Onc Now: Episode 20: How Cancer Vaccines Are Changing Medicine
The EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
Release Date: 06/25/2025
The EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
Plant-Based Diets In this series, the host Catherine Glass welcomes Stacy Loeb, a renowned urologist and lifestyle medicine advocate, to explore the growing impact of environmental factors on men’s health. From the risks of microplastics and the benefits of plant-based diets to the carbon cost of prostate procedures, these conversations challenge conventional clinical perspectives and offer practical, planet-conscious solutions for modern urology. 0:19 – The connection between diet and health 4:05 – Organic versus non-organic: does it matter? 4:56...
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Carbon Emissions in Medicine In this series, the host Catherine Glass welcomes Stacy Loeb, a renowned urologist and lifestyle medicine advocate, to explore the growing impact of environmental factors on men’s health. From the risks of microplastics and the benefits of plant-based diets to the carbon cost of prostate procedures, these conversations challenge conventional clinical perspectives and offer practical, planet-conscious solutions for modern urology. Timestamps: 0:30 – The carbon footprint of patient travel 2:05 – How climate change...
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This episode offers insights into the lived experience of patients with Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD). Mike Voto, a patient advocate for BMD, shares his story and discusses the personal challenges around diagnosis, disease progression and the impact of living with BMD.
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Microplastics In this series, the host Catherine Glass welcomes Stacy Loeb, a renowned urologist and lifestyle medicine advocate, to explore the growing impact of environmental factors on men’s health. From the risks of microplastics and the benefits of plant-based diets to the carbon cost of prostate procedures, these conversations challenge conventional clinical perspectives and offer practical, planet-conscious solutions for modern urology. Timestamps: 1:01 – Getting into urology 1:52 – Pioneering environmental health in urology 2:28 – Patient perspectives on...
info_outlineThe EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
In this series, the host Catherine Glass welcomes Stacy Loeb, a renowned urologist and lifestyle medicine advocate, to explore the growing impact of environmental factors on men’s health. From the risks of microplastics and the benefits of plant-based diets to the carbon cost of prostate procedures, these conversations challenge conventional clinical perspectives and offer practical, planet-conscious solutions for modern urology.
info_outlineThe EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
info_outlineThe EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
In the third episode of our lung cancer miniseries, Jonathan Sackier is joined by Douglas E. Wood, Henry N. Harkins Professor and Chair of Surgery at the University of Washington. A global leader in thoracic oncology, Wood explores the critical role of lung cancer staging, the evolution of screening guidelines, and how surgical innovation is shaping the future of lung cancer treatment. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 02:37 – Career beginnings 07:37 – Career highlights 11:38 – Thoracic oncology guidelines 15:26 – AI and big data 17:17 – Expanding lung cancer screening 19:29 –...
info_outlineThe EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
info_outlineThe EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
info_outlineThe EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
info_outlineIn this special episode of Onc Now, host Jonathan Sackier is joined by Lennard Lee, Associate Professor of Cancer Vaccines at the University of Oxford, to explore the promise of personalised cancer vaccines, the power of data science and AI in cancer care, and the national initiatives bringing these innovations to patients.
Timestamps
02:01 – Quickfire intro
07:21 – COVID Cancer Programme
11:32 – Cancer vaccine potential
15:56 – Vaccine trial insights
16:58 – Data science and AI
24:10 – Positivity in practice
26:48 – Public health innovation
29:11 – Vaccine hesitancy
33:56 – Final takeaway