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Dr. Jack West reviews emerging new information and controversial topics in health care in general, cancer treatment in particular.... more
FAQs about The Beacon:How many episodes does The Beacon have?The podcast currently has 105 episodes available.
September 19, 2019Dr. Cathy Eng (Pt 2): Controversies and Open Questions in GI OncologyDr. West asks Dr. Cathy Eng, Co-Director of GI Oncology at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, about several debated questions in management in GI oncology, ranging from liver resections in colorectal cancer to HIPEC to optimal aggressive chemo regimens....more20minPlay
September 16, 2019Dr. Cathy Eng (Pt 1): Beloved GI Oncologist and Bad-Ass KickboxerDr. Cathy Eng, GI oncologist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, discusses growing up as a rare Asian child in Phoenix, her path into MD Anderson & then Vanderbilt, her dedication to running and now kickboxing, & rising in her field as a woman....more21minPlay
September 12, 2019Chris Draft & Tabitha Paccione (Pt 2): The Strength of a Lung Cancer Community, Live and OnlineLung cancer advocate Chris Draft & cancer survival Tabitha Paccione speak with host Jack West about the momentum & energy of the lung cancer community, both online and in real life, along with the remaining challenges to maintaining momentum....more27minPlay
September 09, 2019Chris Draft & Tabitha Paccione (Pt 1): Facing a New Diagnosis of Lung CancerDr. Jack West speaks with NFL player & lung cancer activist Chris Draft, as well as lung cancer survivor Tabitha Paccione, about the devastating experience of facing a new, unexpected diagnosis of lung cancer, then building a team & moving forward....more30minPlay
September 05, 2019Dr. Miriam (Mimi) Knoll (Pt. 2): Reaching a Broad Audience on Social & Mass MediaHost Jack West & Dr. Mimi Knoll explore the ways in which she uses both social media & other media channels to reach a professional and lay public audience to address tough questions of gender equity & work-life balance as a physician leader....more22minPlay
September 03, 2019Dr. Miriam (Mimi) Knoll (Pt. 1): Her Upbringing in an Unusually Medical HouseholdRadiation oncologist Miriam Knoll traces her family’s history in medicine, raised by two physicians and living in a household that also served as a medical clinic, while also describing the experience of having children early in her career path....more26minPlay
August 29, 2019Dr. David Palma (Pt 2): Controversies and Open Questions in Radiation OncologyDr. Jack West & Dr. David Palma, expert radiation oncologist in London, Ontario, discuss challenges in delivering radiation in Canada as well debates in radiation oncology care ranging from proton beam radiation to SBRT for oligometastatic NSCLC....more32minPlay
August 26, 2019Dr. David Palma (Pt 1): Radiation Oncologist, Triathlete, Bestselling AuthorDr. David Palma, radiation oncologist, traces his path into the field by way of Vancouver and Amsterdam, while touching on his becoming a triathlete and bestselling author of a book for the lay public, Taking Charge of Cancer....more27minPlay
August 22, 2019Dr. Gilberto Lopes (Pt 2): The Growing Momentum of Global OncologyDr. Gilberto Lopes, medical oncologist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, chats with host Dr. Jack West about the growth of global oncology as a field, new training programs, and his role as Editor-in-Chief of ASCO’s Journal of Global Oncology....more25minPlay
August 19, 2019Dr. Gilberto Lopes (Pt 1): Medical Perspective From Working on Three ContinentsDr. Gilberto Lopes from U Miami Sylvester Comprehensive School of Medicine recounts his path from childhood & education in Brazil to training in Miami, then Singapore, back to Brazil, & his return to Univ of Miami to develop a new global oncology program....more37minPlay
FAQs about The Beacon:How many episodes does The Beacon have?The podcast currently has 105 episodes available.