Living Cancer Podcast
1) Pregnant With Cancer: One Woman's Journey
Mary Harris found out she was pregnant the day before she had scheduled surgery for breast cancer. This is her radio diary.
2) The Cancer Show: Part 2
In the second hour of "The Cancer Show," the stories we tell about cancer: on stage, on the big screen, and online.
3) The Cancer Show: Part 1
Over the last 2,500 years, cancer has shifted from a disease in the shadows to one at the center of scientific research and public discussion. In the first of two special episodes, On the Media dives ...Show More
4) Medical Bills Linger, Long After Cancer Treatment Ends
A woman's family is stuck with medical charges for care she received after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Negotiating relief from the bills has become a part-time job for her daughter.
5) Precision Medicine
Dr. Harold Varmus discusses the study of genomics in cancer treatment with Brian Lehrer and The New York Times "Living With Cancer" columnist Susan Gubar fields calls on how to talk to people with can...Show More
6) The Scariest Video Game Villain Of All: Cancer
After a couple lost their young child to cancer, they found comfort in an unexpected place: by making a video game about their son.
7) Why Doctors Are Trying A Skin Cancer Drug To Treat A Brain Tumor
A drug that's effective in patients with certain forms of melanoma is being tested as a treatment for other cancers whose genetic code contains an identical mutation.
8) Cancer Changed Ken Jeong's Comedy
After years of working as a physician, Ken Jeong quit to pursue acting. Then his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and he found himself needing to think like a doctor again.
9) A Woman's Journey From Cancer Diagnosis to 'Professional Patient'
Advances in cancer treatments have made some forms of the disease a chronic condition. But protracted treatment, even when successful, comes at a high personal toll for patients and their families
10) The Story of Cancer
In "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies," Ken Burns and Barak Goodman tell the comprehensive story of the disease and our quest to understand it, treat it, and cure it.