Cancer Uncovered

Alumni of the LCI’s SURF Program, the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, now known as the American Cancer Society Research Internship, return to talk with us and share their experience pursuing various careers in healthcare. Guests on this episode include Lavender Hackman, Alexa Cumming, Harini Venkoba Rao, and Alex Klattenhoff.

Dr. Jake England is a board-certified prosthodontist and is currently in the maxillofacial prosthetics fellowship program at Brooks Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. This episode uncovers this fascinating career, including what it is, how to get there, the pros and cons of the job, and the incredible impact it can have on a […]

In Part 2 of this episode series, we hear from three more UT Austin students in the Texas 4000 for Cancer Program, one of whom has already completed the ride to Alaska. We discuss pre-ride lessons, post-ride takeaways, and the importance of support services for individuals and families facing cancer.

In Part 1 of this two-part episode series, two students at the University of Texas at Austin share their experience in the Texas 4000 for Cancer program, which provides leadership development and training to prepare students to bike from Austin, Texas, to Anchorage, Alaska, in order to raise funds and awareness for cancer.

In Part 2 of this episode, we shadow Livestrong Cancer Institutes Clinic Physician Assistant Lindsay Kozicz during a typical day as a PA, including reviewing labs and charts for patients, communicating with other healthcare providers, and seeing patients and families for appointments.

Cancer Uncovered creator and host Kristen Wynn is excited to discuss the Cancer Uncovered Podcast at the 2024 South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas.  She is part of a panel discussion called Scientific Storytelling: the Audio Advantage, on March 11, 2024.  This preview of part 2 of Episode 35 with Oncology Physician Assistant Lindsay Kozicz (and her cat) […]

In Part 1 of this episode, we prepare to shadow Livestrong Cancer Institutes Clinic Physician Assistant Lindsay Kozicz, by learning about the basics of a PA’s role in a cancer clinic, the history of the position and Lindsay’s personal journey towards this path.

Dr. Ozbakken returns for part 2 of her discussion with “Cancerland”. She discusses Generation Z’s power to demystify cancer with the power of social media, she also brings up how cancer changes generationally amongst populations, and she ends the episodes with how students themselves can make a difference within cancer.

This summer the University of Texas at Austin together with the Livestrong Cancer Institute hosted a group of select undergraduate students for the opportunity to work with the institute and do yearlong cancer research on any topic of their choosing. Livestrong had the pleasure to work alongside these special students and put together their research. We saw many of their ambitions turn into […]

Cancer’s role in our society is oftentimes not looked at from a sociological standpoint. Rather, we approach cancer through a research and biological lens, however, there is much more to it than it meets the eye. In our latest podcast episode professor and sociologist at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Stephanie Osbakken dives […]