Cancer Matters

On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan – Cancer Genetics

December 1, 2020

In this On Target podcast, Dr Akila Viswanathan talks with Dr Fred Bunz about cancer genetics and the cell mutations that lead to the growth and spread of cancer.  

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Kimmel In DC with Dr. Ashwani Rajput – Lung Cancer in the National Capital Region

November 11, 2020

Dr Ashwani Rajput, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in the National Capital Region, begins his podcast series speaking with Dr Ben Levy from Sibley Memorial Hospital about the treatment of lung cancer and the cancer services available through the Kimmel Cancer Center in the Greater Washington DC Area.    

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – The FDA Approval Process

October 15, 2020

In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Tatiana Prowell discuss the approval and regulation of cancer drugs by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Cancer Matters: Conversations About Race, Disparities, and Equity in Care

September 28, 2020

The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is presenting the final episode of a virtual series on December 18 at 4pm EST addressing access to cancer care, social determinants of health, and ethnic composition of cancer physicians. Cancer center leaders Dr William Nelson, Dr Akila Viswanathan, Dr Otis Brawley and Dr Ashwani Rajput hosted discussions on urgent […]

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

September 16, 2020

In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Pat Brown discuss the treatment methods for patients diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), including CAR-T cell therapy.  

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Cancer Disparities with Dr Otis Brawley – Increasing Minority Representation

September 9, 2020

In this episode of the Cancer Disparities podcast, Dr Otis Brawley and Dr Curtiland Deville from Sibley Memorial Hospital discuss the range of available treatments for prostate cancer, reducing cancer disparities, and increasing minority representation in radiation oncology.  

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Cancer Disparities with Dr. Otis Brawley – Healthcare Equity

August 19, 2020

The next Cancer Disparities podcast is now online. Today, Dr Otis Brawley speaks with Dr John Kiess of Loyola University about reconciliation, peacebuilding and how social change can improve healthcare disparities.      

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Cancer Disparities with Dr. Otis Brawley – Johns Hopkins and the African American Community of Baltimore

August 12, 2020

In the latest Cancer Disparities podcast, Dr Otis Brawley and Dr David Terry, from Morgan State University, discuss the long history and relationship between Johns Hopkins University and Hospital with the African American community of Baltimore.    

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – PARP Inhibitors

August 6, 2020

In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Emmanuel Antonarakis explain how PARP Inhibitors work and their use in treating some types of prostate cancer.  

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan – ASTRO Clinical Guidelines on Radiation Therapy for Cervical Cancer

August 4, 2020

In this On Target podcast, Dr Akila Viswanathan and Dr Junzo Chino from the Duke Cancer Institute examine the American Society for Radiation Oncology Clinical Guidelines on Radiation Therapy for Cervical Cancer. To read the guidelines, visit: https://www.astro.org/Patient-Care-and-Research/Clinical-Practice-Statements/Cervical-Cancer-Guideline

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