Scott Redding

Using one's cells to attack and treat cancer continues to grow. Cellular therapy and in particular CAR T-cell therapy offers new opportunities to adult and pediatric patients with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. Dr. Monalisa Ghosh, Rogel Cancer Center oncologist talks about these treatments and and the future of cellular therapy.

After a patient has a biopsy, the samples are sent to pathology to determine if it is cancerous or not as well as how aggressive it is. Many patients will see their results before hearing from the medical team in their patient portal – leaving them anxious or confused on what it all means. Pathologist, Dr. Cathyrn Lapedis, talks about the role of pathology in a patient’s care plan, as well as new ways to help patients when they get results before their physician is able go over to help them with anxiety and to be better informed about their potential diagnosis.

An expert discusses the long time usage of radiation therapy for non-cancer diseases in other countries that are now available in the United States.

About one in eight men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. However, each man’s risk can vary based on age, race, family history and lifestyle. Todd Morgan answers questions about the different stages of prostate cancer, when active surveillance is preferred and why surgical interventions can be harmful.

When treating for localized prostate cancer, surgery and radiation are usually what people hear about. However, there are other treatments that could be options under a heading of focal therapy. Dr. Andrew Wood, a urologic oncologist with U-M Health Rogel Cancer Center’s Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer talks about these options and which patients could benefit from them.

In the United States, unnecessary tests and treatments not only drive-up health care costs but may also contribute to a waste of valuable resources and avoidable patient harms. Today we talk with Michigan Medicine assistant professor of surgery Dr. Lesly Dossett, M.D., MPH about an effort to reduce such practices through a process called de-implementation.

Here, Monalisa Ghosh, M.D., a hematologist-oncologist at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center, answers questions about cellular therapy; how it's used and what exciting developments are soon to come.

In recent years, researchers have been studying the relationship between pets and overall cancer patient health outcomes. Today we talk with University of Michigan investigators Dr. Nina Francis-Levin, Ph.D., MSW, and Dr. Jess Francis-Levin, Ph.D. who are taking a closer look at this relationship within in the LBGT community.

A urologist discusses post-void dribble and how to help prevent it, and when to speak with your doctor.

A urologic oncologist answers questions about prostate cancer.

On this episode of Cancer Aware, we are talking with Maria Silveira who is a palliative care specialist at Michigan Medicine and the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs. She has over 20 years of experience working in the hospital and in clinic, taking care of patients with serious illness, supporting them and their families through what is often the toughest time of their lives. She helps train the next generation of palliative care and hospice physicians and nurse practitioners, and she does research in symptom management.

University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center’s Cancer AnswerLine and infusion nurse, Christie Bryne, talks about multiple myeloma – a form of blood cancer.

Music therapists provide six ways that songs can help you deal with stress and anxiety.

As the stay-home reality continues, a patient with breast cancer shares advice to help others with quarantining. 

Some of the best cancer fighting foods include fresh produce, whole grains, and fiber. Check out our cancer fighting food list and the cancers they help prevent.