: The ABC’s Pediatric Cancer from 2020-09-23T13:00

In this week’s episode of the CURE® Talks Cancer podcast, we’re chatting with Dr. Tanja Gruber, the Chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at Stanford C...
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S3 Ep44: The ABC’s Pediatric Cancer from 2020-09-23T13:00

In this week’s episode of the CURE® Talks Cancer podcast, we’re chatting with Dr. Tanja Gruber, the Chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at Stanford C...
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S3 Ep43: Pulling Back the Layers of Penile Cancer from 2020-09-16T13:46:22

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Guru Sonpavde about the current landscape of penile cancer.

An extremely rare disease, penile cancer...
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S3 Ep43: Pulling Back the Layers of Penile Cancer from 2020-09-16T13:46:22

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with an expert about some of the possible causes of penile cancer, as well as why research in the field is severely lacking and why it’s...
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S3 Ep42: ‘Trust, But Verify’: How a Cancer Survivor Became His Own Best Advocate from 2020-09-09T12:00

After he received a diagnosis of advanced lung cancer, Larry Whipple knew his chances were not good. But after his initial consultation near home left him with few options, Whipple became his ...
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S3 Ep42: ‘Trust, But Verify’: How a Cancer Survivor Became His Own Best Advocate from 2020-09-09T12:00

After he received a diagnosis of advanced lung cancer, Larry Whipple knew his chances were not good. But after his initial consultation near home left him with few options, Whipple became his ...
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S3 Ep41: Speaking Out About the Future of Skin Cancer Treatment from 2020-09-02T20:32:47

The treatment landscape looks bright for patients with skin cancer, especially with the medicine, technology and innovation going on in the space, according to Dr. Jeremy Brauer.

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S3 Ep41: Speaking Out About the Future of Skin Cancer Treatment from 2020-09-02T20:32:47

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Jeremy Brauer, on behalf of the Skin Cancer Foundation, about current treatment strategies and the future of the disease.
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S3 Ep40: The Basics of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma from 2020-08-26T12:30

In this week’s episode of the CURE Talks Cancer podcast, surgical oncologist Dr. Margo Shoup sheds some light on retroperitoneal sarcoma and shares her thoughts on what patients need ...
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S3 Ep40: The Basics of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma from 2020-08-26T12:30

In this week’s episode of the CURE Talks Cancer podcast, surgical oncologist Dr. Margo Shoup sheds some light on retroperitoneal sarcoma and shares her thoughts on what patients need ...
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S3 Ep39: Playing with a ‘Crappy’ Set of Cards Lung Cancer Dealt from 2020-08-19T18:17:23

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Dan Tran, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon at VCU, about his journey with cancer and how his experience influenc...
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S3 Ep39: Playing with a ‘Crappy’ Set of Cards Lung Cancer Dealt from 2020-08-19T18:17:23

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Dan Tran about his journey with stage 4 lung cancer and what advice he offers other survivors and patients with cancer.
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S3 Ep38: Speaking Out About MPNs from 2020-08-12T12:00

Myeloproliferative neoplasms, or MPNs, are not a common type of blood cancer, occurring in approximately 300,00 individuals in the US, according to Dr. Ruben Mesa.

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S3 Ep38: Speaking Out About MPNs from 2020-08-12T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Ruben Mesa about understanding a myeloproliferative neoplasm diagnosis.
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S3 Ep37: Eating to Stay Healthy Through Cancer Treatment from 2020-08-05T12:14

Good nutrition is important for patients with cancer, as it can help them proactively manage treatment related side effects, prevent weight loss, and reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. Howe...
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S3 Ep37: Eating to Stay Healthy Through Cancer Treatment from 2020-08-05T12:14

Good nutrition is important for patients with cancer, as it can help them proactively manage treatment related side effects, prevent weight loss, and reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. Howe...
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S3 Ep36: Governor Larry Hogan: ‘Still Standing’ After Cancer from 2020-07-30T01:00

In 2015, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan had only been in office for five months when he was diagnosed with an advanced, aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Then, after achieving remissio...
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S3 Ep36: Governor Larry Hogan: ‘Still Standing’ After Cancer from 2020-07-30T01:00

In 2015, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan had only been in office for five months when he was diagnosed with an advanced, aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Then, after achieving remissio...
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S3 Ep35: Knowing Your Rights When It Comes to Cancer and Your Career from 2020-07-22T14:00

Cancer can throw a person’s life into turmoil and take the focus off a patient’s career for a time. But what rights does a patient have when it comes to the workplace?

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S3 Ep35: Knowing Your Rights When It Comes to Cancer and Your Career from 2020-07-22T14:00

Cancer can throw a person’s life into turmoil and take the focus off a patient’s career for a time. But what rights does a patient have when it comes to the workplace?

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S3 Ep34: Staying Cool: Cold Caps and Hair Preservation in Cancer from 2020-07-16T12:11:56

Chemotherapy-associated hair loss is an unfortunate side effect of cancer treatment that many patients receiving treatment sadly face. However, devices known as cold caps, which have been show...
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S3 Ep34: Staying Cool: Cold Caps and Hair Preservation in Cancer from 2020-07-16T12:11:56

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with breast cancer specialist Dr. Julie Nangia about the increase of popularity in the use of devices known as cold caps to help patient...
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S3 Ep33: From Cancer to Crowns: One Patient’s Journey from 2020-07-08T14:00

Just six weeks after getting married, Whitney O’Connor was 30 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time. After going through treatment that involved chemo, surgery...
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S3 Ep33: From Cancer to Crowns: One Patient’s Journey from 2020-07-08T14:00

Just six weeks after getting married, Whitney O’Connor was 30 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time. After going through treatment that involved chemo, surgery...
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S3 Ep32: What’s on the Horizon in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma from 2020-07-01T12:24:16

The treatment paradigm for metastatic urothelial carcinoma has shifted significantly over the last decade with immunotherapy and precision medicine.

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S3 Ep32: What’s on the Horizon in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma from 2020-07-01T12:24:16

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast we spoke with two experts on the treatment landscape of metastatic urothelial carcinoma and what patients have to look forward to.
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S3 Ep31: What to Know About Skin Cancer from 2020-06-27T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, sponsored by Regeneron and Sanofi Genzyme, we spoke with Dr. Jonathon Leventhal about skin cancer and what individuals should know about the...
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S3 Ep31: What to Know About Skin Cancer from 2020-06-27T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Jonathon Leventhal about skin cancer and what individuals should know about the disease.
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S3 Ep30: Genetic Counseling for Cancer Shifts to a New Era from 2020-06-24T19:59

While it’s true that telemedicine has become more widely used as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all signs are pointing to it being a part of the new normal as we look to the future. With t...
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S3 Ep30: Genetic Counseling for Cancer Shifts to a New Era from 2020-06-24T19:59

While it’s true that telemedicine has become more widely used as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, all signs are pointing to it being a part of the new normal as we look to the future. With t...
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S3 Ep29: Addressing Gynecologic Health During and After Cancer from 2020-06-18T13:59:28

Many patients who are currently receiving treatment for cancer, or are in remission, are aware of some of the crippling side effects associated with treatment. However, as one breast surgical ...
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S3 Ep29: Addressing Gynecologic Health During and After Cancer from 2020-06-18T13:59:28

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a breast surgical oncologist and gynecologic surgeon about why the topic of gynecologic health is a taboo subject when it comes to ...
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S3 Ep28: Ethan Zohn: A Survivor in More Ways Than One from 2020-06-10T16:00

After experiencing what he described as “debilitatingly itchy skin” in 2009, former professional soccer player and “Survivor: Africa” winner Ethan Zohn went from winning the ultimate prize on ...
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S3 Ep28: Ethan Zohn: A Survivor in More Ways Than One from 2020-06-10T16:00

After experiencing what he described as “debilitatingly itchy skin” in 2009, former professional soccer player and “Survivor: Africa” winner Ethan Zohn went from winning the ultimate prize on ...
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S3 Ep27: Survive to Thrive: Improving Sexual Health After Cancer from 2020-06-03T20:27:19

Many patients who are diagnosed with cancer and receive subsequent treatments experience life-altering side effects including fatigue, sleep disturbances and changes in appetite and taste. How...
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S3 Ep27: Survive to Thrive: Improving Sexual Health After Cancer from 2020-06-03T20:27:19

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a gynecologic oncologist and advanced pelvic surgeon who discussed how patients can work to improve their sexual health while facin...
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S3 Ep26: Raising Awareness Around Skin Cancer from 2020-05-28T17:49:43

In conjunction with Skin Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke with two doctors on the basics of the disease.

Dr. Ali Hendi, a Maryland based dermatologist and spokesperson ...
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S3 Ep26: Raising Awareness Around Skin Cancer from 2020-05-28T17:49:43

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Drs. Ali Hendi and Jeremy Brauer about skin cancer awareness month.
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S3 Ep25: Getting a Good Night’s Sleep After Cancer from 2020-05-27T20:20

Patients with cancer and survivors know firsthand how important sleep is to the recovery process in treatment and beyond. But as many people are currently learning, rest is sometimes hard to c...
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S3 Ep25: Getting a Good Night’s Sleep After Cancer from 2020-05-27T20:20

Patients with cancer and survivors know firsthand how important sleep is to the recovery process in treatment and beyond. But as many people are currently learning, rest is sometimes hard to c...
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S3 Ep24: Teal on Wheels: Riding to Raise Ovarian Cancer Awareness from 2020-05-20T21:31:17

For some, a cross-country trip consists of many stops to marvel at the breathtaking views found at any of the many national monuments found along the way. For one patient with ovarian cancer, ...
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S3 Ep24: Teal on Wheels: Riding to Raise Ovarian Cancer Awareness from 2020-05-20T21:31:17

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a cervical cancer survivor - who is currently living with ovarian cancer - about a cross-country journey she took last summer on a ...
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S3 Ep23: Nutrition Tips During a Pandemic from 2020-05-13T17:00

While much of the country remains on lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, nutrition has become an increasingly important area of focus, particularly for patients with cancer and surv...
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S3 Ep23: Nutrition Tips During a Pandemic from 2020-05-13T17:00

While much of the country remains on lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, nutrition has become an increasingly important area of focus, particularly for patients with cancer and surv...
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S3 Ep22: Dick Vitale: Working Toward Victory Over Pediatric Cancer from 2020-05-07T01:25:46

In sports, there is a particular passion for winning. ESPN college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale shares that same passion for winning, but off the court.

As a long...
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S3 Ep22: Dick Vitale: Working Toward Victory Over Pediatric Cancer from 2020-05-07T01:25:46

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale on his passion as a longtime champion to achieve victory over cancer.
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S3 Ep21: Looking Out for the LGBT Cancer Community from 2020-04-29T12:00

Research has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender – or LGBT – communities are disproportionately affected by cancer. And now that the COVID-19 pandemic is adding stress to an alr...
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S3 Ep21: Looking Out for the LGBT Cancer Community from 2020-04-29T12:00

Research has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender – or LGBT – communities are disproportionately affected by cancer. And now that the COVID-19 pandemic is adding stress to an alr...
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S3 Ep20: The Basics of Skin Cancer: Types of the Disease from 2020-04-23T21:31:24

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, sponsored by Regeneron and Sanofi Genzyme, we spoke with Dr. Anthony Rossi, a Moh’s surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New...
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S3 Ep20: The Basics of Skin Cancer: Types of the Disease from 2020-04-23T21:31:24

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, an expert discusses the different types of skin cancer and how individuals can be proactive about screening.
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S3 Ep19: Finding a Purpose Through Metastatic Breast Cancer from 2020-04-21T12:00

Metastatic breast cancer has allowed Susan G. Komen Central and Southern New Jersey board member Melissa Surdez to find purpose not just in inspiring others with cancer, but in helping them co...
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S3 Ep19: Finding a Purpose Through Metastatic Breast Cancer from 2020-04-21T12:00

Metastatic breast cancer has allowed Susan G. Komen Central and Southern New Jersey board member Melissa Surdez to find purpose not just in inspiring others with cancer, but in helping them co...
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S3 Ep18: A Powerful Voice in Head and Neck Cancer from 2020-04-14T15:15

This week, we spoke with voice actor Rob Paulsen, who was diagnosed with stage 3 metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in 2016 after discovering a lump on his neck. Known for his roles on animate...
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S3 Ep18: A Powerful Voice in Head and Neck Cancer from 2020-04-14T15:15

This week, we spoke with voice actor Rob Paulsen, who was diagnosed with stage 3 metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in 2016 after discovering a lump on his neck. Known for his roles on animate...
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S3 Ep17: Patient-Doctor Duo: The Basics of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms from 2020-04-13T18:43:48

Myeloproliferative neoplasms, or MPNs, are a type of blood cancer that is often not heard about, which is why it is important for patients to speak with their doctors to learn more.
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S3 Ep17: Patient-Doctor Duo: The Basics of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms from 2020-04-13T18:43:48

In this special edition of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we teamed up with our sister publication “OncLive on Air” to speak with a patient-doctor duo on myeloproliferative neoplasms.
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S3 Ep16: A Cancer Survivor’s Love of Flying Propels a Passion for Volunteering from 2020-04-09T13:56:14

A strong support system can make a world of difference when someone is battling cancer. Just having the right people and volunteers in someone’s corner cheering them on can elevate their spiri...
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S3 Ep16: A Cancer Survivor’s Love of Flying Propels a Passion for Volunteering from 2020-04-09T13:56:14

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a testicular cancer survivor who is using his love of flying to give back to the community, including volunteering for Pilots N Paw...
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S3 Ep15: Screening for Colorectal Cancer from 2020-03-18T21:12:14

At the age of 45, Dr. Angela Nicholas’s husband was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. Just five years later, he passed from the disease.

As an advocate, Nichola...
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S3 Ep15: Screening for Colorectal Cancer from 2020-03-18T21:12:14

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Angela Nicholas about her journey as a caregiver to her husband, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at 45, and why earlie...
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S3 Ep14: Cancer Pain Management: Expert Talks Barriers, Management Strategies from 2020-03-16T21:03:34

In the midst of the current opioid epidemic, pain management is taking center stage in many healthcare settings, and oncology is no different. It is crucial that patients have their pain – bot...
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S3 Ep14: Cancer Pain Management: Expert Talks Barriers, Management Strategies from 2020-03-16T21:03:34

In the midst of the current opioid epidemic, pain management is taking center stage in many healthcare settings, and oncology is no different. It is crucial that patients have their pain – bot...
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S3 Ep13: Creating a Community Around Hope for Stomach Cancer from 2020-03-12T01:47:19

After Aki Smith’s father was diagnosed with advanced stage stomach cancer in December of 2013, limitations were being placed by her father's health insurance company and lack of research left ...
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S3 Ep13: Creating a Community Around Hope for Stomach Cancer from 2020-03-12T01:47:19

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Aki Smith, founder of Hope for Stomach Cancer, about her journey as her father’s caregiver and what she hopes the organization offe...
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S3 Ep12: Laugh for Life from 2020-03-04T22:53

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with the co-chair of the MMRF’s Laugh for Life event, as well as this year’s “Spirit of Hope” award recipient.
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S3 Ep12: Laugh for Life from 2020-03-04T22:53

Each year, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) hosts its Laugh for Life event, which aims to educate, empower and inspire individuals to raise awareness and funds for multiple myel...
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S3 Ep11: Speaking Out on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers from 2020-02-27T14:01:11

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Andrew Ciupek, from the Go2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, on the importance of biomarker testing and targeted therapy options for pat...
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S3 Ep11: Speaking Out on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers from 2020-02-27T14:01:11

While the treatment landscape for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) continues to evolve, there is a heavy emphasis on discovering new targeted therapies for patients.

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S3 Ep10: Genetics: Discovering the Unknown in Breast Cancer from 2020-02-20T18:14:33

For this month’s episode, we spoke with Katherine Crew, MD, an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. Crew disc...
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S3 Ep10: Genetics: Discovering the Unknown in Breast Cancer from 2020-02-20T18:14:33

For this month’s episode, we spoke with Katherine Crew, MD, an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. Crew disc...
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S3 Ep9: Finding Purpose After Five Different Cancers from 2020-02-19T13:00

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Lainie Jones, who has found her purpose in helping others after being diagnosed with five separate primary cancers befo...
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S3 Ep9: Finding Purpose After Five Different Cancers from 2020-02-19T13:00

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Lainie Jones, who has found her purpose in helping others after being diagnosed with five separate primary cancers befo...
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S3 Ep8: Breaking Barriers: An Egyptian Immigrant’s Journey with ALL from 2020-02-13T01:23:16

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Bishoy Tadros, who went on to break barriers after he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 3 and immigrate...
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S3 Ep8: Breaking Barriers: An Egyptian Immigrant’s Journey with ALL from 2020-02-13T01:23:16

At the age of 3, Bishoy Tadros received a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and immigrated to the United States with him family to receive treatment.

After movi...
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S3 Ep7: Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up from 2020-02-05T22:02:22

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a survivor on two very rare types of cancer, called pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, and why more research behind these two dise...
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S3 Ep7: Seven Times Down, Eight Times Up from 2020-02-05T22:02:22

Although many have never heard of them, pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma are two types of ra...
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S3 Ep6: Speaking Out on Early-Age Onset Colorectal Cancer from 2020-01-29T13:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Zsofia Stadler, on behalf of the Colon Cancer Foundation, about the rising incidence of early-age onset colorectal cancer.
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S3 Ep6: Speaking Out on Early-Age Onset Colorectal Cancer from 2020-01-29T13:00

While most think colorectal cancer is a disease that occurs in older adults, it is in fact increasingly being diagnosed in young adults. In fact, 11% and 18% of colon and rectal cancer diagnos...
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S3 Ep5: A Tale of Two Misdiagnoses from 2020-01-22T21:46:12

In this week’s episode, a pair who is forever connected by their genetic risk for cancer talked about the revelations that came from a study they participated in that changed both of their lives.
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S3 Ep5: A Tale of Two Misdiagnoses from 2020-01-22T21:46:12

Learning of one’s increased risk for cancer can be an overwhelming experience, but imagine also being told of the wrong results from your genetic testing.

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S3 Ep4: Managing irAEs is a “Dynamic Discussion” from 2020-01-15T23:09

In recent years, immunotherapy agents have shown amazing success in treating patients with melanoma. For this special-edition podcast, we teamed up with our sister publication, Oncology Li...
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S3 Ep4: Managing irAEs is a “Dynamic Discussion” from 2020-01-15T23:09

In recent years, immunotherapy agents have shown amazing success in treating patients with melanoma. For this special-edition podcast, we teamed up with our sister publication, Oncology Li...
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S3 Ep3: Information at Your Fingertips from 2020-01-15T21:55:02

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with the associate director of the Information Resource Center at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on support groups and other r...
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S3 Ep3: Information at Your Fingertips from 2020-01-15T21:55:02

A blood cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming – whether you are a patient, caregiver, family member or friend. However, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) has a variety of resources availa...
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S3 Ep2: Surviving Pink: A Mother-Daughter Duo on Believing in Hope from 2020-01-08T18:25:21

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with breast cancer survivor Felicia Robinson, who recently wrote a book with her daughter on their personal experiences with the ...
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S3 Ep2: Surviving Pink: A Mother-Daughter Duo on Believing in Hope from 2020-01-08T18:25:21

With an already close bond, Felicia Robinson and her daughter’s relationship became even closer following Felicia’s breast cancer diagnosis.

While her daughter was a 2...
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S3 Ep1: Understanding Precision Medicine in Multiple Myeloma from 2020-01-01T20:56:29

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Cesar Rodriguez about precision medicine, and his recent trek to Patagonia with Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma.
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S3 Ep1: Understanding Precision Medicine in Multiple Myeloma from 2020-01-01T20:56:29

Dr. Cesar Rodriguez has spent the last seven years dedicated to advancing the field of multiple myeloma – which he discussed in this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast.
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S2 Ep64: Understanding Genomics in Lung Cancer from 2019-12-26T15:18:01

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Ed Kim to better understand genomics in lung cancer.
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S2 Ep64: Understanding Genomics in Lung Cancer from 2019-12-26T15:18:01

While a lung cancer diagnosis can be a lot to understand, genomics is a new aspect of the disease that patients should better understand, as it can affect treatment decisions as well.
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S2 Ep63: ‘Speaking Out’ on Legal Protection in Cancer from 2019-12-19T03:45:15

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Lisa Schlager, from FORCE, about the types of legal protections in place for those with a genetic risk for cancer.
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S2 Ep63: ‘Speaking Out’ on Legal Protection in Cancer from 2019-12-19T03:45:15

In the United States, there are specific laws in place to protect those who have received a cancer diagnosis as well as for those who are at an increased risk for hereditary cancer. In this we...
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S2 Ep62: Preparing Nurses for the 'Silver Tsunami' from 2019-12-16T02:54:04

About 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, bringing on what some call a "silver tsunami" of geriatric patients flooding the healthcare system. However, less than 1% of nurses are geriatric certi...
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S2 Ep62: Preparing Nurses for the 'Silver Tsunami' from 2019-12-16T02:54:04

About 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, bringing on what some call a "silver tsunami" of geriatric patients flooding the healthcare system. However, less than 1% of nurses are geriatric certi...
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S2 Ep61: The Blueprint to Facing a Rare Disease from 2019-12-12T03:23:49

As a 20-something med student facing a rare disease, Dr. David C. Fajgenbaum took matters into his own hands to find his own treatment.
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S2 Ep61: The Blueprint to Facing a Rare Disease from 2019-12-12T03:23:49

When a 20-something med student started to experience overwhelming fatigue and organ failure out of nowhere, he eventually took matters into his own hands.

Dr. David C....
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S2 Ep60: Life, Death, Psychedelic Mushrooms and Cancer from 2019-12-04T21:18:37

In this week’s “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we speak with Tony Bossis, PhD, head of the Cancer Anxiety Project, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, and director of palliative care at N...
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S2 Ep60: Life, Death, Psychedelic Mushrooms and Cancer from 2019-12-04T21:18:37

In this week’s “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we speak with Tony Bossis, PhD, head of the Cancer Anxiety Project, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, and director of palliative care at N...
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S2 Ep59: Living With a Rare Cancer from 2019-11-27T14:23:43

In this week’s “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Michelle Velez, who developed a rare gynecological cancer following a molar pregnancy.
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S2 Ep59: Living With a Rare Cancer from 2019-11-27T14:23:43

In this week’s “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Michelle Velez, a married mother of two and news anchor in Las Vegas, who developed a rare gynecological cancer following a m...
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S2 Ep58: Using Education to Understand the Realties of Palliative Care from 2019-11-21T20:00

As palliative care becomes a bigger part of a patient’s treatment journey, oncology nurses need to understand the realities and benefits of palliative care and help make their patients underst...
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S2 Ep58: Using Education to Understand the Realties of Palliative Care from 2019-11-21T20:00

As palliative care becomes a bigger part of a patient’s treatment journey, oncology nurses need to understand the realities and benefits of palliative care and help make their patients underst...
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S2 Ep57: There’s Always Hope in Prostate Cancer from 2019-11-20T13:00

After putting off a trip to the doctor, Grammy-winning songwriter and vocal producer Kuk Harrell was devastated to learn that he had prostate cancer, like his father before him.

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S2 Ep57: There’s Always Hope in Prostate Cancer from 2019-11-20T13:00

After putting off a trip to the doctor, Grammy-winning songwriter and vocal producer Kuk Harrell was devastated to learn that he had prostate cancer, like his father before him.

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S2 Ep56: The Basics of Lung Cancer from 2019-11-14T16:34:52

In this week’s podcast, sponsored by AstraZeneca, we spoke with Dr. Mark Socinski to help kick off Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

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S2 Ep56: The Basics of Lung Cancer from 2019-11-14T16:34:52

In this episode of “CURE Talks Cancer,” we spoke with Dr. Mark Socinski to learn more about stage 3 lung cancer and what others should know about the disease.
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S2 Ep55: How Social Determinants of Health Affect Your Cancer Treatment from 2019-11-06T21:56:22

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Kassandra Alcaraz, PhD, MPH, about a new phenomenon that's gaining traction across the healthcare universe. It’s called the So...
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S2 Ep55: How Social Determinants of Health Affect Your Cancer Treatment from 2019-11-06T21:56:22

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Kassandra Alcaraz, PhD, MPH, about a new phenomenon that's gaining traction across the healthcare universe. It’s called the So...
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S2 Ep54: What Is—and What Isn't—Palliative Care? from 2019-10-30T18:01:38

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Donald Sullivan, associate professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University and the VA Portland healthcare sy...
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S2 Ep54: What Is—and What Isn't—Palliative Care? from 2019-10-30T18:01:38

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Dr. Donald Sullivan, associate professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University and the VA Portland healthcare sy...
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S2 Ep53: Live for Today: One Testicular Cancer Survivor’s Journey to Advocacy from 2019-10-23T19:26:51

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Scott Petinga, who was diagnosed with and overtreated for his stage 1 testicular cancer, about his journey and how he now advocates...
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S2 Ep53: Live for Today: One Testicular Cancer Survivor’s Journey to Advocacy from 2019-10-23T19:26:51

Fifteen years ago, at the age of 31 and just married about a month prior, Scott Petinga and his wife had discovered he had stage 1 testicular cancer – a disease he was severely overtreated for...
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S2 Ep52: Triumph Over Cancer: Riding ‘Coast 2 Coast’ from 2019-10-16T16:09:40

Now a 10-year survivor of bone cancer, Dana Vaughns chose to triumph over his disease and joined the V Foundation on its Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer ride.
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S2 Ep52: Triumph Over Cancer: Riding ‘Coast 2 Coast’ from 2019-10-16T16:09:40

After being diagnosed with bone cancer, Dana Vaughns refused to own his cancer, and instead triumphed over the disease.

Now a 10-year survivor, he recently joined 109 ...
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S2 Ep51: Championing Diversity in Nursing and Oncology from 2019-10-15T20:32

In this month’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer Podcast: Nursing Edition, we had the chance to follow up with Chasity M. Washington, MPH, CHES, director of the Center for Cancer Health Equity at ...
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S2 Ep51: Championing Diversity in Nursing and Oncology from 2019-10-15T20:32

In this month’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer Podcast: Nursing Edition, we had the chance to follow up with Chasity M. Washington, MPH, CHES, director of the Center for Cancer Health Equity at ...
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S2 Ep50: One Survivor’s ‘Twist’ on Cancer from 2019-10-09T16:50:39

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, Twist Out Cancer founder Jenna Benn Shersher shares on her journey with grey zone lymphoma and how her organization helps pair individuals to use...
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S2 Ep50: One Survivor’s ‘Twist’ on Cancer from 2019-10-09T16:50:39

After being diagnosed with grey zone lymphoma – a very rare type of cancer – Jenna Benn Shersher was isolated due to her compromised immune system. However, it didn’t take long for thousands t...
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S2 Ep49: Receiving a Lung Cancer Diagnosis in 48 Hours from 2019-10-02T12:00

In this episode, the keynote speaker for the CURE Patient-Focused Sessions at the New York Lung Cancers Symposium shares how a pain under her arm led to her diagnosis in less than 48 hours.
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S2 Ep49: Receiving a Lung Cancer Diagnosis in 48 Hours from 2019-10-02T12:00

In less than 48 hours, Nancy Cohen was given news that would change the rest of her life: She went to the doctor thinking (and hoping) she had pneumonia, but instead received a lung cancer dia...
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S2 Ep48: Fighting Physician Bias Against Unmarried Patients With Cancer from 2019-09-25T16:00

In this week’s episode of the “Cure Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Joan DelFattore, Ph.D., about how she overcame the physician bias she encountered during her cancer treatment.

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S2 Ep48: Fighting Physician Bias Against Unmarried Patients With Cancer from 2019-09-25T16:00

In this week’s episode of the “Cure Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Joan DelFattore, Ph.D., about how she overcame the physician bias she encountered during her cancer treatment.
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S2 Ep47: Crowdfunding and the High Cost of Cancer from 2019-09-18T18:10

In this week’s episode of the “Cure Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Benjamin Breyer, M.D., about a phenomenon that’s raising big questions, big concerns and big money across the cancer la...
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S2 Ep47: Crowdfunding and the High Cost of Cancer from 2019-09-18T18:10

In this week’s episode of the “Cure Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Benjamin Breyer, M.D., about a phenomenon that’s raising big questions, big concerns and big money across the cancer la...
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S2 Ep46: Expert Discusses Violence Against Nurses from 2019-09-14T12:00

For this month’s CURE Talks Cancer Podcast: Nursing Edition, we’re diving in to an important – but unfortunate – reality in the world of healthcare: workplace violence. We’ll hear fro...
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S2 Ep46: Expert Discusses Violence Against Nurses from 2019-09-14T12:00

For this month’s CURE Talks Cancer Podcast: Nursing Edition, we’re diving in to an important – but unfortunate – reality in the world of healthcare: workplace violence. We’ll hear fro...
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S2 Ep45: ‘Listen to Your Mother’ and Protect Your Skin from 2019-09-11T12:00

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a skin cancer survivor who has dealt with many recurrences over the last 30 years and tells others to “listen to your mother...
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S2 Ep45: ‘Listen to Your Mother’ and Protect Your Skin from 2019-09-11T12:00

Many have grown up in the sun without ever really thinking of the long-term, and at the time unknown, consequences from such exposure - namely skin cancer.

Ron Manilof,...
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S2 Ep44: Navigating Life After Breast Cancer Brilliantly from 2019-09-04T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Brilliantly founder Kristen Carbone about her family risk for cancer and why she started her site to broaden the scope of breast ca...
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S2 Ep44: Navigating Life After Breast Cancer Brilliantly from 2019-09-04T12:00

After years of expensive and emotionally taxing screenings, finding a lump and learning more about her family risk for cancer, Kristen Carbone underwent a preventative mastectomy followed by s...
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S2 Ep43: Earning Your Legacy: Cancer Has Nothing To Do With It from 2019-08-28T12:00

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Matt Newman, who was diagnosed with brain cancer at 39, but refuses to let cancer define the legacy he has made.
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S2 Ep43: Earning Your Legacy: Cancer Has Nothing To Do With It from 2019-08-28T12:00

After a car accident, and experiencing what he thought was a stroke, Matt Newman was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 39 – an experience he found strength and courage in.

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S2 Ep42: SupermanHPV: Fighting Against HPV-Related Cancers from 2019-08-22T00:28:05

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Jason Mendelsohn,
a stage 4 HPV-related throat cancer survivor who created a web site geared to raising awareness about HPV-r...
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S2 Ep42: SupermanHPV: Fighting Against HPV-Related Cancers from 2019-08-22T00:28:05

With no symptoms besides a lump in his neck, Jason Mendelsohn was devastated to discover he was being diagnosed with stage 4 HPV-related throat cancer at the age of 44.

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S2 Ep41: Oncology Nurses as Patient Advocates from 2019-08-15T13:54:28

Oncology nurses can make the world of a difference when it comes to patient care, and it is crucial that they work together with other memebers of the treatment team to ensure the best outcome...
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S2 Ep41: Oncology Nurses as Patient Advocates from 2019-08-15T13:54:28

Oncology nurses can make the world of a difference when it comes to patient care, and it is crucial that they work together with other memebers of the treatment team to ensure the best outcome...
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S2 Ep40: Human Connection After a Cancer Diagnosis from 2019-08-14T17:47:20

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a melanoma survivor about the importance of community and human connection to build hope after a cancer diagnosis.
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S2 Ep40: Human Connection After a Cancer Diagnosis from 2019-08-14T17:47:20

Following his stage 3 melanoma diagnosis, Patrick called upon what he had learned to find hope. His first thought: Ok, what’s next?

In this week’s episode, we spoke wit...
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S2 Ep39: The Gift of Knowing Your Family Health History from 2019-08-08T00:17:13

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Allyn Rose, the first woman who had undergone a mastectomy to be featured by Sports Illustrated, about her family history wi...
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S2 Ep39: The Gift of Knowing Your Family Health History from 2019-08-08T00:17:13

After losing her mother, grandmother and great aunt to breast cancer, Allyn Rose, a former Miss USA and Miss America contestant, chose to undergo a prophylactic double mastectomy. She went on ...
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S2 Ep38: Cancer Caregivers Need Support, Too from 2019-07-31T12:00

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a caregiver about support for others taking care of a loved one with cancer through a letter she wrote to her younger self.
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S2 Ep38: Cancer Caregivers Need Support, Too from 2019-07-31T12:00

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a caregiver about support needed for others taking care of a loved one with cancer: They need it, too, she says.
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S2 Ep37: The Grateful Patient from 2019-07-24T12:08:18

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with ex-NFL kicker Rolf Benirschke about being a grateful patient and how one can choose to be the victim or the victor in their ...
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S2 Ep37: The Grateful Patient from 2019-07-24T12:08:18

Rolf Benirschke was a placekicker for the San Diego Chargers when he was faced with a life-threatening challenge off the field: battling ulcerative colitis. Returning to the NFL, he went on to...
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S2 Ep36: Kerry Fraser: Facing Off Against Blood Cancer from 2019-07-17T17:33:40

When he retired in 2010 after 30 years as a referee for the National Hockey League, Kerry Fraser looked forward to hanging up his skates and spending some well-earned time with his family. But...
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S2 Ep36: Kerry Fraser: Facing Off Against Blood Cancer from 2019-07-17T17:33:40

When he retired in 2010 after 30 years as a referee for the National Hockey League, Kerry Fraser looked forward to hanging up his skates and spending some well-earned time with his family. But...
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S2 Ep35: Oncology Nurse Helps Patients Be Brave from 2019-07-12T16:39:45

An oncology nurse started a grassroots campaign that brought together community members and patients on the oncology unit.
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S2 Ep35: Oncology Nurse Helps Patients Be Brave from 2019-07-12T16:39:45

After being inspired by one of her patients, Harding Cranford, RN, OCN, an oncology nurse at the Levine Cancer Institute, wanted a way to connect the community with the patients she treated on...
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S2 Ep34: From Patient to Cancer Caregiver from 2019-07-10T17:53:16

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a bladder cancer survivor turned caregiver about the advice she would give her newly-diagnosed self.
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S2 Ep34: From Patient to Cancer Caregiver from 2019-07-10T17:53:16

One pediatric oncology nurse’s experience came full circle when she herself was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2010, and went on to serve as her husband’s caregiver for the same disease just...
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S2 Ep33: A Song for Hope from 2019-07-03T14:13:44

Cancer Blows, an event by The Ryan Anthony Foundation, offers hope for many with cancer – all while raising awareness for multiple myeloma.
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S2 Ep33: A Song for Hope from 2019-07-03T14:13:44

It was one man’s passion for music that actually led to his multiple myeloma diagnosis.

In 2012, Ryan Anthony received his cancer diagnosis at just 43 years of age – so...
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S2 Ep32: One Melanoma Survivor’s Letter to Her Younger Self from 2019-06-26T15:10:07

In this week’s episode of “CURE Talks Cancer,” we spoke with a melanoma survivor who wishes she knew at diagnosis what her cancer journey would do for her – not to her.
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S2 Ep32: One Melanoma Survivor’s Letter to Her Younger Self from 2019-06-26T15:10:07

If you had the chance to write a letter to your younger self, what would you say? One melanoma survivor wishes just one thing: “I wish I knew...
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S2 Ep31: Finding a Way Forward in Blood Cancer from 2019-06-19T14:30

Information about myeloproliferative neoplasms – or MPNs – is hard to come by. Even a simple internet search about this rare group of blood cancers turns up little. But the MPN Research Founda...
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S2 Ep31: Finding a Way Forward in Blood Cancer from 2019-06-19T14:30

Information about myeloproliferative neoplasms – or MPNs – is hard to come by. Even a simple internet search about this rare group of blood cancers turns up little. But the MPN Research Founda...
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S2 Ep30: Pursuing Charlene's Dream from 2019-06-14T14:01

Barbara Bittner, RN, OCN, is an oncology nurse navigator at AdventHealth in Florida. But to her, nursing is much more than just a career.

Bittner cares deeply for all of her patients, and...
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S2 Ep30: Pursuing Charlene's Dream from 2019-06-14T14:01

Barbara Bittner, RN, OCN, is an oncology nurse navigator at AdventHealth in Florida. But to her, nursing is much more than just a career. Bittner cares deeply for all of her patients, and even he...
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S2 Ep29: Finding Hope in Darkness from 2019-06-12T17:36:03

Learning that her son had lung cancer at 29 years old was one of the most heartbreaking moments of Lorraine’s life. Losing him to the disease eight months later left her wondering if she would surv...
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S2 Ep29: Finding Hope in Darkness from 2019-06-12T17:36:03

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a caregiver who found hope in the darkness after losing her son to lung cancer at just 29 years old.
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S2 Ep28: What You Need to Know About Genomics from 2019-06-05T12:00

Cancer is no longer the once thought “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to treatment, especially because genomic testing plays such a crucial role for certain patients.

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S2 Ep28: What You Need to Know About Genomics from 2019-06-05T12:00

In this week’s episode, we spoke with a patient and his doctor about genomic testing and how it can change treatment outcomes for patients with cancer.
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S2 Ep27: The Basics of Bladder Cancer from 2019-05-30T15:25:38

This year alone, there will be an estimated 80,000-plus new cases of bladder cancer and more than 17,000 deaths from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society; however, it is with recog...
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S2 Ep27: The Basics of Bladder Cancer from 2019-05-30T15:25:38

In this episode of “CURE Talks Cancer,” we spoke with a patient, an advocate and a doctor to learn more about bladder cancer and what others should know about the disease.
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S2 Ep26: Firsthand Experience With CAR T-Cell Therapy from 2019-05-22T19:31:24

In this episode, "CURE Talks Cancer" spoke with a rare lymphoma survivor on how chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy saved her life.
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S2 Ep26: Firsthand Experience With CAR T-Cell Therapy from 2019-05-22T19:31:24

With the approval of the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapyin 2...
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S2 Ep25: Katie Couric: Advice to My Younger Self from 2019-05-15T12:00

In 1997, Katie Couric’s life changed forever when her husband was diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer, and then just four years later, her sister with pancreatic cancer. Now, 20-plus years la...
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S2 Ep25: Katie Couric: Advice to My Younger Self from 2019-05-15T12:00

In 1997, Katie Couric’s life changed forever when her husband was diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer, and then just four years later, her sister with pancreatic cancer. Now, 20-plus years...
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S2 Ep24: Going the Extra Mile – or Hundred – for Patients from 2019-05-14T13:00

A passion for running and helping her patients has led Angela Hammack, BSN, RN, OCN, to do great things. In 2017, Hammack, a charge nurse and clinical educator with Jackson Oncology Associates, ran...
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S2 Ep24: Going the Extra Mile – or Hundred – for Patients from 2019-05-14T13:00

A passion for running and helping her patients has led Angela Hammack, BSN, RN, OCN, to do great things. In 2017, Hammack, a charge nurse and clinical educator with Jackson Oncology Associates, ...
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S2 Ep23: Speaking Out About Breast Implant-Associated Cancer from 2019-05-08T19:13:51

Imagine overcoming a breast cancer diagnosis and its treatment, yet in choosing reconstructive surgery with textured implants, finding out you may be at risk for a rare type of lymphoma.

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S2 Ep23: Speaking Out About Breast Implant-Associated Cancer from 2019-05-08T19:13:51

Imagine overcoming a breast cancer diagnosis and its treatment, yet in choosing reconstructive surgery with textured implants, finding out you may be at risk for a rare type of lymphoma.
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S2 Ep22: One-On-One Support Among Cancer Fighters, Survivors and Caregivers from 2019-05-01T12:00

After receiving a testicular cancer diagnosis at just 26 years old, Jonny Imerman sought mentorship from someone else who had endured a similar situation but came up short.

In turn, he fou...
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S2 Ep22: One-On-One Support Among Cancer Fighters, Survivors and Caregivers from 2019-05-01T12:00

After receiving a testicular cancer diagnosis at just 26 years old, Jonny Imerman sought mentorship from someone else who had endured a similar situation but came up short.

In turn, he ...
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S2 Ep21: Focusing on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer from 2019-04-24T12:00

The middle – an area many adolescent and young adults (AYAs) with cancer find themselves.

While their physical and emotional needs tend to be quite different, many institutions fail to foc...
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S2 Ep21: Focusing on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer from 2019-04-24T12:00

The middle – an area many adolescent and young adults (AYAs) with cancer find themselves.

While their physical and emotional needs tend to be quite different, many institutions fail to ...
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S2 Ep20: Giuliana Rancic: This Too Shall Pass from 2019-04-17T13:52:27

After many years of interviewing celebrities on E! News and the red carpet, and while also starring in her own reality tv show, Giuliana Rancic was faced with one of the most challenging moments in...
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S2 Ep20: Giuliana Rancic: This Too Shall Pass from 2019-04-17T13:52:27

After many years of interviewing celebrities on E! News and the red carpet, and while also starring in her own reality tv show, Giuliana Rancic was faced with one of the most challenging moments...
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S2 Ep19: Honoring an Extraordinary Hero from 2019-04-13T19:59:57

For this month's episode of the CURE Talks Cancer Podcast: Nursing Edition, we'll hear from Caitlin Cohen, M.S.N., RN, CPNP-AC, CPHON, a nurse practitioner at the University of Chicago Medicine Com...
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S2 Ep19: Honoring an Extraordinary Hero from 2019-04-13T19:59:57

For this month's episode of the CURE Talks Cancer Podcast: Nursing Edition, we'll hear from Caitlin Cohen, M.S.N., RN, CPNP-AC, CPHON, a nurse practitioner at the University of Chicago Medicine ...
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S2 Ep17: Addressing Nutritional Needs in Cancer from 2019-04-10T12:00

Ninety percent of patients with cancer enter their first oncology appointment with a nutritional issue; however, Savor Health, who works in conjunctions with Merck’s Your Cancer Game Plan, has set ...
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S2 Ep17: Addressing Nutritional Needs in Cancer from 2019-04-10T12:00

Ninety percent of patients with cancer enter their first oncology appointment with a nutritional issue; however, Savor Health, who works in conjunctions with Merck’s Your Cancer Game Plan, has s...
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S2 Ep15: Drumming Out Head and Neck Cancer with Rikki Rockett from 2019-04-06T12:00

You’d think that, after being the drummer in a multi-platinum rock and roll band that has sold more than 40 million albums and DVDs since bursting onto the music scene in the mid-80’s, life would b...
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S2 Ep15: Drumming Out Head and Neck Cancer with Rikki Rockett from 2019-04-06T12:00

You’d think that, after being the drummer in a multi-platinum rock and roll band that has sold more than 40 million albums and DVDs since bursting onto the music scene in the mid-80’s, life woul...
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S2 Ep16: Turning Cancer into Comedy from 2019-04-03T16:17:07

In the face of a cancer diagnosis and learning she was positive for Lynch Syndrome, wife and mother Heather Tolley-Bauer used comedy as an outlet to cope with her diagnosis and raises awareness for...
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S2 Ep16: Turning Cancer into Comedy from 2019-04-03T16:17:07

In the face of a cancer diagnosis and learning she was positive for Lynch Syndrome, wife and mother Heather Tolley-Bauer used comedy as an outlet to cope with her diagnosis and raises awareness ...
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S2 Ep14: Ovarian Cancer Heroes Come in Many Forms from 2019-03-27T19:51:15

What do a 16-year-old advocate, one patient’s “tear catcher” and a Moon Shot doctor all have in common? They were all recognized by CURE as the 2019 Ovarian Cancer Heroes for their innovative resea...
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S2 Ep14: Ovarian Cancer Heroes Come in Many Forms from 2019-03-27T19:51:15

What do a 16-year-old advocate, one patient’s “tear catcher” and a Moon Shot doctor all have in common? They were all recognized by CURE as the 2019 Ovarian Cancer Heroes for their innovative re...
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S2 Ep13: ‘Stopping to Smell the Roses’ With Olympic Gymnast Shannon Miller from 2019-03-20T20:07:52

As the most decorated Olympic gymnast in American history, Shannon Miller has faced countless long days of training and a vast amount of success throughout her career. But it was a rare ovarian can...
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S2 Ep13: ‘Stopping to Smell the Roses’ With Olympic Gymnast Shannon Miller from 2019-03-20T20:07:52

As the most decorated Olympic gymnast in American history, Shannon Miller has faced countless long days of training and a vast amount of success throughout her career. But it was a rare ovarian ...
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S2 Ep12: From Nurse, to Patient and Back Again: Lessons Learned from 2019-03-15T18:33:11

Patricia Jakel, RN, MN, AOCN, thought that she was doing perfectly fine in her career as an oncology nurse. Until she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

In the first-ever CURE Talks Cancer...
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S2 Ep12: From Nurse, to Patient and Back Again: Lessons Learned from 2019-03-15T18:33:11

Patricia Jakel, RN, MN, AOCN, thought that she was doing perfectly fine in her career as an oncology nurse. Until she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

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S2 Ep11: The Pink Ribbon Connecting the Community from 2019-03-13T12:00

This week, we spoke with Linda Tantawi, CEO of Susan G. Komen Greater New York City, about the organization and how it serves as the “pink ribbon connecting the community” to help educate women abo...
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S2 Ep11: The Pink Ribbon Connecting the Community from 2019-03-13T12:00

This week, we spoke with Linda Tantawi, CEO of Susan G. Komen Greater New York City, about the organization and how it serves as the “pink ribbon connecting the community” to help educate women ...
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S2 Ep10: How One Survivor ‘Keeps On Keeping On’ from 2019-03-06T13:00

After a routine physical led to his kidney cancer diagnosis, one patient advocate and survivor has cherished every day he’s had with his family and uses this as motivation to help raise awareness d...
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S2 Ep10: How One Survivor ‘Keeps On Keeping On’ from 2019-03-06T13:00

After a routine physical led to his kidney cancer diagnosis, one patient advocate and survivor has cherished every day he’s had with his family and uses this as motivation to help raise awarenes...
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S2 Ep9: Scott Foley Opens Up About Caregiving from 2019-02-28T18:24:36

For 25-plus years, we’ve watched Scott Foley in a variety of acting roles – on shows like “Felicity,” “Scandal” and now “Whiskey Cavalier” – but many don’t know about his role as a caregiver to his...
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S2 Ep9: Scott Foley Opens Up About Caregiving from 2019-02-28T18:24:36

For 25-plus years, we’ve watched Scott Foley in a variety of acting roles – on shows like “Felicity,” “Scandal” and now “Whiskey Cavalier” – but many don’t know about his role as a caregiver to ...
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S2 Ep8: Believing Miracles Can Happen from 2019-02-20T18:23:32

After receiving a stage 4 neuroblastoma diagnosis at 15 months old, Candace Stevens beat the odds, and has used her experience to shape her career choice today.

Stevens was treated at St. ...
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S2 Ep8: Believing Miracles Can Happen from 2019-02-20T18:23:32

After receiving a stage 4 neuroblastoma diagnosis at 15 months old, Candace Stevens beat the odds, and has used her experience to shape her career choice today.

Stevens was treated at S...
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S2 Ep7: At-Home Genetic Testing: Dispelling Fact vs Fiction from 2019-02-13T13:00

With the flood of information available on genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk, there is still an abundance of misinformation that exists regarding at-home tests.

Lisa Schlager, vic...
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S2 Ep7: At-Home Genetic Testing: Dispelling Fact vs Fiction from 2019-02-13T13:00

With the flood of information available on genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk, there is still an abundance of misinformation that exists regarding at-home tests.

Lisa Schlager, ...
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S2 Ep6: An Inside Look Into a Patient-Doctor Convo from 2019-02-07T02:00:44

As CURE gears up for its very first patient-focused meeting held in conjunction with this year’s

Miami Breast Cancer Conference on March 9, CURE Talks Cancer invited meeting faculty member...
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S2 Ep6: An Inside Look Into a Patient-Doctor Convo from 2019-02-07T02:00:44

As CURE gears up for its very first patient-focused meeting held in conjunction with this year’s

Miami Breast Cancer Conference on March 9, CURE Talks Cancer invited meeting faculty mem...
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S2 Ep5: Comedian Finds Humor in Life’s ‘Cosmic Joke’: Advanced Cancer from 2019-01-30T16:19

For this week’s episode of the CURE Talks Cancer podcast, we’re speaking with Maria Falzone, a safer sex educator and comedienne who is living with advanced cholangiocarcinoma – a rare cancer of th...
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S2 Ep5: Comedian Finds Humor in Life’s ‘Cosmic Joke’: Advanced Cancer from 2019-01-30T16:19

For this week’s episode of the CURE Talks Cancer podcast, we’re speaking with Maria Falzone, a safer sex educator and comedienne who is living with advanced cholangiocarcinoma – a rare cancer of...
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S2 Ep4: Two Doctors on a Similar Path to Help Those with CLL from 2019-01-23T13:00

Two doctors with very different journeys were honored by CURE for their efforts to improve the quality of life for those affected by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

At the 2018 CLL Her...
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S2 Ep4: Two Doctors on a Similar Path to Help Those with CLL from 2019-01-23T13:00

Two doctors with very different journeys were honored by CURE for their efforts to improve the quality of life for those affected by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

At the 2018 CLL ...
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S2 Ep3: MPN Heroes Make a Difference in the Rare Blood Cancer Space from 2019-01-17T19:42:05

For this week's episode, hear from some of CURE's 2018 MPN Heroes. These Heroes are patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates or health care professionals with a passion for improving the lives an...
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S2 Ep3: MPN Heroes Make a Difference in the Rare Blood Cancer Space from 2019-01-17T19:42:05

For this week's episode, hear from some of CURE's 2018 MPN Heroes. These Heroes are patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates or health care professionals with a passion for improving the lives...
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S2 Ep2: Funding Research to Eliminate Childhood Cancer from 2019-01-09T17:55:28

In 1991, two mothers faced every parent’s worst nightmare: their two infant daughters were undergoing treatment for cancer. With advances in research, both of their daughters survived; however, bot...
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S2 Ep2: Funding Research to Eliminate Childhood Cancer from 2019-01-09T17:55:28

In 1991, two mothers faced every parent’s worst nightmare: their two infant daughters were undergoing treatment for cancer. With advances in research, both of their daughters survived; however, ...
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S2 Ep1: Handing a Piece of Life Back from 2019-01-02T20:11:44

Laurie was no stranger to cancer after she faced a bout with stage 3b non-Hodgkin lymphoma back in 1977, but her second diagnosis of breast cancer left her with a very tough decision on how she wan...
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S2 Ep1: Handing a Piece of Life Back from 2019-01-02T20:11:44

Laurie was no stranger to cancer after she faced a bout with stage 3b non-Hodgkin lymphoma back in 1977, but her second diagnosis of breast cancer left her with a very tough decision on how she ...
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S1 Ep50: A Look Back at 2018 from 2018-12-26T13:00

Following the launch of the CURE Talks Cancer podcast on March 1, the CURE team took a look back on its favorite episodes from its first season.

In this podcast, you’ll hear about the epis...
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S1 Ep50: A Look Back at 2018 from 2018-12-26T13:00

Following the launch of the CURE Talks Cancer podcast on March 1, the CURE team took a look back on its favorite episodes from its first season.

In this podcast, you’ll hear about the e...
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S1 Ep50: Back on Stage, One Peg at a Time from 2018-12-19T21:03:32

Evan Ruggiero, who grew up tap dancing, was in college when he faced one of his biggest hurdles yet – a diagnosis of osteosarcoma that eventually led to a leg amputation. When he received this news...
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S1 Ep50: Back on Stage, One Peg at a Time from 2018-12-19T21:03:32

Evan Ruggiero, who grew up tap dancing, was in college when he faced one of his biggest hurdles yet – a diagnosis of osteosarcoma that eventually led to a leg amputation. When he received this n...
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S1 Ep48: A Long History of BRCA from 2018-12-12T19:32:38

Dating back to 1860 in Poland, three sisters’ journeys with the BRCA mutation isn’t exactly the claim to fame they were hoping for.

Kathryn (Winn) Buckley, Bridget (Winn) Stillwell and Mau...
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S1 Ep48: A Long History of BRCA from 2018-12-12T19:32:38

Dating back to 1860 in Poland, three sisters’ journeys with the BRCA mutation isn’t exactly the claim to fame they were hoping for.

Kathryn (Winn) Buckley, Bridget (Winn) Stillwell and ...
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S1 Ep47: Tackling Cancer With Purpose from 2018-12-08T15:58:46

In 2012, former NFL head coach Chuck Pagano started to feel fatigued – a feeling most would associate with the long two-a-days of any given football preseason – but it was when unexplained bruises ...
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S1 Ep47: Tackling Cancer With Purpose from 2018-12-08T15:58:46

In 2012, former NFL head coach Chuck Pagano started to feel fatigued – a feeling most would associate with the long two-a-days of any given football preseason – but it was when unexplained bruis...
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S1 Ep46: Scott Hamilton: When Fear Flips from 2018-12-05T19:24:18

Writeup: Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be terrifying–Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton knows that firsthand. However, after the shock wears off, it’s possible to use cancer as a motivation to...
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S1 Ep46: Scott Hamilton: When Fear Flips from 2018-12-05T19:24:18

Writeup: Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be terrifying–Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton knows that firsthand. However, after the shock wears off, it’s possible to use cancer as a motivation...
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S1 Ep45: Mother-Daughter Advocacy Duo Navigates the Cancer Journey from 2018-11-28T20:51:54

Following their own journey with breast cancer, a mother-daughter duo has set out to help other families navigate the difficulties associated with a cancer diagnosis.

In this week’s episod...
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S1 Ep45: Mother-Daughter Advocacy Duo Navigates the Cancer Journey from 2018-11-28T20:51:54

Following their own journey with breast cancer, a mother-daughter duo has set out to help other families navigate the difficulties associated with a cancer diagnosis.

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S1 Ep44: Seeing Cancer as a Motivation, Not a Destination from 2018-11-21T13:00

This week on the _CURE_ Talks Cancer podcast, we spoke with Andy Steinfeldt, who looks at cancer “as a motivation rather than a destination." After taking up running at age 63, Andy was diagnosed w...
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S1 Ep44: Seeing Cancer as a Motivation, Not a Destination from 2018-11-21T13:00

This week on the CURE Talks Cancer podcast, we spoke with Andy Steinfeldt, who looks at cancer “as a motivation rather than a destination." After taking up running at age 63, Andy was d...
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S1 Ep43: The Ins and Outs of Cancer Caregiving from 2018-11-14T21:40:05

For this week’s CURE Talks Cancer podcast, we’re continuing on the theme of Family Caregivers Month. We spoke with Peg Myrick, a colon cancer survivor and former cancer caregiver, as well as Martha...
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S1 Ep43: The Ins and Outs of Cancer Caregiving from 2018-11-14T21:40:05

For this week’s CURE Talks Cancer podcast, we’re continuing on the theme of Family Caregivers Month. We spoke with Peg Myrick, a colon cancer survivor and former cancer caregiver, as well as Mar...
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S1 Ep42: Advice for Caregivers: It’s Okay Not to be Okay Sometimes from 2018-11-07T20:19:26

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, and every moment is a gift, no matter what that moment looks like, says Jill Kelly, wife of Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Jim Kelly.

Jill is ver...
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S1 Ep42: Advice for Caregivers: It’s Okay Not to be Okay Sometimes from 2018-11-07T20:19:26

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, and every moment is a gift, no matter what that moment looks like, says Jill Kelly, wife of Pro Football Hall of Fame Quarterback Jim Kelly.

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S1 Ep41: Paving the Way for Lung Cancer Research from 2018-10-31T12:00

People always hear about the research being done in laboratories and academic centers. But now, with the click of a button, patients can pave the way for lung cancer research, too.

To help...
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S1 Ep41: Paving the Way for Lung Cancer Research from 2018-10-31T12:00

People always hear about the research being done in laboratories and academic centers. But now, with the click of a button, patients can pave the way for lung cancer research, too.

To h...
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S1 Ep40: Tiki Barber on Tackling Cancer from 2018-10-26T17:16:31

Known as one of the New York Giants rushing leaders in franchise history, Tiki Barber knows the trials and tribulations of battle both on and off the football field.

In late 1996, Tiki’s m...
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S1 Ep40: Tiki Barber on Tackling Cancer from 2018-10-26T17:16:31

Known as one of the New York Giants rushing leaders in franchise history, Tiki Barber knows the trials and tribulations of battle both on and off the football field.

In late 1996, Tiki’...
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S1 Ep39: Cobie Smulders: Not on My Watch from 2018-10-24T17:40:48

Actress, director and ovarian cancer survivor Cobie Smulders – best known for her roles in How I Met Your Mother and The Avengers series – has partnered with TESARO to launch the national movement,...
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S1 Ep39: Cobie Smulders: Not on My Watch from 2018-10-24T17:40:48

Actress, director and ovarian cancer survivor Cobie Smulders – best known for her roles in How I Met Your Mother and The Avengers series – has partnered with TESARO to launch the national moveme...
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S1 Ep38: Illuminating Ovarian Cancer from 2018-10-19T16:14:33

Storytelling can help others feel empowered and encourages the narrative around hope for many.

Last month, Tesaro partnered with The Moth, an organization that promotes the art and craft o...
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S1 Ep38: Illuminating Ovarian Cancer from 2018-10-19T16:14:33

Storytelling can help others feel empowered and encourages the narrative around hope for many.

Last month, Tesaro partnered with The Moth, an organization that promotes the art and craf...
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S1 Ep37: Talking Below the Belt with Real Housewife Camille Grammer from 2018-10-12T20:31:23

While most know her for her role on Bravo TV’s “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” some may not know that Camille Grammer’s tag line should actually include “below the belt cancer advocate.”
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S1 Ep37: Talking Below the Belt with Real Housewife Camille Grammer from 2018-10-12T20:31:23

While most know her for her role on Bravo TV’s “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” some may not know that Camille Grammer’s tag line should actually include “below the belt cancer advocate.”
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S1 Ep36: Pregnant With Cancer: How One Woman’s Life Changed In Just Three Days from 2018-10-10T12:00

Eleven years ago, Stephanie Hosford received two pieces of life-changing news within the span of three days: she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer and she found out she was pregnant ...
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S1 Ep36: Pregnant With Cancer: How One Woman’s Life Changed In Just Three Days from 2018-10-10T12:00

Eleven years ago, Stephanie Hosford received two pieces of life-changing news within the span of three days: she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer and she found out she was pregna...
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S1 Ep31: A Close “Knit” Cancer Community from 2018-10-03T15:15

After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis and being unable to have reconstructive surgery, Barbara Demorest was devastated. Then she discovered an alternative to traditional breast prosthetics that...
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S1 Ep31: A Close “Knit” Cancer Community from 2018-10-03T15:15

After receiving a breast cancer diagnosis and being unable to have reconstructive surgery, Barbara Demorest was devastated. Then she discovered an alternative to traditional breast prosthetics t...
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S1 Ep35: Knowing Your Hereditary Risk from 2018-09-28T20:15:29

In 2010, history was made when a Congressional resolution was passed to declare the first-ever National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week and National Previvor Day to raise awareness about ...
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S1 Ep35: Knowing Your Hereditary Risk from 2018-09-28T20:15:29

In 2010, history was made when a Congressional resolution was passed to declare the first-ever National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week and National Previvor Day to raise awareness abo...
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S1 Ep34: Words of Wisdom from a 7-Year Old Cancer Survivor from 2018-09-27T14:10:30

We’re wrapping up Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by talking to Micah Bernstein, a 7-year-old, three-time survivor of neuroblastoma, and his father, Jeff.

Micah and Jeff discussed their e...
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S1 Ep34: Words of Wisdom from a 7-Year Old Cancer Survivor from 2018-09-27T14:10:30

We’re wrapping up Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by talking to Micah Bernstein, a 7-year-old, three-time survivor of neuroblastoma, and his father, Jeff.

Micah and Jeff discussed thei...
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S1 Ep32: The Basics of Head and Neck Cancer from 2018-09-19T12:20

Head and neck cancer accounts for about 4 percent of all cancers in the United States, with more than 64 thousand people who have or will develop the disease this year.

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S1 Ep32: The Basics of Head and Neck Cancer from 2018-09-19T12:20

Head and neck cancer accounts for about 4 percent of all cancers in the United States, with more than 64 thousand people who have or will develop the disease this year.

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S1 Ep30: A Survivor and Her Running Shoes from 2018-09-12T20:21:12

For Colleen Johnson, running is more than just exercise. In fact, the 63-year-old endometrial cancer survivor recently completed a 100-mile ultramarathon to raise awareness for the disease.
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S1 Ep30: A Survivor and Her Running Shoes from 2018-09-12T20:21:12

For Colleen Johnson, running is more than just exercise. In fact, the 63-year-old endometrial cancer survivor recently completed a 100-mile ultramarathon to raise awareness for the disease.
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S1 Ep29: From Cancer to Capitol Hill from 2018-09-05T18:49:35

As a young mother, Rose Gerber faced a HER2-positive breast cancer diagnosis at an early stage in life – and during a time where this disease had poorer outcomes. Despite this feat, Rose used her p...
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S1 Ep29: From Cancer to Capitol Hill from 2018-09-05T18:49:35

As a young mother, Rose Gerber faced a HER2-positive breast cancer diagnosis at an early stage in life – and during a time where this disease had poorer outcomes. Despite this feat, Rose used he...
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S1 Ep28: Let’s Start a Conversation from 2018-08-29T19:55:56

Imagine learning of your mother’s cancer diagnosis, and then too, facing the reality that maybe you inherited the same gene that caused that cancer? One advocate decided to take affirmative action ...
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S1 Ep28: Let’s Start a Conversation from 2018-08-29T19:55:56

Imagine learning of your mother’s cancer diagnosis, and then too, facing the reality that maybe you inherited the same gene that caused that cancer? One advocate decided to take affirmative acti...
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S1 Ep27: Jim Kelly: Never Give Up from 2018-08-24T12:00

Jim Kelly is a decorated NFL Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances and six divisional championships from 1988 to 1995.

In 2013, Ji...
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S1 Ep27: Jim Kelly: Never Give Up from 2018-08-24T12:00

Jim Kelly is a decorated NFL Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances and six divisional championships from 1988 to 1995.

In 2013, J...
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S1 Ep26: The Political Patient from 2018-08-22T18:07:48

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, Eli D. Bebout, a former republican state senator in Wyoming, discussed the two coincidences that ultimately led him to discover his cancer diagnoses: a ...
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S1 Ep26: The Political Patient from 2018-08-22T18:07:48

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, Eli D. Bebout, a former republican state senator in Wyoming, discussed the two coincidences that ultimately led him to discover his cancer diagnoses:...
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S1 Ep25: Running the Marathon Called Cancer from 2018-08-15T19:59:14

Ethan Hawes was a college student, studying abroad in Spain. Having returned home to the states after running the Madrid Marathon, Ethan thought he was experiencing lingering leg and hip pain from ...
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S1 Ep25: Running the Marathon Called Cancer from 2018-08-15T19:59:14

Ethan Hawes was a college student, studying abroad in Spain. Having returned home to the states after running the Madrid Marathon, Ethan thought he was experiencing lingering leg and hip pain fr...
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S1 Ep24: Saved by the TV Screen from 2018-08-08T15:22:13

Usually, sitting down to watch tv for most is considered one’s down time. But when Dr. Erich Voigt was watching “Beach Front Bargain Hunt” on HGTV, he put his expertise to use and ended up saving a...
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S1 Ep24: Saved by the TV Screen from 2018-08-08T15:22:13

Usually, sitting down to watch tv for most is considered one’s down time. But when Dr. Erich Voigt was watching “Beach Front Bargain Hunt” on HGTV, he put his expertise to use and ended up savin...
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S1 Ep23: Learning the Basics of Immunotherapy from 2018-08-01T22:57:34

Breakthroughs in immunotherapy continue to advance in the treatment landscape for cancer, but patients do not always understand what these therapies are and how they work.

This year, the...
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S1 Ep23: Learning the Basics of Immunotherapy from 2018-08-01T22:57:34

Breakthroughs in immunotherapy continue to advance in the treatment landscape for cancer, but patients do not always understand what these therapies are and how they work.

This year, th...
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S1 Ep22: Career After Cancer from 2018-07-25T19:41:16

Living with cancer, from diagnosis through treatment and in to survivorship, can be a struggle in and of itself. To add to that, returning to work afterwards can be its own challenge.

To h...
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S1 Ep22: Career After Cancer from 2018-07-25T19:41:16

Living with cancer, from diagnosis through treatment and in to survivorship, can be a struggle in and of itself. To add to that, returning to work afterwards can be its own challenge.

T...
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S1 Ep21: Support Groups: A Saving Grace from 2018-07-18T12:00

A cancer diagnosis can have a variety of effects on patients, survivors and caregivers. So, what better way to express one’s stress or feelings associated with a diagnosis than to talk to someone e...
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S1 Ep21: Support Groups: A Saving Grace from 2018-07-18T12:00

A cancer diagnosis can have a variety of effects on patients, survivors and caregivers. So, what better way to express one’s stress or feelings associated with a diagnosis than to talk to someon...
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S1 Ep20: A 'Common Sense' Bill to Help Young Cancer Survivors from 2018-07-11T15:36:49

Paying for cancer treatment while keeping up with student loans can be difficult for many survivors. But, a new bill was introduced to Congress that, if passed, would defer student loans until afte...
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S1 Ep20: A 'Common Sense' Bill to Help Young Cancer Survivors from 2018-07-11T15:36:49

Paying for cancer treatment while keeping up with student loans can be difficult for many survivors. But, a new bill was introduced to Congress that, if passed, would defer student loans until a...
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S1 Ep19: Moving Mountains from 2018-07-05T12:07:13

Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma (MM4MM) is a collaboration to raise awareness

and funds for myeloma research where patients, caregivers, doctors, nurses and loved ones

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S1 Ep19: Moving Mountains from 2018-07-05T12:07:13

Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma (MM4MM) is a collaboration to raise awareness

and funds for myeloma research where patients, caregivers, doctors, nurses and loved ones

ta...
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S1 Ep18: Immunotherapy Pioneers from 2018-06-27T14:00

While many are aware of the way immunotherapy has revolutionized how we treat cancer today, most don’t know about the trials and tribulations faced by the pioneers behind this new way of thinking.<...
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S1 Ep18: Immunotherapy Pioneers from 2018-06-27T14:00

While many are aware of the way immunotherapy has revolutionized how we treat cancer today, most don’t know about the trials and tribulations faced by the pioneers behind this new way of thinkin...
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S1 Ep17: A Chat With One Extraordinary Healer from 2018-06-20T18:13:03

Anyone who has been through cancer knows what a vital role the oncology nurse plays in the delivery of care. For this week's podcast, we sat down with Christine Stone, M.S.N., RN, OCN, the 2018 win...
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S1 Ep17: A Chat With One Extraordinary Healer from 2018-06-20T18:13:03

Anyone who has been through cancer knows what a vital role the oncology nurse plays in the delivery of care. For this week's podcast, we sat down with Christine Stone, M.S.N., RN, OCN, the 2018 ...
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S1 Ep16: Talking to Kids About Cancer from 2018-06-13T21:27:31

While never easy, opening the line of communication with children about a parent or caregiver’s cancer diagnosis can help children understand the process, and instill trust and empowerment througho...
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S1 Ep16: Talking to Kids About Cancer from 2018-06-13T21:27:31

While never easy, opening the line of communication with children about a parent or caregiver’s cancer diagnosis can help children understand the process, and instill trust and empowerment throu...
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S1 Ep15: Celebrating Big from 2018-06-06T12:57:19

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with lung cancer survivor Taylor Bell Duck about her cancer journey and celebrating survivorship.

At the age of 21, Taylor, who was ...
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S1 Ep15: Celebrating Big from 2018-06-06T12:57:19

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with lung cancer survivor Taylor Bell Duck about her cancer journey and celebrating survivorship.

At the age of 21, Taylor, who was...
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S1 Ep14: Getting "Ballsy" During Men's Health Month from 2018-05-29T16:30:03

In this week's episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with blogger, advocate and CURE contributor, Justin Birckbichler. Justin has managed to mostly steer clear of doctors' offices until a few year...
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S1 Ep14: Getting"Ballsy"During Men's Health Month from 2018-05-29T16:30:03

In this week's episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with blogger, advocate and CURE contributor, Justin Birckbichler. Justin has managed to mostly steer clear of doctors' offices until a few y...
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S1 Ep13: Amy Robach: I Live Like I’m Dying from 2018-05-23T19:31:15

This week, CURE Talks Cancer spoke with “Good Morning America” and soon-to-be “20/20” news anchor and breast cancer survivor Amy Robach about her journey, from learning about her diagnosis followin...
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S1 Ep13: Amy Robach: I Live Like I’m Dying from 2018-05-23T19:31:15

This week, CURE Talks Cancer spoke with “Good Morning America” and soon-to-be “20/20” news anchor and breast cancer survivor Amy Robach about her journey, from learning about her diagnosis follo...
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S1 Ep12: Navigating the Waves of Cancer Treatment from 2018-05-16T13:59:29

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with Matt Lashey, creator and CEO of the chemoWave app, which is designed to manage cancer symptoms and conditions by keeping track of a patien...
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S1 Ep12: Navigating the Waves of Cancer Treatment from 2018-05-16T13:59:29

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with Matt Lashey, creator and CEO of the chemoWave app, which is designed to manage cancer symptoms and conditions by keeping track of a pat...
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S1 Ep11: Real Talk About Genetic Testing from 2018-05-09T15:45:24

While at-home genetic testing becomes more popular, given its convenience and low cost, people should still access proper resources and talk to genetic counselors who can offer clear advice on the ...
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S1 Ep11: Real Talk About Genetic Testing from 2018-05-09T15:45:24

While at-home genetic testing becomes more popular, given its convenience and low cost, people should still access proper resources and talk to genetic counselors who can offer clear advice on t...
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S1 Ep10: Your Cancer Game Plan from 2018-05-02T18:50

For this week's episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with MLB Hall of Famer and former Phillies player, Mike Schmidt.

Schmidt was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma, which eventually met...
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S1 Ep10: Your Cancer Game Plan from 2018-05-02T18:50

For this week's episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with MLB Hall of Famer and former Phillies player, Mike Schmidt.

Schmidt was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma, which eventually me...
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S1 Ep9: ‘Teal Army’ Heroes from 2018-04-26T18:32:20

In March, we honored four women for their contributions in the “teal army” fight against ovarian cancer.

During the inaugural Ovarian Cancer Heroes gala, held in New Orleans ahead of the...
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S1 Ep9: ‘Teal Army’ Heroes from 2018-04-26T18:32:20

In March, we honored four women for their contributions in the “teal army” fight against ovarian cancer.

During the inaugural Ovarian Cancer Heroes gala, held in New Orleans ahead of th...
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S1 Ep8: Minorities and Myeloma: One Advocate's Story from 2018-04-18T13:04:03

Former professional football player Elijah Alexander was enjoying life as a retired linebacker until his health took a turn for the worse in 2010\. At first, his symptoms were written off as the re...
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S1 Ep8: Minorities and Myeloma: One Advocate's Story from 2018-04-18T13:04:03

Former professional football player Elijah Alexander was enjoying life as a retired linebacker until his health took a turn for the worse in 2010. At first, his symptoms were written off as the ...
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S1 Ep7: A Candid Conversation With Patrick Dempsey from 2018-04-11T15:01:10

Patrick Dempsey, actor, cancer advocate and Breakaway from Cancer® Ambassador, sat down with CURE to discuss how cancer impacted his life after his mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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S1 Ep7: A Candid Conversation With Patrick Dempsey from 2018-04-11T15:01:10

Patrick Dempsey, actor, cancer advocate and Breakaway from Cancer® Ambassador, sat down with CURE to discuss how cancer impacted his life after his mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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S1 Ep6: Fans for the Cure from 2018-04-04T16:59:46

Many sports fans probably know Ed Randall best for his work as a longtime radio and TV personality and published author. But, following his own journey with cancer, Randall now utilizes his sports ...
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S1 Ep6: Fans for the Cure from 2018-04-04T16:59:46

Many sports fans probably know Ed Randall best for his work as a longtime radio and TV personality and published author. But, following his own journey with cancer, Randall now utilizes his spor...
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S1 Ep5: Shining a Spotlight on Prostate Cancer from 2018-03-28T15:42:31

What do Bill Nye the Science Guy, fashion designer Michael Kors and one very special prostate cancer advocate all have in common? Blue jackets, a runway and the ultimate goal of raising awareness f...
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S1 Ep5: Shining a Spotlight on Prostate Cancer from 2018-03-28T15:42:31

What do Bill Nye the Science Guy, fashion designer Michael Kors and one very special prostate cancer advocate all have in common? Blue jackets, a runway and the ultimate goal of raising awarenes...
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S1 Ep4: Love Over Fear from 2018-03-21T12:57:21

The DONNA Foundation hosted its 11th annual DONNA Marathon Weekend in Jacksonville, Florida this past February – all with one specific mantra in mind: Choose love over fear. In this episode, we’ll ...
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S1 Ep4: Love Over Fear from 2018-03-21T12:57:21

The DONNA Foundation hosted its 11th annual DONNA Marathon Weekend in Jacksonville, Florida this past February – all with one specific mantra in mind: Choose love over fear. In this episode, we’...
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S1 Ep3: On Cancer, Coping and Creativity from 2018-03-14T13:54:14

Ryan Hamner has battled Hodgkin lymphoma four times since the age of 5, and has had some interesting hobbies since - from gardening to metal detecting.

But for Hamner, two things stuck: m...
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S1 Ep3: On Cancer, Coping and Creativity from 2018-03-14T13:54:14

Ryan Hamner has battled Hodgkin lymphoma four times since the age of 5, and has had some interesting hobbies since - from gardening to metal detecting.

But for Hamner, two things stuck...
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S1 Ep2: Let's Fight from 2018-03-08T13:41:56

Tony Beasley has spent years in the MLB as a third-base coach for the Texas Rangers. Little did he know his competitive nature and critical thinking would come in to play in his fight against stage...
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S1 Ep2: Let's Fight from 2018-03-08T13:41:56

Tony Beasley has spent years in the MLB as a third-base coach for the Texas Rangers. Little did he know his competitive nature and critical thinking would come in to play in his fight against st...
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S1 Ep1: Barbells for Boobs from 2018-02-23T20:56:17

What happens when a 20-something finds a cancerous lump in her breast and is told to come back for a mammogram at the age of 40? For one group of CrossFit fanatics, it meant the launch of a nonprof...
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S1 Ep1: Barbells for Boobs from 2018-02-23T20:56:17

What happens when a 20-something finds a cancerous lump in her breast and is told to come back for a mammogram at the age of 40? For one group of CrossFit fanatics, it meant the launch of a nonp...
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