Doctor as Patient: A Leading Urologist?s Experience as a Prostate Cancer...
Dr. Paul Schellhammer, a leading prostate cancer researcher and urologic oncologist, is intimately familiar with prostate cancer. As an expert in the field, Dr. Schellhammer knew that someday, he too...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Screening Saves Lives
Breast cancer related mortality has decreased by 25 percent over the past 15 years, which many credit, in part, to earlier detection. In this podcast, Dr. Kevin Bethke discusses the latest in breast...
View ArticleAdvances in Primary Brain Tumor Research
Lisa Dempsey, 48, had suffered from migraines for years, but after she begin to experience dizzy spells, vision changes, nausea, and facial drooping, she headed to the ER. There, she was diagnosed with...
View ArticleGenetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk
If you have a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer, is there a test that could help determine your odds of developing cancer? For some people with certain risk factors, there is. In this...
View ArticleManaging the Side Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a treatment for advanced prostate cancer that reduces the levels of male hormones in the body, such as testosterone, on which cancer cells thrive. In this podcast,...
View ArticleAdvanced Radiotherapy Technology for Lung Cancer
Stereotactic body radiotherapy delivers targeted, high-dose radiation to tumors in the body, providing an alternative to lung cancer surgery and increasing cure rates. In this podcast, Dr. Minesh Mehta...
View ArticleImmunotherapy Advances in the Fight Against Lung Cancer
New research shows promise using immunotherapy in the fight against lung cancer. Dr. Laura Chow, a clinical investigator and expert at The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses the PD-1...
View ArticleNew Efforts to Advance Brain Cancer Research
Learn about the new approaches researchers from the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance are testing in brain cancer clinical trials. Dr. Daniel Silbergeld, a neurosurgeon, details an ongoing trial of a drug...
View ArticleAdvances in the Treatment of Lymphoma
Join Dr. Luis Fayad, MD, Clinical Medical Director, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, Division of Cancer Medicine at MD Anderson and Letty Chomer, Lymphoma patient, to discuss the importance of...
View ArticleBrain Tumors are Rare But Not to MD Anderson
Being diagnosed with brain cancer is unnerving. The first step in your treatment is the most critical. Make it Count. Join Dr. Ganesh Rao, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson...
View ArticleTraveling to Find the Right Care-- Christy Butterfield's Story
While there are 22,000 new cases a year, brain tumors are rare. While vacationing in Breckenridge, Colorado Christy Butterfield started to have severe headaches and nausea. After several tests,...
View ArticleWhat to Do When Your Loved One is Diagnosed with a Brain Tumor
When you or a loved one is diagnosed with brain cancer, it can turn your life up upside down. What should you do first? Should you get a second opinion? Join us to get the advice of Dr. Ganesh Rao, a...
View ArticleNew Lung Cancer Test to Guide Treatment
Researchers at UCSF Medical Center are using a new lung cancer test to guide treatment. Dr. David Jablons, Chief of General Thoracic Surgery and the Thoracic Oncology Lab, details how this test can...
View Article¿Por dónde empezar después de ser diagnosticado con cáncer cerebral?
Escuche a la Dra. Marta Penas-Prado y a la Sra. Ana María Mondragón, una paciente de cáncer cerebral, hablar sobre los beneficios únicos que ofrece MD Anderson, uno de los centros de tratamiento de...
View ArticleChoosing the Safest Treatment for Pediatric Brain Cancers
Choosing a brain cancer treatment approach for children can be a complicated matter because the treatment itself may increase the risk of secondary cancers. Dr. Nalin Gupta, chief of neurosurgery at...
View ArticleFollowing the Rise in Oral Cancer and Treatment
Dr. Steven Wang, associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center discusses the rise in oral cancer and treatment options for...
View ArticleNew Genomic Test Helps Guide Treatment for Prostate Cancer
A new genomic test is available for prostate cancer patients that is helping providers improve the accuracy of cancer pathology assessment and treatment. Dr. Matthew R. Cooperberg, associate professor...
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