Cancer Horizons
511 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsA weekly podcast powered by CURE (https://www.curetoday.com/) , on what we do best: provide Cancer Updates Research and Education.
Each week, you'll hear from patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates or health care professionals regarding the entire cancer continuum - ranging from specific cancer types to side effects to the psychological strains a cancer diagnosis can have on an individual and their loved ones.
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S5 Ep7: Reading the Fine Print: How a Footnote on a CT Scan Led to an Unexpected Lung Cancer Diagnosis
October 27, 2022 14:56 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MBHas anyone ever thought that reading the fine print of a document would save their life? When David Sturges, an attorney from New Ulm, Minnesota, went to the doctor for a CT scan to assess his risk for heart disease, he wasn’t expecting a lung cancer diagnosis. After all, he had quit smoking almost 20 years ago and was only 53 years old. However, when the scan came back with a footnote noting there was a mass on the lobe of his right lung, Sturges immediately went in for a biopsy. In Feb...
S5 Ep6: Patient With Lung Cancer ‘Stays One Step Ahead’ of His Rare Mutation
October 20, 2022 15:04 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBJeffery Battles, a 53-year-old with stage 4 lung cancer, says that he feels lucky for having a rare genetic mutation. The father of three from Connie Lake, Pennsylvania, wasn’t expecting lung cancer to become part of his life. Even when he started experiencing chest pains in February 2021, Battles originally dismissed the pains as lingering symptoms from an earlier case of COVID-19. Once he finally saw his doctor, he was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, the most common type of l...
S5 Ep5: A Patient With Breast Cancer Explains How Her Job Saved Her Life
October 13, 2022 14:47 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBWhat do you do when your professional training tells you that something might be off with your body, but your doctors disagree? That’s the position Kate Laseter found herself in last August. As a histology technician — someone who is trained to turn tissue samples into microscopic slides for a pathologist to read for research or diagnostic purposes — Laseter was very diligent with her health. And since she worked for a lab in Golden, Colorado, that specialized in breast cancer research, she...
S5 Ep4: Coming Full Circle: How a Patient Worked With a Breast Cancer Drug Years Before Reclassification of Her Disease Led to the Same Treatment
October 06, 2022 15:01 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBA patient with metastatic breast cancer shares how she learned that her disease was recently reclassified as HER-2 low, and what it was like to first learn about the FDA-approved drug years before she would be prescribed the treatment.
S5 Ep3: A 3-time Neuroblastoma Survivor Reflects on How Childhood Cancer Has Changed Over the Past 10 Years
September 30, 2022 15:03 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBOn the final day of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, CURE® revisited Micah Bernstein, an 11-year-old, three-time survivor of neuroblastoma, whom we last interviewed in 2018. In this episode of “Cancer Horizons”, Micah and Jeff provide an update on their lives since 2018, discuss how the childhood cancer space has changed over the past 10 years, their ongoing advocacy efforts and partnering with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to raise over $100,000 for neuroblastoma awareness and research....
S5 Ep2: When Cancer Treatment Leads to a Secondary Cancer: Survivor Shares Her Story of Secondary Angiosarcoma
September 23, 2022 17:26 - 22 minutes - 10.1 MBWhen Angelia Carpenter was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in 2009, she thought she knew what to expect. After all, her mother was diagnosed with the same cancer just four years ago. She went to the doctor and followed the recommended steps. But everything changed seven years later, when she noticed what she thought was just a pimple on her breast. In this episode of “Cancer Horizons,” the 62-year-old Missouri resident recounts her experience of being diagnosed with secon...
S5 Ep1: ‘Jeopardy!’ Champion Christine Whelchel Recalls Why She Removed Her Wig on National TV
June 29, 2022 17:52 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBChristine Whelchel wasn’t going to let breast cancer slow her down. The Tennessee native and piano teacher was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2021 and less than a year later, she was a “Jeopardy!” champion. Whelchel made headlines in March when she appeared in the Feb. 28, 2022, episode of “Jeopardy!” without her wig to normalize what cancer recovery looks like. This decision was applauded by “Jeopardy!” fans and cancer survivors around the world. On her decision, Whelchel said, ...
S4 Ep123: On Kidney Cancer Advocacy: ‘There’s Only One Way to Go, and That’s Forward’
March 03, 2022 15:29 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBAfter being diagnosed with kidney cancer — which was a possible result of exposure to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City – Steven Edwards realized that he had to be his own advocate. Pivotal to his advocacy was asking questions and getting as many professional opinions as possible. “I probably would consider whether it was the right doctor for me in the first place if a doctor was upset about getting a second opinion, because it’s all about gathering education and becoming educate...
S4 Ep122: Although Cancer Can Damage Body Image, One Survivor Sought to 'Love Herself From the Inside'
February 24, 2022 19:55 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBSara Montiel was 36 when she received a diagnosis of breast cancer. She recalls that genetic tests to identify any targetable mutations came back negative. And so, Montiel, a wife and mother of a daughter, made the decision to undergo a double mastectomy. Montiel described her choice as wanting to only pass through this journey once, which she says is ultimately why she went with a double mastectomy. At the time, she decided she was going to undergo breast reconstruction surgery after the...
S4 Ep121: Exploring the Dynamics of a Male Cancer Caregiver in a Society That Encourages Men to Be Independent
February 17, 2022 14:59 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, the founder of Jack’s Caregiver Coalition, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting men throughout the caregiving experience, explores the layered sociological factors which can affect men in unique ways when they are supporting a loved one with cancer.
S4 Ep120: Losing His Wife to Cancer Brought Chris Draft From the NFL to the White House
February 10, 2022 14:48 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, former NFL linebacker Chris Draft discusses his wife’s experience with cancer, which led to her untimely death, and describes why advocacy is so important in the cancer world, especially with Cancer Moonshot bringing disparities to the forefront.
S4 Ep119: Uncharted Territory: How a Cancer Nurse Navigated Her Child’s Leukemia Diagnosis
February 03, 2022 15:05 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a cancer nurse explains how her son’s leukemia diagnosis transformed her work, her research and her outlook on life.
S4 Ep118: ‘Let’s Go After This Thing and Fight’ Urges a Long-Time Survivor of Early-Onset CRC
January 27, 2022 13:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBIn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a woman living with colorectal cancer who was diagnosed 14 years ago at age 29 discusses what it was like to be the youngest person in the treatment room, and how she found another community of young survivors.
S4 Ep117: When Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer, Single Mom Turns to Advocacy — for Herself, Her Children and Other Survivors
January 20, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a cervical cancer survivor and advocate explains how she navigated being given six to 24 months to live as a single mother of three children and no health insurance.
S4 Ep116: Health Care Worker Discusses Cancer Diagnosis and Vaccine Experience While on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 13, 2022 16:03 - 19 minutes - 8.95 MBIn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a physician assistant recalls his experience as a frontline health care worker during the COVID-19 pandemic and what it was like to get diagnosed with multiple myeloma during such a chaotic time.
S4 Ep115: Expert Explores the Relationship Between Down Syndrome and Leukemia
January 06, 2022 16:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBIn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, an expert unpacks cancer risks for individuals with Down syndrome and analyzes the results of a recent study about mortality risks for childhood survivors later in life.
S3 Ep114: The Last Patient: Cancer Survivor Recounts Diagnosis as COVID-19 Closed Clinicians’ Doors Worldwide
December 23, 2021 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a colorectal cancer survivor explains how she was the last patient to receive a colonoscopy leading to her stage 3 diagnosis as her doctor’s office shut down because of COVID-19 in March 2020.
S3 Ep113: LeVar Burton Helping the MPN Community Through Advocacy and Storytelling
December 16, 2021 13:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, LeVar Burton sits down with CURE® to talk about the importance of MPN awareness and the power of storytelling in advocacy.
S3 Ep112: ‘Cancer Fashionista’ Discusses Finding Confidence During Cancer
December 09, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a woman with multiple myeloma shares how she made the best of her cancer treatment process by channeling her emotions through fashion expression.
S3 Ep111: From Mourning to Spreading Awareness: Former Caregiver Educates Men on Breast Cancer
December 02, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a man explains how his late wife’s breast cancer diagnosis changed his life and his understanding of the disease.
S3 Ep110: Expert Answers Common Questions on Exercising During and After Cancer Treatment
November 24, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.54 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, an expert from the Huntsman Cancer Institute explains how physical exercise can help patients with cancer and potentially reduce side effects.
S3 Ep109: In Sickness and in Health: When Both Partners Have Cancer
November 18, 2021 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, actress and comedian Jessica St. Clair and writer Dan O’Brien share their cancer stories and how they channeled their emotions through creativity.
S3 Ep108: Cancer Survivor Meets Neighbor With Same Diagnosis: ‘That Changed My World’
November 11, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, a young mother living with lung cancer shares the story of her cancer diagnosis and describes the once-in-a-lifetime coincidence of learning her neighbor has the same cancer type and mutation.
S3 Ep107: Bringing the Lung Cancer Community Together Through Recognition
November 04, 2021 01:24 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBEach year, CURE is presented with the unique opportunity to recognize individuals who have made a difference in the lives of those with lung cancer. CURE, Takeda, and the advocacy community are bringing together the lung cancer community to end the stigma, inform, connect, and empower anyone who has been impacted by lung cancer. Together as one community, we can raise awareness of lung cancer, and most importantly, recognize and celebrate the esteemed individuals contributing to improving...
107: Bringing the Lung Cancer Community Together Through Recognition
November 04, 2021 01:24 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBEach year, CURE is presented with the unique opportunity to recognize individuals who have made a difference in the lives of those with lung cancer. CURE, Takeda, and the advocacy community are bringing together the lung cancer community to end the stigma, inform, connect, and empower anyone who has been impacted by lung cancer. Together as one community, we can raise awareness of lung cancer, and most importantly, recognize and celebrate the esteemed individuals contributing to improving...
106: ‘Mommy Doesn’t Have Hair Right Now’: Receiving a Cancer Diagnosis as a Young Mother
October 28, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, CURE® contributor Amanda Ferraro describes what it was like to receive a cancer diagnosis at 28 years old with a 3-year-old child and discusses the importance of mental health for cancer survivors.
S3 Ep106: ‘Mommy Doesn’t Have Hair Right Now’: Receiving a Cancer Diagnosis as a Young Mother
October 28, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBOn this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast, CURE® contributor Amanda Ferraro describes what it was like to receive a cancer diagnosis at 28 years old with a 3-year-old child and discusses the importance of mental health for cancer survivors.
105: What Patients With Blood Cancers Need to Know About COVID-19, Booster Shots and More
October 21, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBAn expert from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society breaks down the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in patients with blood cancers on this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast.
S3 Ep105: What Patients With Blood Cancers Need to Know About COVID-19, Booster Shots and More
October 21, 2021 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBAn expert from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society breaks down the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in patients with blood cancers on this episode of the “Cancer Horizons” podcast.
S3 Ep104: When the Daughter of a Pediatric Oncologist Receives a Cancer Diagnosis
October 14, 2021 12:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB“We tried very hard, my daughter and I, to have a daughter-father relationship, not a daughter-doctor relationship,” said Dr. Michael Weiner on this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, in which he discussed his career, his own cancer journey and his daughter’s diagnosis.
104: When the Daughter of a Pediatric Oncologist Receives a Cancer Diagnosis
October 14, 2021 12:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB“We tried very hard, my daughter and I, to have a daughter-father relationship, not a daughter-doctor relationship,” said Dr. Michael Weiner on this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, in which he discussed his career, his own cancer journey and his daughter’s diagnosis.
103: The Importance of Genomic Testing: How One Survivor Became Cancer-Free After Being Given Four Weeks to Live
October 07, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBOne survivor explains how joining a clinical trial for an experimental drug saved his life after he was informed that he only had four weeks to live. Keith Taggart shares his story in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast.
S3 Ep103: The Importance of Genomic Testing: How One Survivor Became Cancer-Free After Being Given Four Weeks to Live
October 07, 2021 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBOne survivor explains how joining a clinical trial for an experimental drug saved his life after he was informed that he only had four weeks to live. Keith Taggart shares his story in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast.
S3 Ep102: Losing a Spouse During Cancer Treatment: ‘If You Are Alive, Then You Need to Live’
September 30, 2021 12:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBA woman explains how she received a lung cancer diagnosis while she was caring for her sick husband and what it was like to lose him in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast.
102: Losing a Spouse During Cancer Treatment: ‘If You Are Alive, Then You Need to Live’
September 30, 2021 12:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBA woman explains how she received a lung cancer diagnosis while she was caring for her sick husband and what it was like to lose him in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast.
S3 Ep101: The Devastating Experience of Finding Out Your Child Has a Rare Cancer: Part 2
September 24, 2021 16:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIt is vital to find support when your child has cancer. In this two-part episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a family shares how they were able to remain strong as their 9-year-old was treated for neuroendocrine cancer.
101: The Devastating Experience of Finding Out Your Child Has a Rare Cancer: Part 2
September 24, 2021 16:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIt is vital to find support when your child has cancer. In this two-part episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, a family shares how they were able to remain strong as their 9-year-old was treated for neuroendocrine cancer.
100: The Devastating Experience of Finding Out Your Child Has a Rare Cancer: Part 1
September 23, 2021 14:45 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBWhere do you turn when your child is diagnosed with a rare cancer? In this two-part episode of the “CURE®Talks Cancer” podcast, a family shares the harrowing experience of learning their nine-year-old had neuroendocrine cancer.
S3 Ep100: The Devastating Experience of Finding Out Your Child Has a Rare Cancer: Part 1
September 23, 2021 14:45 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBWhere do you turn when your child is diagnosed with a rare cancer? In this two-part episode of the “CURE®Talks Cancer” podcast, a family shares the harrowing experience of learning their nine-year-old had neuroendocrine cancer.
S3 Ep99: What you need to know about KRASG12C
September 13, 2021 15:18 - 16 minutes - 15 MBDr. Spira is a director at the Virginia Cancer Specialists Research Institute, Co-Chair of the US Oncology Thoracic Oncology Committee, and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where he serves as Assistant Professor of Oncology. Dr. Spira explains the science of the KRAS gene and introduces KRASRegeneration.com, a website for HCPs that builds awareness of the KRASG12C mutation.
99: What you need to know about KRASG12C
September 13, 2021 15:18 - 16 minutes - 15 MBDr. Spira is a director at the Virginia Cancer Specialists Research Institute, Co-Chair of the US Oncology Thoracic Oncology Committee, and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where he serves as Assistant Professor of Oncology. Dr. Spira explains the science of the KRAS gene and introduces KRASRegeneration.com, a website for HCPs that builds awareness of the KRASG12C mutation.
98: After The Dust Settled: Retired NYC Firefighter Remembers 9/11 After Lung Cancer Journey
September 11, 2021 11:07 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBGerald “Jerry” Sanford dedicated his life to serving the citizens of New York City for more than 30 years — first as a police officer and then as a firefighter. After 29 years of service as a New York City firefighter — the last nine of which he served in the department’s press office — Sanford retired in 1997. Three years later he and his wife would move to Naples, Florida to live out their retirement years. However, as Sanford recalls, retirement life wasn’t for him. He found a second cal...
S3 Ep98: After The Dust Settled: Retired NYC Firefighter Remembers 9/11 After Lung Cancer Journey
September 11, 2021 11:07 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBGerald “Jerry” Sanford dedicated his life to serving the citizens of New York City for more than 30 years — first as a police officer and then as a firefighter. After 29 years of service as a New York City firefighter — the last nine of which he served in the department’s press office — Sanford retired in 1997. Three years later he and his wife would move to Naples, Florida to live out their retirement years. However, as Sanford recalls, retirement life wasn’t for him. He found a second cal...
97: Expert Talks ‘Massive Exposure’ to Toxins After the 9/11 Attacks
September 09, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBAn expert from Mount Sinai shares his account of Sept. 11, 2001, and describes how the toxins released as a result of the attacks have long-term health impacts.
S3 Ep97: Expert Talks ‘Massive Exposure’ to Toxins After the 9/11 Attacks
September 09, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBAn expert from Mount Sinai shares his account of Sept. 11, 2001, and describes how the toxins released as a result of the attacks have long-term health impacts.
96: 9/11 and Cancer: Health Impacts Remain 20 Years Later
September 07, 2021 10:56 - 20 minutes - 19 MBBefore listening to this podcast, please note that it contains a personal account of 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City that may be unsettling or triggering. Listener discretion is advised. On Sept. 11, 2001, Judy Meyers was on a train into New York City where she worked as a commercial real estate paralegal. While the day started like many others, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center made that fateful Tuesday one of the deadliest days in American history. While Meyers wa...
S3 Ep96: 9/11 and Cancer: Health Impacts Remain 20 Years Later
September 07, 2021 10:56 - 20 minutes - 19 MBBefore listening to this podcast, please note that it contains a personal account of 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City that may be unsettling or triggering. Listener discretion is advised. On Sept. 11, 2001, Judy Meyers was on a train into New York City where she worked as a commercial real estate paralegal. While the day started like many others, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center made that fateful Tuesday one of the deadliest days in American history. While Meyers wa...
S3 Ep95: The Oncologist Who Became a Cancer Survivor
September 02, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBDr. Curtis Mack shares the story of his cancer diagnosis and treatment journey in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast. The oncologist describes the way it impacted his patient care.
95: The Oncologist Who Became a Cancer Survivor
September 02, 2021 12:00 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBDr. Curtis Mack shares the story of his cancer diagnosis and treatment journey in this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast. The oncologist describes the way it impacted his patient care.
S3 Ep94: Gleevec Turned the Clock on a Late-Stage Leukemia Diagnosis
August 26, 2021 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBIn this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast Mel Mann discusses his participation in the clinical trial for Gleevec and how it changed the trajectory of his life.