A Cancer Conversation
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The Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University brings together a team of basic science researchers, clinical experts, nursing staff, and patient support staff to create a community fostering innovation and care focused on improving the lives of our patients. A Cancer Conversation was created to educate and inform you about cancer topics that will help you, your family, and your friends make..
A Cancer Conversation
6M ago
In this episode, find out how bariatric and metabolic surgeries can prevent cancer and other medical conditions ..read more
A Cancer Conversation
6M ago
Chris Curry sits down with Drs. Martha Terris & Jordan Ciuro to discuss prostate cancer and the latest advancements with treatment options ..read more
A Cancer Conversation
7M ago
On this episode, Chris sits down with Dr. Ayushi Chauhan with learn about Burkitt Lymphoma. Learn about Burkitt, along with its origin and what risk factors to look out for ..read more
A Cancer Conversation
7M ago
On this episode of a Cancer Conversation, we have a guest host! Lindsey moved from behind the cameras to the front of them to fill in for Chris and to discuss cervical cancer and screening options with Dr. Higgins! To learn more, visit: https://news.augustahealth.org/2023/0 ..read more
A Cancer Conversation
8M ago
Chris Curry sits down with Dr. C. Freeman McCluskey, an intern working on the Urologic Cancer Care team at AU Health. McCluskey is no stranger to Urologic Cancer, and in this episode, he shares his story about his testicular cancer diagnosis and journey ..read more
A Cancer Conversation
8M ago
Leptomeningeal disease is a type of metastatic cancer. The leptomeninges are two layers of tissue covering the brain and spinal cord. They are the innermost layers covering the brain's surface, blood vessels, and cerebrospinal fluid. Five to eight percent of people with cancer will develop leptomeningeal disease. It is estimated that of the ~54,000 Georgians diagnosed each year with invasive cancer, as many as 4,000 are at risk of developing leptomeningeal disease. Chris Curry sits down with Dr. Wallace, an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology at the Medical College of ..read more
A Cancer Conversation
9M ago
The Thoracic-Oncology NOW (New Oncology Workgroup) Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic that is staffed by four specialized physicians with expertise in the treatment of thoracic malignancies, the clinic takes place every Wednesday afternoon at the Georgia Cancer Center. The thoracic multidisciplinary team provides personalized care for every type and stage of lung cancer and other cancers in the chest, including all primary lung, thymic, chest wall (sarcomas) cancers and pleural mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, metastatic disease to lungs, malignant pleural effusions, port-a-catheter placemen ..read more
A Cancer Conversation
11M ago
The Thoracic-Oncology NOW (New Oncology Workgroup) Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic that is staffed by four specialized physicians with expertise in the treatment of thoracic malignancies, the clinic takes place every Wednesday afternoon at the Georgia Cancer Center.
The thoracic multidisciplinary team provides personalized care for every type and stage of lung cancer and other cancers in the chest, including all primary lung, thymic, chest wall (sarcomas) cancers and pleural mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, metastatic disease to lungs, malignant pleural effusions, port-a-catheter placeme ..read more
A Cancer Conversation
1y ago
In this episode of A Cancer Conversation, Chris Curry sits down with Dr. Scarlet Charmelo Silva to discuss different Oral Cancers and the importance of visiting the dentist. He also speaks with Dr. Marlo Vernon about the CHANGE Initiative to bring healthy habits to local Augusta communities to combat cancer. #cancerscreening #augustauniversity #cancer #cancerprevention #georgiacancercenter #headandneckcancer #oralcancer ..read more
A Cancer Conversation
1y ago
In this episode, Chris Curry sits down with Drs. John Henson & Eric Ring. Together, Ring and Henson created the Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. The clinic focuses on children who have a predisposition to cancer, which is a genetic mutation that increases the chance of developing cancer at an earlier age ..read more