You might have heard the term integrative oncology and not understood what it actually means. Integrative oncology is where different medical professionals or specialists come together to offer patients a more holistic approach to health care. This could even include mind and body therapies such as yoga and mindfulness. Do you want to know more about holistic cancer care? Join us in this episode as we talk to Dr Vanessa Brunelli, a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong. Vanessa has a long background in oncology nursing and talks about the holistic care of cancer patients and h ..read more

As a cancer patient, shared decision-making empowers you to take control of your diagnosis and how you want to be treated. Essentially, it involves collaboration with all the medical professionals you deal with to gain knowledge about your condition and the choices that you have. This puts you in control of your treatment so that you don’t feel vulnerable or powerless. In this episode, we discuss shared decision-making from two entirely different perspectives. Caitlin Delany is a cancer patient herself and also an advocate for patients. She is the founder of CareFully, an organisation that emp ..read more

Do you want to learn more about clinical trials, what they are and how you can take part in them? Maybe, you want to understand more about the benefits of clinical trials and whether there are any barriers to participating. Join us for an in-depth discussion on clinical trials and the current Australian initiatives. In this episode, we talk to Dr Abhijit Pal, a staff specialist medical oncologist who works in the South Western Sydney Local Health District. Dr Pal is in the final stages of a PhD, looking at improving informed consent for early-phase clinical trials and improving the diversity o ..read more

Dr. Lee discusses key messages from the Top 5 patient chosen topics from ASCO 2023 and what it means for patients, in Chinese. 我们将一起讨论患者投票表决的五大热门议题，探索它的重要性以及对患者的意义，并为您提供相关的资源和指导。   Integrative Oncology综合肿瘤学 Improve Access to Clinical Trials临床试验 Shared Decision Making医患共同决策 DNA testing基因测试 Survivorship癌症倖存者   Dr Yeh Chen Lee, Medical Oncologist Dr Yeh Chen Lee, medical oncologist and clinical trials investigator, subspecialising in gynaecological cancers and soft tissue sarcoma. She currently works at Prince of Wales Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse. He ..read more

If you’ve been diagnosed with any type of cancer, it’s important to take note of any other symptoms that you might be experiencing elsewhere in the body. For example, having headaches, nausea or vomiting could indicate brain metastases or tumours in your brain. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Fiona Hegi-Johnson who is a Radiation Oncologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. She’s also a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and specialises in treating lung and breast cancer patients. Fiona explains how patients are usually very aware of any changes in their bodies and how they ..read more

Learn about the latest research studies on different treatments for women with breast or cervical cancers from Associate Professor Dr. Yoland Antill. Some of the results of these research studies may offer you more choices when it comes to discussing treatment options with your medical professionals. Dr. Yoland Antill is a Medical Oncologist and Cancer Genetics specialist from the Australia and New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG) Research Advisory Committee. She has over 20 years of experience in oncology and cancer genetics within both the public and private sectors. In this ep ..read more

What is survivorship and what does it mean for cancer patients? Is survivorship just relevant to patients after they’ve finished treatment or can it also be helpful for patients with metastatic cancer who need ongoing treatment? All of these questions and more are answered in this episode of the Congress for Patients podcast series. In the episode, we hear from Dr. Andrea Smith and Dr. Sandy Minck. Andrea Smith is a consumer researcher and Research Fellow at the Daffodil Centre, a joint venture between the Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney. Andrea was diagnosed with stage IV meta ..read more

It’s no secret that cancer patients and caregivers have been kept in the dark for too long. While there are plenty of conferences, both locally and globally, these are designed for medical professionals and researchers and not the patients themselves. With this series of podcasts, we want to change this! We’ve created this series to be totally patient-focused so that you can learn as much as you can about your condition and the types of options that are available for your treatment. We understand that cancer patients who are well-informed can make better decisions. This will reflect positively ..read more

Welcome to the Congress for patients podcast, an educational initiative dedicated to delivering the latest insights from Congress to Australian patients and caregivers. In this series, our focus is on cancer-related topics presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or ASCO as they call it. But hold on, this isn't just another podcast. It's a joint initiative brought to you by Humanise Health, MedWise Consulting and our dedicated Congress for Patients team. We worked hand in hand with leading patient advocacy groups, patient advocates, and healthcare experts from the cancer communi ..read more