In this edition of the Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks to Dr Nilofer Azad about the advances made in treating colon cancer and the importance of colonoscopy in early detection. In the preview, Dr Azad says colon cancer is very preventable with adequate screening. To listen to the full podcast, click here: http://bit.ly/2UXvzzb
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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Breast Cancer Prevention
Posted by | podcastIn our next podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr John Fetting and breast cancer survivor Leslie Ries from the Fetting Fund about the current state of breast cancer prevention. In this preview, Leslie explains the importance of prioritizing prevention over waiting until a diagnosis . To listen to the full podcast, click here: http://bit.ly/2IlaqIq
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – AACR President Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee
Posted by | podcastIn our next podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Kimmel Cancer Center Deputy Director, Dr Elizabeth Jaffee, to review her year as President of the American Association for Cancer Research and to assess the progress being made in the use of immune therapy to treat pancreatic cancer. In this preview, Dr Jaffee looks ahead to(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Harry J. Duffey Patient and Family Services
Posted by | podcastIn our next podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Louise Knight, the Director of the Harry J Duffey Family, Patient and Family Services Program, and Reverend Rhonda Cooper, our Cancer Center Chaplin, about the social services available to patients and care providers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. In this preview, they look ahead(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – The Hackerman-Patz Pavilion
Posted by | podcastIn our next podcast with Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Director Dr Bill Nelson, he speaks with Sarah Hoehlein, Director of Residential Living at the Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavilion, about the services they offer to cancer patients, their families and care providers. In this preview, Sarah explains how the community and residents of the(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Treatment Options For Bladder Cancer
Posted by | podcastIn the next podcast from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Director Dr Bill Nelson, he talks with Dr Trinity Bivalacqua, the Director of Urologic Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Brady Urologic Institute and the Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, about the treatment options for bladder cancer. In this preview,(...)
Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Leukemia and Hematologic Cancers
Posted by | podcastIn the latest podcast from Kimmel Cancer Center Director Dr Bill Nelson, he speaks with Dr Khaled El-Shami about treating leukemia and the growing hematologic program at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC. In this preview, they discuss how leukemia treatment has evolved over the last 15 years, drastically reducing the toxicity and side effects(...)
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(...)