Cancer Podcast: Cancer Straight Talk from MSK

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Cancer Straight Talk is a 2024 Gracie Award Winner for Best Educational Podcast and the prestigious Grand Award.

Cancer Straight Talk from Memorial Sloan Kettering is a podcast about cancer that brings together patients and experts, to have straightforward evidence-based conversations. Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes hosts this cancer podcast with a mission to educate and empower cancer patients and their family members.

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“My Children Were My Motivation”: One Mother’s Fight to Stay Alive (Spanish)

On Christmas Eve 2004, Belkis Chalas learned she had stage 4 cancer of the small intestine and months to live. As a mother of two, she couldn’t help but ask, “Why me?” Then she found Memorial Sloan Kettering.

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The Day I Couldn't Sing: Rock Star Andrew McMahon on Surviving the Identity Crisis of Cancer

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A Man’s Guide to Sex and Cancer

Learn about the impacts of cancer and its treatment on men’s sexual health, and get advice for regaining sexual function.

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How Does Cycling Fight Cancer? Dave Linn & Ethan Zohn on the Power of Cycle for Survival

Every year, tens of thousands of people across the country hop on stationary bikes to raise money for rare cancer research. How did this phenomenon start? And who is that money helping?

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Gratitude, Grief and Why You Don't Have to Choose

How does one find gratitude while living with cancer? Can gratitude and grief exist at the same time? Hear past guests of the podcast share what they’re grateful for, and learn some tools for managing your grief.

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The Future of Cancer Drugs: A Conversation with Dr. Charles Sawyers

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Lessons from a Stage 4 Cancer Survivor: A Conversation with Mary Elizabeth Williams

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