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Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support Community

Cancer Support Community

Frankly Speaking about Cancer is a program that inspires, educates, and empowers patients, survivors, and caregivers living with cancer.

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56:51

Encore: What You Need to Know About Melanoma

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2016/07/05

Melanoma cases are on the rise, but innovative new treatments are increasing survival rates and giving patients new hope. Guest host Linda House is joined by Louise M. Perkins, Ph.D., of the Melanoma Research Alliance; April K.S. Salama, MD, of Duke University; and Donna Piunt, melanoma survivor and blogger at The Cancer Spot to discuss the melanoma experience, from prevention through survivorship.

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53:30

Paying for 'real life' when you have cancer

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2016/06/28

A 2011 study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute determined that the cost of all cancer care in the United States totaled 124.5 billion dollars in 2010. It was projected that by the year 2020, this would rise to a total of 157.7 billion dollars. Unfortunately, when families are dealing with these costs, real life for them does not stop. On top of treatment and medical care, there are still bills to pay and groceries to buy. On this episode of Frankly Speaking About Cancer, we'll learn

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57:37

Fact plus Fiction = Truth

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2016/06/21

The book Alice and Oliver is raw, jarring, intense, emotional, exhausting—everything that people experience when they receive a cancer diagnosis. Although this book is a work of fiction, it is based on the author’s real life experience. The book's author Charles Bock joins host Kim Thiboldeaux to talk about this extraordinary book on this episode of Frankly Speaking About Cancer.

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56:10

Encore: Lifting the Fog of Chemo Brain

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2016/06/14

In spite of the fact that up to 60% of patients undergoing treatment for cancer develop chemo brain to some degree, many patients and their loved ones are caught off guard when they experience difficulty concentrating, finding the right words, short term memory loss, and multitasking. Chemo brain can have a significant impact on quality of life. Joining host Kim Thiboldeaux to explain this phenomenon, how it can impact your life, how the brain works and what treatments can help are guests Sue

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56:10

Encore: Lifting the Fog of Chemo Brain

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2016/06/14

In spite of the fact that up to 60% of patients undergoing treatment for cancer develop chemo brain to some degree, many patients and their loved ones are caught off guard when they experience difficulty concentrating, finding the right words, short term memory loss, and multitasking. Chemo brain can have a significant impact on quality of life. Joining host Kim Thiboldeaux to explain this phenomenon, how it can impact your life, how the brain works and what treatments can help are guests Sue

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58:03

Encore: Celebrating National Men's Health Month

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2016/06/07

June is National Men’s Health Month, a time to raise awareness of health issues specific to men and encourage early detection and treatment of disease. In America, men’s health issues can often be overlooked or ignored. Men are statistically far less likely to go to a doctor than women, feel less comfortable reporting health problems and are more likely to face social stigma for reaching out for emotional support. On today's episode, guest host Linda House is joined by Brandon Leonard of the Men's

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58:03

Encore: Celebrating National Men's Health Month

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2016/06/07

June is National Men’s Health Month, a time to raise awareness of health issues specific to men and encourage early detection and treatment of disease. In America, men’s health issues can often be overlooked or ignored. Men are statistically far less likely to go to a doctor than women, feel less comfortable reporting health problems and are more likely to face social stigma for reaching out for emotional support. On today's episode, guest host Linda House is joined by Brandon Leonard of the Men's

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53:48

A Search for Answers in Unlikely Places- A...

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2016/05/31

Where do scientists get the ideas that lead them down a path of inquiry and discovery? Like an old fashioned private eye, today’s guest Dr. James Welsh is following clues and chasing leads that he hopes hold the answers to mysterious events he has witnessed as a doctor-- and today we get to go on the ride with him. Dr. Welsh is the author of the recently released book “Sharks Get Cancer, Mole Rats Don't: How Animals Could Hold the Key to Unlocking Cancer Immunity in Humans.”

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53:48

A Search for Answers in Unlikely Places- A...

Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support... ·

2016/05/31

Where do scientists get the ideas that lead them down a path of inquiry and discovery? Like an old fashioned private eye, today’s guest Dr. James Welsh is following clues and chasing leads that he hopes hold the answers to mysterious events he has witnessed as a doctor-- and today we get to go on the ride with him. Dr. Welsh is the author of the recently released book “Sharks Get Cancer, Mole Rats Don't: How Animals Could Hold the Key to Unlocking Cancer Immunity in Humans.”

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53:17

Broadway's Golden Couple: Marin Mazzie and Jason...

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2016/05/24

Broadway stars Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley talk about their family’s journey facing cancer, sharing with us their perspectives as patient and caregiver, husband and wife—in other words, as a family.

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58:08

Going Gray in May

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2016/05/10

May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. In the United States, there are nearly 700,000 people living with a primary brain or central nervous system tumor, and there will about 78,000 new primary brain tumor diagnoses made this year. To help us learn more about brain tumors and living well with this diagnosis, guest host Linda House is joined by Dr. Nicholas Blondin.

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58:08

Going Gray in May

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2016/05/10

May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. In the United States, there are nearly 700,000 people living with a primary brain or central nervous system tumor, and there will about 78,000 new primary brain tumor diagnoses made this year. To help us learn more about brain tumors and living well with this diagnosis, guest host Linda House is joined by Dr. Nicholas Blondin.

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55:56

The Art and Science of Medicine: A Conversation with...

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2016/05/03

Hippocrates, the Greek physician who is revered as the father of medicine, said, “The art has three factors: the disease, the patient, the physician.” On this episode of Frankly Speaking About Cancer guest host Linda House takes a look at the physician experience—the changing landscape in which they practice, the challenges they face as well as their hopes and aspirations for the future. Linda is joined by Dr. Mikkael Sekeres whose NY Times and Huffington Post blogs aim to shed light on just

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55:56

The Art and Science of Medicine: A Conversation with...

Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support... ·

2016/05/03

Hippocrates, the Greek physician who is revered as the father of medicine, said, “The art has three factors: the disease, the patient, the physician.” On this episode of Frankly Speaking About Cancer guest host Linda House takes a look at the physician experience—the changing landscape in which they practice, the challenges they face as well as their hopes and aspirations for the future. Linda is joined by Dr. Mikkael Sekeres whose NY Times and Huffington Post blogs aim to shed light on just

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56:06

Encore: Take a Break from Cancer: Part 2

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2016/04/26

Summertime is a time when people take time off from work and children and young adults take time off from school to experience new challenges, embark on adventures and just have fun. But for people impacted by cancer taking time off from cancer may seem impossible and improbable. It could be that taking time off from cancer is just what is called for though. Perhaps it brings benefits you might not find otherwise. In Part 2 of our special series, Take a break from cancer, we talk about taking a

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56:06

Encore: Take a Break from Cancer: Part 2

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2016/04/26

Summertime is a time when people take time off from work and children and young adults take time off from school to experience new challenges, embark on adventures and just have fun. But for people impacted by cancer taking time off from cancer may seem impossible and improbable. It could be that taking time off from cancer is just what is called for though. Perhaps it brings benefits you might not find otherwise. In Part 2 of our special series, Take a break from cancer, we talk about taking a

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58:28

Encore: Be Here Now

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2016/04/12

Be Here Now is a raw and intimate documentary film currently in production which chronicles the cancer journey of actor Andy Whitfield and his wife Vashti and inspires all of us to live life fearlessly. Andy became an international star in 2009 when he was cast in the lead role in the hit television show, “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” While seemingly on top of the world, Andy was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma at the end of the first season and passed away in September 2011. But Be Here

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58:28

Encore: Be Here Now

Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support... ·

2016/04/12

Be Here Now is a raw and intimate documentary film currently in production which chronicles the cancer journey of actor Andy Whitfield and his wife Vashti and inspires all of us to live life fearlessly. Andy became an international star in 2009 when he was cast in the lead role in the hit television show, “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” While seemingly on top of the world, Andy was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma at the end of the first season and passed away in September 2011. But Be Here

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55:46

Understanding Professional Grief

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2016/04/05

Although social service professionals are trained to help their clients cope with the grief that accompanies a loss, there is often little formal training on how these professionals should process their own grief when a client passes away. Social workers, nurses, physicians, clergy members, professional caregivers and others in similar occupations that experience death on a regular and continuous basis can experience “bereavement overload” that can lead to burnout and even post-traumatic stress

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55:46

Understanding Professional Grief

Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support... ·

2016/04/05

Although social service professionals are trained to help their clients cope with the grief that accompanies a loss, there is often little formal training on how these professionals should process their own grief when a client passes away. Social workers, nurses, physicians, clergy members, professional caregivers and others in similar occupations that experience death on a regular and continuous basis can experience “bereavement overload” that can lead to burnout and even post-traumatic stress

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