The Liver We Share: A Medical Student Becomes a Living Donor for His Wife
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Release Date: 04/28/2026
Forty: The Desert as a Metaphor for Living
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology poem, "” by Frantz Berthaud, who is Senior Vice President of Oncology Services at University Medical Center of El Paso. The poem is followed by an interview with Berthaud and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Berthaud discusses grief, survival, and mortality in his poem, which honors his sister’s life and battle with cancer.
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He Was Always There: When a Brother Speaks Truth About His Sister’s Cancer
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "” by Dr. Vangipuram Sai Shreya, who is a postgraduate resident in General Medicine at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research in Chennai, India. The article is followed by an interview with Vangipuram and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr. Vangipuram reflects on how not every patient is on the chart.
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Taking Responsibility: How Caregiving Shaped an Oncologist’s Approach to Her Work
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "” by Dr. Katherine Hicks-Courant, who is a gynecologic oncologist at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. The article is followed by an interview with Hicks-Courant and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Hicks-Courant shares how caring for her father with ALS unexpectedly shaped how she approached her work as a gynecologic oncologist.
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The Small Cemetery Within: The Patients We Carry With Us Long After They’re Gone
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "” by Dr. Hakan Onder, who is a Medical Oncologist at University of Health Sciences Antalya Training and Research Hospital. The article is followed by an interview with Onder and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Onder reflects on the unseen emotional burden carried within oncology, where each clinical encounter leaves a lasting imprint beyond measurable outcomes.
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A Shopping List: When the Grocery Store Aisles Unite a Patient and Her Doctor
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "” by Dr. Michael Krasovitsky, who is a medical oncologist at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia and senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales. The article is followed by an interview with Krasovitsky and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr. Krasovitsky shares a story of nourishment, serendipity and the unexpected bonds that connect oncologists with patients.
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Indistinguishable from Magic: When Fantasy and Science Fiction Meet the Science of Medicine
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "” by Dr. Michael Slade, who is a medical oncologist at Washington University School of Medicine. The article is followed by an interview with Slade and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Slade shares the challenges of day-to-day clinical practice in oncology through the lens of speculative fiction and how we struggle, as physicians and as patients, to tell the difference between what we know and what we can only hope for.
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Room 402: Visiting the Same Hospital Room as a Family Member, and Then as a Doctor
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "” by Dr. Jessica Moore, who is a resident physician in internal medicine at Boston Medical Center and BU school of Medicine. The article is followed by an interview with Moore and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Moore shares how a medical student transforms the grief of losing her aunt in Room 402 into a compassionate and humanistic approach to caring for patients facing the end of life.
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The Liver We Share: A Medical Student Becomes a Living Donor for His Wife
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "” by Ryan Wexler, who is a medical student at Boston University School of Medicine. The article is followed by an interview with Wexler and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Wexler shares his first encounter with a hepatectomy, which comes full circle when he becomes a living liver donor for his wife with metastatic pancreatic cancer, reshaping his understanding of medicine as they navigate the uncertainty of her diagnosis together.
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The Good Oncologist: Doctoring Lessons from the Art of Oncology
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "” by Zaltz, et al. The article is followed by an interview with Dr Erica Kaye and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Kaye shares how their qualitative analysis of narrative essays authored by cancer care professionals offers insights into what it means to be a "good oncologist." LINK TO FULL TRANSCRIPT
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The Power of “I Don’t Know”: Why Admitting Uncertainty is an Oncologist’s Greatest Strength
Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, by Dr. Sondos Zayed, who is a radiation oncologist at The Ottawa Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada. The article is followed by an interview with Zayed and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Zayed shares a reflection on the unexpected power of saying “I don’t know,” and how honest uncertainty can deepen trust, guide care and create space for what truly matters in oncology. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: , Sondos, Zayed, MD, MPH, FRCPC Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology. This...
info_outlineListen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "The Liver We Share” by Ryan Wexler, who is a medical student at Boston University School of Medicine. The article is followed by an interview with Wexler and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Wexler shares his first encounter with a hepatectomy, which comes full circle when he becomes a living liver donor for his wife with metastatic pancreatic cancer, reshaping his understanding of medicine as they navigate the uncertainty of her diagnosis together.