Bench to Bedside

The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s podcast Bench to Bedside provides a glimpse into the latest research discoveries that are transforming cancer care. Join Roy Jensen, MD, vice chancellor and director of the cancer center, weekly to hear from the top experts in the field as well as patients and caregivers.

Navigating Holiday Challenges: Dr. Muenks Answers Questions from Our Listeners 12/23/2024

MyeloMATCH: The New Front in the Battle Against Leukemia 12/11/2024

Strength in Love: Navigating the Journey as a Cancer Caregiver 11/27/2024

Investigating the Link Between Obesity and Cancer 11/06/2024

Empowering the Future Leaders of Clinical Research with KU Cancer Center’s C-CLEAR Program 10/23/2024

Brain Health and Cancer: Addressing Cancer Related Cognitive Changes 10/09/2024

Unveiling the Mysteries of Ovarian Cancer: The Cancer that Whispers 09/25/2024

Innovations in Radiation Oncology 09/11/2024

Exploring the Future of Cancer Care: What is Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) Therapy? 05/22/2024

Exploring the Future of Cancer Care: What is Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) Therapy? Immunotherapy and cellular therapeutics represent the future of cancer care. These biological therapies involve manipulating the body’s cells to reactivate and strengthen their abilities to attack cancer cells. Immunotherapy is a precision cancer treatment and is considered the future of cancer treatment by the National Cancer Institute. Other, more traditional, types of cancer treatment include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Immunotherapy is a type of treatment for a variety of cancers that harnesses one’s own immune system to fight his or her specific cancer cells. Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte, or TIL therapy, is a type of immunotherapy and part of the body’s natural response to cancer. TIL cells are naturally occurring immune cells that are on constant surveillance to recognize, attack and kill cancer cells. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration approved lifileucel (Amtagvi), the first treatment for cancer that uses TILs. On this episode, Dr. Roy Jensen, vice chancellor and director of KU Cancer Center speaks with Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq, associate professor of hematologic malignancies and cellular therapeutics at the University of Kansas Medical Center, about this exciting topic. Links from this Episode: Learn more about TIL therapy via the Read the about immunotherapy on the KU Cancer Center website Learn about Read the of approval for TIL therapy Learn more about at KU Cancer Center After listening to this episode, we invite YOU to be a part of the podcast! We want to hear your thoughts on the conversations we have here, topics you’d like to learn more about and any questions you may have for our guests. Call our Bench to Bedside hotline at 913-588-3880 and leave us a voicemail, or you can email your comments and questions to [email protected]. Your comments may be shared on a future episode! /episode/index/show/benchtobedside/id/31412427

The Rise of Colorectal Cancer in Younger People and Updated Screening Guidelines 05/15/2024

The Rise of Colorectal Cancer in Younger People and Updated Screening Guidelines Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or rectal cancer, is one of the most treatable cancers when found early. However, it is also the most common type of gastrointestinal cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. For decades, colorectal cancer was most often diagnosed in people aged 50 and over. More recently, the incidence of colorectal cancer has declined in people 50 and over, while dramatically increasing in younger people. Because of this shift, the American Cancer Society recently revised its colorectal cancer screening guidelines for people at average risk. According to the updated guidelines, individuals at average risk of colorectal cancer should have regular screening for colon cancer beginning at age 45. On this episode of the Bench to Bedside podcast, Dr. Roy Jensen, vice chancellor and director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, discusses this topic with Dr. John Ashcraft, Associate Professor of Surgery and Division Chief of the Colorectal & Oncologic Surgery Division at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and Dr. Raed Al-Rajabi, Associate Professor of medicine in the division of medical oncology and leader of the gastrointestinal medical oncology group at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Links from this Episode: Read the for colon cancer screening Learn more about at KU Cancer Center Read about Dr. Ajay Bansal’s research and clinic Learn more about and After listening to this episode, we invite YOU to be a part of the podcast! We want to hear your thoughts on the conversations we have here, topics you’d like to learn more about and any questions you may have for our guests. Call our Bench to Bedside hotline at 913-588-3880 and leave us a voicemail, or you can email your comments and questions to [email protected]. Your comments may be shared on a future episode! /episode/index/show/benchtobedside/id/31328632

Game Changers: Unlocking Cancer's Playbook with Biostatistics 05/08/2024

Sun Safety Tips from Pool Cool 04/17/2024

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: A Conversation with Patient Advocate and Author Camy Crank 04/03/2024

Discovering the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers 03/13/2024

United in Healing: The Elder Family's Cancer Journey 03/06/2024

Getting “Back in the Swing” After Breast Cancer 02/28/2024

Coping with Cancer During the Holiday Season 11/15/2023

Voices of Cancer Research: Behind the Scenes of Cancer Research Week 11/09/2023

Discovering Strength Through Exercise During a Cancer Journey 11/01/2023

Empowering Cancer Patients and Communities: A Conversation with Dr. Steve Scott 10/25/2023

Researching the Cost of Cancer: How Financial Toxicity Affects Cancer Patients and their Families 10/18/2023

Researching the Cost of Cancer: How Financial Toxicity Affects Cancer Patients and their Families In the United States, cancer is among the most expensive medical conditions to treat. National costs for cancer care were estimated to be $190.2 billion in 2015. Several studies show that cancer patients and survivors are more likely to experience financial toxicity than people without cancer. For Dinesh Pal I. Mudaranthakam, PhD - assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Data Science at the University of Kansas Medical Center, director of Research IT at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, and member of the cancer center’s Cancer Prevention and Control research program - this issue is personal. Growing up in India, he witnessed family members and friends grapple with the high costs of cancer treatment and the adverse effects it may have later. Dr. Mudaranthakam recently led two studies to better understand the toll a cancer diagnosis has on an individual’s finances, career and overall health. On this episode of Bench to Bedside, Dr. Roy Jensen, vice chancellor and director of KU Cancer Center, welcomes Dr. Mudaranthakam to the podcast to discuss financial toxicity and his research into what this means for cancer patients and their families. Do you have questions about cancer? Call our Bench to Bedside Hotline at (913) 588-3880 or email us at [email protected], and your comment or question may be shared on an upcoming episode! If you appreciated this episode, please share, rate, subscribe and leave a review. To ensure you get our latest updates, For the latest updates, follow us on the social media channel of your choice by searching for KU Cancer Center. Links from this episode: Learn more about Dr. Mudaranthakam’s Read an interview with Dr. Mudaranthakam on Read about Dr. Mudaranthakam’s research in Direct links to Dr. Mudaranthakam’s published research and /episode/index/show/benchtobedside/id/28359653

Empowering Progress: How Patient Advocacy Moves Cancer Research Forward 10/11/2023

Empowering Progress: How Patient Advocacy Moves Cancer Research Forward Weaving the perspective of our patients into our research is an important focus for the team at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, because it ensures our work centers on the needs of those we serve. Patient and Investigator Voices Organizing Together (PIVOT for short) is KU Cancer Center’s program, which unites scientists and advocates to advance patient-centered research. On this episode of the Bench to Bedside podcast, we are sharing a conversation between two special guests, Dr. Joan Lewis-Wambi, associate professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center and member of KU Cancer Center’s Cancer Biology research program, and Dr. Alison Banikowski, an educator, community organizer, cancer survivor and PIVOT member, who has found a multitude of ways to give back to the cancer community in the Kansas City area. She formed the group Alison’s Allies in 2010, which raises funding to support breast cancer screening, health equity, care and research, including research that Dr. Lewis-Wambi conducts in her lab. We invited them to discuss their work together and share how having the patient perspective has moved cancer research forward. Do you have questions about cancer? Call our Bench to Bedside Hotline at (913) 588-3880 or email us at [email protected], and your comment or question may be shared on an upcoming episode! If you appreciated this episode, please share, rate, subscribe and leave a review. For the latest updates, make you are following us on social media by searching for KU Cancer Center on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Links from this episode: about Dr. Joan Lewis-Wambi about Dr. Banikowski and her advocacy group, Alison’s Allies Find information on , KU Cancer Center’s patient research advocacy group Watch with Dr. Priyanka Sharma on YouTube Learn more about on KU Cancer Center’s website /episode/index/show/benchtobedside/id/28293191

Normalizing Second Opinions in Cancer Care 10/04/2023

Unlocking the Connection Between DNA and Disease 09/27/2023

Hail to the Chief! 09/21/2023

Fueling Wellness: The Impact of Nutrition on Cancer Prevention and Treatment 09/13/2023

Sun Safety Tips from Pool Cool 05/24/2023

Your Listener Questions with Dr. Barrett Rollins 05/11/2023

Your Listener Questions with Dr. Barrett Rollins Earlier this season, we shared a conversation on the podcast with Dr. Barrett Rollins, Linde Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief Scientific Officer Emeritus at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His recently released book, In Sickness: A Memoir, shares his unbelievable journey as Dr. Rollins discovers that his wife Dr. Jane Weeks, a prominent breast cancer researcher at Dana-Farber, had been suffering from untreated metastatic breast cancer for years and had been hiding it from everyone in her life. Many of our listeners were interested in learning more about this story, and we wanted to give them a chance to be a part of the discussion. Listeners called into our Bench to Bedside hotline, where they can leave voicemails with questions or comments for our guests, and we invited Dr. Rollins back to the podcast to respond to these questions. After listening to this episode, we invite YOU to be a part of the podcast! We want to hear your thoughts on the conversations we have here, topics you’d like to learn more about and any questions you may have for our guests. Call our Bench to Bedside hotline at 913-588-3880 and leave us a voicemail, or you can email your comments and questions to [email protected]. Your comments may be shared on a future episode! Links from this episode: Listen to Dr. Rollins and Dr. Jensen on Episode 7 of this season of the Bench to Bedside podcast, “Secrets and Sickness with Dr. Barrett Rollins” on , and . Find links to additional podcast platforms and listen online . Buy the book on Amazon Visit - This collection of songs spans several genres and decades, but each of them plays an important role in the life and relationship of Barrett and Jane. The playlist features everything from an achingly beautiful classical piece by Brahms that was played at Jane’s funeral, to the sweetly romantic pop songs that punctuate the couple’s relationship. “In Sickness” “In Sickness” If you appreciated this episode, please share, rate, subscribe and leave a review. For the latest updates, make you are following us on social media by searching for KU Cancer Center on , and . /episode/index/show/benchtobedside/id/26802603

A Conversation with Dr. Roy Jensen 05/03/2023

Secrets and Sickness with Dr. Barrett Rollins 04/19/2023

Secrets and Sickness with Dr. Barrett Rollins The book “In Sickness: A Memoir” shares the unbelievable story of Dr. Barrett Rollins, professor at Harvard Medical School and Chief Scientific Officer Emeritus at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and his wife Dr. Jane Weeks, a prominent researcher at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In 2008, Dr. Rollins discovered a secret his wife had been keeping from him …. she had been suffering from untreated metastatic breast cancer for six years. As the couple went about their public roles as authorities on cancer research and treatment, Dr. Rollins helped his wife continue to hide her breast cancer and delay treatment, until it was too late. Dr. Roy Jensen, vice chancellor and director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, speaks with Dr. Rollins about his journey, the cancer research community’s reaction to his wife’s diagnosis and death, complex questions about healthcare, relationships and medical ethics, as well as why he decided to publish a memoir about his experience. What do YOU think about this incredible conversation! After listening, we invite you to call our Bench to Bedside Hotline at (913) 588-3880 and leave us a voicemail message with your comments or questions for Dr. Rollins and the podcast team. You can also send us an email at . Your comments and questions may be shared on an upcoming episode! Links from this episode: Buy the book "In Sickness: A Memoir" on Amazon: Visit Dr. Rollins' website: Dr. Rollins’ Spotify Playlist - This collection of songs spans several genres and decades, but each of them plays an important role in the life and relationship of Barrett and Jane. The playlist features everything from an achingly beautiful classical piece by Brahms that was played at Jane’s funeral, to the sweetly romantic pop songs that punctuate the couple’s relationship: “In Sickness” official video trailer: “In Sickness” official book club guide: If you appreciated this episode, please share, rate, subscribe and leave a review. For the latest updates, make you are following us on social media by searching for KU Cancer Center on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. /episode/index/show/benchtobedside/id/26589585

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