AliveAndKickn Podcast - Dr William Oh
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I sit down with Dr William Oh, newly appointed Precision Medicine Director at Yale Cancer Center. Dr Oh is a Medical Oncologist who has focused mainly on Genitourinary cancers, so we of course talk about prostates. We discuss high risk populations and of course finding cancer early, knowing family histories and decision making about having surgery.
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AliveAndKickn Podcast - Dr Mohammad Ali Abbass
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I sat down with MSK's colorectal surgeon Dr. Mohammad Ali Abbass just before CGAIGC, the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited GI Cancers. At CGA, Dr Abbass moderated a discussion around colon resection for Lynch Syndrome patents. Dr Abbass and I also discussed a study around the outcome of surgical decisionmaking for those who have had germline testing before surgery vs those that have not. Of course we talk aspirin, vaccines and exercise and our lives in the "Lynch Syndrome bubble" and while some changes have been glacial, others have moved forward more...
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AliiveAndKickn Podcast - Cathy Nobil-Dutton
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From a warm summer day, I sat down with Cathy Nobil-Dutton, lynch syndrome survivor, wellness coach and more. Cathy is the only person I've met who had almost melanoma, sort of. Our conversation is all over the place, as it should be when discussing living with lynch syndrome. Wouldn't have it any other way.
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AliveAndKickn Podcast - Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong
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I sit down with Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Executive Chairman and Global Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for Immunity Bio, and we talk everything cancer vaccines scientifically, including the potential Lynch Syndrome vaccine. A new term is announced on our podcast, Tumor Educated Lymphocytes. Dr Soon-Shiong, succinctly summarized a very complicated vaccine space, which will be important as more patients enroll in trials and learn about their genetics.
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AliveAndKickn Podcast - Diane Hardesty
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I sit down with a reluctant guest, Diane Hardesty finally, Lynch Syndrome patient, speaker and a self-proclaimed Valley Girl. Before Diane's genetic testing results, 10 people in her family had passed away from cancer. Diane's son did not inherit her mutation so it ends with her. Diane is still a previvor, as she has not had cancer, but not for a lack of looking. Diane's sister has had cancer 18 times and she is still with us. How can she NOT do this? - is Diane's mantra when asked how she can talk about Lynch Syndrome when so many have been affected.
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AliveAndKickn Podcast - Robin Centner APRN, CNM, MSN
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I sit down with Robin Centner, Lynch Syndrome survivor, who talks about how she had a conversation with Dr Henry Lynch himself, her family history, and how she made it her mission to take of her family and make sure they had all the information they needed to take care of their health. Robin feels fortunate to be able to do what she does in her home state of Kentucky and beyond.
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AliveAndKickn Podcast - Dr Christina Dieli-Conwright
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I sit down with Dr. Christina Dieli-Conwright to discuss exercise and nutrition, esecially as it pertiains to lynch syndrome patients, but all cancer patients and everyone else. Dr Dieli- Conwright works with cancer survivors exclusively now, and is excited to be working with some of the most vulnerable populations including lynch syndrome patients. Moving as a message is a tough one especially in the States, but it's a necessary one, especially in the cancer journey. Christina's clinic at Dana Farber is for Dana Farber patients being treated there, but measurements can be...
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AliveAndKickn Podcast - Dr Darrell Gray II
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I sit down with Gastroenterologist Dr Darrell Gray II, as we discuss the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists (Black in Gastro) movement, and how he approaches communicating bedside practice to policy. He wants to advance the science and center the community involvement, and there is always will be more work to be done. As new technology is implemented, those that have been marginalized in the past, tend to be the last to have access and/or participate. I asked a question that had been on my mind, which was the notion of ethnicity in clinical...
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AliveAndKickn Podcast - Roxy Thunder
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I sit down with Roxy Thunder, originally from the Phillipines but now residing in Michigan. Roxy is a bodybuilder, personal trainer and a lifestyle coach. Roxy inherited her Lynch Syndrome mutation from her father, who passed away from colon cancer and was diagnosed at 45. Roxy herself developed bleeding, where she discovered PCOS and Endometriosis, all while going through a divorce as well. She also had genetic testing to confirm Lynch Syndrome, and subsequently developed the lifestyle she lives now. Even with family passing away in the Phillipines, so far, none...
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AliveAndKickn Podcast - LeeAnne Hayden
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I sit down with LeeAnne Hayden, Lynch Syndrome patient, ostomy patient, and host of The Beautiful Bag podcast. Not only does she have an inspirational story, but she is also the first and only (so far) lynch syndrome podcaster that I've had on. LeeAnne has adjusted to her new lifestyle and is upfront that it's an adjustment that takes time, but like anything, she hits it head-on. LeeAnne is sharing her ostomy experience so others can benefit.
info_outlineI talk community oncology with Dr Harsha Vyas, Oncologist at Cancer Center of Middle Georgia. Dr Vyas is also Advocacy Chair for the Community Oncology Alliance (COA). Belk, Kroger, and WalMart are the centers of the area, so people will come to Dr Vyas and make a day of it while there. Truly appreciate Dr Vyas' perspective on what he sees, as well as his own "why" for becoming an oncologist. It's important to have the family involved if possible to ensure a higher success rate, which is the art of oncology and medicine overall. COA's goal is to educate on what is happening in the community oncology space, to patients, lawmakers and more.