Backstage @ Upstage

Backstage @ Upstage episodes:

• 05.13.2024

  WHAT’S UP DOC? Current and Future Lung Cancer Care

  HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jacob Sands, MD and Julia Rotow, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Do you worry about cancer? Do you, or does someone you love, have cancer? Our guests today explore the often-worrisome journey from...

  
• 04.04.2024

  LISTENING TO THE PATIENT’S VOICE: We Are All Patients, Sometime

  HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Cheryl Davis, of Red Thred Solutions; Lauren Coye, Patient and Patient Advocate What often goes unheard in medical situations is the patient’s voice. Our guests have a lot to say about this matter....

  
• 03.07.2024

  BLACK WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR LUNG CANCER? It Takes a Village

  HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Chi Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD with Alexandra Potter and Deepti Srinivasan Our podcasts have focused on disparities in healthcare, particularly in Hispanic, Asian, and rural communities. This podcast considers the Black community in...

  
• 02.01.2024

  RADON: A MAJOR CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER- TAKE ACTION!

  HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jacqueline Nixon and Gloria Linnertz Radon is a radioactive gas released in rocks and soil, possibly in your home or where you work. It’s odorless, tasteless, and invisible and can seep up through...

  
• 01.10.2024

  DID YOU KNOW LUNG CANCER’S A WOMEN’S DISEASE?

  What Women Need to Know About Lung Cancer Host: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich, co-host Guest: Narjust Duma Flores, MD Lung Cancer has a reputation of being a man’s disease. Today this notion couldn’t be further than the truth. Lung...

  
• 12.15.2023

  HER2 BIOMARKER ISN’T JUST ABOUT HER Not Just a Breast biomarker!

  HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Pasi Janne, MD, Ph.D., Director, Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and the Scientific Director of the Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Research Gabrielle Goodman, HER2 patient Bill Brand, HER2...

  
• 11.10.2023

  Have You Heard Of Biomarker Testing? If So, How To Get It When You Need It

  HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Anthony Sireci, MD, and Hilary Hammell, MD In this podcast, we ask the question, “Along with an accurate cancer diagnosis, why is comprehensive biomarker testing so important? Our guest, Dr. Anthony Sireci, vice...

  
• 10.16.2023

  How in The World Does Our Immune System Work? Immunotherapy 101 for Lung Cancer

  Immunotherapy is a cutting-edge treatment for lung cancer. Learn all about it. HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: David Barbie, MD, Oncologist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute We often hear about our immune system, but outside of science class, few...

  
• 09.15.2023

  ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AND BLACK COMMUNITIES    Understanding Common Barriers and Overcoming Hurdles

  HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN   CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH GUEST:  RAYMOND OSAROGIAGBON, MD, FACP, Director of the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program at Baptist Cancer Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Many of us living in urban areas have some awareness and experience of barriers to healthcare, but...

  
• 08.10.2023

  Changing Failing Grades for Lung Cancer Screening Removing Barriers to Screening Can Save Lives

  HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jacob Sands, MD, Oncologist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Andrea McKee, MD, Chair of Radiation Oncology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) In previous Backstage @ Upstage podcasts, we’ve discussed the importance of...

  
• 05.22.2023

  Radiation for Diagnosis and Treatment What’s New for lung cancer?

  Host: Hildy Grossman Co-Host Jordan Rich Guest: Francine Jacobson, MD, MPH Dr. Francine Jacobson discusses the value of screening for early detection of lung cancer. From the perspective of patients and care givers, facing radiation can be concerning. Dr. Jacobson...

  
• 04.13.2023

  Asian- Americans face disparities in lung cancer healthcare

  HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH GUEST: GLORIA ZHANG, Executive Director of Strategic Alliances at New Tang Dynasty The Asian and Pacific Islander population represents over 30 countries and contains ethnic groups that speak more than 100 different languages! Chinese-...

  
• 03.02.2023

  ¿Está el doctor? (Is the doctor in?) Barriers to Healthcare for the Hispanic Community

  HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH GUESTS: KEVIN SALINAS, MD AND FRACINE JACOBSON, MD, MPH By 2060, the Census Bureau projects that the Hispanic/Latino population will make up almost one third of the US population. In addition, the Hispanic population...

  
• 01.16.2023

  Wending Her Way to Wellness: Improving the Emotional Impact of Lung Cancer

  Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Susan Smedley, Founder, Resilient Souls Anyone receiving a cancer diagnosis wonders what else they can be doing to cope that isn’t dependent on a physical protocol. Too often medical treatment overlooks the...

  
• 12.14.2022

  The Power of Scans: Lung Cancer Screening Matters!

  Lung Cancer detected early saves lives. Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Francine Jacobson, MD, MPH; Dusty Donaldson; Dan Cardigan, MD Three exceptional guests join the conversation about the importance of lung cancer screening from a medical and...

  
• 11.02.2022

  A Journalist Journals His Own Journey: TV reporter, Bill Shields’ Own Lung Cancer Story

  Host: Hildy Grossman Co-Host: Jordan Rich Guest: Bill Shields, Journalist and TV Field Reporter Bill Shields has had a celebrated career as a Boston area broadcaster for over forty years. Originally from Texas, Bill began his career at a local...

  
• 09.13.2022

  GENETIC ENGINEERING AND LUNG CANCER, This Isn’t Science Fiction

  Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Francisco J. Sánchez-Rivera, Ph.D. and Jane Wilkinson Our prior podcast, “What Did the Human Genome Project Ever Do For Us?” was so exciting and enjoyable that we all felt there was no...

  
• 07.26.2022

  WHAT DID THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT EVER DO FOR US? Genetics of Lung Cancer Made Simple

  Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Jane Wilkinson and Francisco J. Sánchez-Rivera, Ph.D. In this podcast, we do our utmost to help make a complicated topic something we can all understand. Many of us have heard about the...

  
• 06.29.2022

  She Refuses To Be Knocked Down! One woman’s strategy for thriving with lung cancer

  Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Heather Smith Heather Smith was only 34 when she was diagnosed, simply by accident, with lung cancer. It had already spread to other areas of her body. After experiencing this frightening curve...

  
• 06.05.2022

  Creativity at the Heart of Research and Music

  Co-Hosts: Hildy Grossman and Jordan Rich Good friends, Hildy Grossman and Jordan Rich put their heads together to talk about the importance of creativity when initiating innovative new research. They compare this experience in the lab to one of a...

  
• 05.24.2022

  What is Exon 20 in Lung Cancer?

  Listen to caregivers for spouses diagnosed with rare biomarkers HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH Guests: Marcia Horn, JD. President and CEO at ICAN, International Cancer Advocacy Network and Executive Director, Exon 20 Group; Caren Suesserman, Care Partner, Spouse, and...

  
• 04.25.2022

  FROM THE PATIENT’S EYE VIEW

  How a positive attitude and biomarkers can guide your journey Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich Guests: Jill Feldman and Ivy Elkins with Dann Wonser, EGFR survivors Two of our other Podcasts have emphasized how important it is to get...

  
• 03.14.2022

  Biomarkers Benefit Lung Cancer Resisters

  Jill Feldman and Ivy Elkins Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich Guests: Jill Feldman and Ivy Elkins Two outstanding and determined women share how their lung cancer diagnosis, along with the ability to detect a particular biomarker, EGFR, has had...

  
• 02.13.2022

  SMALL CELL: BIG PROBLEM

  HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH GUESTS: Jacob Sands, MD, and Catherine Meador, MD, Ph.D. Small cell lung Cancer (SCLC) is often called the smoker’s lung cancer, since it is most often diagnosed in heavy smokers. While this type of...

  
• 12.14.2021

  What if Sherlock Holmes Had Cancer? Innovations in Detecting Lung Cancer

  Host: Hildy Grossman Co-Host: Jordan Rich Guests: Jane Wilkinson, Tarek Fadel, Jesse Kirkpatrick, Christina Cabana Imagine the scene of a murder. Detectives are called in to figure out how to solve the case. Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur...

  
• 10.14.2021

  Clinical Trials and Tribulations

  Conversation with Survivors/Advocates, Physician and Researchers. Clinical trials are research studies aimed at evaluating a medical, surgical, or behavioral interventions. They are the primary way researchers find out if a new treatment, such as a new drug, is safe, effective and...

  
• 09.08.2021

  LOOK WHO’S TALKING

  Survivors, Advocates, Performers & Scientists Talk Lung Cancer Host: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich, co-host and guest Guests: Bonnie Addario, cofounder and board chair of GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer; Jacob Sands, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Nian X. Sun, Ph.D.,...

  
• 07.14.2021

  “WHILE THE THEATER WAS DARK”

  Facing Curve Balls in Times of Illness Emcee: Hildy Grossman Co-Host: Jordan Rich Guests: Ilyse Robbins, Director, Choreographer, Actor, Associate Artistic Director for Greater Boston Stage Company; John King, Deputy Manager–Hudson Theater, NYC, Actor; Leigh Barrett, Actor, Singer, Director Upstage...

  
• 06.15.2021

  “THIS PODCAST COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE”

  What are biomarkers, and why are they important? Host: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich, co-host Guests: Jill Feldman, Lung Cancer Patient and Activist and Jo Ellen Murphy, PhD, Medical Science Liaison, Foundation Medicine This podcast suggests that listening to our...

  
• 04.14.2021

  Too Young to Get Lung Cancer?

  The focus of this episode is to raise awareness and inform the public that young people get lung cancer, too. It’s not just a disease of old people. It’s not a disease tied specifically to smokers. Corey Wood, a college...

  
• 03.14.2021

  Celebrities: Ah Yes, We Remember Them Well

  This podcast celebrates the lives of musicians, composers, lyricists and actors who faced lung cancer. Ron Della Chiesa is our distinguished guest. He’s a member of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame, the voice of the Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts,...

  
• 02.17.2021

  Big Pharma – Friend or Foe?

  On today’s episode of “Backstage@Upstage,” Hildy talks about the impact of big pharma on lung cancer treatment and health care in general, and the misconceptions that many have about the industry. Joining her are Cheryl Davis, founder of Red Thread...

  
• 02.17.2021

  Fighting the Stigma

  Hildy welcomes former NFL star and longtime Upstage Lung Cancer supporter Chris Draft to the podcast. The Chris Draft Family Foundation, empowering families to lead healthy lifestyles, is inspired by Chris’s late wife Keasha who creatively faced lung cancer, showing...

  
• 02.17.2021

  Finding Joy!

  Upstage Lung Cancer uses the performing arts to raise awareness and funding for lung cancer research. In this premier “Backstage@Upstage” podcast episode, host Hildy Grossman welcomes three friends from the world of media and entertainment who have teamed up with...

  
• 01.05.2021

  Backstage @ Upstage Trailer

  This podcast is an interview format with guests to talk about Entertainment, Medicine, Thrivers and Survivors of lung cancer. Broader topics include how to cope with adversity, strategies to optimize life, lung cancer in the family, misconceptions about big pharma,...