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Cancer Survivorship Audio Programs

Doctor as Patient: A Leading Urologist’s Experience as a Prostate Cancer Survivor
Dr. Paul Schellhammer, a leading prostate cancer researcher and urologic oncologist, is intimately familiar with prostate cancer. As an expert in the field, Dr. Schellhammer knew that someday, he too...
by Patient Power | 03/16/2012
The Keys to Cancer Survivorship
Straight from the Anderson Network Cancer Survivorship Conference in Houston, oncology social worker Lynn Waldmann shares her keys to cancer survivorship.
by Patient Power | 09/19/2011
Where Cancer Treatment and Prevention Are Headed
Where are we headed with cancer prevention and treatment? Dr. Raymond Dubois, professor of cancer biology and cancer medicine, provost and executive vice president at MD Anderson Cancer Center, explores personalized...
by Patient Power | 09/18/2011
How I Moved on With My Life After Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer survivor and mentor James Brown shares his story of life after cancer. He explains the importance of men monitoring their own health and the benefits of an optimistic outlook.
by Patient Power | 09/18/2011
Brain Metastases: There is Hope
In this podcast, Dr. Mehta will discuss the seriousness of the diagnosis and why there is hope for long-term survivorship for many who have brain metastases. He also will highlight...
by Patient Power | 01/11/2011
The Latest Myeloma News from ASH
by Patient Power | 12/21/2010
Oncofertility: Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients
Being diagnosed with cancer at a young age is scary and it brings up a lot of questions. Will treatment affect your fertility? What are your options for fertility preservation? ...
by Patient Power | 11/18/2010
Cancer & Diabetes
Cancer and the treatment of cancer may put you at risk for Diabetes. M. D. Anderson’s Internal Medicine Department has specialists who see only patients with cancer and diabetes, and...
by Patient Power | 08/31/2010
Screening Controversy and the Next Wave of Patient Empowerment
Much of what patients heard about the new breast cancer screening guidelines in December of 2009 not only confused them, but also caused quite a debate. Do mammograms need to...
by Patient Power | 12/15/2009
Advances in the Treatment of Cervical Cancer
Approximately 15,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually. The most common cause of cervical cancer is human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. In this program, Dr. Pamela Soliman will discuss the...
by Patient Power | 12/01/2009
Patient Empowerment and the World Wide Web
Now more than ever before, you and other patients are realizing the importance of taking charge of your personal health. What does it mean to be an empowered patient? How...
by Patient Power | 09/09/2009
Cancer Survivorship: Treating More Than the Tumor
Treating just the tumor is not enough. With 12 million cancer survivors in this country, and more joining their ranks all the time, experts have to do better at not...
by Patient Power | 07/28/2009
News from ASCO: 6-Minute Cancer Survivorship Care Plans Now Online
With 12 million cancer survivors across the United States, some of the breaking news from the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Orlando, Florida, concerned the development...
by Patient Power | 06/01/2009
Benefits of Survivorship Treatment Care Plans
What happens after a battle with cancer? Does life continue as if nothing ever happened? Fortunately, cancer survivorship is a word more people are familiarizing themselves with. On this episode...
by Patient Power | 05/13/2009
A Home Away From Home When Dealing with Cancer
Cancer recovery calls for a place where you can relax and recover during treatment, or better yet, a home away from home. Karen Warman, a breast cancer survivor, joins this...
by Patient Power | 02/11/2009
Changes in Intimate and Sexual Relationships After Cancer
Cancer survivors face unique challenges and adjustments in the years following treatment. Whether its returning to work or regaining emotional stability, it takes time to fully get back on track....
by Patient Power | 10/22/2008
Cancer In Generation X/Y – Does Anyone Care?
A cancer diagnosis is difficult to deal with at any age, but the perspectives and experiences can vastly differ based on age. Issues for young cancer patients have been isolation,...
by Patient Power | 09/22/2008
What Happens After Cancer? Childhood Cancer Survivorship
What happens after a childhood cancer diagnosis? Are survivorship programs recommended for all young cancer patients? What are the issues and challenges facing these young survivors? These questions and more...
by Patient Power | 08/20/2008
You've Been Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer - Now What?
Close to 200,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. Although prostate cancer is very treatable if caught early, the numerous treatment options can be overwhelming for patients...
by Patient Power | 07/02/2008
How to be a Powerful and Healthy Cancer Survivor
A cancer diagnosis can be devastating. This is the time when patients need their families and friends the most. But what if you have beaten cancer? What happens after successful...
by Patient Power | 06/25/2008
Breast Cancer Patient Power
In this webcast, Dr. Ken Miller from Yale Cancer Center and two breast cancer patients discuss questions that arise with a breast cancer diagnosis. Dr. Miller is the author of...
by Patient Power | 04/08/2008
Cancer Survivorship
Doctors told Jerry Lieberman he had three years to live and he was still in his early 20’s with his whole life ahead of him. Two bone marrow transplants and...
by Patient Power | 01/09/2008
Genetics & Cancer Risk
Whenever the topic of cancer is discussed, central to the conversation are questions of where cancer comes from and why certain individuals develop the disease. During the past several years,...
by Patient Power | 10/16/2007
Cancer Survivorship
So what happens AFTER cancer? This Patient Power program addresses cancer survivors’ ongoing need for emotional and social support. The program stresses the need for survivors to stay educated about...
by Patient Power | 09/04/2007