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Cancer.Net Podcasts
Cancer.Net is pleased to offer its patient information on cancer research, treatment, coping, and many other topics in an audio podcast format. This gives people with cancer, and their families and friends, an additional option of how they'd like to receive oncologist-approved information from Cancer.Net.
Explaining Podcasts
A Cancer.Net Podcast is a pre-recorded audio file in which a specific cancer-related topic is addressed in order to assist people with cancer. A podcast can be listened to online (through the Internet) or downloaded to your computer free of charge. After downloading, a Cancer.Net Podcast may also be transferred to an MP3 audio player, such as an iPod. To download or listen to a Cancer.Net Podcast on your computer, you will need software capable of playing MP3 files, such as Windows Media Player or QuickTime.
You may also want to subscribe to Cancer.Net Podcasts, so that new offerings are automatically downloaded to your personal computer as soon as they are available. To subscribe, copy-and-paste the link below into software that allows podcast subscriptions, such as iTunes or Juice.
For a variety of podcasts designed for professionals in the field of oncology, see the ASCO Podcasts.
2011 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights on Melanoma and Neuroblastoma, with Lynn Schuchter, MD
June 5, 2011
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(12.36 MB/13:30)
In this podcast, we discuss news highlighted at ASCO's 2011 Annual Meeting regarding melanoma and neuroblastoma.
2011 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights on Melanoma, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer, and Leukemia, with Sonali Smith, MD
June 4, 2011
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(15.8 MB/17:15)
In this podcast, we discuss some of the news highlighted at ASCO's 2011 Annual Meeting regarding new drugs for melanoma and leukemia, selecting treatment for lung cancer, and predicting survival for men with prostate cancer.
2011 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights on Breast and Ovarian Cancers, with Andrew Seidman, MD
June 4, 2011
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(13.18 MB/14:23)
In this podcast, we discuss news highlighted at ASCO's 2011 Annual Meeting regarding breast and ovarian cancers.
2011 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights on Personalized Medicine and Childhood Leukemia, with Richard Schilsky, MD
June 3, 2011
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(9.98 MB/10:53)
In this podcast, we discuss news highlighted at ASCO's 2011 Annual Meeting regarding personalized medicine and childhood leukemia.
Melanoma Treatment Information: Ipilimumab and its Side Effects, with Lynn M. Schuchter, MD
May 26, 2011
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(9.5 MB/10:22)
In March 2011, the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approved a medication called ipilimumab, or Yervoy, for the treatment of later-stage melanoma. To help explain the treatment risks and side effects is Lynn M. Schuchter, MD
2011 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights: May 18, 2011 Patient Advocate Teleconference, with Cancer.Net Editor-in-Chief Diane Blum, MSW, ASCO President George W. Sledge, Jr., MD, and Mark Kris, MD
May 19, 2011
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(6.79 MB/59:20)
A recording of the May 18, 2011 teleconference for patient advocates on the news coming out of the 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting. It includes a discussion of research on HPV testing for cervical cancer, screening and a new treatment for ovarian cancer, PSA testing for prostate cancer, predicting the risk of nerve damage from chemotherapy, treatment for advanced cancers, and the effects of smoking for women with a high risk of breast cancer.
Cancer and the Workplace
May 2, 2011
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(6.95 MB/7:35)
In this podcast, we discuss dealing with workplace discrimination after a cancer diagnosis.
Fertility and Cancer Treatment
April 18, 2011
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(5.65 MB/6:10)
In this podcast, we talk about how cancer treatment affects the body and options for men and women to preserve their fertility. We'll end with some questions to ask the doctor that you may want to jot down.
Giving Patients a Way to Share Their Stories, with Evan Lipson, MD
April 4, 2011
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(5.61 MB/6:08)
This podcast is led by ASCO member, Evan J. Lipson, MD. Dr. Lipson recently launched a website, called Seize the Days, that offers people with cancer and their families an opportunity to record and preserve audio interviews as a way to share their personal stories with others. In this podcast, Dr. Lipson discusses Seize the Days and provides stories from patients about how a cancer diagnosis affected their lives. ASCO would like to thank Dr. Lipson and his patients for sharing these stories.
Understanding Cancer Vaccines
March 21, 2011
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(5.82 MB/6:21)
In this podcast, we discuss vaccines and how they may prevent or treat certain types of cancer. We also talk about how cancer vaccines are being tested in clinical trials.