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Patient from Hell — 119 episodes

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Living Six Years with Stage 4 Lung Cancer | In Memory of Natalie Brown

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A Rare Liver Transplant Cured His Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer

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Outperforming Cancer: Stacking Evidence-Based Strategies on Top of Standard Care

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The Biggest Trends from ASCO 2026 | Cancer Research Update

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Doctor Facing Lymphoma: The Truth About Integrative Care

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When the Doctor Becomes the Patient: Dr. Achim Zinggrebe on Lymphoma & Integrative Care

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This Popular Cancer 'Cure' Is Actually Dangerous

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From Cracked Ribs to Clinical Trials | Her Experimental Treatment Journey

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Why You Shouldn't Rush Your Cancer Journey

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Leukemia Survivor on Stem Cell Transplant, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Rebuilding Life After Cancer

11

AI in Cancer Care: Hype, Hope, & Reality (2026 Update)

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Rebuilding Life After Cancer: Viktor Frankl, Resilience, and the “Power of AND” (Harriet Cabelly)

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Exercise Is Cancer Side-Effect Medicine (Backed by New Survival Data)

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Cancer's Impact on Intimacy: A Doctor Explains

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Why Your Mammogram Might Be Lying to You: Leslie Ferris Yerger’s Fight

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What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You About Breast Cancer | Surgeon Dr. Liz O'Riordan

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Janice Cowden's Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Story

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My Secret Battle With Breast Cancer

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10 Years as a Cancer Caregiver: The Hard Truths Nobody Tells You

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The Truth About Health Insurance: TedX Speaker Neal Shah on Caregiving, AI & Beating the System

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How to Process Grief: Tools for Cancer Patients, Caregivers & Clinicians

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Navigating Cancer, Insurance & the Healthcare System: What Every Patient Should Know

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When Cancer Hits Your Family: Navigating Grief and Taking Action | Chris Schuler Part 2

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Why Cancer Patients Need Strength Training: The Untold Benefits of Movement in Recovery

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Healing Through Community & Prayer: A Cancer Survivor’s Story

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3-Time Cancer Survivor Valerie David on Empowerment, Advocacy & The Pink Hulk

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ASCO Conference Live: Revolutionizing Cancer Care w/ SERDs, Exercise & A.I.

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Cervical Cancer and HPV: What You Need to Know

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The Vital Role of Oncology Pharmacists

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Personalized Oncology: General Surgeon Discusses Modern Breast Cancer Treatment

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Navigating Cervical Cancer: Screening, Surgery, and Shared Decision-Making in Women’s Oncology

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The Microbiome’s Impact on Colorectal Cancer Development + Survivorship Cancer Survivorship

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The Rise of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Environmental Factors and Screening Strategies

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She Saved Me from Cancer — A Conversation with My Oncologist Episode 87

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What Most People Get Wrong About Cancer Pain Episode 86

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Episode 85: Exploring Identity and Storytelling with Dr. Samantha Siegel

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Episode 84: Managing Insomnia and Mental Health in Cancer Care with Dr. Cara Bohon

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Episode 83: When Cancer Affects the Ones We Love with Megan-Claire Chase

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Episode 82: Rewriting the Story of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer with Dr. Sara Tolaney

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Episode 81: Finding Empowerment Through Adversity, Maimah's Triple Negative Breast Cancer Story

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Episode 80: SABCS 2024 Recap - Precision Medicine in Breast Cancer Care with Dr. Doug Blayney

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Episode 79: Navigating Life's Curveballs: From Caregiver to Cancer Survivor with Jill Massey

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Episode 78: How Antibody Drug Conjugates Are Changing Cancer Care with Dr. Milana Dolezal

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Episode 77: Finding Calm Waters, Chris's Experience as a Glioblastoma Caregiver

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Episode 76: Why Caregiver Sleep Matters in Cancer Treatment with Dr. Eneida Nemecek

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Episode 75: Redefining Strength After Breast Cancer - Megan-Claire Chase on Pain, Pride, and Perseverance

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Episode 74: Fertility After Cancer - Navigating Parenthood & Building Hope

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Episode 73: From Doctor to Lung Cancer Patient, Dr. Sydney Barned’s Story

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Episode 72: Lynch syndrome and surviving cancer three times, this is Wenora’s cancer story

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Episode 71: From Anger to Advocacy - Lessons Learned from a Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis

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Episode 70: Lung Cancer Screening, Stigma, and Science with Dr. Bellinda King-Kallimanis

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Episode 69: A Physician's Journey as a Cancer Caregiver with Dr. Jean-Luc Neptune

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Episode 68: Why is Healthcare Innovation Slow? With Brad Power

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Episode 67: Surviving and Thriving - Janice's Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Story

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ASCO 2024 Recap: Advancements in Cancer Treatments with Dr. Doug Blayney

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Episode 65: Growing up as a childhood cancer survivor with Cecilia Lang-Ree

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Episode 64: Fertility Planning for Cancer Patients with Emily Capilouto

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Episode 63: From Misdiagnosis to Targeted Therapy, Aurora’s Lung Cancer Story

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Episode 62: Transforming Lung Cancer Treatment using Precision Medicine with Dr. Geoff Oxnard

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Episode 61: The Crucial Role of Biomarkers in Decoding Lung Cancer with Kimary Kulig, PhD, MPH

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Episode 60: Does frequent surveillance improve lung cancer patient outcomes?

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Episode 59: Lawyer, mom, and patient from hell living with metastatic breast cancer, Abigail Johnston

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Episode 58: The Complexity of Breast Density & Breast Cancer Imaging

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Episode 57: Why do Black women with breast cancer have worse outcomes?

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Episode 56: What is DCIS and how is it treated? with Erika Bell, PhD

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Episode 55: Demystifying Death with Hospice Nurse Julie & Katie Coleman

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Episode 54: Balancing Act - Navigating the Reality of Cancer with Michael and his Mom

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Episode 53: Innovations in Personalized Cancer Care with Dennis Watson & Clifford Reid

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Episode 52: How can hypnotherapy help cancer patients and their caregivers? with Dr. Sonia Gupte

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Episode 51: Breast Cancer recurrence detection with caregiver turned oncologist Dr. Fumiko Chino

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Episode 50: Facing Your Mortality and Living with an Uncertain Future with Katie Coleman

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Episode 49: Community healthcare, fitness, and cancer 101 with Dr. Christopher Terry

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Episode 48: Healthcare Economics and Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer Patients

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Episode 47: Why doesn’t my doctor know me? An examination of healthcare’s systemic failures featuring Dr. Ilana Yurkiewicz

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Episode 46: A Geographer's Journey through Space, Time and Pancreatic Cancer with Matthew Rosenblum

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Episode 45: Spiritual Resilience in the Adversity of the Cancer Experience with David Moriah

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Episode 44: Ageless Decisions - Navigating Geriatric Oncology, Clinical Trials, and Patient-Centric Care

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Episode 43: Navigating Colorectal Cancer screening for older adults (Part 2)

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Episode 42: Finding the genius in humanity to transform health

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Episode 41: Enhancing patient-provider collaboration for better health outcomes (Part 1)

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Episode 40: Navigating Breast Cancer Survivorship with Karen Wernli, PhD

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Episode 39: When the patient becomes the caregiver, Molly and Tom’s story

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Episode 38: Am I making the right decision? with Dr. Glyn Elwyn and Danielle Schubbe

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Episode 37: Decoding Decision-Making in Prostate Cancer with Dr. David Penson (Part 2)

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Episode 36: A Brother’s Gift with Wills and Esther Levy

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Episode 35: The Evolution of Prostate Cancer Care with Dr. David Penson (Part 1)

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Episode 34: Nurturing the Adventurous Spirit with David Moriah

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Episode 33: Navigating cancer as a family, with Samira’s mom Monika

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Episode 32: From Jeopardy champion to living with cancer, Jeff Stewart's story

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Episode 31: Unleashing the future of cancer treatments - ASCO highlights with past ASCO president Dr. Doug Blayney (Part 2)

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Episode 30: What is the ASCO annual meeting and why does it matter? Behind the scenes with past ASCO President Dr. Doug Blayney (Part 1)

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Episode 29: Fitness consistency and the importance of movement for the cancer community with Olympic gymnast and fitness expert Dave Durante

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Episode 28: Self-advocacy in action: Inspiration from TikTok influencer KatieKicksCancer, rare cancer patient and advocate Katie Coleman

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Episode 27: This radiation oncologist took her patient-centric focus to the next level by creating products to improve quality of life, with Dr. Madhu Shetti

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Episode 26: Techniques to manage stress and uncertainty with professor and author Dr. Manuela Kogon (Part 2)

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Episode 25: Stress, mind-body connection, and quantity vs quality of life, with professor and author Dr. Manuela Kogon (Part 1)

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Episode 24: Living well with cancer, reprioritizing what’s important to find balance, decision making in the face of uncertainty with Dr. Yi-wen Huang

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Episode 23: Navigating pediatric brain cancer as a mom and cancer researcher, trusting motherly instinct and how best to support kids with cancer with Dr. Gayatri Gowrishankar

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Episode 22 : Challenges to reduce the global cancer burden, the universal power of storytelling, and the rise of a new public health crisis with Carolyn Taylor

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Episode 21 : Conversation with a 22-year indolent cancer patient on the power of lifestyle changes and the combination of distraction + mindfulness to surpass median survival stats

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Episode 20: Navigating Uncertainty, Making Decisions in the Absence of Data, Advocating & Caregiving with Jane Gutkovich of the EHE Foundation

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Episode 19: Cancer Financial Toxicity & Health Inequities with Rosie Cunningham of Family Reach

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Episode 18: The future of patient data with cancer survivor and healthcare entrepreneur Jennifer Hinkel

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Episode 17: Tumor boards, team-based care, and the business of healthcare with medical oncologist Dr. Gabriel A. Brooks

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Episode 16: Navigating sex, dating, and stigma during the cancer experience with Sanjay Deshpande

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Episode 15: Living life with an incurable brain tumor as a young South Asian with Sanjay Deshpande

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Episode 14: Impact of sexual health, barriers in cancer care for the LGBTQ community and the evolving role of the oncologist-sherpa with Dr. Don Dizon.

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Episode 13: Leveraging the power of social media for cancer awareness and support with survivor and influencer Jessica

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Episode 11: Advocating for yourself as an AYA cancer patient and paying it forward with Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS) board member, Yvonne Tou

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Episode 10: Understanding the Science, Symptoms and Community around Ovarian Cancer with Karen Young from the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

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Episode 9: Insights on using private capital to address cancer with Investor Mark Mendel

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Episode 8: Caring for caregivers with Senior Scholar at Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center Nirav Shah

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Episode 7: Understanding Community, Collaboration and Caregiving with the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Translating Research Across Communities (TRAC) Paula Kim - PART II

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Episode 6: Understanding Community, Collaboration and Caregiving with the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Translating Research Across Communities (TRAC) Paula Kim - PART I

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Episode 5: Exploring the importance of guidelines for cancer treatment with the Executive Director of the NCCN Foundation Patrick K. Delaney

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Episode 4: Is fighting cancer like playing chess? with Samira and Raghav

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Epidsode 3: The art and science of making cancer treatment decision(s) with Samira Daswani

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Episode 2: Understanding the Cancer Caregiver Ecosystem with Samira and Raghav

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Episode 1: Being Diagnosed with Cancer - Reflections by Samira Daswani