Cancer Straight Talk Podcast

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Cancer Straight Talk Podcast from MSK
Cancer Straight Talk is a 2024 Gracie Award Winner for Best Educational Podcast and the prestigious Grand Award.

Cancer Straight Talk from Memorial Sloan Kettering is a podcast about cancer that brings together patients and experts, to have straightforward evidence-based conversations. Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes hosts this cancer podcast with a mission to educate and empower cancer patients and their family members.

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If you have questions, feedback, or topic ideas for upcoming episodes, please e-mail us at: MSKPodcast@mskcc.org

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Dr. Shanu Modi
A Game-Changing Cancer Drug Gives Stage 4 Breast Cancer Patients New Hope
For nearly half of all breast cancer patients – those with low levels of the HER2 protein – targeted treatment options have always been limited. Palliative chemo has been the standard of care in stage 4 metastatic patients – until now.
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Lowering Your Cancer Risk with a Healthy Diet
Lowering Your Cancer Risk with a Healthy Diet (Spanish)
We are what we eat, and there’s no doubt that certain lifestyles increase the risk of developing cancer. So how does food help us reduce that risk? Where do I find healthy food? What should I be eating if I have cancer?
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Breakthrough Rectal Cancer Drug Trial: What It Means For You (Spanish)
Breakthrough Rectal Cancer Drug Trial: What It Means For You
A recent clinical trial for rectal cancer headed up by MSK has grabbed the attention of the world. Like a miracle, in a subset of patients with the right genetic makeup, an IV infusion of an immunotherapy caused a complete remission in every single patient. The doctors were shocked.
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George and Justin
Finding Hope and Acceptance in a Cancer Diagnosis: One Couple’s Advice
You’ve received a cancer diagnosis. Now what? For George Kolasa, it was obvious: use his glioblastoma diagnosis for good. “I’ve been chosen.”
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The Cost of Cancer: Advice on Insurance, Planning and Paying for Treatment
The Cost of Cancer: Advice on Insurance, Planning and Paying for Treatment
One of the most universal and devastating side effects of cancer is financial toxicity. Learn tips for choosing the right insurance plan, oral versus IV treatments, planning ahead and resources for aid.
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What’s the Hash on the Little Green Plant and Cancer?
What’s the Hash on the Little Green Plant and Cancer?
What makes a good pain remedy– chemically, mentally, legally? Is it better as an edible, oil or vapor? How does one even begin to figure out dosing?
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“My Children Were My Motivation”: One Mother’s Fight to Stay Alive
“My Children Were My Motivation”: One Mother’s Fight to Stay Alive (Spanish)
On Christmas Eve 2004, Belkis Chalas learned she had stage 4 cancer of the small intestine and months to live. As a mother of two, she couldn’t help but ask, “Why me?” Then she found Memorial Sloan Kettering.
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The Day I Couldn't Sing: Rock Star Andrew McMahon on Surviving the Identity Crisis of Cancer
The Day I Couldn't Sing: Rock Star Andrew McMahon on Surviving the Identity Crisis of Cancer
Andrew and his wife, Kelly, talk about their struggle to save not just Andrew’s life but also their marriage and personal identities.
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A Man's Guide to Sex and Cancer
A Man’s Guide to Sex and Cancer
Learn about the impacts of cancer and its treatment on men’s sexual health, and get advice for regaining sexual function.
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How Does Cycling Fight Cancer? Dave Linn & Ethan Zohn on the Power of Cycle for Survival
How Does Cycling Fight Cancer? Dave Linn & Ethan Zohn on the Power of Cycle for Survival
Every year, tens of thousands of people across the country hop on stationary bikes to raise money for rare cancer research. How did this phenomenon start? And who is that money helping?