Connected by Cancer Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Every day, the waiting rooms, labs, and clinics at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia fill up with people on a search. Some are there to take care of others. Some are seeking the next big breakthrough. Some just want to feel like themselves again. This series is all about that search.
For more than a century, Fox Chase has been a world leader in cancer care. Meet the doctors, researchers, patients, and community who carry that legacy into the future. One appointment at a time.
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Connected by Cancer Coming Soon
Every day, the waiting rooms, labs, and clinics at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia fill up with people. Some are there to care for others. Others are searching for the next big breakthrough. Many are there to try to feel like themselves again. Connected by Cancer is a six-part series that tells their stories.
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Bonus Episode – Alice Hungerford
Connected by Cancer presents an extended conversation with Alice Hungerford, whose late husband, Dr. David Hungerford made the discovery that led to targeted cancer therapies. Mrs. Hungerford is in a class of her own when it comes to storytelling. We hope you enjoy spending a little more time with her.
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The Doctors Will See You Now
In 1905, when the hospital that would become Fox Chase opened its doors, only one out of ten cancer patients survived long term. Today, that number is two out of three, and for some cancers, nearly everybody survives. We ask different kinds of doctors what it’s like to be living in this moment, when new discoveries constantly change the way they work, and the hope they can provide.
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84,000 Hours
Who spends hours and hours at a cancer hospital when they don’t need to? Marsha Covitz, Judy Bernstein, and more than 500 other volunteers. Walk along with Marsha as she brings a cart full of comfort to every waiting room and hospital room in the Center, and spend time with Judy, who helps new patients find their way. Plus Helen Gordon, director of volunteer services at Fox Chase, talks about what volunteers bring to the cancer universe.
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The Seekers
There are many different ways to make an impact – and a career – in cancer research. We talk with a scientist who is trying to figure out why people get colon cancer, a pancreatic cancer researcher and doctor whose work was shaped by family tragedy, and the keeper of a legacy whose discovery led to a new class of cancer drugs.
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A Magnet for the Best Nurses
For many people who choose it, oncology nursing is more than a career. It’s a calling. Meet some of the nearly 800 nurses who devote themselves to caring for cancer patients at Fox Chase, and learn why they love what they do.
Customer Reviews
Beautifully Done
Anyone who cares about cancer, cares for someone with cancer or wants to learn more about the very special field that is Oncology should listen to this podcast. The Fox Chase team beautifully brings the stories to life and shares them with great compassion.
As a caregiver, survivor and also a communications professional I highly recommend this series.