Having cancer is not easy and comes with a lot of baggage. While you battle the disease, your body begins to change and what was once familiar may become foreign. Often times, side effects from cancer treatments can lead to sexuality and intimacy issues with a partner or loved one. In this episode, we’ll explore what some of the most common problems are, why they occur and how they can be treated. We’ll also talk about fertility treatments and the cost of wanting a family after cancer. Guests include Leslie Schover, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; and Pamela Lewis, MA, Clinical Sociology, Cancer Survivor, and Senior Behavioral Research Coordinator also at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

With over 12 million cancer survivors living in the United States today, quality cancer care is more important than ever before. But just how is cancer care in the United States assessed and what gaps still remain in providing both the medical and emotional support services necessary to treat the whole patient? On today’s show, we’ll examine these issues and get back to basics by providing helpful tips and advice on what you can do if you are coping with a cancer diagnosis. Guests include Mitch Golant, PhD, Senior Vice President of Research & Training at The Wellness Community; and Joanne Buzaglo, PhD, Senior Director of Research at The Wellness Community.

Have you ever wondered how prescription drugs make it from the manufacturer to the marketplace? On today’s show, we’re going to take detailed look at the drug review and approval process in the United States and compare our system with other countries’. We’ll also reveal what’s coming down the pipeline in terms of new innovations in cancer treatment. Guests include Kenneth Miller, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine in the Section of Medical Oncology, and Director of the Connecticut Challenge Survivorship Clinic and the Supportive Care Program at Yale Cancer Center; and Garo Armen, PhD, Chairman and CEO of Antigenics, Inc.

In 2008, 1.4 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and today, there are 12 million cancer survivors living in the United States today. When you see these statistics, it becomes clear that everyone has somehow been affected by this disease. On this episode we’re going to talk about the important role of the cancer caregiver, but we’re going to focus issues specific to long-distance caregivers. There are approximately 7 million long-distance caregivers in the United States, and as cancer continues to become more of a chronic illness, the number of long-distance caregivers caring for and about someone with cancer will continue to increase. Guests include Virginia Green, PhD, caregiver and former participant at TWC-Redondo Beach; and Christine Winkler, PhD, MFT, facilitator of the Family Support group at TWC-Redondo Beach.

Over the last 60 years, death rates from cervical cancer have declined steadily, due much to the increased use of the Pap test. While diagnoses of cervical cancer death remain small compared to breast cancer and ovarian cancer, cervical cancer remains an incredibly serious illness to those it affects. January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and in this episode, we’re going take a closer look at this disease and discuss the important medical, social and emotional issues associated with cervical cancer. Guests include Marilyn Uccardi, cervical cancer patient and participant at TWC-Central New Jersey; Patty Kingsley, cervical cancer patient and participant at TWC-Southwest Florida; and Sheryl Redlin-Frazier, RN, OCN, Clinical Learning Consultant, Nursing Education & Development, Vanderbilt Medical Center.

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The premier episode will explore The Wellness Community’s founding principle of the Patient Active™ Concept, which is explained in the book, The Total Cancer Wellness Guide: Reclaiming Your Life After Diagnosis (BenBella Books, 2007), a book co-authored by Kim Thiboldeaux and Mitch Golant, PhD. Guests will discuss the benefits of patients taking an active role in managing their cancer care during treatment and beyond. They include Matthew Loscalzo, MSW, Administrative Director for the Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center; Lidia Schapira, MD, Oncologist at the Gillette Center for Breast Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School; and Douglas Wilkey, Jr., non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor and participant at The Wellness Community-Arizona.

As if a cancer diagnosis wasn’t overwhelming enough, many people also have to worry about keeping their jobs while undergoing treatment. Learn about some of the many issues of cancer in the workplace by joining host Kim Thiboldeaux and guests as they discuss rights to medical leave, job security, information about employment discrimination and much more. Guests include Gary B. Ross and Andrew D. Morrison, both Founders and Managing Partners of Ross & Morrison, a law firm which specializes in the representation of employees diagnosed with cancer.

Not feeling so jolly about this holiday season because you or a loved one is battling cancer? Learn ways to shake off the holiday blues by joining host Kim Thiboldeaux and guests as they discuss ways to cope with cancer during what should be a very happy time of year. Listen to common concerns shared by cancer patients and their loved ones, and pick up some tips on how to balance family, work and health to create just the right holiday observances from Thanksgiving into the New Year. Guests include Connie Wells, cancer patient and participant at TWC-Central Indiana, Andy Smith, caregiver and participant at TWC-Central Indiana and Laura Weiger, MSW, LSW, Program Director of TWC-Central Indiana.