Oncology Times - OncTimes Talk

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The podcast currently has 202 episodes available.

Oncology Times - OncTimes Talk episodes:

August 01, 2025 From Ironman to Advocate: Tom Hulsey’s Journey Through Prostate Cancer and Purpose
In this episode of OncTimes Talk, we chat with Tom Hulsey—athlete, author, and prostate cancer survivor—about the life-altering moment he received his diagnosis on his birthday, and how it set him on a path of resilience, advocacy, and renewed purpose. Tom opens up about the emotional toll of staying silent, the power of mindset in healing, and how facing both cancer and heart disease reshaped his outlook on life. He also shares insights from his work with medical research programs and offers powerful advice for men navigating their own health journeys. This is a conversation about vulnerability, strength, and the will to turn pain into purpose.
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27min
July 17, 2025 Accurate and Actionable: How Oncologists Get Fast, Comprehensive Therapeutic Insights from the OncoExTra® Test
In this third episode of the OncoExTra® podcast series, host Ruchika Talwar, MD, talks with Christy Russell, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs at Exact Sciences, about what oncologists can expect when they receive their OncoExTra comprehensive genomic profiling test results, and how they can utilize the report and tap into Exact Sciences' skilled support team to develop a plan of action for their patients.
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20min
July 01, 2025 Empowering Cancer Care Through Movement: A Conversation with Sami Mansfield
In this episode of OncTimes Talk, we chat with Sami Mansfield, ACSM-CET, PN1, the founder of Cancer Wellness for Life, an organization dedicated to developing, implementing, and optimizing exercise oncology and lifestyle medicine programs and resources for hospitals, healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical companies, nonprofits, and individuals impacted by cancer.
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36min
June 02, 2025 Defying the Odds: Katie Coleman's Journey from Diagnosis to Advocacy
In this episode of OncTimes Talk, we chat with Katie Coleman. Diagnosed with an ultra-rare stage IV kidney cancer in 2020, her prognosis had a chance to significantly change after six months. Since then, Katie has since become an Author, founded a non-profit organization, and has become a podcast host—all with the goal of giving back to cancer research.

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30min
May 28, 2025 Making Comprehensive Genomic Profiling More Accurate for Everyone: The Importance of Patient-Matched Tumor-Normal Sequencing
In this podcast episode, host Ruchika Talwar, MD, is joined by Amin Mazloom, PhD, Senior Vice President of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Data Innovation, and Janine LoBello, DO, Senior Clinical Laboratory Medical Director at Exact Sciences to discuss patient-matched tumor-normal (PMTN) sequencing and why it matters for oncologists. Drs. Mazloom and LoBello discuss PMTN sequencing as a gold standard method for calculating tumor mutational burden and personalized therapy selection and share their thoughts on the future of cancer testing.
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13min
May 28, 2025 Patient-Matched Tumor-Normal Sequencing: What It Is and Why It Matters
In this podcast episode, host Ruchika Talwar, MD, is joined by Amin Mazloom, PhD, Senior Vice President of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Data Innovation, and Janine LoBello, DO, Senior Clinical Laboratory Medical Director at Exact Sciences to discuss patient-matched tumor-normal (PMTN) sequencing and why it matters for oncologists. Drs. Mazloom and LoBello discuss PMTN sequencing as a gold standard method for calculating tumor mutational burden and personalized therapy selection and share their thoughts on the future of cancer testing.
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13min
May 22, 2025 Transforming colorectal cancer management with tumor informed ctDNA testing
In this episode, Dr. Ruchika Talwar, a urologic oncologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Adham Jurdi, a medical oncologist and Senior Director of Oncology at Natera, delve into the groundbreaking world of tumor-informed molecular residual disease testing. Discover how circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is revolutionizing cancer detection and treatment, providing real-time insights that surpass traditional imaging methods. Learn about the decades-long journey to perfect this technology, its clinical implications, and the exciting advancements on the horizon.
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15min
May 02, 2025 Lessons in Resilience: Dr. Susan MacDonald's Healthcare Journey
In this episode of the OncTimes Talk, we chat with Susan MacDonald, MD, Associate Professor and Program Director of the Department of Urology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, in Hershey, PA.
MacDonald shares her inspiring journey of facing a life-changing diagnosis with strength and resilience. Discover her insights into the healthcare system, the unexpected joys she found, and her advice for others facing similar challenges.
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24min
May 01, 2025 Lessons in Resilience: Dr. Susan MacDonald's Healthcare Journey
In this episode of the OncTimes Talk, we chat with Susan MacDonald, MD, Associate Professor and Program Director of the Department of Urology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, in Hershey, PA.

MacDonald shares her inspiring journey of facing a life-changing diagnosis with strength and resilience. Discover her insights into the healthcare system, the unexpected joys she found, and her advice for others facing similar challenges.
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24min
March 27, 2025 Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Clinic Raises Prostate Cancer Early Detection Rates in Underserved Communities at High Risk
Masood Moghul, MBBS, a urologist and Research Fellow at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research in London shared findings from a study investigating a mobile, targeted, case-finding approach to prostate cancer detection with 3,379 patients.

Moghul told the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco how the study addressed health inequalities and barriers to accessing health care that affect prostate cancer in high-risk underserved groups.
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13min

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