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Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Huntsman Cancer Institute

17 episodes

6 days ago

What is a cancer-free frontier? Huntsman Cancer Institute investigates the challenges and
triumphs of delivering future where all patients throughout the Mountain West have access
cutting-edge cancer treatment, leading to a cure or survival. Host Heather Simonsen
encourages us to envision the bright future ahead by speaking with Huntsman Cancer
Institute’s most brilliant minds in science and medicine.

Links:
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What is a cancer-free frontier? Huntsman Cancer Institute investigates the challenges and
triumphs of delivering future where all patients throughout the Mountain West have access
cutting-edge cancer treatment, leading to a cure or survival. Host Heather Simonsen
encourages us to envision the bright future ahead by speaking with Huntsman Cancer
Institute’s most brilliant minds in science and medicine.

Links:
https://healthcare.utah.edu/huntsmancancerinstitute/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuntsmanCancerInstitute/

Instagram: huntsmancancerinstitute

X: @huntsmancancer

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Episodes (17/17)

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Family Ties and Cancer Clues

More inherited genes for cancer have been discovered at Huntsman Cancer Institute than anywhere else in the world—thanks to one of our most valuable resources, the Utah Population Database (UPDB). UPDB director Nicola Camp, PhD, guides us through how this unique system works and how its researchers impact the people of Utah and beyond. Plus, Lisa Cannon-Albright, PhD, discusses the visionaries who started the project back in the 1970s.

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2 months ago

31 minutes 27 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Mobile Medicine, Telehealth: Advancing Cancer Care Across Distances

In this episode, we discuss how Huntsman Cancer Institute is advancing cancer care in rural areas through mobile medicine and telehealth. We travel along with the mobile screening clinic to the Utah/Nevada border town of Wendover, and Dr. Tracy Onega tackles how telehealth can keep patients connected to their oncologists in urban areas.

Music composed by Mix at Six and Artlist.

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8 months ago

27 minutes 12 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Significant Discoveries in Understanding, Preventing and Treating Breast Cancer

In this episode, we explore significant discoveries in breast cancer screening, treatment, and research at Huntsman Cancer Institute. Jessica Rivera, a breast cancer survivor, shares her story. Dr. Phoebe Freer discusses advances in breast cancer screening, and Dr. Alana Welm explains her team's efforts to understand metastasis in an aggressive form of the disease.

Music composed by Mix at Six and Artlist.

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9 months ago

37 minutes 53 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Using AI to Diagnose and Treat Cancer

In this episode, we're talking artificial intelligence. What is it? And how are we using AI to push the limits of cancer care? Huntsman Cancer Institute's Dr. Jonathan Tward joins us for an in-depth conversation about the possibilities of AI. This episode also features Taylor Smedley, Director of Visitor Experience & Community Engagement at the Leonardo, a museum in downtown Salt Lake City.

Theme composed by Mix at Six. Additional music from Artlist.

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11 months ago

33 minutes 44 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Preserving Dreams for Young Cancer Patients through Oncofertility

In this episode, we explore expanding efforts to offer fertility preservation options to adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients. Cancer treatment can affect many young patients' reproductive systems — but with planning and careful consultation, there is hope that they can still be parents. Dr. Doug Fair and Dawn Ritzwoller discuss their experiences and advocacy in this area.

Music composed by Mix at Six and Blue Dot Sessions.

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1 year ago

31 minutes 48 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Engaging Communities to Advance a Cancer-free Frontier Part 2

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1 year ago

22 minutes 35 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Engaging Communities to Advance a Cancer-free Frontier Part 1

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1 year ago

39 minutes 17 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Closing the Historic Care Gap for American Indians

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1 year ago

38 minutes 35 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Providing Care to All: Addressing Health Care Disparities in Areas Characterized by Persistent Poverty

Discover how poverty acts as a carcinogen and join Dr. Dave Wetter's
groundbreaking mission. Engaging Huntsman Cancer Institute scientists, they're transforming
care for low-income communities, tackling cancer at its root.

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1 year ago

27 minutes 55 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Serving the Mountain West by training the Next Generation of Cancer Providers Part 2

As new immigrants to the United States from Mexico, Jose Hernandez’s family faced tough odds. His father was deported shortly after his birth, and his mother struggled to keep food on the table and raise him alone. Jose learned the power of resilience and determination at a young age, and when the opportunity arose to conduct research alongside some of the brightest minds in oncology, he jumped at the chance.

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1 year ago

30 minutes 42 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Serving the Mountain West by Training the Next Generation of Cancer Providers Part 1

A special mentorship program gives bright students from tough circumstances a chance to work in the lab alongside cancer investigators. It also gives teachers the opportunity to learn creative ways to inspire their students. We talk with Don Ayer and Anna Marsden about the PathMakerprogram and how its breaking down walls and training the next generation of scientists.

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1 year ago

53 minutes 48 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Bringing Care to the Communities we Serve: Huntsman at Home

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1 year ago

25 minutes 8 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Raising the Standard of Care Across the Mountain West

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1 year ago

35 minutes 40 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

The Long Road to Treatment Part 2

Heather Simonsen interviews Jakob Jensen, PhD, member of the cancer control and populations sciences program at Huntsman Cancer Institute and professor in the department of communications and associate dean for research in the College of Humanities at the University of Utah.

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1 year ago

49 minutes 26 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

The Long Road to Treatment Part 1

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1 year ago

37 minutes 30 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier - Part 2

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2 years ago

32 minutes 59 seconds

Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier

Delivering a Cancer-free Frontier - Part 1

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2 years ago

26 minutes 26 seconds