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Oct 3, 2024

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In this episode of the Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson, Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, speaks with Dr John Fetting and Dr Antonio Wolff about the breast cancer program at Johns Hopkins and the Fetting Fund for Breast Cancer Prevention.

The Fetting...


Sep 26, 2024

In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson, Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, talks with Beth Blakey and Samantha Schrager from the Cancer Hope Network about their mission providing mentorship to cancer patients, the families of patients and caregivers, and a new partnership with Johns Hopkins.


Sep 19, 2024

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, speaks to Dr Rick Jones and Dr Robert Brodsky about treating sickle cell anemia, an inherited disorder where mutations in the globin gene cause the red blood cells to take on...


Aug 7, 2024

Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Matthias Holdhoff about the treatment of brain cancer and a significant FDA approval of a new drug treatment for a type of brain cancer, called low-grade glioma. The drug, called vorasidenib, is a targeted cancer therapy that works by inhibiting the activity of a mutated gene called IDH,...


Aug 1, 2024

Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Robin Hopkins, the author of What Happens Now?, and Dr Tom Smith about how we can help children comprehend a cancer diagnosis in a loved one and encourage an open dialogue about their feelings and emotions.

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