Oncology Unscripted

Katie Coleman, Julie Johnson, Matt Spraker
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Oncology Unscripted

Patient advocates Julie Johnson and Katie Coleman team up with radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker for candid discussions about cancer and treatment. 

  1. MAR 28

    Ablative Radiation (SABR, Aka SBRT) for Kidney Cancer With Dr. Shankar Siva

    Send us a text On this episode of Oncology Unscripted, patient advocate Katie Coleman and radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker host another radiation oncologist, Dr. Shankar Siva, PhD, MBBS, FRANZCR. Shankar is an oncologist and professor at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Victoria, Australia, and a specialist in genitourinary cancers, such as Kidney Cancer. We discuss stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR, aka SBRT) for kidney cancer! We review many of the studies that ...

    1 hr

  2. MAR 19

    Anxiety

    Send us a text On this episode of Oncology Unscripted, patient advocates Julie Johnson and Katie Coleman and radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker start to discuss scanxiety. Matt starts by sharing ASCO guidelines, one framework to assist oncologists and patients treat anxiety that comes up at diagnosis and throughout cancer treatment. Then Julie and Katie share their experiences and thoughts about how they have coped with anxiety around tests, scan intervals, and the possibility of fut...

    1h 6m

  3. 11/25/2024

    Introduction to Pathology with Michelle Hirsch, MD, PhD

    Send us a text On this episode of Oncology Unscripted, patient advocates Julie Johnson and Katie Coleman and radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker host Dr. Michelle Hirsch, MD, PhD. She is a pathologist and Chief of the Genitourinary Pathology Division at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University. In this episode, we cover all things pathology! We kick off by discussing the role of the pathologist in the cancer care team. How do these doctors train and what do they do e...

    1h 30m

  4. 06/07/2024

    Exercise and Cancer Rehab with Hillary Hinrichs, DPT and Kelley Wood, PhD

    Send us a text On this episode of Oncology Unscripted, patient advocates Julie Johnson and Katie Coleman and radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker host physical therapist Dr. Hillary Hinrichs and researcher Dr. Kelley Wood (@kcwood_phd on X) to discuss exercise and cancer rehabilitation. We kick off our discussion with an important question. What is cancer rehabilitation, and how is this different than exercise? Then, we discuss how patients can find out how cancer rehabilitatio...

    1h 20m

  5. 03/29/2024

    "Ask Me Anything"

    Send us a text On this episode of Oncology Unscripted, patient advocates Julie Johnson and Katie Coleman and radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker subject each other to an "Ask Me Anything"! Here are the questions we asked each other: 1. What do you wish doctors and other people without cancer knew about how the diagnosis actually changed your day to day life? 2. What do you wish more patients knew or did early in their diagnosis? 3. What is one thing you'd like to see changed or...

    55 min

  6. 02/10/2024

    How To Pick Your Doctor

    Send us a text On this episode of Oncology Unscripted, patient advocates Julie Johnson and Katie Coleman and radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker start to discuss how patients might pick their doctor. Here links to some things we discussed during the show: United Health Care, 7 tips for choosing a primary care doctor.US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Choosing a Doctor: Quick Tips.Blue Cross Blue Shield, Five tips for choosin...

    36 min

  7. 11/22/2023

    Immunotherapy: In Conversation with Dr. Breelyn Wilky, MD

    Send us a text Oncology Unscripted co-hosts Julie Johnson, Katie Coleman, and Dr. Matt Spraker welcome Dr. Breelyn Wilky, MD to discuss immunotherapy for sarcomas and other cancers. We start by explaining some general details of immunotherapy and how it works, then dive in to the unknowns surrounding the exciting therapy. We discuss what biological features of tumors and patient tissues may predict response to immunotherapy, "immune hot versus cold" tumors, and how immunotherapy may be co...

    1h 12m

  8. 10/16/2023

    The Insider's Guide to Radiation Therapy: Proton Therapy

    Send us a text On this episode of Oncology Unscripted, patient advocates Julie Johnson and Katie Coleman and radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker continue The Insider's Guide to Radiation Therapy! Here are the figures/graphics we referenced during the show: The first figure we discussed, demonstrating the Bragg Peak and the difference between proton and photon (x-ray) beams. The second figure we discussed, comparing 3D photon (x-ray) radiation, intensity modulated radiotherapy wi...

    48 min
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    Patient advocates Julie Johnson and Katie Coleman team up with radiation oncologist Dr. Matt Spraker for candid discussions about cancer and treatment. 

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    • Creator
      Katie Coleman, Julie Johnson, Matt Spraker
    • Years Active
      2023 - 2025
    • Episodes
      16
    • Rating
      Explicit
    • Copyright
      © 2025 Oncology Unscripted
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