Let's Finish Cancer

In this episode of Let's Finish Cancer, Dr. James Q. Simmons, DNP, Board Certified Nurse Practitioner, speaks with Dr. John T. Brooling, Gastroenterologist at Pacific Medical Centers. Dr. Brooling answers our questions on colorectal cancer. What it is, preventative lifestyle measures, screenings and treatments. 

More information and resources: providence.org, standuptocancer.org

Follow our host: instagram.com/askthenp/

Originally published: 3/23/22

In this episode of Let's Finish Cancer, Dr. James Q. Simmons, DNP, Board Certified Nurse Practitioner, speaks with Dr. Anton Bilchik, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, is an internationally recognized surgeon and scientist who has pioneered techniques to improve staging in cancer and minimally invasive approaches to improve outcomes. They discuss the importance of getting colorectal cancer screenings to underserved communities, which is work Dr. Bilchik is very familiar with in his work as a surgeon and also his partnership with Stand Up to Cancer.

More information and resources: providence.org, standuptocancer.org

Follow our host: instagram.com/askthenp/

Originally published: 3/30/22

"A patient's not their illness. A patient is a patient, and they have an experience with an illness, and that's part of their journey, but that's not all of it."

Mary Renouf and Dr. David Jenkins, Radiation Oncologist at Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center in Lubbock, Texas, discuss the whole person approach to cancer and what that means for both the doctor and the cancer patient. 

For more resources, visit: https://www.providence.org/locations/or/cancer-institute or https://www.covenanthealth.org/our-services/joe-arrington-cancer-research-and-treatment-cent/

Host Niki Strealy, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Specializing in Gut Health, speaks with Kailey Proctor, Board Certified Oncology Dietitian at Leonard Cancer Institute with Mission Hospital about valuable and useful information when it comes to nutrition for cancer prevention and treatment.

For more resources, visit: providence.org, https://www.providence.org/locations/mission-hospital-mission-viejo/cancer-center and https://www.aicr.org/

Mary Renouf and Dr. Gabriel Axelrud, Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center in Lubbock, Texas, discuss cancer prevention. While some cancers are genetic, others are related to lifestyle and steps can be taken to lower risk and Dr. Axelrud gives information and advice on what those steps are.

For more resources, visit: https://www.providence.org/locations/or/cancer-institute or https://www.covenanthealth.org/our-services/joe-arrington-cancer-research-and-treatment-cent/

Mary Renouf speaks with Dr. Melanie Goldfarb, a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon and oncologist specializing in minimal access surgery for thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal tumors and one of the first physicians on the west coast to offer radio-frequency ablation of thyroid nodules. They discuss thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer and its different treatments.

For more information and resources, visit: 

Providence at providence.org

Provience Saint John's Cancer Institute at saintjohnscancer.org

In this episode of Let's Finish Cancer, Mary Renouf speaks with Dr. Ying Zhuo, a Hematology Oncologist from Kadlec Clinic in Kennewick Washington. Dr. Zhuo is helping us understand immunotherapy and how it’s being used to treat cancers and what it means for the future of cancer treatment.

For more information and resources, visit: 

Providence at providence.org

Kadlec Clinic: providence.org/locations/kadlec/home

In this episode, we discuss the importance of the HPV vaccine when it comes to cervical cancer prevention, but also in preventing many other cancers. Mary Renouf speaks with Dr. Melanie Bergman, gynecological oncologist in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Bergman helps us understand how the vaccine works in our bodies and why this vaccine is not just for girls. 

In this episode of Let's Finish Cancer, host Mary Renouf speaks with Dr. Jennifer Pasko and Dr. Juan Mejia, both hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeons from Spokane, Washington. They discuss risk factors, signs, symptoms and treatments for gallbladder and bile duct cancers and the importance of what new research tells us. 

Resources: 

providence.org

providence.org/locations/wa/sacred-heart-medical-center/liver-and-pancreas

Host Mary Renouf speaks with Dr. Melanie Bergman about the causes of and treatments for cervical and ovarian cancers.