S2 Ep64: Understanding Genomics in Lung Cancer
While a lung cancer diagnosis can be a lot to understand, genomics is a new aspect of the disease that patients should better understand, as it can affect treatment decisions as well. In this week’...
26 Dec 201911min
S2 Ep63: ‘Speaking Out’ on Legal Protection in Cancer
In the United States, there are specific laws in place to protect those who have received a cancer diagnosis as well as for those who are at an increased risk for hereditary cancer. In this week’s epi...
19 Dec 201910min
S2 Ep62: Preparing Nurses for the 'Silver Tsunami'
About 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, bringing on what some call a "silver tsunami" of geriatric patients flooding the healthcare system. However, less than 1% of nurses are geriatric certified. ...
16 Dec 201926min
S2 Ep61: The Blueprint to Facing a Rare Disease
When a 20-something med student started to experience overwhelming fatigue and organ failure out of nowhere, he eventually took matters into his own hands. Dr. David C. Fajgenbaum, who is now an ass...
12 Dec 201918min
S2 Ep60: Life, Death, Psychedelic Mushrooms and Cancer
In this week’s “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we speak with Tony Bossis, PhD, head of the Cancer Anxiety Project, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, and director of palliative care at NYU. Bo...
4 Dec 201935min
S2 Ep59: Living With a Rare Cancer
In this week’s “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Michelle Velez, a married mother of two and news anchor in Las Vegas, who developed a rare gynecological cancer following a molar pregnancy. ...
27 Nov 20199min
S2 Ep58: Using Education to Understand the Realties of Palliative Care
As palliative care becomes a bigger part of a patient’s treatment journey, oncology nurses need to understand the realities and benefits of palliative care and help make their patients understand thes...
21 Nov 201922min
S2 Ep57: There’s Always Hope in Prostate Cancer
After putting off a trip to the doctor, Grammy-winning songwriter and vocal producer Kuk Harrell was devastated to learn that he had prostate cancer, like his father before him. However, with his cha...
20 Nov 201915min
