GRACEcast Radiation Oncology Audio

By cancerGRACE - H. Jack West, MDMedicine Education

GRACEcast Radiation Oncology Audio episodes

April 04, 2014 ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Scanning for Progression
How often should ALK patients receive scans to determine if their disease has progressed in various parts of the body?
12 min
April 04, 2014 ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Risk of Flare After Stopping Targeted Therapy
The doctors discuss how patients can navigate the tricky waters of stopping therapy while avoiding painful and sometimes life-threatening flare.
4 min
April 04, 2014 ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Can I Pass ALK Onto My Children
ALK positive lung cancer typically shows up in people do not appear to be at high risk for the disease, so is this something that a lung cancer patient can pass on to his or her children? The doctors discuss what research shows on this issue.
3 min
April 04, 2014 ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Testing for ALK
Who should be tested for ALK? How is ALK tested and how reliable are the results? In this video, the doctors discuss several issues surrounding the issue of testing for ALK, including what the medical guidelines suggest for testing lung cancer patients.
10 min
April 04, 2014 ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: Xalkori
Xalkori (crizotinib) was one of the fastest approved drugs in cancer treatment history because of its high efficacy levels in ALK positive lung cancer patients. In this video, the doctors discuss what took place as it raced to approval.
5 min
April 04, 2014 ALK Positive Lung Cancer Forum 2014: ALK Rearrangements in Lung Cancer
The doctors discuss the history of ALK in lung cancer treatments and what the ALK rearragement means for patients.
13 min
March 30, 2014 Late Stage Oropharynx Cancer, Treatment and Side Effects (video)
Dr. Geoffrey Geiger, University of Pennsylvania, outlines the course of radiotherapy treatment and side effects for head and neck cancer.
16 min
March 30, 2014 Late Stage Oropharynx Cancer, Treatment and Side Effects (audio)
Dr. Geoffrey Geiger, University of Pennsylvania, outlines the course of radiotherapy treatment and side effects for head and neck cancer.
16 min
March 30, 2014 Late Stage Oropharynx Cancer, Planning for External Beam Radiotherapy (video)
Dr. Geoffrey Geiger, University of Pennsylvania, discusses the process of planning radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
15 min
March 30, 2014 Late Stage Oropharynx Cancer, Planning for External Beam Radiotherapy (audio)
Dr. Geoffrey Geiger, University of Pennsylvania, discusses the process of planning radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
15 min

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Oncology experts summarize current and emerging issues in cancer management for patients and caregivers. Information from the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE) helps people to…