3x Cancer Survivor: “I adjusted my attitude, my pace and my face.”
This is Cancer31 Jan 2024

3x Cancer Survivor: “I adjusted my attitude, my pace and my face.”

Siteman Cancer Center patient, Cheryl, shares the motivation that helped her endure three separate cancer diagnoses, a stem cell transplant and CAR T-cell therapy. Her Washington University medical oncologist, Amanda Cashen, MD, joins to explain the scientific advancements that saved Cheryl’s life and allowed Cheryl to hold her first grandchild. Dr. Cashen also highlights new positive trends in treating all blood cancers.

“This is Cancer” is brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and produced at Spot Content Studio in St. Louis, MO.

For more information on topics discussed in this episode, go to:

https://siteman.wustl.edu/

https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/specialized-programs/stem-cell-transplant-and-cellular-therapies-center/

https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/cancer-types/lymphoma/

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(41)

Finding Purpose and “Presents”: Travis on Living His Best Life with Metastatic Cancer

Finding Purpose and “Presents”: Travis on Living His Best Life with Metastatic Cancer

Travis, a patient with metastatic bladder cancer, has discovered new meaning in life since learning his cancer was incurable. The 50-year-old shares a perspective that left hosts Laura and Patrick spe...

26 Nov 202545min

The New Era of Breast Cancer Detection and Treatment

The New Era of Breast Cancer Detection and Treatment

Join us as we sit down with three leading experts from Siteman Cancer Center: a breast surgeon, a medical oncologist, and a breast imaging radiologist. Together, they reveal the cutting-edge advanceme...

29 Okt 202537min

A Novel Life: Writing New Chapters After a Childhood Cancer Diagnosis

A Novel Life: Writing New Chapters After a Childhood Cancer Diagnosis

It’s hard not to compare Jenna’s life story to a novel. At age 15, she and her world were upended by lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system. As words like biopsy, chemo and radiation therapy became d...

24 Sep 202538min

Parenting Through Cancer: Less Perfection, More Connection

Parenting Through Cancer: Less Perfection, More Connection

When you're diagnosed with cancer, everything changes — except your kids still need dinner, stories, clean clothes and someone to kiss them goodnight. In this episode, Faith shares how she and her hus...

27 Aug 202550min

10 Minutes at a Time: Coping with the Unexpected Side of Chemo

10 Minutes at a Time: Coping with the Unexpected Side of Chemo

At 31, Colin was healthy and active — until a sudden cough and trouble breathing led to a diagnosis that would change everything: a rare form of cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Having face...

30 Jul 202547min

Men & Cancer:  Talk it Out vs “Tough it Out”

Men & Cancer: Talk it Out vs “Tough it Out”

Humor, silence, avoidance and isolation — each is a common response to a cancer diagnosis. But these traits, particularly common in men, can harm their mental health as they fight the disease. This ep...

25 Jun 202556min

Skin in the Game: Outsmarting Melanoma with Immunotherapy

Skin in the Game: Outsmarting Melanoma with Immunotherapy

After Dean first had a melanoma removed from his leg, he thought his cancer story was over. But when it returned and spread, everything changed. With the help of his WashU Medicine medical oncologist ...

28 Mai 202540min

Testicular Cancer: “If you find something, say something.”

Testicular Cancer: “If you find something, say something.”

At 49, Jeremy never imagined testicular cancer — but experiencing sharp pain sent him to the doctor, and a Stage 3 diagnosis prompted him to change providers and go to Siteman. He and his wife, Robyn,...

30 Apr 202551min

Populært innen Helse

fastlegen
rss-gukild-johaug
hvordan-har-du-det-mann
psykodrama
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
leger-om-livet
rss-skravla-gar
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
bak-fasaden-en-reise-i-livet-med-sykepleier-ine
rss-garne-damer
foreldreradet
morten-ramm-lar-kakla-ga-til-du-sovner
hjernesterk
g-punktet
klimaks
rss-loping-for-nybegynnere
rss-kunsten-a-leve
helsetipspodden
treningsprat
kjed-deg-i-sovn-verdens-kjedeligste-podcast