Addie’s Buckets of Joy: A Siteman Kids Journey
In 2022, 11-year-old Addie traveled from central Illinois to Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital with a brain tumor so rare that the type wasn’t widely known anywhere. Addie and her mom, Ash...
20 Des 202350min
Nurses: Teachers, Counselors & Friends in Cancer Care
When patients describe their nurse, they often use words such as caregiver, teacher, counselor or friend. Three nurses at Siteman Cancer Center (Shannon, Pam and Julie) join the podcast to share their...
6 Des 202331min
It Takes Two: One Diagnosis Becomes a Journey for Partners
It wasn’t Pam’s first cancer diagnosis. In fact, because of a rare genetic disorder she has, Pam and her husband, Charlie, expected she would be diagnosed more than once. Together, they faced routine ...
22 Nov 202338min
A Shot at Prevention: HPV and Head & Neck Cancers
Ron had referred patients for biopsies before, but the dentist didn’t expect the lump in his own neck to be cancer. As one of a growing number of people diagnosed with HPV-related head and neck cancer...
8 Nov 202329min
The Physical and Mental Toll of Breast Cancer: Part 1
Do I need to have my breast removed? Will I lose them both? What about my nipples - will I get to keep them? How long before I can get reconstruction? Will I ever feel the same again? The unknowns wom...
25 Okt 202336min
Season 2 Trailer
"This is Cancer" returns for a second season - honest, compelling, and inspiring stories from cancer patients and the physicians who put forth miraculous efforts to treat them. This series is the perf...
11 Okt 202343s
Bonus Episode: Cancer Treatment is Never One-Size-Fits-All
Resources, age, and mindset each play a key role in developing cancer treatment plans. Washington University radiation oncologist Lannis Hall, MD, MPH and former Siteman radiation therapist Larissa Bu...
27 Sep 202312min
Bonus Episode: Differentiating Leukemia and Lymphoma
Why are two dissimilar cancers so commonly confused? Washington University radiation oncologist Maria Thomas, MD, PhD, and Washington University medical oncologist Neha Mehta-Shah, MD explain the diff...
13 Sep 20239min
