Vivek Subbiah, MD, associate professor in the department of investigational cancer therapeutics, MD Anderson, is the world-renowned guest on the show this week to tackle the world of precision medicine in cancer. He begins by explaining how precision medicine is more than simply a “fancier” mechanism of treatment than chemotherapy, why tumor sequencing is important even though there aren’t drugs available for every possible mutation, how much the field has advanced even in the past 10 years, the intricacies of designing clinical trials, and lots more.
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Dr. Joe Mikhael, Chief Medical Officer of the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) and Professor at TGen, takes us beyond his medical career to explore the personal experiences that have shaped his journey in oncology. Dr. Mikhael discusses the IMF’s targeted strategies for reducing health disparities among diverse ethnic and racial groups affected by myeloma, shedding
Tom Beer, Chief Medical Officer of the Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) program at Exact Sciences, delves into the groundbreaking science behind MCED tests, which use advanced biomarkers for early detection of multiple cancer types. On this Healthcare Unfiltered episode, he explains who may be eligible for these tests, how to interpret results to avoid unnecessary
In this special episode, I give up the microphone to guest host Kelly Ryerson, who takes over the show asking questions about my new book “The Cancer Journey.”
