PodParley PodParley
PodParley
Dana-Farber colon cancer patient Dan Head and Dr. Matt Yurgelun on Dan’s genetic predisposition to colon cancer and advancements in genetic testing and management of hereditary cancer syndromes

EPISODE · Aug 21, 2019 · 6 MIN

Dana-Farber colon cancer patient Dan Head and Dr. Matt Yurgelun on Dan’s genetic predisposition to colon cancer and advancements in genetic testing and management of hereditary cancer syndromes

from WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon

Dan Head knew he had a genetic predisposition to cancer after his father was diagnosed with colon cancer and was on a preventative path leading up to his diagnosis—thus catching the cancer at an earlier, more treatable phase. Dr. Matt Yurgelun, director of the Lynch Syndrome Center at Dana-Farber joins Dan and OMF to discuss hereditary predispositions to cancer and his research.

NOW PLAYING

Dana-Farber colon cancer patient Dan Head and Dr. Matt Yurgelun on Dan’s genetic predisposition to colon cancer and advancements in genetic testing and management of hereditary cancer syndromes

0:00 6:57

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

Meetup #22: The Creator Meetup

Mar 19, 2023 ·96m

Meetup #21: Station Update

Feb 26, 2023 ·86m

Meetup #20: 100 Ways to Do the Top 100 Song Chart

Jan 15, 2023 ·76m

Meetup #19: Help Wanted

Dec 11, 2022 ·75m

Meetup #18: Fireside Chat with Lunar and DMJ

Nov 20, 2022 ·84m

Meetup #17: Delegation

Oct 23, 2022 ·67m

Similar Podcasts

Consellería do Ritmo Radio Galega Tito Lesende produce e conduce unha serie de capítulos monográficos ou temáticos arredor dunha charla repousada cun artista no ámbito rock ou pop galego. Os músicos e músicas terán un espazo preferente, e poderán compartir protagonismo con outros axentes da escena musical galega: axentes, promotoras, recintos senlleiros etc. The Game Radio Popolare Soldi, lavoro, avidità, disoccupazioni: il grande gioco dell’economia smontato ogni giorno da Raffaele Liguori. The Last Outlaws Impact Studios at UTS In a History Lab season like no other, we're pulling on the threads of one of Australia's great misunderstood histories, moving beyond the myths to learn what the Aboriginal brothers Jimmy and Joe Governor faced in both life and death.Australia's budding Federation is the background setting to this remarkable story, that sees the Governor brothers tied to the inauguration of a 'new' nation and Australia's dark history of frontier violence, racial injustice and the global trade and defilement of Aboriginal ancestral remains. This Impact Studios production is a collaboration with the Governor family, UTS Faculty of Law and Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research.The Last Outlaws teamKatherine Biber - UTS Law Professor and Chief InvestigatorAunty Loretta Parsley - Great-granddaughter of Jimmy Governor and the Governor Family Historian Leroy Parsons - Governor descendant, Narrator and Co-WriterKaitlyn Sawrey - Host, Writer and Senior ProducerFrank Lopez - Writer, Radio Foot Internationale La voix mondiale du football. Pour aller plus loin autour d’un sport qui passionne la planète entière, au-delà des résultats, enjeux, analyses, l’émission revient aussi sur certains matchs, joueurs, vedettes actuelles et anciennes gloires, sur des événements mémorables, des faits marquants et jamais loin de l’actualité du moment. Émission présentée par Annie Gasnier. Coordination journalistique et reportages: David Fintzel. Avec Pierre Guérin. Technique/Réalisation: Laurent Salerno. Du lundi au vendredi à 16h10 TU et 21h10 TU. 
URL copied to clipboard!