Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " Tamales " by Megan Dupuis, an Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The article is followed by an interview with Dupuis and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dupuis reflects on how patients invite their doctors into their culture and their world- and how this solidified her choice to...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology poem, " The First Hero " by Christopher Kim, who is a research assistant at Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University. The poem is followed by an interview with Kim and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Kim reflects on his post-surgery sonnet. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: The First Hero , by Christopher Kim, BS  W...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " I Hope So Too " by Dr. Richard Leiter from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The article is followed by an interview with Leiter and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Leiter shares that even in the most difficult moments, clinicians can find space to hope with patients and their families. TRANSCRIPT   Narrator: I Hope So Too , by Richard...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " You Don't Bring Me Flowers " by Dr. Kathryn Cappell, who is an Assistant Research Physician at the National Cancer Institute. The article is followed by an interview with Cappell and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Cappell shares the difficulty in protecting oncology patients without taking away things that bring them joy. TRANS...

We say thank you to current Cancer Stories host, Dr. Lidia Schapira, and welcome Cancer Stories new host, Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Lidia Schapira:  Hello and welcome to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology , which features essays and personal reflections from authors exploring their experience in the field of oncology. I'm your host, Dr. Lidia Schapira, a Professor of Medicine at S...

Listen to JCO Oncology Practice's Art of Oncology Practice article, "Did I Mess Up Today?" by Dr. John Sweetenham, ASCO Daily News Podcast host and recently retired after 40 years of practice in academic oncology. The article is followed by an interview with Sweetenham and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Dr Sweetenham shares his reflections on his shrinking clinical comfort zone. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Did...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology poem, " Episteme " by Dr. Michael Slade, who is a medical oncologist at Washington University School of Medicine. The poem is followed by an interview with Slade and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Dr Slade highlights the tension between what is known and unknown and what spoken and unspoken as physicians try to care for our patients without d...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, "The Holiday Card" by Dr. Laura Vater, who is a gastrointestinal oncologist at Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. The article is followed by an interview with Vater and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Dr Vater shares how she processed the unexpected loss of a patient and how a colleague unknowingly helped her cope....

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology poem, " Rain Talk " by Dr. Karl Lorenz, who is a palliative care and primary care physician and Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. The poem is followed by an interview with Lorenz and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Rain Talk , by Karl A. Lorenz, MD, MSHS   Rain splattering, a cacophony of glassy dollops ploppin...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " Just Humor Me " by Dr. Stacey Hubay, who is a Medical Oncologist at the Grand River Regional Cancer Center. The essay is followed by an interview with Hubay and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Dr Hubay share how even though cancer isn't funny, a cancer clinic can sometimes be a surprisingly funny place. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Just Hum...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology article, " Scotch and Pizza " by Dr. Paul Jansson, who is an Emergency and Critical Care Physician at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. The article is followed by an interview with Jansson and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Dr Jansson share his perspective as a critical care physician and how one question can serve many purposes all at once. TRANSCRIPT Narra...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology poem, "Mandatum" by Dr. David Harris, who is an Associate Staff in the Department of Palliative and Supportive Care and Program Director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic. The poem is followed by an interview with Harris and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Dr Harris share how his team honors a patient's spirit TRANSCRIPT N...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, "It Mattered Later: A Patient Turned Doctor's Perspective on Fertility Loss" by Dr. Margaret Cupit-Link, who will be a clinical oncologist at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO. The essay is followed by an interview with Cupit-Link and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Dr Cupit-Link shares her personal experience with childhood cancer...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, "Three Days was Enough" by Dr. Teresa Thomas, Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. The essay is followed by an interview with Thomas and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Having medically adjacent experience, Thomas shares her personal story of helping her family come to terms with hospice care for her father. TRANSCRIPT...

Listen to ASCO's JCO Oncology Practice essay, "Patient is Otherwise Healthy" by Dr. Scott Capozza, Board Certified Oncology Physical Therapist at Smilow Cancer Hospital Adult Cancer Survivorship Clinic at Yale Cancer Center. The essay is followed by an interview with Capozza and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Capozza shares his personal experience with the long-term effects of cancer treatment. TRANSCRI...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, " The Road Less Traveled: Perspective From an Australian Oncologist " by Stephanie Hui-Su Lim, Medical Oncologist at Macarthur Cancer Therapy center in New South Wales, Australia. The essay is followed by an interview with Lim and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Lim shares her thoughts as an oncologist dealing with a patient that has decided not to con...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, "Knuckleheads" by Dr. Timothy Gilligan, Vice Chair for Education at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute. The essay is followed by an interview with Gilligan and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Gilligan emphasizes the importance of partnering with his patients to understand what they are going through and their reason for rejecting recommended...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, "The Power of Story" by Dr. Erica Kaye, Director of Research in Quality of Life and Palliative Care at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. The essay is followed by an interview with Kaye and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Kaye shares her strategies to grow the field of narrative oncology.   TRANSCRIPT   Narrator: The Power of Story, Erica C. Kaye...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology poem, " Etch a Sketch " by Dr. Wendy Tong, an Internal Medicine Resident at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. The poem is followed by an interview with Tong and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Tong shares her thought process behind her fictional poem, where a mother and daughter receive bad news of a leukemia diagnoses. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Etc...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, " The Heritability of Cancer " by Dr. Leeat Granek, Associate Professor at York University in Toronto, Canada. The essay is followed by an interview with Granek and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Granek shares how her mother's diagnose with breast cancer continues to shape her own life and experiences. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: The Heritability of Cancer ,...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, "Pet Therapy: How the Cat I Never Wanted Saved My Life" by Dr. Fumiko Chino, Radiation Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.. The essay is followed by an interview with Chino and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Chino describes how she became an unlikely cat owner and how her "pet therapy" allowed her to move forward with life as a widow...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, " Gosses and the Dalmatian Puppy " by Dr. Zvi Symon, Senior Consultant at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel. The essay is followed by an interview with Symon and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Symon reflects on an ancient Jewish tradition while seeking to palliate a dying patient. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Gosses and the Dalmatian Puppy , by Zvi Symon, MD...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, " The Gift of Truth " by Dr. Ilana Hellmann, an Attending Physician in the Hematology Department at Meir Medical Center in Israel. The essay is followed by an interview with Hellmann and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Hellmann shares how it is an immense privilege and grave responsibility for physicians to give bad news to patients who have a terminal...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, "Do You See Me?," by Dr. Kristen McCullough, a Hematology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Mayo Clinic. The essay is followed by an interview with McCullough and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. McCullough shares a pharmacist's perspective on experiencing a patient loss. TRANSCRIPT "Ope!" is the common Minnesotan exclamation when you bump into someone yo...

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, " Buenos Días: A Letter to My Patient's Mother, " by Dr. Jenny Ruiz, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The essay is followed by an interview with Ruiz and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Ruiz shares a poignant story of a pediatric oncology immigrant family, social determinants of health and similariti...