Oral Mucositis is probably the most common, debilitating complication of cancer surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. What is it, why is it common with cancer treatment, and what can you do about it? Stay tuned to find out.
Withdrawal of the very people you expect to support you in the cancer journey can sting...learn how to survive and also how to better support a friend with cancer.
When a 42-year old finds out she has advanced metastatic cancer she embarks on a personal journey of discovery. What can this series teach us? Listen to learn.
Long-term survivors of cancer are very common, but oncologists still hesitate to use the word “cure"...why is that? Learn the reasons with Dr. Jeanna Ford.
How does chemotherapy work, and why does it cause side effects? We answer these questions and more in this episode about chemotherapy.
Cancer cells often have ways to hide from immune cells. Learn how immunotherapy helps our body's own defenses - "Natural Born Killers" - to fight the cancer.
Radiation therapy is the use of ionizing radiation to destroy cancer cells. Learn how it works, the types of treatment, and side effects you may experience.
Like the seeds of a dandelion drift on the wind and land other places, cancer can spread under the right conditions. How does cancer spread and why does it happen? We tackle these questions in this episode in our series “Everything you always wanted...
Cancer staging communicates the extent of cancer in the body so that everyone involved is speaking the same language. Learn about stage, TNM, and subcategories.
Nobody wants a cancer diagnosis, and we just want to return to normalcy. It is easy to be drawn to promises of a cure. Dr. Matzo shows you how to spot a fraud. Dr. Jeanna Ford joins us again to also share her experiences and wisdom as we discuss the...