The Eye Believe Podcast

First up today you'll hear from Dr. Dennis Stacey, the father of Dr. Andrew Stacey. He will talk about the biology of cancer. Then you'll hear more from Dr. Andrew Stacey on the Biology of Uveal Melanoma. Finally you will hear from Dr. Lucinda Innes about different melanomas, different immunities. Dennis Stacey PhD. As a cancer researcher, Dennis has witnessed the explosion of information related...

Meet Steven Russel, a 15+ year ocular melanoma survivor. Steven approached A Cure in Sight and asked us to help create a fundraiser page for him to let the voting public decide:  Come March 3, 2024, should the beard stay and GROW or  shave and GO!?    YOU decide! Help us share posts about Steven's Let it Grow or Go campaign to raise funds for ocular melanoma.  Funds raised benefit A Cure in Sight...

A Cure in Sight is joined by guest, Dr. Darrin Beaupre, Chief Medical Officer at IDEAYA Biosciences. He tells the story of his history in the field of cancer, molecular biology research, and where he is currently with his research at IDEAYA. He fiercely conveys the passion and drive of IDEAYA Biosciences as a whole to develop and fine tune novel therapies in the realm of cancers, touching specific...

Join A Cure in Sight to interview guest, Heather McMenamin, a patient originally from England, currently living in Houston, TX, and diagnosed with ocular melanoma in 2021. “I went for my annual eye exam 9-22-21, (because of COVID it was actually 18 months since my previous eye exam, normally done every year). I was asymptomatic and more concerned about what new frame I might pick out. The doctor w...

Join A Cure in Sight to interview Dr. Jesse Berry for this episode chosen and sponsored by Castle Biosciences - the topic? Eye exams and early detection - does finding OM earlier REALLY make a difference? In what ways? Jesse L. Berry, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in ocular oncology. She received her undergraduate and medical degree from Harvard University in M...

Join event host and fellow patient Danet Peterson to chat with a few other omies on how they have coped with their diagnosis. Patients on the panel include Carrie Younger-Howard and Linda Boran. Reach out to danet@acureinsight.org if you have interest in being part of a panel discussion on the podcast or at a future event.   ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5K SITES ARE OPEN FOR REGISTRATION NEAR YOU! Start your te...

Join Melody Burchett, founder and President of A Cure in Sight, with communications and events coordinator, Hanna Hulick to discuss the INSIGHT Registry. This is a unique rare disease patient registry. insight.iamrare.org The INSIGHT Registry is an online registry for patients with Ocular Melanoma (OM). It will be hosted by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD); an independent non-pr...

An interactive presentation by fellow patient, Anne Osborn, who discusses the benefits of meditation on whole body health and in aiding patients in coping with ocular melanoma. Anne Osborn, Author of the book, Coping with Ocular Melanoma: A toolbox, grew up in the shadows of OM when her mother died of OM. Forty years later, she was diagnosed with OM, Class 2. She spent her career in human services...

Welcome to this year's Eye Believe 2023 Survivorship Seminar recording series. A discussion on Integrative Medicine and Ocular Melanoma with Blake Langley. Dr. Blake Langley is a licensed naturopathic physician and acupuncturist studying the impact of acupuncture therapies on quality of life and clinical outcomes in patients receiving active treatment for various cancers. As a Staff Scientist at t...

Alrighty friends--the game is on! See the pic for details on our recipe book fundraiser, how to submit a recipe, and how you could win one of the drawings for prizes! We want recipes from ANYONE and everyone in the OM community world wide--keep it super simple or get fancy. Share with patients, caregivers, physicians, pharma reps--we want to create a special legacy in the  #ocularmelanoma  communi...

Join A Cure in Sight to visit with Dr. Kristie Nguyen, an optometrist, who explains the reasons eye exams are important. Share this episode with those in your community still skeptical of if they should have both dilation and photos taken of the eye for a routine comprehensive eye exam. #nationaleyeexammonth is August, and we are grateful to Dr. Kristie helping to spread awareness for eye exams wi...

Join A Cure in Sight as we interview Patricia Daly, an OM survivor and nutritional therapist. She shares her personal journey with ocular melanoma, including a recurrence of her tumor in her eye and local orbital spread, and how she began a journey to healing her body’s metabolic system, one small step at a time. “Patricia was diagnosed with a 15.2-mm large choroidal melanoma in 2008. Following pl...

Join A Cure in Sight for our 3rd Quarter Webinar, a special presentation with Dr. Harbour and Dr. Correa. Tune in to hear about the history of ocular melanoma over time, where the future of research is headed, and the incidence and presentation of uveal melanoma around the world. J. William Harbour, M.D., is an American ophthalmologist, ocular oncologist and cancer researcher. He is currently Chai...

After seeing her article featured last week, we had to get this omie on the podcast! Tune in to hear from Ellie sharing her story: "I have to believe that going through all of this at a young age has happened for a reason. I’m not someone who blindly believes God has a plan for everything, but in my case, I can’t help but recognize that He’s taught me a lesson. Spending your whole life worrying ab...

Join A Cure in Sight and Jennifer Stephens, an oncology research nurse with a personal connection to ocular melanoma and a pilot research project investigating patients with OM who have (since original diagnosis) developed another form of cancer on top of ocular melanoma. She is specifically looking for patients willing to be part of this research study. More info in this episode and to be found a...

Part 3 of 3 in a mini series recording the EYE ON RESEARCH SEMINAR Join A Cure in Sight to chat with first, Dr. Moser and Dr. McKean regarding all drugs of interest pertaining to uveal melanoma that were discussed or presented on at ASCO 2023 - you can find this list here, courtesy of the ACIS Research board member. Following their presentation, tune in to hear some interesting and novel research...

Part 2 of 3 in a mini series recording the EYE ON RESEARCH SEMINAR Join A Cure in Sight to discuss a few key trials of interest to uveal melanoma with Dr. Hamid and Dr. Carvajal. Replimune is discussed, as well as the importance and impact of Phase 1 trials. Please send in questions to contact@acureinsight.org   ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5K SITES ARE OPEN FOR REGISTRATION NEAR YOU! Start your team and bring...

Part 1 of 3 in a mini series recording the EYE ON RESEARCH SEMINAR Join A Cure in Sight to chat with Dr. Katz about the updates to the PERIO-01 Study, presented on at ASCO 2023 as pertaining to uveal melanoma.  Please send in questions to contact@acureinsight.org   ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5K SITES ARE OPEN FOR REGISTRATION NEAR YOU! Start your team and bring your community to get involved!  September 23, D...

Wondering if you should get a biopsy? Wanting to understand more about the biopsy of your eye? Join A Cure in Sight and back again, the wonderful Dr. Basil K Williams to discuss Prognostication of the Eye – A special episode selected and sponsored by Castle Biosciences. Learn about the classes of eye tumors, what newer research tells us, and where research is headed. ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5K SITES ARE OP...

Tune in to hear from a few of the researchers and physicians we ran into at ASCO 2023! Thank you to all who came by our booth and helped us compile our "Newsworthy Notes from ASCO" which you can find here:  https://acureinsight.org/newsworthy-notes-from-asco/?v=7516fd43adaa ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5K SITES ARE OPEN FOR REGISTRATION NEAR YOU! Start your team and bring your community to get involved!  Novemb...

Hey omies, Registration is now open for our 2023 Eye Believe Survivorship Seminar. This year we’ll be coming to you live and virtually from Seattle WA.  Join Dr. Andrew Stacey, top physicians, and experts, for 2 days of workshops and educational sessions on living with ocular melanoma. We'll explore the town - I hear there is a dinner cruise planned for Friday night -, meet new omies, check in wit...

Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to interview 4 members of the omie community who are also part of the LGBTQA+ community to hear their perspectives on their ocular melanoma journey as well as their insights into the evolution of their medical care as queer cancer patients. Thank you to Calissa Kneip, Steven Russel, Alec MacKenzie, and William Karp for your time and insights and representin...

Join A Cure in Sight to interview the author of the book, I Just Turned 2: How I learned to Live After Dying, Dean Weitenhagen to discuss navigating multiple eye surgeries and cancer diagnoses in his last 10 years. A story of resilience and adaptation when life deals you curve ball after curveball. Find his newly published book on Amazon, or at his website below: https://www.deanweitenhagen.com/ A...

Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to interview multiple patients who have learned about and applied various types of alternative medical care. Lindsay Brown, Lori Jones, Lisa Durbin (wife and caretaker of Mike), Kenny Rains, and Hannah Thompson. Hear about the empowerment that comes from taking action and applying new knowledge whether you are in the early stages of diagnosis, or dealing wi...

Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to interview Dr. Dan Rubin, ND, FABNO, to discuss integrative oncology, and the evolution of this practice he has seen unfold for over 20 years. Tune in to hear what integrative oncology can look like, key points to consider when pursuing care.   Learn about their practice here: https://www.listenandcare.com/ Daniel Rubin is a naturopathic doctor based in S...