Cancer.Net is pleased to offer its patient information on cancer research, treatment, coping, and many other topics in a new technologic format: audio podcast. 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.
2010 ASCO Annual Meeting Research Round Up - Leukemia, with Charles Schiffer, MD
August 16, 2010
In this podcast, Lidia Schapira, MD discusses several topics presented ASCO’s 2010 Annual Meeting, including the impact of cancer on a family, the costs of cancer care, and making informed treatment decisions. (14.33 MB/15:16)
2010 ASCO Annual Meeting Research Round Up - Ovarian Cancer, with Maurie Markman, MD
August 2, 2010
In this podcast, Robert Miller, MD discusses some of the research on the side effects of cancer treatment presented at ASCO's 2010 Annual Meeting, including information on the treatment of hot flashes, bone pain, and fatigue. (21.20 MB/23:09)
2010 ASCO Annual Meeting Research Round Up - Hematologic Cancer, with John Sweetenham, MD
July 19, 2010
In this podcast, John Sweetenham, MD discusses some of the research on lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and leukemia presented at ASCO's 2010 Annual Meeting. (17.70 MB/19:23)
2010 ASCO Annual Meeting Research Round Up - Breast Cancer, with Julie Gralow, MD
July 12, 2010
In this podcast, Richard Goldberg, MD discusses some of the research on colorectal, pancreatic, and stomach cancers presented at ASCO's 2010 Annual Meeting. (8.95 MB/9:46)
2010 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights on Prostate, Colon, and Ovarian Cancers, with Jennifer Obel, MD
June 6, 2010
Jennifer Obel, MD, discusses the research highlights on prostate, colon, and ovarian cancers from the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. (11.30 MB/12:24)
2010 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights on Breast Cancer, with Eric Winer, MD
June 6, 2010
Chair of ASCO's Cancer Communications Committee Mark Kris, MD, discusses the research highlights on Lung Cancer from the 2010 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. (9.32 MB/10:10)
