Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support Community

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

Special Encore Presentation: Coping with Cancer During the Holidays

With the holiday season in full swing, on today's episode, the Cancer Support Community addresses the impact of the holidays on cancer patients and their families and addresses ways to cope during this time of year.

10-18
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Making Treatment Decisions for an Advanced Cancer Diagnosis

This episode focuses on making treatment decisions when you or your loved one has been diagnosed with an advanced cancer.

01-24
58:22

What You Need to Know About Advanced or Metastatic Bladder Cancer

Over the last decade, the number of treatment options for patients with advanced cancers has greatly expanded.

11-29
58:55

Us TOO: A Look into the Prostate Cancer Support Network

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. With one in seven men diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetimes, it is the second most common cancer affecting men in the U.S.

09-03
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Look at Grief, Even When We Want to Run Away

Grief can be complicated and confusing. Coping with the feelings that follow a loss can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be something from which we run away. In this episode, we sit down with Susan Ash Lee, Vice President, Clinical Services at CSC.

04-05
55:29

Young and Diagnosed: Recalculating When Life Takes a Detour

This episode is part of our special series “Young and Diagnosed” which focuses on the unique challenges and experiences of young adults facing a cancer diagnosis.

03-29
50:54

Liza and John Marshall on Getting Things “Off Our Chests”

“Cancer always catches people by surprise and will always be someone else’s problem...we are all terrified that one day, the someone else will be us.

02-22
57:11

Spotlight on Skin Cancer: Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers

In this episode, we take a close look at advanced non-melanoma skin cancer.

12-21
49:55

Coping with Multiple Myeloma

Thanks to advances in research and several new treatments, people diagnosed with multiple myeloma are living better and longer than ever before. The disease is treatable and can be managed like any other chronic condition.

11-02
55:27

Running on Empty: Taking on Doctor Burnout

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors and other healthcare providers were being tested by a number of stressors that impacted their emotional well-being and, by extension, patient care.

10-12
55:09

Young and Diagnosed: Encountering the Unexpected

Our special series “Young and Diagnosed” focuses on the unique challenges and experiences of young adults facing a cancer diagnosis. In this episode, we meet Suleika Jaouad and Jonathan Sommers.

08-10
55:40

Talking Health at the Barbershop

For many Black men, barbershops are a safe place to engage with their community and have meaningful conversations about issues that affect their lives. In this episode, we talk to Dr.

08-03
54:11

Encore: Health Equity and Cancer Care

The events of 2020 and their aftermath will likely be studied for decades to come.

07-20
55:23

Spotlight on Skin Cancer: Advanced SCC and BSSC Skin Cancers

There are many forms of skin cancer, some better known than others. In this episode of our special series Spotlight on Skin Cancer, we are going to take a look at two forms of advanced skin cancer: advanced basal and squamous cell skin cancers.

05-18
54:34

Health Equity and Cancer Care

The events of 2020 and their aftermath will likely be studied for decades to come.

04-20
55:23

A Frank Conversation about Laryngeal Cancer

This episode takes a close look at the different aspects of treating and living with laryngeal cancer, or cancer of the larynx, which impacts the voice box. While it’s true that much will change, there is also a lot to be hopeful about.

11-10
53:54

Utilization Management and What It Means for You

Chances are that you may never had heard of Utilization Management unless you’re in the industry, but you have probably heard of or experienced “prior authorization” and maybe even “Fail First.

11-03
55:34

A Frank Conversation about Mesothelioma

While the word mesothelioma may be familiar from various advertisements, most people will likely have never met someone diagnosed with this rare cancer. In this episode, we will discuss symptoms, diagnosis and treatments, including new approaches.

09-22
56:40

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