With Jay "Country Ham" Stillwell

Cancer doesn’t just affect patients — it impacts families, too. In the final episode of Kidney Cancer Unfiltered season 3, host Annamaria Scaccia speaks with Jay Stilwell, CEO of the nonprofit organization Kesem, who shares how we can better support children when a parent has cancer and why early intervention matters. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/659d5e1b6d8e7600161aec02/shows/659da2dae5516f0015bf659b/episodes/kidneycancer.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kidneycancer.org</a>&nbsp;for more support and resources.

Supporting Children when their Parent has Cancer

With Dr. Matthew Campbell

This week, Dr. Matthew Campbell from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center joins host Annamaria Scaccia in conversation about why bedside manners matter. From building trust to improving patient outcomes, compassionate care can make all the difference. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/659d5e1b6d8e7600161aec02/shows/659da2dae5516f0015bf659b/episodes/kidneycancer.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kidneycancer.org</a>&nbsp;for more support and resources.

Why Bedside Manner Matters

With Joel Stern

Host Annamaria Scaccia talks to Joel Stern, KCA Board member and a dedicated peer mentor, to discuss the importance of advocating for Palliative care. From pain management to quality of life, their conversation sheds light on why palliative care matters for kidney cancer patients. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/659d5e1b6d8e7600161aec02/shows/659da2dae5516f0015bf659b/episodes/kidneycancer.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kidneycancer.org</a>&nbsp;for more support and resources.

Advocating for Palliative Care

With Dr. Laura Bukavina and Dr. Christopher Weight

Host Annamaria Scaccia takes a deep dive into the connection between plastic pollution and kidney cancer with Dr. Laura Bukavina and Dr. Christopher Weight from the Cleveland Clinic. Bukavina and Weight explore how environmental exposures impact our health - and why we need to rethink our plastic consumption for the sake of our future and our health. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/659d5e1b6d8e7600161aec02/shows/659da2dae5516f0015bf659b/episodes/kidneycancer.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kidneycancer.org</a>&nbsp;for more support and resources.

Patterns Found Between the Environment and Kidney Cancer

With Sean Healy, patient advocate

Host Annamaria Scaccia connects with Sean Healy to discuss how to navigate the holiday season while facing the challenges of&nbsp;cancer. The holidays can be a tough time for many, especially when dealing with loss, stress, or difficult memories. In this episode, Sean shares how shifting focus, giving back to others, and accepting tough emotions can help ease the emotional load. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/659d5e1b6d8e7600161aec02/shows/659da2dae5516f0015bf659b/episodes/kidneycancer.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kidneycancer.org</a>&nbsp;for more support and resources.

Making it Through the Holidays with Cancer

With Claudia Tatum, patient advocate

In the first episode of Kidney Cancer Unfiltered season 3, host Annamaria Scaccia launches Season 3 with Claudia Tatum — a kidney cancer patient, advocate, and retired oncology nurse — who shares how her friends in the medical community have stepped up to support her throughout her journey, and how grateful she is for their compassion and guidance along the way. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/659d5e1b6d8e7600161aec02/shows/659da2dae5516f0015bf659b/episodes/kidneycancer.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kidneycancer.org</a>&nbsp;for more support and resources.

When Cancer Shakes Up Friendships

With Annamaria Scaccia, kidney and thyroid cancer survivor, her partner Sam, and son Kelly

In this episode, Kidney Cancer Unfiltered host Annamaria Scaccia gathers her own family for an intimate conversation about going through the cancer experience together and the impact it had on all of them. With her partner Sam and son Kelly, the family talks through learning about Annamaria's kidney cancer and subsequent thyroid cancer diagnoses and what life has been like since then. As Annamaria said, some things they have talked about before, other things were a revelation, but ultimately, the conversation brought them all a deeper understanding of what they were feeling. Because at the end of the day, it's not just Annamaria's cancer journey, it's something they share as a family. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/659d5e1b6d8e7600161aec02/shows/659da2dae5516f0015bf659b/episodes/kidneycancer.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kidneycancer.org</a>&nbsp;for more support and resources.

In Their Own Words: A conversation with the Scaccia family

With Katie Coleman, patient advocate, and Dr. Pavlos Msaouel, medical oncologist

Host Annamaria Scaccia talks with Katie Coleman and Dr. Pavlos Msaouel as they unpack Katie's stage 4 kidney cancer diagnosis at age 29. Katie shares her feelings of naivety and intimidation when she was first diagnosed, the long journey to trusting her treatment plans, and how she transformed her experience into her book, "Too Young for Cancer." Dr. Msaouel, a world-renown researcher and clinician with special expertise in rare types of kidney cancer, has journeyed with Katie and other patients to reach for better treatments and hope for the future.

Cancer Doesn't Know an Age

With Heather Williams, kidney cancer patient

Heather Williams faced the unimaginable, receiving a rare kidney cancer diagnosis and finding out she was pregnant in the span on 13 days. Heather was just over a year into marriage to the love of her life and they hoped to start a family. With host Annamaria Scaccia, Heather shared the challenges of undergoing treatment for the rare type of kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) while pregnant and the unwavering support from her medical team. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/659d5e1b6d8e7600161aec02/shows/659da2dae5516f0015bf659b/episodes/kidneycancer.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kidneycancer.org</a>&nbsp;for more support and resources.

Navigating Kidney Cancer While Pregnant

Real, unfiltered experiences of kidney cancer patients and survivors that often go untold.

Kidney Cancer Unfiltered brings you the real, unfiltered experiences of kidney cancer patients and survivors that often go untold. A podcast by the Kidney Cancer Association.&nbsp;

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