Podcast Episodes

Understanding Cancer Treatment Options: Surgery

Season 6 Episode 2

Learn how your treatment plan is decided and terms you may see

We continue our series to help you understand cancer and its treatment. This week we focus on surgery, the oldest form of cancer treatmen…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Help Someone Feel Seen, Heard and Understood

Season 6 Episode 1

Why “What Do You Need from Me?” Should be Among the First Things We Say
When someone with serious illness needs to make a decision about treatment, is facing the end of their life, or grieving the dea…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cancer Gone Wild - Learn All About Metastasis

Season 5 Episode 52

Like the seeds of a dandelion drift on the wind and land other places, cancer can spread under the right conditions. How does cancer spread and why does it happen? We tackle these questions in this e…

Published on 5 months ago

Proactive Planning: When is it Time to Think About Assisted Living?

Season 5 Episode 51

How Get a Head Start and Investigate All Your Options - Before Your Health Declines 

How do you know when the time has come to choose an assisted living facility? Learn factors to consider and how to …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

What is Meant by Cancer Staging? Learn the Language of a Cancer Diagnosis

Season 5 Episode 50

Cancer staging is very important to guide treatment decisions and eligibility in studies. When an oncologist delivers a diagnosis it will include stage, but what does that mean? After an agonizing pe…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Are there Miracle Cures for Cancer? With Dr. Jeanna Ford

Season 5 Episode 49

Nobody wants a cancer diagnosis, and it is easy to be drawn to promises of a cure in search of normalcy. Dr. Matzo shares pointers to help you spot a fraud. Dr. Jeanna Ford joins us again to also sha…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

How to Read a CT Scan Report - Learn the Sections Relevant to Your Diagnosis

Season 5 Episode 48

Did you download your CT scan report from your portal and are anxiously waiting contact from your doctor to understand what it means? The complex terminology can be intimidating. How do you find what…

Published on 6 months ago

MythBusters - Cancer Edition; Clarifying Common Cancer Myths & Misconceptions

Season 5 Episode 47

Is cancer a death sentence? Can "X" cause cancer? We sift through common beliefs and popular television/social media claims...learn whether research backs it up. https://bit.ly/4bblanU

There are lots …

Published on 6 months ago

"Why Do I Have Cancer?" Kismet, Chastisement or Coincidence?

Season 5 Episode 46

Is the reason I got cancer because of fate, punishment...or is it just part of the human experience? Show Notes

How people receive a cancer diagnosis is variable. Their reactions can range from anxiet…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Does Cancer Exist? Empower Yourself With Understanding

Season 5 Episode 45

Did you or someone you love ever ask: What exactly is cancer? Why did I get cancer? Did I do something to cause it, or was it just bad luck? Noble laureate Dr. Harold Varmus says, "The prevention of …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago