The HPV Vaccine: Important Cancer Prevention for Your Child
There's a vaccine that can prevent more than 90% of cancers caused by HPV, a virus family that affects nearly everyone once sexually active. Learn about the cancers it can cause and why this preventio...
6 Okt 20231h 5min
Understanding How Breakthrough Cancer Pain is Managed
Why do I need two different medications for cancer pain? We explain their different roles and how using them as prescribed can improve your quality of life. In this Episode: 01:18 - Pumpkin Spice M...
30 Sep 202332min
Your Guide to this Year's Fall Vaccinations
Concerned about the immunity of you or a loved one? As fall is upon us, we have compiled all the latest information so you can decide about your participation in this year’s vaccinations. We discuss ...
23 Sep 202334min
10 Reasons You Should Have a Bucket List
A bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you die - anything from visiting a new country to learning a new skill. Why is this important? Listen to find out! In this episode: 04:53 Recipe...
16 Sep 202336min
Skin Cancer, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, and Easy Prevention Steps You Can Take
This week we celebrate the life of Jimmy Buffett as we also learn about Merkel cell carcinoma, the type of skin cancer that caused his death. While we share his search for that lost shaker of salt, w...
8 Sep 202335min
Examining Your Options when Chemotherapy Stops Working
What do you do when frontline chemotherapy fails to stop cancer from growing? Your care team may offer the decision between aggressive anticancer treatment or palliative and hospice care. We share the...
1 Sep 202336min
Don't Call it a Battle: Why We Need to Change our Metaphors for Serious Illness
We often use words like fighting, battle, and war for illness like cancer, but is it fair? Battles have winners and losers, and our labels destine hard "fighters" to feel like a failure when illness ...
26 Aug 202328min
Palliative Chemotherapy: Is it ever appropriate for people with end-stage cancer?
"Is chemotherapy going to help me? And if it’s not, why are they offering it?" Palliative chemotherapy is often offered for those with widely metastatic disease to ease symptoms, but does it accompli...
18 Aug 202341min
