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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.
Just for Teens - Cancer and School
February 27, 2012
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(4.01 MB/4:23)
How teenagers with cancer can balance school and treatment.
Understanding the Costs Related to Cancer Care
February 20, 2012
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(4.84 MB/5:17)
Common costs related to cancer care.
2012 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium Highlights, with Ezra Cohen, MD
February 13, 2012
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(18.89 MB/20:37)
Ezra Cohen, MD, discusses the research highlights from the 2012 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona.
Seeking a Second Opinion
February 6, 2012
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(3.18 MB/3:28)
Getting a second opinion when making cancer treatment decisions.
2012 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Highlights, with Nicholas Vogelzang, MD
January 31, 2012
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(24.78 MB/27:04)
Nicholas Vogelzang, MD, discusses the research highlights from the 2012 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, California, including research on prostate cancer.
Choosing an Oncologist
January 23, 2012
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(5.42 MB/5:55)
How to choose a doctor for your cancer care.
2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium Highlights, with Morton Kahlenberg, MD
January 17, 2012
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(19.13 MB/20:53)
Morton Kahlenberg, MD, discusses the research highlights from the 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, California, including research on pancreatic, colorectal, and esophageal cancers and neuroendocrine tumors.
CT Scan - What to Expect
January 2, 2012
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(5.2 MB/5:40)
This podcast explains what to expect during a computed tomography, or CT, scan.
2011 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Highlights, with Andrew Seidman, MD
December 19, 2011
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(13.91 MB/15:12)
In this podcast, we discuss some of the highlights of the 2011 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 6 - 10, 2011. This podcast is led by Dr. Andrew Seidman and helps put major research advances into context and explain what they mean for patients.
Highlights of ASCO's 2011 Clinical Cancer Advances Report, with Nicholas Vogelzang, MD
December 5, 2011
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(16.25 MB/17:45)
Highlights of ASCO's 2011 Clinical Cancer Advances report that summarizes the most important advances in clinical cancer research over the past year.