S2 Ep47: Crowdfunding and the High Cost of Cancer
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 landscape: crowdfunding. As cancer progresses and financial alternatives grow fewer, many diagnosed patients in the US are turning to online crowdfunding to soften the financial blow and make ends meet. A re...
14m Sep 18, 2019
14m
S2 Ep46: Expert Discusses Violence Against Nurses
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 from Christine Pontus, MS, RN, COHN-S/CCM, of the Massachusetts Nurses Association about how the changing healthcare system may be leading to more violence against nurses and other practitioners. We discuss the warnin...
20m Sep 14, 2019
20m
S2 Ep45: ‘Listen to Your Mother’ and Protect Your Skin
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” and protect your skin from the sun.
12m Sep 11, 2019
12m
S2 Ep44: Navigating Life After Breast Cancer Brilliantly
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 cancer navigation.
19m Sep 04, 2019
19m
S2 Ep43: Earning Your Legacy: Cancer Has Nothing To Do With It
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.
12m Aug 28, 2019
12m
S2 Ep42: SupermanHPV: Fighting Against HPV-Related Cancers
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-related cancers.
13m Aug 22, 2019
13m
S2 Ep41: Oncology Nurses as Patient Advocates
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 outcomes, according to Sally Werner, MSHA, BSN, RN, senior vice president, affiliate relations at Cancer Support Community.   In this month’s episode, Werner – an oncology nurse by trade – discusses how nurses ca...
9m Aug 15, 2019
9m
S2 Ep40: Human Connection After a Cancer Diagnosis
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.
11m Aug 14, 2019
11m
S2 Ep39: The Gift of Knowing Your Family Health History
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 with cancer and her advocacy work with the AIRs Foundation.
14m Aug 08, 2019
14m
S2 Ep38: Cancer Caregivers Need Support, Too
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.
15m Jul 31, 2019
15m
S2 Ep37: The Grateful Patient
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 diagnosis.
13m Jul 24, 2019
13m
S2 Ep36: Kerry Fraser: Facing Off Against Blood Cancer
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 seven years later, he was body checked by something he didn’t expect: a diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia, a rare blood cancer.    In this episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we talk with Kerry about his d...
16m Jul 17, 2019
16m
S2 Ep35: Oncology Nurse Helps Patients Be Brave
An oncology nurse started a grassroots campaign that brought together community members and patients on the oncology unit.
12m Jul 12, 2019
12m
S2 Ep34: From Patient to Cancer Caregiver
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.
14m Jul 10, 2019
14m
S2 Ep33: A Song for Hope
Cancer Blows, an event by The Ryan Anthony Foundation, offers hope for many with cancer – all while raising awareness for multiple myeloma.
23m Jul 03, 2019
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S2 Ep32: One Melanoma Survivor’s Letter to Her Younger Self
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.
17m Jun 26, 2019
17m
S2 Ep31: Finding a Way Forward in Blood Cancer
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 Foundation’s myMPN Patient Registry aims to change that.    This week on CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with Robyn M. Scherber, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at the UT...
11m Jun 19, 2019
11m
S2 Ep30: Pursuing Charlene's Dream
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 helped establish Charlene's Dream, a resource center for women with cancer, after her friend and Colleague, Charlene, passed away from the disease.
8m Jun 14, 2019
8m
S2 Ep29: Finding Hope in Darkness
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 survive herself. But through support and her own advocacy work, she has not only helped herself but countless others who have also lost a child. In this week’s episode, we spoke with Lorraine about ho...
8m Jun 12, 2019
8m
S2 Ep28: What You Need to Know About Genomics
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. This week, we spoke with Bryce, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014 and whose cancer journey was changed once he discovered what genomic testing could do for his treatment options. In addition, Dr. Marcia B...
16m Jun 05, 2019
16m
S2 Ep27: The Basics of Bladder Cancer
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 recognition of symptoms and early diagnoses that can help such rates drop. In this week’s podcast, sponsored by Astrazeneca, we spoke with a patient named Bob; an advocate from the Bladder Cancer Advoca...
26m May 30, 2019
26m
S2 Ep26: Firsthand Experience With CAR T-Cell Therapy
In this episode, "CURE Talks Cancer" spoke with a rare lymphoma survivor on how chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy saved her life.
12m May 22, 2019
12m
S2 Ep25: Katie Couric: Advice to My Younger Self
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 later, Couric is working with Merck’s Your Cancer Game Plan to offer her younger self advice. A new program called “With Love, Me” features a series of heartfelt letters written by caregivers and cance...
13m May 15, 2019
13m
S2 Ep24: Going the Extra Mile – or Hundred – for Patients
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 a 100-mile race for cancer research and patient care. Her efforts continued after that, and to-date, she has raised over $100,000 for the cause. For this month’s episode, we’ll hear from Hammack—who...
12m May 14, 2019
12m
S2 Ep23: Speaking Out About Breast Implant-Associated Cancer
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. Renee Ridgeley found herself in that exact situation. Following the recent controversy with a Food and Drug Administration panel not banning these implants that are to blame for causing breast implant-associa...
18m May 08, 2019
18m
S2 Ep22: One-On-One Support Among Cancer Fighters, Survivors and Caregivers
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 founded the cancer support community Imerman Angels, created to provide personalized connections to enable one-on-one support among cancer fighters, survivors and caregivers. In this week’s episode, we spoke wi...
17m May 01, 2019
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S2 Ep21: Focusing on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer
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 focus on the specific needs of AYAs who don’t fall under either the pediatric or adult checklist. In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with a young adult who was diagnosed with acute myeloid le...
16m Apr 24, 2019
16m
S2 Ep20: Giuliana Rancic: This Too Shall Pass
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 her life: a breast cancer diagnosis amidst trying to undergo her third round of in vitro fertilization. While many supporters continually told her to be strong throughout her journey, Giuliana also ...
15m Apr 17, 2019
15m
S2 Ep19: Honoring an Extraordinary Hero
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 Comer Children’s Hospital, in Illinois. Cohen was given the 2019 Extraordinary Healer Award in Oncology Nursing. From ensuring that her patients have the fuel they need to heal to always providing emoti...
15m Apr 13, 2019
15m
S2 Ep17: Addressing Nutritional Needs in Cancer
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 out to combat just that. In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, founder and CEO of Savor Health, Susan Bratton discussed the importance of nutrition for patients and caregivers before, during a...
15m Apr 10, 2019
15m
S2 Ep15: Drumming Out Head and Neck Cancer with Rikki Rockett
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 be “Nothin’ But a Good Time” for Poison drummer Rikki Rockett. However, back in 2015, Rikki received a throat cancer diagnosis that would change his life. This week, we’re kicking off the Head and Ne...
11m Apr 06, 2019
11m
S2 Ep16: Turning Cancer into Comedy
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 colon cancer. Also the founder of Hyphen-Up, the “stay-at-home mom and a kick-ass cancer survivor” hopes to help others embrace who they are. To read more about Tolley-Bauer, visit curetoday.com (h...
14m Apr 03, 2019
14m
S2 Ep14: Ovarian Cancer Heroes Come in Many Forms
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 research and dedication to raising awareness for patients with the disease. In this week’s episode, we spoke with ovarian cancer advocate Ryan Mitstifer Walton, gynecologic oncology nurse Paula Anastasia,...
22m Mar 27, 2019
22m
S2 Ep13: ‘Stopping to Smell the Roses’ With Olympic Gymnast Shannon Miller
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 cancer diagnosis that stood to be a challenge and a life-altering reward for her to help others with the disease. Now cancer free, Shannon strives to live her best each and every day, while also serving...
22m Mar 20, 2019
22m
S2 Ep12: From Nurse, to Patient and Back Again: Lessons Learned
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 Podcast: Nursing Edition, hear what Jakel has to say about how her experience as a patient shaped the way she performs her job as a clinical nurse specialist at UCLA.
5m Mar 15, 2019
5m
S2 Ep11: The Pink Ribbon Connecting the Community
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 about breast cancer screening and treatment. “We are the pink ribbon that runs around throughout the greater New York City area, connecting hospitals and other advocacy organizations as well as the comm...
12m Mar 13, 2019
12m
S2 Ep10: How One Survivor ‘Keeps On Keeping On’
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 during Kidney Cancer Awareness month. “Renal cell carcinoma is like a phantom in your body,” said Ed, who was treated as part of a clinical trial at Fox Chase Cancer Center after he had exhausted all ...
11m Mar 06, 2019
11m
S2 Ep9: Scott Foley Opens Up About Caregiving
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 mother after she received an ovarian cancer diagnosis when he was just 11. Following his experience, Scott has teamed up with Tesaro as part of the Not on My Watch movement to share his story in hop...
15m Feb 28, 2019
15m
S2 Ep8: Believing Miracles Can Happen
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. Jude, and now participates in the institution’s LIFE program – research that brings long-term childhood cancer survivors back to St. Jude for regular health screenings throughout their adult lives. The findin...
12m Feb 20, 2019
12m
S2 Ep7: At-Home Genetic Testing: Dispelling Fact vs Fiction
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, vice president of community affairs and public policy at FORCE, helped to dispel some of the misconceptions associated with at-home genetic testing, and why it is still vital to include a genetic counselor in th...
15m Feb 13, 2019
15m
S2 Ep6: An Inside Look Into a Patient-Doctor Convo
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 members Patrick Borgen, M.D., and patient advocate Stephanie Seban in to our studios here in New Jersey. The pair discussed their journey as patient and doctor, and also why they are looking forward to helping to ...
19m Feb 07, 2019
19m
S2 Ep5: Comedian Finds Humor in Life’s ‘Cosmic Joke’: Advanced Cancer
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 the liver bile ducts. After a recurrence in the summer of 2018, Falzone decided to forego chemotherapy and instead make the most out of whatever time she had left. To her, that meant making amends with...
12m Jan 30, 2019
12m
S2 Ep4: Two Doctors on a Similar Path to Help Those with CLL
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 Heroes Award ceremony, John C. Byrd, M.D., a researcher and clinical specialist at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-James Cancer Hospital, and Brian Koffman, M.D.C.M., a family doctor who ha...
12m Jan 23, 2019
12m
S2 Ep3: MPN Heroes Make a Difference in the Rare Blood Cancer Space
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 and outcomes of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. To read more, visit https://www.curetoday.com/articles/cure-honors-nine-who-help-people-with-rare-blood-cancers
14m Jan 17, 2019
14m
S2 Ep2: Funding Research to Eliminate Childhood Cancer
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, both mothers' journeys did not end there. Melissa Helms and Risa Tramel founded the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to fund research that will lead to th...
18m Jan 09, 2019
18m
S2 Ep1: Handing a Piece of Life Back
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 wanted to move forward with treatment. After her oncologist recommended she us a diagnostic test, called the Oncotype DX assay, that helps make informed, individualized treatment decisions, Laurie was a...
13m Jan 02, 2019
13m
S1 Ep50: A Look Back at 2018
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 episode that kicked this all off – Barbells for Boobs – while also learning more about our interview with “McDreamy” himself, Patrick Dempsey; an advocacy group that will “knock” your socks off – Knitted Knockers...
24m Dec 26, 2018
24m
S1 Ep50: Back on Stage, One Peg at a Time
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, doctors told him of all the aspects of life he would eventually be able to re-learn and participate in: walking, running, driving, swimming and so on. But one of Evan’s biggest goals was to tap danc...
19m Dec 19, 2018
19m
S1 Ep48: A Long History of BRCA
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 Maureen (Winn) Boesen’s family was one of eight studied at Creighton University in the 1980s, and at one point, the most significant history of breast and ovarian cancer ever documented in the United States. As...
18m Dec 12, 2018
18m
S1 Ep47: Tackling Cancer With Purpose
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 started to appear that he visited with the team’s medical staff and was eventually diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia. Since, he looks back on his journey and feels there was a reason he fac...
14m Dec 08, 2018
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