How We Treat: Colon and Rectal Cancer

Sep 11 2019 306
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Welcome to the How We Treat CRC Podcast! Thank you for listening. Join Dr. Ronald Bleday and Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt as they interview CRC treatment experts and colleagues. Podcast presented by the Dana-Farber / Brigham and Women's Cancer Care Center.

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Episode #17: New Study on Role of Religion in Treatment

Sep 11 2019 28 mins  
Dr. Bleday dives into the findings of a recent study on role of organized religion in treatment with Professor Tyler VanderWeele. Dr. VanderWeele is the John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Episode #16: CRC in Young People with Dr Kimmie Ng - May 2019

May 09 2019 16 mins  
Bleday and Meyerhardt discuss a trend in colorectal cancer cases involving younger patients, and some resources available for patients at the cancer care center.

Episode 15 - Rectal Cancer Imaging Revisited

Apr 08 2019 17 mins  
With Dr. Leslie Lee

Episode #14: Supplements In Colon and Rectal Cancer - Feb. 2019 with Kimmie Ng

Feb 14 2019 22 mins  
Episode #14 with Kimmie Ng.

Episode #13: Island Medicine On Bermuda - CRC Podcast

Dec 11 2018 16 mins  
Dr. Ron Bleday speaks with two guests to discuss colorectal cancer care in the island setting of Bermuda. His guests include Dr. Chris Fosker and Dr. Boris Vestweber.

Episode #12: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)

Jan 22 2018 26 mins  
Visit Howwetreat.org for full blog post. Drs. Bleday & Meyerhardt speak with Dr. Kevin Elias about Enhanced Recovery After Surgery methods and studies taking place right now in reducing stress on the patient's body pre-surgery. Even eating, hydrating, and carbohydrates are involved in prepping for common surgeries CRC doctors will want to learn more about.

Episode #11: Watch & Wait Protocol

Dec 04 2017 28 mins  
Episode #11: Watch & Wait Protocol by Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center

Episode #10 - The IDEA Collaboration: 3-Months Versus 6-Months of Post Op Chemo

Jul 23 2017 26 mins  
Dr. Bleday and Dr. Meyerhardt discuss the International Duration Evaluation of Adjuvant chemotherapy project (IDEA) with Dr. Axel Grothey from the Mayo Clinic. Interview was recorded at the 2017 ASCO Conference in Chicago.

Episode #9: Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)

Jun 10 2017 30 mins  
This episode features discussion on Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) treatment. The experts joining the podcast to discuss this type of care are Dr. Nelya Melnitchouk and Dr. Tom Abrams from the GI team at the Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center in Boston. HIPEC differs from other treatments because of the specific and targeted delivery method. The chemo does n

Episode #8 - Treatment Of Early Anal Cancer In An HIV Patient

Apr 23 2017 33 mins  
Episode #8 presents a case involving the treatment of an anal cancer patient that is also HIV positive. Dr. Harvey Mamon and Dr. Paul Sax discuss how this patient was successfully treated and the historical changes of how HIV cases have been treated in recent years. Visit the episode library at www.howwetreat.org for more info.