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Bill Nelson and Dan Sciubba

Cancer Matters With Dr. Bill Nelson – Operating on Spinal Tumors

December 6, 2018

In 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 […]

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, Dan Sciubba, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Spinal Tumor, Surgery ⋅

Bill and Matthew Weiss

Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – The Rise of Liver and Pancreatic Cancers

November 29, 2018

In 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 […]

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, Immune Therapy, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Liver Cancer, Matthew Weiss, pancreatic cancer, podcast, Surgery ⋅

Viragh Bldg

Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – 45th Anniversary

November 22, 2018

2018 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 […]

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Sharon Krumm, Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Building, Valerie Mehl ⋅

Bill Jeanie and Armine

Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Bladder Cancer in Women

November 15, 2018

In 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. […]

Clinton ⋅ Armine Smith, Bill Nelson, Jean Hoffman-Censits, Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Women ⋅

Bill and Akila

Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Treating Gynecologic Cancer

November 8, 2018

Dr 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  

Clinton ⋅ Akila Viswanathan, Bill Nelson, cervical cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast ⋅

Bill and Ben

Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – New Treatment Options for Lung Cancer

November 1, 2018

In 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 […]

Clinton ⋅ Ben Levy, Bill Nelson, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, lung cancer, podcast, Sibley Memorial Hospital ⋅

Bill and Don Small

Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Treating Pediatric Cancer

October 25, 2018

In our next podcast, Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Don Small about treating children with cancer. In this preview, Small discusses his role in cloning the FLT3 gene and the implications for patients with acute myeloid leukemia. To listen to the full podcast, click here: bit.ly/2ysfVz6  

Clinton ⋅ Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Bill Nelson, Don Small, FLT3, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, pediatric cancer, podcast ⋅

Bill and Jarushka

Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Managing the Adverse Effects of Immunotherapy Treatment

October 18, 2018

In our next podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks to Dr Jarushka Naidoo about monitoring and treating the side effects of cancer immunotherapy treatment. In this preview, Dr Bill Nelson speaks to Dr Jarushka Naidoo about monitoring and treating the side effects of cancer immunotherapy treatment. To listen to the entire podcast, click here: https://bit.ly/2QKMFuo

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute For Cancer Immunotherapy, Jarushka Naidoo, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast ⋅

Bill - Matt Ladra

Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Pediatric Radiation and Proton Therapy

October 2, 2018

Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Matt Ladra, the Director of Pediatric Oncology at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC, about using radiation and proton therapy to treat children with cancer. In this preview, Dr Ladra explains the advantages proton therapy offers children by limiting the side effects often caused by traditional radiation treatments. To […]

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Matt Ladra, podcast, proton therapy, Radiation, Sibley Memorial Hospital ⋅

Bill Elissa and Vered

Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Breast Cancer in Young Women

September 6, 2018

In this podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Vered Stearns and Elissa Bantug, Research Program Manager at the Johns Hopkins Breast Center, about  how breast cancer care in younger women is different from older women, the resources available to them at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and a grant from the CDC that […]

Clinton ⋅ Bill Nelson, Breast Cancer, Elissa Bantug, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, podcast, Vered Stearns, Young Women ⋅

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