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(...)
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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 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
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(...)
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(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – 45th Anniversary
Posted by | podcast2018 marks the 45th anniversary of the founding of our Cancer Center. In our latest podcast, Dr Bill Nelson talks with Sharon Krumm, Director of Nursing Administration, and Senior Science Writer Valerie Mehl about some of the most notable achievements of the past 45 years. In this preview, they discuss the opening of the new(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Bladder Cancer in Women
Posted by | podcastIn our next podcast, Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Jean Hoffman-Censits and Dr Armine Smith, from the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, about the complications that arise in diagnosing and treating bladder cancer in women. In this preview, they explain why women often learn about their diagnosis much later than men do.(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Treating Gynecologic Cancer
Posted by | podcastDr Bill Nelson and Dr Akila Viswanathan discuss the wide range of treatment options for gynecologic cancers. In this preview, Dr Viswanathan explains how both external radiation and brachytherapy are used to treat cervical cancer. To listen to the entire podcast, click here: http://bit.ly/2Dii9VQ
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – New Treatment Options for Lung Cancer
Posted by | podcastIn our next podcast, Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Ben Levy, the Clinical Director of Medical Oncology at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, about new treatments for lung cancer patients and the growing cancer center at Sibley. In this preview, Dr Nelson and Dr Levy discuss how immunotherapy drugs are now being used(...)