A Guide to Navigating the 2017 Open Enrollment Period When You Have Cancer
The 2017 open enrollment period for health insurance through your state’s Health Insurance Marketplace began on Tuesday, November 1 and will be coming to a close in just 2 weeks. For anyone who is at risk for cancer, living with cancer or is a cancer survivor, there are many health care needs that must be considered when looking for a new or different health insurance plan. On this episode of F...
1hr 2m Jan 17, 2017
1hr 2m
A Guide to Navigating the 2017 Open Enrollment Period When You Have Cancer
The 2017 open enrollment period for health insurance through your state’s Health Insurance Marketplace began on Tuesday, November 1 and will be coming to a close in just 2 weeks.
1hr 2m Jan 17, 2017
1hr 2m
A Guide to Navigating the 2017 Open Enrollment Period When You Have Cancer
The 2017 open enrollment period for health insurance through your state’s Health Insurance Marketplace began on Tuesday, November 1 and will be coming to a close in just 2 weeks.
1hr 2m Jan 17, 2017
1hr 2m
The Importance of Clinical Trial Participation
Cancer clinical trials provide patients with access to new therapies. When a patient participates in a clinical trial they are helping to move cancer treatment forward and provide hope for the future of cancer care. However, less than 1/3 of all cancer clinical trials meet their recruitment goals, and only 2-3% of adults participate in a clinical trial. On this episode of Frankly Speaking About...
56m Jan 10, 2017
56m
The Importance of Clinical Trial Participation
Cancer clinical trials provide patients with access to new therapies. When a patient participates in a clinical trial they are helping to move cancer treatment forward and provide hope for the future of cancer care. However, less than 1/3 of all cancer clinical trials meet their recruitment goals, and only 2-3% of adults participate in a clinical trial. On this episode of Frankly Speaking About...
56m Jan 10, 2017
56m
The Importance of Clinical Trial Participation
Cancer clinical trials provide patients with access to new therapies. When a patient participates in a clinical trial they are helping to move cancer treatment forward and provide hope for the future of cancer care.
56m Jan 10, 2017
56m
Encore: Being a Long Distance Caregiver
In the United States, families are often spread all over—sometimes on opposite coasts or in opposite climates. This can present challenges when someone in the family is diagnosed with cancer and everyone can’t be where they want to be at once. It’s important for these far-away loved ones to remember that they are not alone—In fact, it is estimated that 7 million people in the U.S. are long-dist...
59m Dec 27, 2016
59m
Encore: Being a Long Distance Caregiver
In the United States, families are often spread all over—sometimes on opposite coasts or in opposite climates. This can present challenges when someone in the family is diagnosed with cancer and everyone can’t be where they want to be at once. It’s important for these far-away loved ones to remember that they are not alone—In fact, it is estimated that 7 million people in the U.S. are long-dist...
59m Dec 27, 2016
59m
Encore: Being a Long Distance Caregiver
In the United States, families are often spread all over—sometimes on opposite coasts or in opposite climates.
59m Dec 23, 2016
59m
Encore: Take a Break from Cancer: Part 2
Summertime is a time when people take time off from work and children and young adults take time off from school to experience new challenges, embark on adventures and just have fun. But for people impacted by cancer taking time off from cancer may seem impossible and improbable. It could be that taking time off from cancer is just what is called for though. Perhaps it brings benefits you might...
56m Dec 20, 2016
56m
Encore: Take a Break from Cancer: Part 2
Summertime is a time when people take time off from work and children and young adults take time off from school to experience new challenges, embark on adventures and just have fun. But for people impacted by cancer taking time off from cancer may seem impossible and improbable. It could be that taking time off from cancer is just what is called for though. Perhaps it brings benefits you might...
56m Dec 20, 2016
56m
Encore: Take a Break from Cancer: Part 2
Summertime is a time when people take time off from work and children and young adults take time off from school to experience
56m Dec 16, 2016
56m
A Conversation with Ken Griffey Sr about Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States, but men often don’t talk about it. Baseball legend Ken Griffey Sr. breaks the silence surrounding this “below the belt” cancer by talking about his own cancer journey. Along with Dr. William Oh, Ken will help us understand what is prostate cancer, how it is diagnosed and treated.
57m Dec 13, 2016
57m
A Conversation with Ken Griffey Sr about Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States, but men often don’t talk about it. Baseball legend Ken Griffey Sr. breaks the silence surrounding this “below the belt” cancer by talking about his own cancer journey. Along with Dr. William Oh, Ken will help us understand what is prostate cancer, how it is diagnosed and treated.
57m Dec 13, 2016
57m
A Conversation with Ken Griffey Sr about Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States, but men often don’t talk about it. Baseball legend Ken Griffey Sr. breaks the silence surrounding this “below the belt” cancer by talking about his own cancer journey.
57m Dec 13, 2016
57m
HPV Vaccine- An Underutilized Cancer Prevention Method?
Although the HPV vaccine is extremely effective in preventing cervical and other cancers caused by various strains of the HPV virus, it is incredibly underutilized. Here on this episode of Frankly Speaking About Cancer to shed light on this topic that is unsettling for many people, particularly parents, are oncologist Dr. Lois Ramondetta and pediatrician Dr. Stan Spinner.
58m Dec 06, 2016
58m
HPV Vaccine- An Underutilized Cancer Prevention Method?
Although the HPV vaccine is extremely effective in preventing cervical and other cancers caused by various strains of the HPV virus, it is incredibly underutilized. Here on this episode of Frankly Speaking About Cancer to shed light on this topic that is unsettling for many people, particularly parents, are oncologist Dr. Lois Ramondetta and pediatrician Dr. Stan Spinner.
58m Dec 06, 2016
58m
HPV Vaccine- An Underutilized Cancer Prevention Method?
Although the HPV vaccine is extremely effective in preventing cervical and other cancers caused by various strains of the HPV virus, it is incredibly underutilized.
58m Dec 06, 2016
58m
HPV Vaccine-The Underutilized Cure
Although the HPV vaccine is extremely effective in preventing cervical and other cancers caused by various strains of the HPV virus, it is incredibly underutilized.
57m Dec 06, 2016
57m
Breast Cancer: Myths, Facts and Innovations
Breast cancer impacts 1 in 8 women in the United States. Despite high levels of awareness thanks to Breast Cancer Awareness Month every October, there are still many myths surrounding this diagnosis, and treatment is always evolving. On this episode of Frankly Speaking About Cancer, host Kim Thiboldeaux is joined by Dr. John West and his son Dr. Justin West to discuss myths, facts and innovatio...
57m Nov 22, 2016
57m
Breast Cancer: Myths, Facts and Innovations
Breast cancer impacts 1 in 8 women in the United States. Despite high levels of awareness thanks to Breast Cancer Awareness Month every October, there are still many myths surrounding this diagnosis, and treatment is always evolving. On this episode of Frankly Speaking About Cancer, host Kim Thiboldeaux is joined by Dr. John West and his son Dr. Justin West to discuss myths, facts and innovatio...
57m Nov 22, 2016
57m
Breast Cancer: Myths, Facts and Innovations
Breast cancer impacts 1 in 8 women in the United States. Despite high levels of awareness thanks to Breast Cancer Awareness Month every October, there are still many myths surrounding this diagnosis, and treatment is always evolving.
57m Nov 22, 2016
57m
Breast Cancer: Myths, Facts and Innovations
Breast cancer impacts 1 in 8 women in the United States. Despite high levels of awareness thanks to Breast Cancer Awareness Month every October, there are still many myths surrounding this diagnosis, and treatment is always evolving.
57m Nov 22, 2016
57m
Encore: Understanding the full impact of stomach cancer
Gastric cancers, meaning those that originate in the stomach, esophagus or the junctions of these two organs, account for 37,600 cancer diagnoses in the United States each year.
54m Nov 14, 2016
54m
Encore: What you should know about National Family Caregivers Month
In honor of National Family Caregivers Awareness Month, this episode of Frankly Speaking About Cancer is all the vital role caregivers play in the cancer experience.
56m Nov 08, 2016
56m
Breast Reconstruction: What You Should Know
October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and on this show, guest host Linda House will be highlighting an important breast cancer topic that is often overlooked—breast reconstruction.
1hr Oct 25, 2016
1hr
Breast Reconstruction: What You Should Know
October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and on this show, guest host Linda House will be highlighting an important breast cancer topic that is often overlooked—breast reconstruction.
1hr Oct 25, 2016
1hr
Encore: When Men Get Breast Cancer
Each year in the U.S., about 2,240 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in men, compared to about 232,000 cases in women.
59m Oct 18, 2016
59m
Encore: Raising Awareness of Metastatic Breast Cancer
October, as most people know, is widely recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. People everywhere become extremely active in raising awareness
56m Oct 10, 2016
56m
Patient Perspectives: Cancer Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are an extremely important in finding new ways to treat cancer and help patients live well with their diagnosis.
56m Sep 27, 2016
56m
Cancer Survivor's Guilt
Survivor’s guilt is accepted as a common reaction to surviving tragic and traumatic events like war, accidents and disasters.
54m Sep 13, 2016
54m
Tips for Living Well with an MPN
Myeloproliferative neoplasms, -MPNs- are a group of blood cancers that cause the body to overproduce blood cells in the bone marrow due to genetic mutations originating in stem cells.
58m Sep 06, 2016
58m
Tips for Living Well with an MPN
Myeloproliferative neoplasms, -MPNs- are a group of blood cancers that cause the body to overproduce blood cells in the bone marrow due to genetic mutations originating in stem cells.
58m Sep 06, 2016
58m
Encore: After You Hear It's Cancer
Cancer: It’s just one simple word with 6 letters and 2 syllables. But hearing this short, simple word from your doctor can change everything in an instant. Time can feel like it’s suddenly standing still and swirling by all at once.
57m Aug 15, 2016
57m
The Fight to Eliminate Cancer: An Inside Look at the Cancer Moonshot
In 2015, Vice President Joe Biden lost his son Beau to brain cancer. Like many of us who are impacted by cancer or who have lost someone so dear to us, Vice President Biden wanted to use his tragedy to create change, and help the lives of the millions of Americans who are impacted by cancer.
54m Aug 09, 2016
54m
The Fight to Eliminate Cancer: An Inside Look at the Cancer Moonshot
In 2015, Vice President Joe Biden lost his son Beau to brain cancer. Like many of us who are impacted by cancer or who have lost someone so dear to us, Vice President Biden wanted to use his tragedy to create change, and help the lives of the millions of Americans who are impacted by cancer.
54m Aug 09, 2016
54m
Understanding Cancer and Genetics: Multi-Gene Panel Testing
How do you know if you're genetically predisposed to developing cancer? Oftentimes, cancer occurs sporadically—from gene mutations occurring over the course of a lifetime.
57m Aug 02, 2016
57m
Understanding Cancer and Genetics: Multi-Gene Panel Testing
How do you know if you're genetically predisposed to developing cancer? Oftentimes, cancer occurs sporadically—from gene mutations occurring over the course of a lifetime.
57m Aug 02, 2016
57m
The Healing Power of Words
We are constantly surrounded by words. Words bombard us through our screens and surround us from billboards, signs, and posters.
58m Jul 26, 2016
58m
The Healing Power of Words
We are constantly surrounded by words. Words bombard us through our screens and surround us from billboards, signs, and posters.
58m Jul 26, 2016
58m
Encore: A Search for Answers in Unlikely Places- A conversation with Dr. James Welsh
Where do scientists get the ideas that lead them down a path of inquiry and discovery? Like an old fashioned private eye, today’s guest Dr. James Welsh is following clues and chasing leads that he hopes hold the answers to mysterious events he has witnessed as a doctor
54m Jul 19, 2016
54m
Encore: The Art and Science of Medicine: A Conversation with Dr. Mikkael Sekeres
Hippocrates, the Greek physician who is revered as the father of medicine, said, “The art has three factors: the disease, the patient, the physician.”
56m Jul 11, 2016
56m
Encore: What You Need to Know About Melanoma
Melanoma cases are on the rise, but innovative new treatments are increasing survival rates and giving patients new hope.
57m Jul 05, 2016
57m
Paying for 'real life' when you have cancer
A 2011 study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute determined that the cost of all cancer care in the United States totaled 124.5 billion dollars in 2010.
54m Jun 28, 2016
54m
Paying for 'real life' when you have cancer
A 2011 study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute determined that the cost of all cancer care in the United States totaled 124.5 billion dollars in 2010.
54m Jun 28, 2016
54m
Fact plus Fiction = Truth
The book 'Alice and Oliver' is raw, jarring, intense, emotional, exhausting—everything that people experience when they receive a cancer diagnosis.
58m Jun 21, 2016
58m
Fact plus Fiction = Truth
The book 'Alice and Oliver' is raw, jarring, intense, emotional, exhausting—everything that people experience when they receive a cancer diagnosis.
58m Jun 21, 2016
58m
Encore: Lifting the Fog of Chemo Brain
In spite of the fact that up to 60% of patients undergoing treatment for cancer develop chemo brain to some degree, many patients and their loved ones
56m Jun 13, 2016
56m
Encore: Celebrating National Men's Health Month
June is National Men’s Health Month, a time to raise awareness of health issues specific to men and encourage early detection
58m Jun 06, 2016
58m
A Search for Answers in Unlikely Places- A conversation with Dr. James Welsh
Where do scientists get the ideas that lead them down a path of inquiry and discovery? Like an old fashioned private eye, today’s guest Dr. James Welsh is following clues and chasing leads that he hopes hold the answers to mysterious events he has witnessed as a doctor
54m May 31, 2016
54m