Beat Cancer

Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce speaks with Mayra Sandoval, Health Educator and Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator for UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Community Outreach and Engagement , and Minnie Sagar, the public health director at the Tehama County Health Services Agency , about the Tehama County Cancer Prevention Collaborative and how they're working to increase pre...

Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce speaks with Dr. Peter Belafsky , director of the UC Davis Health Center for Voice and Swallowing and a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, and head and neck cancer survivor Tom Gegax about his experience with diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. Tom also directed a documentary, Confessions of a CEO: My Life in an Out-of-Balance World . To learn more about...

Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce speaks with Dr. Ankit Sarin , Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery for UC Davis Health and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center , about the rise in colon and colorectal cancer incidences in younger (less than 50 years old) populations. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce speaks with Reese Olander, Managing Executive Director of Development for the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center , about common misconceptions surrounding philanthropic giving, the various avenues available for giving, and, most importantly, how philanthropy can extend and enhance cancer care and treatment for our patients. You can learn more about available opportun...

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn speak with Drs. Elizabeth Morris and Megan Daly discuss breast cancer screenings and what it's like to be both a breast cancer researcher and a patient. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn speak with Dr. Joseph Tuscano about his research on non-toxic cancer treatments, including the use fermented wheat germ. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn speak with Dr. Diana Miglioretti and Dr. Laura Fejerman about the importance of breast cancer screening and how our new mobile mammography unit will make screenings more accessible to women in Northern California. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn speak with Dr. Elysia Alvarez and Dr. Cameron Gaskill of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Global Oncology Program. To find out more about our Global Oncology Program and how you can get involved, email globaloncology@ucdavis.edu . To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce sits down with, Julie Dang, Ph. D., Executive Director for The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, and Magali Garcia Cisneros, Health Education Specialist for Peach Tree Health to discuss a new cervical cancer study nicknamed HEALIX. The primary goal of HEALIX is to reduce cervical cancer disparities among underrepresented...

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Jenifer Cooreman, L.C.S.W. and Certified Sex Therapist to discuss sexual wellness and cancer. Jena has specialty certification in oncology social work with 20 years of experience in mental health and medical social work. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings, including our topic for today, sexua...

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with, Laura Fejerman, Ph. D., who is the Placer Breast Cancer Endowed Chair at the Cancer Center, the associate director for the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement , and also co-director for both the Women's Cancer Care and Research Program and the Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement Initiative . We discuss her work wi...

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with, Megan Ober, OCN, who is specialty trained in cannabis nursing, to talk about the use of cannabis within cancer treatment. We'll discuss myths and ways to have a conversation with your oncologist. Please note this episode is for educational purposes only, always consult your oncology care team any time you consider making changes to yo...

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center child life specialists Jenny Belke, Mackenzie Lee, and Marisa Martinez to talk about the role child life specialists play in caring for our pediatric cancer patients. Learn more about the Child Life Program here . To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  https://health.uc...

Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce sits down with Dr. Gerardo Mackenzie, Dr. Cassandra Nguyen, and Charlotte Kerber to discuss food insecurity and its role in cancer care. Our guests have begun a pilot program with the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services . To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . To contact Dr. Mackenzie or...

Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce sits down with Dr. Mamta Parikh, a medical oncologist specializing in the treatment of genitourinary malignancies, including bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer at the  ⁠⁠⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Also joining the conversation are Jesse and Beverly Campbell. Jesse is a patient of Dr. Parikh and talks about his experi...

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Shehnaz Hussain, molecular epidemiologist and Associate Director of Population Sciences at the  ⁠⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠⁠ to discuss her study on wildfire smoke and how it leads to increased risk of cancer among firefighters. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  ⁠⁠⁠https://health.ucd...

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Amy Chen, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the  ⁠⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠⁠ to discuss ovarian cancer and Dr. Chen's new pilot study of a standardized extract of cultured lentinula edodes mycelia (AHCC®) on quality of life for...

Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Megan Daly, Associate Director for Clinical Research and Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the  ⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠ to discuss cancer clinical trials. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  ⁠⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠⁠ .

Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce sits down with Dr. Mamta Parikh, Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology, specializing in the treatment of genitourinary malignancies at the  ⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠ to discuss prostate cancer. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  ⁠⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠⁠ .

Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Kent Lloyd, Associate Director of Shared Resources at the  ⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠ to discuss how the shared resources available to researchers help to inform treatments for patients. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  ⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠ .

Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Marcio Malogolowkin from the  UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center to discuss fertility preservation for cancer patients.  Dr. Malogolowkin is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology for the Cancer Center. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer .

Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Richard Bold of the  UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and Rob Stevenson to discuss the UC Davis Cancer Care Network . Dr. Bold is the Physician-in-Chief for the Cancer Center and serves as the Medical Director for the Cancer Care Network and Rob serves as the Cancer Care Network Director. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Canc...

Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Robert Canter of the  UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and Dr. Michael Kent of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine . Dr. Canter is a Professor and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Dr. Kent is the Director of the Center for Companion Animal Health at UC Davis and a Professor of Surgic...

Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. David Copenhaver of the  ⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠ . Dr. Copenhaver is the Chief of the Division of Pain Management and is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist with expertise in cancer pain management. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit  ⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠ .

Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Jonathan Riess of the  UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center . Dr. Riess is a medical oncologist and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine for Hematology and Oncology. Dr. Riess is also the Director of the  Thoracic Oncology Program which is the largest and most comprehensive program in Northern California, providing a wide array of clinical...