- Introduction: Paul, Peter, Mike (Courtney out this month)
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- Case of the day: Lymphoma patient. Workup, Treatment, & Result.
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Esophageal Cancer – Overview and New Diagnosis
1 – Intro Three cancer specialists and a graphic design artist discuss cancer.
2 – Bio’s: Pete Schlegel, MD (Medical Oncology)
Courtney Coke, MD (Radiation Oncology)
Mike Riordan (Graphic Design Artist)
Paul Roach, MD (Surgical Oncology)
3 – Timestamps:
[00:05] Courtney, Pete, Mike, and Paul introduce themselves
[06:00] Case of the Day – Esophageal Carcinoma
[28:00] Lesson of the Day- Esophageal Carcinoma
[35:10] Cancer Questions: How do you tell a patient they’ve got cancer?
[41:32] Question: What do I do if my doc doesn’t present me with a plan?
[51:45] Cancer News: Keynote 811 Trial; dual PD-1 & HER2 blockade in HER2(+) Gastric Cancer.
4 – Key Takeaways:
Causes of esophageal cancer (e.g. smoking, alcohol, gastroesophageal disease)
Signs and symptoms of esophageal cancer (e.g. difficulty swallowing, painful swallowing).
Immediate actions (e.g. contact Primary Care Physician; seek family, friends, trusted help)
Workup is pretty involved, so don’t be surprised.
Treatment frequently involves endoscopic or surgical procedures, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and now sometimes new kinds of medicines (anti-Her2, anti PD-1 medications, etc).
Don’t be shy! Reach out. Get help. Treatment is available!
5 – Sign out: write letters@paulbryanroach.com with ideas, thoughts, questions for next episodes
“So.. It’s Cancer?” Trailer
- So doc, it’s Cancer? is a podcast dedicated to being a “how-to” manual for cancer patients and their friends and families. Each month we will work through different elements of the overall problem, “from soup to nuts” as they say, beginning at the beginning such as the the basics of what cancer is, who may be at risk, who is involved in the treatments, why treatments differ so much from one cancer to another, or even within the same type of cancer? The podcast will work through to the various possible outcomes, and quality of life.
- Why? Need for physician-led podcast series that is patient centric. It helps to have a chat with your physician, only, that chat is usually short, emotional, hard to remember, and often only a beginning.
- Hosts: Paul Roach – Surgical Oncology; Courtney Coke – Radiation Oncology; Pete Schlegel – Medical Oncology; Mike Riordan – Graphic Designer