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Cancer in Our Community

Community Outreach and Engagement at Moffitt Cancer Center

Hosted by Dr. Brandon Blue and produced by the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, at Moffitt Cancer Center, Cancer in Our Community is a podcast that discusses Black health disparities. Why? Because while cancer is a disease that could affect any of us or our loved ones, the Black community is at greater risk. Whether that"s through poor diagnosis or treatment, Black people are more likely to develop and die from many cancers. But there are those studying how to close these gaps in health

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Dr. Saima Rashid and Dr. Parmvir Bahia - The...

Cancer in Our Community ·

2025/08/11

Terms like hospice and palliative care can instantly make us think of worst case scenarios, but whether you are a patient or a caregiver, they should be considered a normal part of the experience offered by experts in Supportive Care Medicine.Treating a patient is not just about killing the cancer, but doing everything you can to improve their quality of life, a subject that Dr. Saima Rashid is familiar with as a specialist in palliative care, and Parmvir as a caregiver to her sister

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Mr. Travis Coy & Dr. Parmvir Bahia - The Caregiver's...

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2025/08/05

Cancer is a profoundly disabling illness, whether that is due to side effects from the life-saving treatments or the disease itself. Understandably then, patients need constant and vital support in the form of caregivers, but who do we consider to be a caregiver, and what does their role involve? In this episode we discuss the essential role of caregivers, who qualifies as a caregiver, and the responsibilities they take on. We also address an important question: who looks after the caregivers when

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43:21

Sante! To your good health

Cancer in Our Community ·

2025/06/19

June is recognized in the US as Caribbean-American Heritage Month. So what better time to say Sante! or Cheers! to recognize the important achievements of researchers working to support members of the Caribbean community.We speak with Dr. Dorothie Durosier Mertilus about how important it is it literally be able to speak someone’s language; in her case French or Haitian Creole. We hear from from Dr. Clement Gwede, the scientist whose lab is out in the community. Coming at gaps in care from

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Dr. Matt Schabath - Bringing your whole self

Cancer in Our Community ·

2024/12/18

Why does it matter if someone identifies as LGBTQ+ or is recognized as a sexual gender minority? What do these terms even mean, and why are they relevant to cancer care? Dr. Matthew Schabath talks about this and more as he describes his work as an epidemiologist, initiatives using AI in diagnosis, and a researcher studying health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community.Learn more about our guest Matt on his website: https://www.moffitt.org/research-science/researchers/matthew-schabath/ and a recent

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Drs. Brandon Blue and Sarimar Agosto - The Crossover...

Cancer in Our Community ·

2024/08/01

Health disparities in cancer care are driven by many different factors and many marginalized communities will be impacted in different ways. On the flip side, many socio-economic factors will mean that patients from diverse backgrounds will be impacted in similar ways. In this “Crossover” episode, Dr. Brandon Blue, host of Cancer in our Community, sits down with Dr. Sarimar Agosto Salgado, host of Cáncer en nuestra Comunidad. They discuss their experiences and the need to consider language, culture

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