In our next podcast, Dr Ben Levy and thoracic surgeon Stephen Broderick from Sibley Memorial Hospital discuss the important aspects of lung cancer surgery, including how surgical techniques are advancing, how patients should prepare in advance and what to expect during recovery. In this preview, Dr Broderick runs through the process of a typical lung cancer(...)
Sibley Integrative Medicine: A New Podcast from the Kimmel Cancer Center
Posted by | podcastToday we are launching a new podcast with Dr Rosanne Sheinberg and Harpreet Gujral, who run the Integrative Medicine Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC. In the first episode, they explain what integrative medicine is and how it is used in conjunction with traditional treatment. Check out this preview and listen to the(...)
Cancer Patients Who Continue to Inspire – Jonathan Gould
Posted by | Childhood Cancer, Patient StoriesDefying the odds is a familiar theme for Jonathan Gould, a junior on the University of Florida football team. In high school, Gould, from Elkridge, Maryland, met his goal of making his high school football team as the starting punter and kicker. He taught himself how to play the game by watching YouTube videos and(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Clinical Trials
Posted by | podcastIn our first podcast of 2019, Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Michael Carducci and Dina Lansey about clinical trials and how they benefit patients. In this preview, Dr Carducci describes the process behind using clinical trials to further cancer research . To listen to the full podcast, click here: http://bit.ly/2QkA8gh
Three Minutes with Oncologist Michael Carducci
Posted by | caregiving, Issues & Perspectives, palliative care, ResearchMichael Carducci, M.D., is the associate cancer center director for clinical research within the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the regional research director for the Greater Washington, D.C., area for the Kimmel Cancer Center. In his many years as an oncologist, Carducci has expertise in various types of cancer including bladder, kidney, prostate and(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Team Science and Collaboration
Posted by | podcastIn our latest podcast, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Director Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Denis Wirtz, the Vice Provost of Research at Johns Hopkins University, about the importance of team science and collaboration in cancer research. In this preview, Dr Wirtz discusses the benefits of programs that brings people's research together in problem solving. To(...)
Music Video Features Johns Hopkins Pediatric Oncology Patient to Raise Awareness
Posted by | Childhood Cancer, Patient StoriesA collaboration between a Johns Hopkins pediatric patient, a rising indie alt/pop group and an organization dedicated to spreading the medicine of music created a new music video for an original song, “No Giving Up.” East of Eli, fronted by singer/songwriter/actor Nathan West and his wife and actress Chyler Leigh, joined musical forces with Grammy-winning(...)
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Immunotherapy Experts Named Bloomberg~Kimmel Professors
Posted by | ResearchThree Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers were recognized as the first Bloomberg~Kimmel professors in cancer immunology during a ceremony at Johns Hopkins. The event marked the beginning of the Bloomberg~Kimmel Professorships program, and the three scientists were recognized for their work in precision immunotherapy, the bacterial contributions in the microbiome, and how targeting the(...)
Cancer Matters With Dr. Bill Nelson – Operating on Spinal Tumors
Posted by | podcastIn this podcast, Kimmel Cancer Center Director Dr Bill Nelson talks to Dr Dan Sciubba, the Director of Spinal Tumor and Spinal Deformity Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, about the surgical removal of tumors on the spine. In this preview, Dr Sciubba describes the team approach to treating spinal tumors. To listen(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – The Rise of Liver and Pancreatic Cancers
Posted by | podcastIn our next podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Matthew Weiss, the Surgical Director of Johns Hopkins Liver and Pancreatic Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinics, about rise of cases with those types of cancers. In this preview, Dr Weiss describes a clinical trial that seems to be making significant progress for patients using immune therapy. Click(...)