January 24, 2024 Anna.Schardt.Baker Ahead of the 2024 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, taking place January 25 to 27 in San Francisco, California, and online, members of the Cancer.Net Editorial Board review research in genitourinary (GU) cancers from the last year. Genitourinary cancers affect the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. In this podcast episode, Dr. Petros Grivas, the 2024 Cancer.Net Associate Editor for Genitourinary Cancer, leads a discussion of the latest discoveries in GU cancers, many of which were presented at the 2023 European Society of Medical Oncology ..read more

December 13, 2022 rudy.alvarez Rudy Maltez Alvarez, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist practicing in Washington, D.C., who specializes in pelvic health rehabilitation. He also obtained an advanced specialty from the Norton School of Lymphedema, becoming a Certified Lymphedema Therapist. In his career, he has treated patients of all age groups and sexes and has worked in the outpatient setting. He is also fluent in Spanish and volunteers his time collaborating with therapists in Honduras. “Hi, this is my first time doing physical therapy ever,” said Gary* in an anxious tone. “I was very nervous ..read more

November 10, 2022 Brielle.Gregory.Collins The 2022 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) was held from September 9 to 13 in Paris, France. In this podcast, David Ilson, MD, PhD, FASCO; Sumanta (Monty) Pal, MD, FASCO; and Tian Zhang, MD, discuss highlights in gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers presented at this year’s meeting. Advances in treating gastrointestinal cancers Dr. Ilson describes several studies about treating various types of gastrointestinal cancers, which are cancers that develop in the digestive tract. First, he describes the phase 3 LEAP-002 cl ..read more

October 13, 2022 Arthur.Hamberger Arthur D. Hamberger, MD, FACR, received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Einstein at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center and received fellowship training in radiation oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hamberger was a tenured professor and director of the Radiotherapy Training Program at MD Anderson before leaving to become the medical director of radiotherapy for the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston. When I refle ..read more

June 30, 2022 Brielle.Gregory.Collins In the annual Research Round Up series, Cancer.Net Editorial Board members answer the questions, “What was the most exciting or practice-changing research in your field presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting or the 2022 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, and what does it mean for people with cancer?” In this webinar, Cancer.Net Specialty Editors Neeraj Agarwal, MD; Timothy Gilligan, MD, FASCO; Petros Grivas, MD, PhD; and Tian Zhang, MD, discuss new and ongoing research in prostate cancer, testicular cancer, bladder cancer, and kidney canc ..read more

June 16, 2022 Sharie.Lisowski Sharie (Sharon) Lisowski of Gunnison, Colorado, has been married to Les Lisowski for 30 years. They have 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren they see frequently. The family enjoys camping, hiking, and snowshoeing together.   A simple blood draw may have saved my husband Les’s life. Les went to get a basic blood panel workup through the early blood draw program in Colorado, which was covered by our health insurance. Thankfully, they checked his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, which doctors use to find prostate cancer early. In 1 year, Les’s ..read more

May 24, 2022 ASCO.Staff You might have seen or heard about at-home DNA tests that claim to identify your health risks. Doing a quick internet search for “at-home DNA tests” will bring up dozens of companies offering these services. Many of these companies offer DNA tests that describe your genealogy and offer insights into your race and ethnicity. But some companies offer DNA tests to find out if you are more likely to develop certain diseases. Sometimes, these tests are offered together as part of a package describing both your ancestry and your health risks. But what can these tests tell y ..read more

February 14, 2022 Brielle.Gregory.Collins The 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium will be held in person and online February 17 to 19 in San Francisco, California. This meeting features research in the treatment and care of people with genitourinary (GU) cancers, which is a group of cancers that occur in the urinary tract or the male reproductive tract, including bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and testicular cancer. You can learn more about research from this symposium by following the #GU22 hashtag on Twitter. Below is a summary of a s ..read more

January 25, 2022 james.williams Voices on Cancer is an award-winning Cancer.Net Blog series where advocates share their stories and the lessons they have learned about being a cancer advocate. James E. Williams, Jr., has been a prostate cancer survivor since 1991. He started a consulting firm, Jim Williams and Associates, specializing in human resources management, prostate cancer awareness, education, and advocacy. He retired from the United States Regular Army as a full colonel. My advocacy story I retired from the United States Army in 1984 after 25 years of service and began a secon ..read more

June 23, 2021 Brielle.Gregory.Collins In the annual Research Round Up series, Cancer.Net Editorial Board members answer the questions, “What was the most exciting or practice-changing research in your field presented at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting, and what does it mean for people with cancer?” In this webinar, Cancer.Net Specialty Editors Neeraj Agarwal, MD; Petros Grivas, MD, PhD; Tian Zhang, MD, MHS; and Timothy Gilligan, MD, FASCO, discuss new and ongoing research in prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and testicular cancer. A Medicare database analysis evaluated how often ..read more