Welcome to "Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll," a multi-part series where we talk with experts about three topics that often do not get discussed during treatment.

In this final installment of the series, we talk to surgeon, musician, and author Dr. Nimesh Nagarsheth about the role music can play in a patient's journey. Dr. Nagarsheth is the author of "Music and Cancer: A Prescription for Healing," and since 2008 has performed in the band N.E.D. (no evidence of disease) as part of an ongoing campaign to raise awareness of oncological cancers. He's also the director of the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey.

Dr. Nagarsheth shares his perspective on how music may act as a foundation to help patients make their way through treatment and their overall cancer experience, whether or not they are already musicians or music-lovers.

More on Dr. Nimesh Nagarsheth:

• "Music and Cancer: A Prescription for Healing" (Amazon)
• "No Evidence of Disease" (documentary about the band N.E.D.)
  • Website: https://www.nedthemovie.com/band
  • Trailer: https://vimeo.com/107275052

For more information on the role of music in treatment:

• American Music Therapy Association
  https://www.musictherapy.org/
• Association for Music and Imagery
  https://ami-bonnymethod.org/find-a-practitioner

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Cancer Connections is produced by Clearity, which provides free support and services to people impacted by ovarian cancer. You can learn more about Clearity and the topics we've discussed today by visiting clearity.org. Or, feel free to email us your questions or comments at [email protected]. Thanks!