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What World Cancer Day Means to the Bladder Cancer Community with Alex Filicevas

Bladder Cancer Matters - February 04, 2022 05:01 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this special 2022 World Cancer Day episode of Bladder Cancer Matters, BCAN's Director of Communications and Marketing talks with Alex Filicevas, the executive director of the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC). Mark and Alex talk about how bladder cancer is a global health issue...

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Cancer Survivorship - Kim Ness - APRN, CNS - MN Oncology

Cancer Care Today - Leading Cancer Doctors talk about the Latest Treatments - January 25, 2022 17:38 - 20 minutes
Cancer survivors can face many challenges including physical, psychological, and social issues related to their cancer treatment. The health needs of cancer survivors are different from those who have never faced a cancer diagnosis.  Survivor care focuses on monitoring for side effects of cancer...

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Armoring Up

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer - January 21, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Emmy award-winning journalist Loriana Hernadez-Aldama takes you behind the scenes of her incredible and emotional story surviving leukemia and then breast cancer. Loriana believes being “prehabilitated” helped her take on treatment, and she challenges you to be ready in case you are faced with a...

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Cervical Cancer - Dr Amy McNally - MN Oncology

Cancer Care Today - Leading Cancer Doctors talk about the Latest Treatments - January 07, 2022 16:00 - 39 minutes
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. In this episode, we chat with Minnesota Oncology gynecologic oncologist and surgeon Dr. Amy McNally. Dr. McNally explains what cervical cancer is and how it could be prevented. She shares information about HPV (human papillomavirus) and the importance ...

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E5: A Tribute to Daniela Gerhard

Personal Genomics - A Podcast from the Center for Cancer Genomics - January 06, 2022 20:11 - 35 minutes
Dr. Daniela S. Gerhard’s passion for science and robust work ethic were legendary in the cancer genomics research community. But lesser known were Daniela’s devotion to building collaborations, compassion for colleagues and patients, and goulash. Colleagues and friends reflect on Daniela’s work ...

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How Patients Can Navigate the BCG Shortage with Dr. Robert Svatek

Bladder Cancer Matters - January 03, 2022 05:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this episode of Bladder Cancer Matters, host Rick Bangs talks with Dr. Robert Svatek about how bladder cancer patients can navigate the ongoing BCG shortage.  Rick and Dr. Svatek discuss: What BCG is and how it is used What the different strains are Why there is a BCG shortage What to ...

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Making A Difference

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer - December 17, 2021 05:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Dr. Nathalie McKenzie is a global caregiver, an innovative scientist, and an advocate for equitable care whose patients celebrate her compassion and determination. She is also a breast cancer survivor who knows firsthand how Cancer Research Saves Lives™.   In the latest Your Stories podcast, ...

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“I Think I am Probably the Happiest Ileal Conduit Person in the World” with Vicki S.

Bladder Cancer Matters - December 14, 2021 15:59 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this special episode of Bladder Cancer Matters, BCAN associate Joslyn Brown has a frank and uplifting conversation with Vicki S., who declares herself to be the “luckiest ileal conduit person in the world.” Joslyn and Vicki talk about: The symptoms that Vicki had well before her bladder re...

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Co-Survivors

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer - November 19, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Kristin and Will Flannery are the First Couple of Comedy. Will – aka @DGlaucomflecken on the internet and comedy stages, aka Dr. Flannery to his optometry patients, and aka Dad to the two kids he shares with Kristin - aka @LadyGlaucomflecken - is a two-time testicular cancer survivor; he also su...

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What You Need to Know About Smoking and Bladder Cancer with Dr. Richard Matulewicz

Bladder Cancer Matters - November 19, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this special episode released on November 19, 2021 - the day of the Great American Smokeout - host Rick Bangs and Dr. Richard Matulewicz, a urologic oncologist and an assistant professor at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, talk about smoking and bladder cancer.  They discuss: Who is s...

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Part 2: My Experiences as a Bladder Cancer Caregiver with Beáta Baker

Bladder Cancer Matters - November 10, 2021 21:19 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Episode 16, Part 2 of the Bladder Cancer Matters podcast is about the unsung heroes of a bladder cancer patient’s journey: his or her caregivers. Rick’s special guest in this episode is Beáta Baker, who cared for her husband, Steven, as he battled his unexpected diagnosis and subsequent bladde...

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Part 1: My Experiences as a Bladder Cancer Caregiver with Beáta Baker

Bladder Cancer Matters - October 28, 2021 17:40 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Episode 16, Part 1 of the Bladder Cancer Matters podcast is about the unsung heroes of a bladder cancer patient’s journey: his or her caregivers. Rick’s special guest in this episode is Beáta Baker, who cared for her husband, Steven, as he battled his unexpected diagnosis and subsequent bladder...

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I Can't Get Chemotherapy to Treat My Bladder Cancer - Now What? with Dr. Guru Sonpavde

Bladder Cancer Matters - October 26, 2021 04:01 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Episode 15 of the Bladder Cancer Matters podcast is about a challenge facing many bladder cancer survivors: knowing that chemotherapy is the recommended treatment but finding out that it is not an option available to them. Its special guest is Dr. Guru Sonpavde, the Bladder Cancer Director at th...

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Full Disclosure

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer - October 15, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Breast cancer survivor Brenda Brody tells Dr. Mark Lewis how she endured the mental anguish of treatment, why she became a mentor, and why she shares her story to help others. 

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Getting Ready for Chemotherapy and Bladder Cancer Surgery: Prehab and Nutrition with Dr. Sarah Psutka

Bladder Cancer Matters - October 12, 2021 15:53 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Episode 14 is a reprise of a very popular webinar BCAN did in 2019 about how bladder cancer patients can prepare themselves for chemotherapy and surgery. Its guest is Dr. Sarah Psutka of the University of Washington. Dr. Psutka is a urologic oncologist specializing in bladder, renal, testicular ...

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Day by Day

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer - September 17, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In the latest Your Stories podcast, 12-year-old Cain and his mom, Tawny share with host Dr. Mark Lewis how their family maintains hope and what others can do to help families who are conquering cancer together.

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Battling Aggressive Bladder Cancer in the Era of COVID - Margo's Story

Bladder Cancer Matters - September 09, 2021 16:08 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this special Episode 13 of Bladder Cancer Matters, patient Margo W. describes her unusual journey with bladder cancer.  She was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease at the time when COVID began to severely impact patients throughout the U.S.  Her type of bladder cancer was discove...

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The Importance of a Second Opinion for Bladder Cancer Patients with Dr. Samuel Washington

Bladder Cancer Matters - August 24, 2021 04:01 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In Episode 12 of Bladder Cancer Matters, Rick Bangs's special guest is Samuel L. Washington III, MD, MAS, of the University of California San Francisco Department of Urology. Dr. Washington is Assistant Professor of Urology, Goldberg-Benioff Endowed Professorship in Cancer Biology, and a recipie...

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Web MDs

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer - August 20, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Dr. Lewis, who self-diagnosed his MEN1, understands how patients can feel doubted and judged. Among the ways both Dr. Lewis and Dr. Dizon believe patients can best be served is shed any blame associated with a cancer diagnosis.

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What is the Best “Light” to Detect Bladder Cancer When Getting a Cystoscopy? with Dr. Yair Lotan

Bladder Cancer Matters - August 10, 2021 16:27 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In Episode 11 of Bladder Cancer Matters, Rick Bangs's special guest is Yair Lotan, M.D., a Professor of Urology and the Chief of Urologic Oncology, at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is also the Medical Director of the Urology Clinic at UT Southwestern and Parkland Health and Hospital System....

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The Pluses and Minuses of Cystoscopies, TURBT and Other Bladder Cancer Diagnostic Tools with Dr. Alexander Kutikov

Bladder Cancer Matters - July 28, 2021 15:19 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In Episode 10 of Bladder Cancer Matters, Rick Bangs's special guest is Dr. Alexander Kutikov, MD, FACS of Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. Dr. Kutikov is the Chief of the Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology. Rick and Dr. Kutikov discuss: What can a cystoscopy tell you about the ...

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Lessons in Uncertainty

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer - July 16, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Soon after recovering from Hodgkin lymphoma, Lisa Geller’s cancer returned. Then another shocking diagnosis: endometrial cancer. In the latest Your Stories podcast, Lisa, a teacher, tells host Dr. Don Dizon what she learned when her treatments did not go as she or her doctors expected.

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Part 3 of Why Nutrition is So Important for Bladder Cancer Patients with Dr. Jill Hamilton-Reeves

Bladder Cancer Matters - July 14, 2021 15:10 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this Part 3 of 3 of Episode 9 of Bladder Cancer Matters, host Rick Bangs chats with Jill Hamilton-Reeves, PhD, RD, CSO.  Dr. Reeves's research is focused on nutrition and cancer prevention, management, and survivorship, with specific attention on genitourinary cancers. Rick and Dr. Reeves d...

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Part 2: Why Nutrition is So Important for Bladder Cancer Patients with Dr. Jill Hamilton-Reeves

Bladder Cancer Matters - July 07, 2021 16:51 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this Part 2 of 3 of Episode 9 of Bladder Cancer Matters, host Rick Bangs chats with Jill Hamilton-Reeves, PhD, RD, CSO.  Dr. Reeves's research is focused on nutrition and cancer prevention, management, and survivorship, with specific attention on genitourinary cancers. Rick and Dr. Reeves d...

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Part 1: Why Nutrition is So Important for Bladder Cancer Patients with Dr. Jill Hamilton-Reeves

Bladder Cancer Matters - June 28, 2021 16:15 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this Part 1 of 3 of Episode 9 of Bladder Cancer Matters, host Rick Bangs chats with Jill Hamilton-Reeves, PhD, RD, CSO.  Dr. Reeves is a registered and licensed dietitian with doctoral training in translational and clinical nutrition science. Dr. Reeves's research is focused on nutrition and ...

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Making Advocacy Count

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer - June 25, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Why representation matters. Why pronouns matter. And why it matters more than ever for patients with cancer from the LGBTQ+ community to be counted and welcomed.  Scout, MA, PhD, executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network, tells host Dr. Don Dizon why be believes erasing the impli...

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Personalized Medicine and Bladder Cancer Patients with Dr. Matthew Milowsky

Bladder Cancer Matters - June 17, 2021 17:49 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In Episode 8 of "Bladder Cancer Matters," host Rick Bangs interviews Dr. Matthew Milowsky about genetics, genomics and personalized medicine for bladder cancer treatment.  Dr. Milowsky is the Section Chief, Genitourinary Oncology; Co-Director, Urologic Oncology Program University of North Caro...

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The Doctor Is In

Your Stories: Conquering Cancer - May 21, 2021 14:23 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In the latest Your Stories podcast, Brenda Brody introduces you to fellow co-host Dr. Don Dizon. They talk mental health, sexual health, and the challenges facing LGBTQ+ patients that inspire Dr. Dizon’s work to achieve equity in cancer care.

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The Future of Bladder Cancer Research with Rick Bangs and Diane Zipursky Quale

Bladder Cancer Matters - May 20, 2021 15:31 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
In this episode, Bladder Cancer Matters host Rick Bangs and guest and BCAN c-founder Diane Zipursky Quale discuss the fact that, despite significant advancements in the past 10 years in the understanding of the biology of bladder cancer and the development and approval of many new therapies, bla...

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Gene editing: promise or peril?

Life Lab - May 13, 2021 10:16 - 1 hour
Is gene editing the promise of a better future for society or is it a scientific development that will increase inequality and raise high ethical questions? In our second episode, Prof Matthew Cobb and Dr Antony Adamson have joined us to shed light on how gene editing works, how it has been used...

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