Leiomyosarcoma with Dr. Suzanne George
Sarcoma Sisters
Dr. George is a medical oncologist and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. She is the Clinical Director at the Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with over 20 years experience of treating patients throughout the world with sarcoma. She is actively involved in the clinical research and works to develop new clinical trials focusing on therapy for metastatic soft tissue sarcoma. In this episode we discuss: What led her into medicine, and what led her into taking care of patients with sarcoma - it included one of the first targeted therapies for a...
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Nutrition and Cancer with Kate Ueland
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Kate Ueland, MS ,RD, CSO is an Assistant Professor at Bayster University where she teaches and mentors students and she practices as a dietitian at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in Seattle, WA. Kate also works at Fred Hutchinson Research Center in Seattle, WA as the nutrition advisor and editor for the Cook for Your Life website providing science-based guidelines, recipes, and tips to those who have been touched by cancer. The website is such an amazing resource that everyone needs to check out no matter where you are in your cancer journey! We learn from Kate what led her into nutrition and...
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Physical Therapy and Pediatric Sarcoma with PT Dan
Sarcoma Sisters
Dr. Dan Steventon is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and practices at The Sanford Children’s Castle of Care Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He specializes in pediatric cancer physical therapy. However, outside of the amazing care he gives his patients, he has a robust social media educational platform and is known as ! We encourage you to check him out on And his including his on rotationplasty for Sarcoma Awareness Month! We discuss: His journey to specializing in Physical Therapy and pediatric cancer PT Dan's goals for kids with cancer: Restore, Rebuild, and Reclaim your world ...
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Sarcoma Orthopedic Surgery with Dr. R. Lor Randall
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Dr. R. Lor Randall is an Orthopedic Oncologic surgeon who is a world renowned expert in sarcoma orthopedic surgery. He is the David Linn Endowed Chair for Orthopaedic Surgery; Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, Davis in Sacramento. Dr. Randall’s clinical practice and research focus on musculoskeletal surgical oncology and on building-leading edge trans-disciplinary teams to combat rare cancers of connective tissue in children and adults. In this episode we discuss: What led him into Orthopedic Oncologic...
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Osteosarcoma with Dr. Katherine Janeway
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Dr. Janeway is a pediatric oncologist and senior physician at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. She is the Director of Clinical Genomics at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and her research is focused on genomics, precision oncology and bone sarcomas. She leads clinical trials in osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma both as an independent investigator and as the Chair of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Bone Tumor Committee. In this episode we discuss: What led her into medicine, pediatric oncology and sarcoma research How do we begin to define precision medicine...
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Desmoid Tumors with Dr. Aaron Weiss
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Dr. Aaron Weiss is a board certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist practicing in Maine. He is an associate professor and the Division Director of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Tufts University School of Medicine and he holds the Sam L Cohen Medical Director Endowed Chair at Maine Children’s Cancer Program. As part of Children's Oncology Group he is the Vice-Chair of the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee, and the Associate Vice-Chair of the Clinical Trials, AYA Oncology Discipline Committee. He is an expert in Desmoid tumors and he is the chair of the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation...
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Ewing Sarcoma Phase 3 Clinical Trial - Discussing The Results
Sarcoma Sisters
Dr. Allen-Rhoades and Dr. Kopp discuss the results of the recently published Ewing Sarcoma clinical trial - Phase III Trial Adding Vincristine-Topotecan-Cyclophosphamide to the Initial Treatment of Patients With Nonmetastatic Ewing Sarcoma: A Children's Oncology Group Report. We mention in the episode that the full article is accessible, however, it is only if you purchase individually - bummer. However, the link Is for the article abstract and if you would like to purchase. We discuss the clinical trial in detail including background on previous trials, methods, results and how these results...
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Palliative Care with Dr. Ishwaria Subbiah
Sarcoma Sisters
Dr. Ishwaria Subbiah is a palliative care physician and medical oncologist in the Division of Cancer Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. In this episode we discuss
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Sarcoma Clinical Trials with Dr. Breelyn Wilky
Sarcoma Sisters
Dr. Wilky is the Director of Sarcoma Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado. She cares for patients > 18 years with every type of sarcoma and is an expert in traditional chemotherapy treatments and also at using modern technology to identify out-of-the-box treatments particularly in targeted therapy. Dr. Wilky is also a translational researcher who conducts and designs clinical trials for sarcoma patients, with a focus on early immunotherapy protocols.
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Second Opinions
Sarcoma Sisters
Dr. Allen-Rhoades and Dr. Kopp discuss the topic of sarcoma second opinions
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Music: Rospigg
Artwork: Jonathan Borba