Nov 12, 2020

Daniel T. Chang, MD, a radiation oncologist and specialist in gastrointestinal cancers (GI) at the Stanford Cancer Institute discusses clinical trials that are potential game changers in the treatment of GI cancers.  Dr. Chang also highlights the expanding use of SBRT to improve outcomes for patients and its growing...

Oct 29, 2020

In today’s episode, we hear from Debra Patt, MD, MPH, MBA, PhD, FASCO, a breast cancer specialist and the Vice President of Texas Oncology, about an alarming decline in new cancer diagnosis among senior citizens in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Patt, who is also the editor-in-chief of JCO...

Oct 16, 2020

In today’s episode, we discuss the science presented during the 2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium with the chair of the meeting, Dr. Dawn Hershman, leader of the Breast Cancer Program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University. Dr. Hershman shares insights on key abstracts that addressed...

Sep 24, 2020

The Hospital at Home model of care is emerging as a promising concept to deliver acute care to patients with cancer outside of hospitals and clinics, especially in the era of COVID-19.  In this episode, Kathi Mooney, PhD, RN,  a distinguished professor of nursing at the University of Utah and co-leader of the Cancer...

Sep 10, 2020

In this episode, we hear from Jason Luke, MD, FACP, a medical oncologist and director of the Cancer Immunotherapeutics Center at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.  His clinical focus is on immunotherapy for advanced solid tumors as well as cutaneous malignancies and melanoma.  Dr. Luke discusses a range of issues in...