# Michael Leary

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060: Reimagining Cancer Survivorship and Leading with Heart - Suzanne Stone

What happens when a life in media, advocacy, and leadership converges on a mission to transform the way we support people with cancer?  On this episode of Believe in Progress, the AACR Foundation’s podcast, we hear from Suzanne Stone, an Emmy-winning storyteller, nonprofit champion, and the Presid…

061: Competing Against Cancer - Pickleball Pro Steve Dawson’s Journey of Resilience

What happens when an elite athlete, known for his focus and discipline, faces a life-changing diagnosis? In this episode of Believe in Progress, a podcast of the AACR Foundation, we sit down with Steve Dawson, a titan in the world of pickleball, to discuss his experiences with prostate cancer. Par…

063: The Philadelphia Cycling Classic is Back: Eric M. Robbins and Carlos Rogers Share the Revival Story

What does it take to revive a beloved Philadelphia tradition after a decade-long hiatus? In this episode of Believe in Progress, a podcast of the AACR Foundation, we sit down with two men who are bringing professional cycling back to the streets of Philadelphia. Part One introduces the grassroots …

064: How High School Students Raised More Than $500,000 for Cancer Research

What does it take for high school students to raise more than $500,000 for cancer research? In this episode of Believe in Progress, we meet Suhani Makwana, who turned her teacher's cancer diagnosis into a movement that's funding breakthrough research in blood cancers. You will hear from two extraor…

065: Behind the Breakthroughs: How AACR Funds Cancer Research

Behind every breakthrough in cancer science and medicine is a complex ecosystem of funding, peer review, and strategic support that allows innovative investigators to thrive. On this episode of Believe in Progress, we meet two of the key players in that ecosystem at the American Association for Can…

066: Running for Research: Katie Rabinowitz Seeks to Live Well with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Despite facing a long family history of cancer, testing positive for a BRCA mutation at 30, and surviving breast cancer at 32, Katie Rabinowitz was living her best life as an attorney and marathon runner. Then she ran through severe chest pain at a Boulder, Colorado marathon.  Initially, her docto…

068: From Mustache to Mission: How StacheStrong Is Changing Brain Cancer Research

In this episode, we hear the remarkable story of how a son, an elder brother, and a family dealt with a devastating cancer diagnosis with love and determination. When George John "GJ" Gerner III was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) at the age of 27 in 2017, he and his close-knit family …

Health care challenges in the Berkshires (with Michael Leary)

This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Michael Leary, director of media relations for Berkshire Health Systems. They dive into what makes Berkshire County such a complicated place for health care access – with rural towns, busier cities, college students, a…

069: No Young Adult Should Face Cancer Alone

In this episode, we hear the remarkable story of how personal loss and friendship became the foundation for a 25-year mission to ensure no young adult faces cancer alone. When Brock Yetso was 23, his mother was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. She passed away in just weeks. At the same tim…

070: The Cancer Test Most Patients Don't Know Exists: BLOODPAC

In this episode, we explore a quiet revolution underway in cancer care. Instead of a painful biopsy or months of anxious waiting between scans, a single vial of blood may be able to indicate whether cancer is present, whether it is responding to treatment, or whether it has returned. The technology…