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The Eye Believe Podcast — 276 episodes

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My 15 Years | Episode 15: Why Me? Why Not Me?

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What’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Omid Hamid | The Eye Believe Podcast

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What’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Carol Shields | The Eye Believe Podcast

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The Living Library of Uveal Melanoma | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 14: Being a caregiver when YOU need a caregiver

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When The Doctor Becomes The Patient | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Why The INSIGHT Biobank Matters

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My 15 Years | Episode 13: What Long-Term Survivorship Really Looks Like

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What’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Lauren Dalvin | The Eye Believe Podcast

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What’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Zack Oakey | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 12: Asking for Help & Setting Boundaries

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How KIMMTRAK Connect Supports Patients | The Eye Believe Podcast

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What’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Basil Williams | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 11: When It's Not Just Ocular Melanoma

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The Patient and Caregiver Experience | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Eye on the Expert: Eye on ctDNA – What Doctors Are Learning in Uveal Melanoma

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What’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Miguel Materin | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Sam Franklin’s Powerful Perspective | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 10: The Story Behind Lookin' For A Cure 5K

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Protecting Your Eyes This Summer | The Eye Believe Podcast

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The Mental Health Side of Cancer | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 9: Summer After Radiation

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Are We in a Clinical Trial Drought? | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Through a Patient’s Experience | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 8: Grief, Survivor’s Guilt & Finding Joy Again

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Transforming Patient Care in the West | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Outliving the Statistics: A Story About Survivor’s Gratitude | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 years | Episode 7: Breaking the Stigma

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The Power of a Treatment Buddy | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Giving Your Diagnosis Direction | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Melanoma Research Foundation and CURE OM

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What’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Prithvi Mruthyunjaya | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 years | Episode 6: Coping with Scanxiety

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The Weight of “Doing Well” | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Eye On Chopin Webinar | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Broken Not Broke | The Eye Believe Podcast

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How “Cancer Poop” Is Changing Cancer Care | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 5: Finding Community & Creating A Cure in Sight

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Eat Better, Feel Better | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 4: Ocular Melanoma Misconceptions & Early Advocacy

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Standardizing MUM Surveillance: COOG Panel Discussion | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Where to Turn for Help: OM Resources Beyond Treatment | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Using TikTok to Empower Patients with Dr. Zack Oakey | The Eye Believe Podcast

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How Oncology Social Workers Help Patients Find Resources | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 3: Ocular Melanoma 101 & My Treatment Experience

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I Didn't Ask For Any Of This | The Eye Believe Podcast

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My 15 Years | Episode 2: Mental Health After Diagnosis

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My 15 Years | Episode 1: My Diagnosis

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ESMO 2025 Highlights: Key Uveal Melanoma Trial Updates with Dr. Hadfield | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Exploring the TIL Trial: Sophie's Story | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Mental Health With A Dash Of Humor with Frank King | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Collective Grief, Collective Hope | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Turning Loss Into Impact with Megan Morelli | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Steps For Sight 2026 with Kristen MacDonald | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Why Rachel Sindaco Says She’s Lucky to Have MS | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Eye on COOG | What's New in Uveal Melanoma Risk Reports?

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Eye Believe Survivorship Seminar 2025 | Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow in Ocular Melanoma

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Eye On Research | Session 2: Adjuvant Therapies – What’s New Today? (And What Can You Do About It!?)

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Can Ocular Melanoma Be Hereditary? Danny Powell’s Story & the BAP1 Gene | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Giving Your Diagnosis Direction with Chris Brotherston & Mike Cornell | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Men’s Health Panel Discussion — A Special Episode for Men’s Health Month

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Palliative vs Hospice Care with Suzanne O’Brien | The Eye Believe Podcast

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The Emotional Side of Men’s Health With Pervis Taylor | The Eye Believe Podcast

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How To Leverage AI In Your Diagnosis Journey with Chris Donaldson | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Choosing To Be A Voice For Ocular Melanoma with Allie Dashow | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Finding Hope Abroad: Navigating Clinical Trials Internationally | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Yvonne's Brown Eyed Story

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Nick’s Journey: Hope Through a Clinical Trial

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Tessa’s Story and Finding Strength in Storytelling | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Eye On Research Webinar | Session 1: Metastatic Treatments

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The Withers' Story Continues | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Hepzato Kit: A New Era in Liver-Directed Therapy | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Rare Cancer Day Spotlight: Maya Skubatch’s Story

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The Latest in Ocular Melanoma with Dr. Inderjit Mehmi | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Eye On The Expert: Taking Charge of Eye Health with Dr. Dorothy Hitchmoth

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How Telehealth is Changing Ocular Melanoma Care | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Blind Before the Diagnosis: Ashley Morgan’s Extraordinary Journey with Ocular Melanoma | The Eye Believe Podcast

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How to Cope with Scanxiety | The Eye Believe Podcast

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A Physician Assistant Becomes the Patient | The Eye Believe Podcast

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🍦 Why I Eat Pink Ice Cream – Sharlene Carlson's Story | The Eye Believe Podcast 🎙️

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Ocular Melanoma Clinical Trials: What You Need to Know in 2025

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How Jiu-Jitsu Transforms Men’s Health | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Men’s Health, Balance, and Living with Low Vision | The Eye Believe Podcast

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The Mental Side of Men’s Health | Eye Believe Podcast

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The Gift of Time | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Women, OM & What They Don’t Tell You | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Hepzato Hope – Alley’s Story | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Navigating Clinical Trials with Nathalie Riebel of Oncospire | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapies with Dr. Mruthyunjaya and Dr. Funchain | The Eye Believe Podcast

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May is Melanoma Awareness Month and Eye Patch Day! | The Eye Believe Podcast

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The Road Through Grief: Embracing Love and Loss | The Eye Believe Podcast

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How To Stay On Track In Your Health Journey | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Breaking New Ground in Ocular Melanoma Treatment at Replimune | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Puzzling Out Liver Directed Therapies

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🌟 The Big Rocks of Health with Anna Clough | Start Your Wellness Journey Today! 💪🍎💧

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How to Find Clean Beauty Products Without the Stress with Jacquelyn Rodriguez

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Finding Joy Through Gratitude with Jessica Renfeldt

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Brain Injury Awareness: What You Need to Know! | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Finding Magic in The Muck | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Advocating for Uveal Melanoma: A Survivor's Story with Jacqueline Smith | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Emotional Processing Through Reading with Megan Fritz | The Eye Believe Podcast

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Parenting Through a Cancer Diagnosis | The Eye Believe Podcast

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"My Ocular Melanoma Journey 💪: Self-Advocacy with Karen Long #OcularMelanoma #SelfAdvocacy"

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"Brachytherapy vs. Proton Therapy for Ocular Melanoma: Dr Tara McCannel

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"Revolutionizing Cancer Detection: The Future of Liquid Biopsies in Uveal Melanoma"

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📚 Understanding Clinical Drug Trials: A Doctor’s Perspective for Uveal Melanoma Patients

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🧬 Genetic Metastatic Testing in Uveal Melanoma: Advancements & Challenges 🚀

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"🌟 Histotripsy and Hepzato: The Future of Liver Cancer Treatment 🩺"

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"💧 How Non-Toxic Cleaning Supports Your Healing Journey 🌟"

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What Happens When Cancer Meets Unstoppable Family Support

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“Shielding Hope: How Parents Cope with Ocular Melanoma 💙✨"

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"✨ Breaking Down Toxic Positivity: Embracing the Messy Side of Healing 💔"

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Want Anxiety FREE Life? Watch This Now!

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Surprising Ways MENTAL Wellness is Evolving in 2024

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"📚 Books, Cancer, and Courage: Coping with Ocular Melanoma 💪"

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"Ayurveda’s Guide to Optimal Digestion"

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Breakthrough Liver Cancer Therapies: Insights from Dr. Padia

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Can Hypnosis Really Be the Game-Changer in Eye Cancer Fight?

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"Pediatric & Pregnancy Ocular Melanoma: Dr. Shields Reveals the Truth!"

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Unveiling Cutting-Edge Eye On Research 2024

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Eye Cancer Diagnosed at 13 , Presley's story of Inspiration Ocular Melanoma

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Hope on the Horizon: Metastatic Eye Cancer with Dr Carol Shields

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"Breaking New Ground: FDA-Approved Liver Therapy Transforms Uveal Melanoma Treatment"

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"Revolutionizing Ocular Melanoma Treatment: New Insights from ASCO 2024"

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Ayurveda Healing Treatment

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"What Friends and Loved Ones Do: A Cancer Diagnosis Support Journey"

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Roadmap for Navigating Uveal Melanoma

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Conquering Overwhelm with Janice Russell, the Overwhelm Slayer

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"Healing Touch: Sandy's Insights on Reiki and Cancer Care"

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"Preparing for Eye Enucleation: What You Need to Know"

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Dr. Jose Lutzky on Supporting International Uveal Melanoma Patients"

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"From Survivor to Warrior: Tara's Ocular Melanoma Journey"

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"20 Weeks Pregnant and Diagnosed with Cancer: Amy's Story of Hope"

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"Transforming Memories into Legacy: No Story Lost with Founder Andrew"

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Understanding Immunotherapy: A Revolutionary Cancer Treatment

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Triumph Over Darkness: A 20-Year Ocular Melanoma Survival Story, Guest, Erin Gunia

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A Novel Class of Drugs to Treat Cancer | Getting to Know Aura Biosciences

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Your Ocular Melanoma Story is WORTH Telling - Special guest, No Story Lost

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Total Nutrition & Eye Health - Q1 Webinar w/ Dr. Hitchmoth

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Facing Stage IV Cancer - Guest, Megan McClay

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Coping with Ocular Melanoma as a Family: 2024 Eye on Mental Health Session 4

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Resilience In Spite of Fear: 2024 Eye on Mental Health Session 3

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Why therapy? Therapy Modalities & Radical Acceptance: 2024 Eye on Mental Health Session 2

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Making Meaning of the Cancer Journey: 2024 Eye on Mental Health Session 1

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Eye on COOG: an Eye Believe Mini-Seminar

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Getting to Know TScan Therapeutics, guest, Dr. Debora Barton

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Q4 Webinar: Better Together; Patient Panel with Ashley M, Kristen M, and Loren S.

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AAO Research Updates & The OM Diagnosis Journey: Guest, Dr. Lauren Dalvin

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Palliative v Hospice Care - guest, Suzanne Obrien

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An OM Legacy - Bobby’s story told by daughter, Jennifer Welborn

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STEPS FOR SIGHT 2024 IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

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D2 Track 2 Session 5: Survivorship 101; Empowering YOU!

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D2 Track 2 Session 4: Research does NOT equal a cure - WHAT brings a drug to market?

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D2 Track 2 Session 3: What to do when you’re DONE with OM?

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D2 Track 2 Session 2: Palliative Care v Hospice - When to call who?

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D2 Track 2 Session 1: Caregiving, who asked for it?

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D2 Track 1 Session 6: Metastatic Disease 101

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D2 Track 1 Session 5: Your Prognosis at Diagnosis

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D2 Track 1 Session 4: Prosthetics 101

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D2 Track 1 Session 3: Ocular Treatments and Side Effects

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D2 Track 1 Session 2: Radiation Basics

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D2 Track 1 Session 1: Cancer and Melanoma

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Let it GO or let it GROW? Vote today for Steven to Shave or Grow his beard!

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Getting to Know IDEAYA Biosciences, guest Dr. Darrin Beaupre

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What other OM patients should know - a story w/ Heather M.

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Early Detection & Prognosis: Guest, Dr. Jesse Berry

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Day 1 | Session 4: Coping With Your Diagnosis- Patient Panel with Danet

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Day 1 | Session 3: INSIGHT Registry; what it is and why we need one?

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D1 | Session 2: Finding Wellness through Meditation with Anne Osborn

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D1 | Session 1: Integrative Medicine & Ocular Melanoma with Blake Langley

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Lookin for a Recipe Cookbook Project

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E83: Why Dilation & Photos? Guest, Dr. Kristie Nguyen

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E82: Can Nutrition Make a Difference? Guest Patricia Daly, Nutritional Therapist

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E81 Q3 Webinar: The History and Future of OM with Dr. Harbour & Dr. Correa

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E80: Worrying didn’t work: An OM Story, Guest Ellie Levine

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E79: Special Research Call Out for OM patients, Guest Jennifer Stephens

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Eye on Research - Key MUM Drugs & ARVO Updates w/ Dr. McKean, Dr. Moser, & Dr. Dalvin

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EYE ON RESEARCH -Trials of Interest w/ Dr. Hamid and Dr. Carvajal

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EYE ON RESEARCH 2023 - PERIO - 01 Update with Dr. Katz

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E78: Biopsies & Prognostic Testing of the Eye, Guest Dr. Basil K. Williams

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E77: Newsworthy Notes from ASCO 2023

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E76: Will we SEE YOU in Seattle in September 2023?!

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E75: Queer in Sight: PRIDE Month Perspectives

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E74: Eye Just Turned 2 - A Story of Resilience in Cancer, Guest, Dean Weitenhagen

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E73: Choosing Integrative Oncology - Patient Panel

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E72: What is Integrative Oncology? Guest, Dr. Dan Rubin

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E71: What is an ocularist? Guest, Starla Allen

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E70: Navigating Clinical Trials 101, Guests, Kelly Goddard & Shahnaz Singh

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E69: Mexico’s Eye Cancer Institute, with founder. Dr. David Ancona

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E68: News From AACR 2023

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E67: Who is Immunocore? Guest, Dr. Dar

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E66: Protecting Your Mental Health, Guest, Dr. Sanger

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E65: Pros & Cons of Radiation to the Eye, Guest, Dr. Basil K. Williams

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E64: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT You+10 Challenge!

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E63: A Caregiver’s Perspective, Guest, Lisa Durbin

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E62: Enucleation 101 (part 2) with Julie, Lindsay, & Kristen

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E61: RARE² Rare Disease Day Webinar

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E60: Systemic Therapy 101 with Dr. McKean

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E59: RARE² Panel Interview - Kenny, Yvonne, Presley

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E58: Enucleation 101 (Clay, Alison, Danet, and Wendy) PART 1

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Eye on Mental Health: Session 4: Beginners introduction to meditation; taming the lizard brain

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Eye on Mental Health: Session 3: Healing with Spirituality

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Eye on Mental Health: Session 2: Coping with your diagnosis, your new normal?

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Eye on Mental Health: Session 1: Getting Your Passion Back; Turning Talents into Healing

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E57: The Happy Cookbook Project with Kathy Doocy

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E56: Unrealistic Timelines in a Cancer Diagnosis

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E 55 Q1 Webinar: A Living Library for Uveal Melanoma with Dr. Lauren Dalvin, M.D.

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E54: Tips for Navigating Trigger Dates with Danet Peterson

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E53: Purpose and Faith in an OM Diagnosis with Reagan Lambert

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E52: Steps for Sight 2023 is NOW OPEN for registration!

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E49: One-eyed Fly Guy, an OM survival story with Greg Hobbs

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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 FINAL SESSION ”New Advances in the Treatment of OM” and ”Understanding Genetics”

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E51: Why Liver Directed Therapies with Dr. Marlana Orloff

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E50: The One-Eyed Cooking Show with Alec MacKenzie

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Eye Believe 2022: D2T2 ”Healing with your story”

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Eye Believe 2022: D2T2 ”What we can expect of our friends after an OM diagnosis”

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Eye Believe 2022: D2T2 ”Low Vision Resources”

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Eye Believe 2022: D2T2 ”Navigating Insurance” with Triage Cancer

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Eye Believe 2022: Patient Mini Interview Panel

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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 ”Your Eye After Treatment”

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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 ”Standards of Care for Uveal Melanoma”

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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 ”KIMMTRAK approved; NOW WHAT?”

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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 Ocular Melanoma Met’s Explained

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Eye Believe 2022-Welcome with Dr. Reichstein

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E48: Shared decision Making with Patients with Dr. Patel

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E45: Radical Acceptance in an OM Diagnosis with Allie, age 26

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Eye Believe 2022: D1 ”Understanding a registry?”

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E47: Managing METS & Clinical Trials with Dr. Carvajal

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E46: The Importance of Self-Compassion with Dr. Kristin Markell

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Eye Believe 2022:D1 ”Art and Music Therapy”

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Eye Believe 2022 D1:”Talking to children about Cancer”

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Eye Believe 2022: D1 ”What to do in the waiting room”

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E44: NED to METS in 3 month span with Kat McCrea

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E43: Coming of Age with a Rare Cancer Diagnosis with Presley Jackson

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Diagnosed Under the Age of 20 with Anna Malloch

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Navigating Cancer Emotions with author, Cynthia Hayes

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On the Receiving End of Safe Surgery with Linds Brown

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3 Years with Mets; A Metabolic Approach Story with Lori Jones

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Advances in Small Choroidal Melanoma Treatment with Laser with Dr. Tim Murray

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Children’s Eye Health with Dr. Aparna Rama at PCH

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Jackie Stiles, Showing Up to the Game of Life

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From the Man Cave with Ron Cribb, Iris Melanoma

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Recapping the ASCO + ISOO Experience

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An Eye Cancer Comeback with Kenny Rains

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Special Guest Interview with A Fresh Chapter

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Riding the Waves of Ocular Melanoma, with Clay Butler

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An Ocular Oncologist’s Perspective with Dr. Amy Schefler

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Getting to Know Castle Biosciences

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When Tragedy Becomes the Teacher with Katie Wilson

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Barriers to Immunotherapy: Success for Uveal Melanoma Liver Metastases with TriSalus Life Sciences

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Boundaries and Mental Health

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Living with OM, a Brown-Eyed Story with Yvonne

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Coping with Loss of Control in a Cancer Diagnosis

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Why See a Uveal Melanoma Oncologist with Dr. Justin Moser (Scottsdale AZ)

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The Invisible Burdens of Ocular Melanoma

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Cancer & Leadership with Tanya Gibson

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Living with Ocular Melanoma with Ziva (Anne) Osborn

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: STEPS FOR SIGHT!

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Understanding Grief with Emily Bingham

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An Interview with Dr. Harbour, leading uveal melanoma research expert

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Living with OM and Metastatic Uveal Melanoma with Ashley McCrary (PRAME TRIAL NEWS)

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10 Tips for Newly Diagnosed Patients

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Living with Pediatric Ocular Melanoma with Presley and Mila

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Living with Ocular Melanoma with Paige Thompson

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Living with Ocular Melanoma with Carrie Younger-Howard

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Understanding Biopsies with Dr. Scott Walter

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Devyn Anderson’s Journey with Ocular Melanoma

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Steven Russell Living with Ocular Melanoma

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OM Story Share: Diana and Barbara BAP1 Interview

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OM story share: Lexi Moody diagnosed 2014

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OM Story Share: Nicole Pagliei, diagnosed Sept 2020

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Love Sun Body Episode 1

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Genetic test explained by Jaime Jessen

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Sumathy talks about her son Arjun’s ocular melanoma

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Welcome to The Eye Believe Podcast

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Stephanie talks about her son’s ocular melanoma diagnosis