Podcasts
A weekly podcast on what CURE does best: provide Cancer Updates, Research & 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.
How One Patient With Cancer is Paying it Forward From ‘Chemo to Kindness’
January 28th 2021In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a patient who is receiving treatment for grade 3 triple-negative breast cancer. We talk about how a nurse’s question during a routine physical “saved her life”, and a kindness challenge she started to help lift her up during the dark days of treatment.
Identifying and Addressing the Barriers to Clinical Trial Access
January 21st 2021This week on the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Martha Raymond, of The Raymond Foundation, about how providers can ensure patient safety to increase trial enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what she and her colleagues are doing to provide better trial access to all patients with cancer.
Savoring Every Ounce of Life While Undergoing Treatment for Skin Cancer
January 14th 2021In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with someone who has undergone 41 surgeries and physically debilitating treatments during his more than 15-year journey with several cases of skin cancer. We discussed his cancer journey, and why, as he starts a new treatment after his most prior therapy failed, he’s focused on quality rather than quantity of life.
The Breasties: Igniting Strength and Positivity Through Community
December 3rd 2020This week on the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we discuss the power of community with The Breasties co-founders Brianna Majsiak and Allie Brudner Brumel and how their own experiences with breast cancer brought them together.
Smiling Through Cancer Treatment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
November 26th 2020In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a teenager who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked about her cancer journey, what it was like to receive treatment during the pandemic, and more.
Love and Marriage: Tackling Two Bouts of Cancer Together
November 12th 2020In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a couple that has been married for 41 years about their journey as patient and caregiver during two bouts of triple-negative breast cancer. The couple, Janice and Rex Cowden, also give others facing similar situations advice on how to persevere together.
Picking Away at the Oral Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
November 5th 2020In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with the dental director in the oral health program at the Rhode Island Department of Health about the oral health issues that can occur as a result of a patient’s cancer treatment.
Katie Couric and Paula Schneider: Sharing Cancer Journeys One Letter At a Time
October 29th 2020In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with television journalist Katie Couric and Susan G. Komen CEO Paula Schneider about their experiences with cancer, and the advice they offered their pre-cancer selves.
Understanding the Pendulum Swing in CLL Research Over the Last Decade
October 15th 2020In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with an expert from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston about the results of an early-phase clinical trial that assessed the efficacy of a combination therapy in the frontline setting in patients with CLL aged 65 years and younger, as well as a pendulum swing in research over the last decade.
Coping With Pediatric Cancer in the Time of COVID
October 1st 2020On this week’s episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, pediatric cancer patient Jelena and mom Andrea join us to talk about what it was like facing cancer and a pandemic at the same time, and how they were excited to partner with St. Baldrick’s to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
‘Trust, But Verify’: How a Cancer Survivor Became His Own Best Advocate
September 10th 2020This week on the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Larry Whipple — a lung cancer survivor who became his own best advocate — about how his insistence on the best care led to results he could only dream of, and how other patients with cancer can take an active role in their own care, too.
The Basics of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
August 27th 2020In this week’s episode of the CURE® Talks Cancer podcast, surgical oncologist Dr. Margo Shoup sits down with CURE® to shed some light on retroperitoneal sarcoma and shares her thoughts on what patients need to know about its diagnosis and treatment.
Eating to Stay Healthy Through Cancer Treatment
August 6th 2020In this week’s episode of the CURE Talks Cancer podcast, oncology dietitian Rachel Wong shares some insight into the dietary modifications patients with cancer can make to ensure they maintain their nutrition and stay healthy through their treatment and beyond.
Staying Cool: Cold Caps and Hair Preservation in Cancer
July 16th 2020In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with breast cancer specialist Dr. Julie Nangia about the increase of popularity in the use of devices known as cold caps to help patients with solid tumors receiving treatment for their disease keep more of their hair from falling out.
From Cancer to Crowns: One Patient's Journey
July 9th 2020This week on the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Whitney O’Connor, who was 30 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer - for the first time. After going through treatment and facing breast cancer a second time just a few years later, O’Connor created her own silver lining: The Boobie Queen Company.
