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Update frequency:
every 22 days
Average audio length:
31 minutes
Guest interviews
Video podcast
English
United States
19 episodes
since Aug. 13, 2024
episodic

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Michelle Robinson never expected to hear the words “you have cancer” before 40. In this episode of Cancer Clear and Simple, Michelle shares how bariatric surgery led to the discovery of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. The cancer was caught early, without symptoms, and resolved through surgery, fo…

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In this episode of Cancer Clear and Simple, Willie Scott Cooper reflects on caring for his younger brother during the final days of his life after a sudden cancer diagnosis. What unfolds is a story of brotherhood, responsibility, and love carried across a lifetime into hospital rooms, late nights, …
Care can feel like a private storm—until someone holds the door, sends a goofy gif, or says me too. We sat down with comedian Jesús Trejo at the Carbone Cancer Center’s Fall Cancer Conference to unpack what caregiving really looks like across a lifetime: advocating for an aging parent, showing up t…
Caregiving changes you. Under the pressure of serious diagnoses and relentless decisions, we talk candidly about what keeps caregivers and clinicians going—and where the system falls short. With Dr. Noelle Loconte, a GI medical oncologist and community outreach leader at the UW Carbone Cancer Cente…
Caregiving doesn’t pause for work shifts, school pickup, or broken cars—and it definitely doesn’t pause for a two-hour drive to chemo. We sit down with Kelsey Swenson, a pediatric nurse practitioner in hematology and oncology, to talk candidly about the human side of cancer care: the relief of remi…
Caregivers carry cancer care far beyond the hospital walls. We sit down with Dr. Christian Capitini, acting director of the UW Carbone Cancer Center, to explore the unseen work families do—learning medical language on the fly, managing beeping pumps at 2 a.m., navigating insurance snags, and keepin…
Dr. Monica Patel, medical oncologist at UW Health, shares her expertise on clinical trials in cancer care and the importance of ensuring equitable access for all communities. She challenges common misconceptions while providing practical guidance for patients considering clinical trials as part of …
 What happens when the person designing cancer treatment technology suddenly becomes the patient? In this powerful episode, software engineer Michael Wilson shares his journey from coding radiotherapy machines to battling stage 3 melanoma. He explains cancer in simple terms, reveals how immunothera…
Dr. Joshua Lang from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Carbone Cancer Center discusses liquid biopsies, a revolutionary approach that uses simple blood samples to detect and monitor cancer, offering less invasive alternatives to traditional tissue biopsies.• Liquid biopsies detect cancer cells or…
Cancer evokes mixed emotions ranging from fear to scientific curiosity, especially for those in medical fields like medical physics where practitioners help develop radiation treatment plans and support imaging technologies.• Medical physics bridges abstract physics concepts with practical healthca…
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