Latest episode
57. Palliative Care vs Hospice Care
26:55||Ep. 57On this episode of Cancer Aware, we are talking with Maria Silveira who is a palliative care specialist at Michigan Medicine and the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs. She has over 20 years of experience working in the hospital and in clinic, taking care of patients with serious illness, supporting them and their families through what is often the toughest time of their lives. She helps train the next generation of palliative care and hospice physicians and nurse practitioners, and she does research in symptom management.You can learn more about Dr. Silveira here. You can learn more about Cancer Aware on our website.A transcript of this episode can be found here.Cancer Aware is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network, and is produced by the Michigan Medicine Department of Communication. You can subscribe to Cancer Aware on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.
More episodes
View all episodes
56. Patient Financial Toxicity
26:14||Ep. 56It’s estimated that one in three Americans experience medical cost distress, and many fear the high cost of debt will leave them financially destitute. As a result, many may decline needed treatments or therapies.Here to address this issue is Dr. Mark Fendrick, Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Health Management and Policy in the U-M School of Public Health.Dr. Fendrick directs the Value-Based Insurance Design Center at the University of Michigan and his research focuses on how clinician payment and consumer engagement initiatives impact access to care, quality of care, and health care costs.The transcript can be found here.Cancer Aware is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Cancer Wise podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.55. Family Health History as Cancer Prevention
29:54||Ep. 55Drs. Elena Stoffel and Jennifer Griggs, co-principal investigators of the Michigan Genetic Hereditary Testing (MiGHT) Study, discuss the importance of knowing your family health history.Additional resources:MiGHT Study Family History ToolRogel Cancer Center GeneticsGenetic Testing For Inherited Risk For CancerThe transcript can be found here.Cancer Aware is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Cancer Wise podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.54. Metastatic Spine Cancer
22:29||Ep. 54Michigan Medicine neurosurgeon, Nicholas Szerlip, discusses cancer metastasis to the spine and how the Rogel Cancer Center is addressing this through their Metastatic Spine Oncology clinic.The transcript can be found here.Cancer Wise is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Cancer Wise podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.53. Cancer Drug Shortages
19:28||Ep. 53In this episode, head and neck surgical oncologist Andrew G. Shuman, M.D., FACS, HEC-C, discuses the current cancer drug shortages and how they’re impacting patient care nationwide.Additional resources: https://www.rogelcancercenter.org/news/archive/combatting-critical-drug-shortages The transcript can be found here.Cancer Wise is a part of the Michigan Medicine Podcast Network. You can subscribe to the Cancer Wise podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts.
52. Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy
14:56||Ep. 52University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center, surgical oncologist, Dr. Melissa Pilewskie, sits down and talks to us about surgical options for breast cancer. The focus being on helping women determine whether lumpectomy or mastectomy is appropriate for them and their type of breast cancer.
51. The Intersection Between Cancer and The Environment
22:07||Ep. 51University of Michigan School of Public Health professor, Dana Dolinoy, explains the role of epigenetics in environmental exposures and health.The epigenome is the instruction book that tells our genes when and how to turn on - and how to react to environmental influences. Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center and School of Public Health are studying how changes in the epigenome could be early indicators of cancer in a statewide study called MI-CARES.Get the transcript of this podcast here.To find out more or to join the movement, visit https://micares.health/