Dr. Andrew Nish is joined by Ana McCracken, Founder and Executive Director of the Ames Writers Collective. Ana leads Writing Circle Mondays with John Stoddard Cancer Center, where participants create a safe space and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts.

Dr. Andrew Nish is joined by Maren Sand-Peck, DPT, PT, who is a part of the oncology rehabilitation team, to talk about the important role therapists play in patient's cancer journey.

On this episode of Dish with Nish, Dr. Andrew Nish is joined by Gina Mandernach, oncology outreach coordinator, Sarah Zeidler, executive director of oncology, and Greta Lange, certified dietician, to talk about Meals that Matter! Thanks to the support from our community, this program provides no cost, nutritionally balanced meals to patients and caregivers at Stoddard Cancer Center.

In honor of National Caregivers Day, Dr. Andrew Nish is joined by Alex, a best-selling author and a caregiver to her partner who was diagnosed with cancer. They discuss her story and the importance of caregivers in a cancer journey.

In honor of National Caregivers Day, Dr. Andrew Nish is joined by Alex, a best-selling author who has been a caregiver to her partner after receiving a cancer diagnosis. They discuss her story and the importance of caregivers in someone's cancer journey.

Dr. Andrew Nish is joined by Isabella Holland, MS, LCGC, and Caroline Williams, MS, LCGC, who are both genetic counselors at John Stoddard Cancer Center! They dive into what genetic counseling is and the rapid changes that are happening in the world of genetic testing.

Join Dr. Andrew Nish as he discusses tips and advice on how to cope with the emotions and feelings during the holidays when you or a loved one has been impacted by cancer. He is joined by Erin Feldman, a licensed social worker with the inpatient UnityPoint Health - Des Moines palliative care team, and Pamela Banning, a social worker with John Stoddard Cancer Center.

Join Andrew Nish, MD, and Dave Lacey, MD, an interventional radiologist, as they discuss PET/CT scanning and how it has advanced in recent years.

On this episode of Dish with Nish, Dr. Andrew Nish speaks with Scott Seaman, MD who specializes in neurosurgery and has recently started practicing at John Stoddard Cancer Center!

Listen to the latest episode of Dish with Nish where David Stark, UnityPoint Health Chief of Government Affairs and Philanthropy, joins Dr. Andrew Nish to discuss how relationships, processes and activities within the healthcare system can influence public and government policies.

Dr. Josh Lukenbill from Mission Cancer + Blood joins Dr. Andrew Nish to dive into a newer cancer treatment called immunotherapy.

On this episode of Dish with Nish, Dr. Andrew Nish is joined by Eric Johnson, Director of Spiritual Care at Unity Point Health - Des Moines.

April is known as Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month. For this Dish with Nish podcast, Dr. Andrew Nish interviews Ben Hoffman, a recent cancer survivor along with his physician to talk about his cancer journey.

Dr. Nish is joined by Mary Charlton, PhD, as well as Michael Henry, PhD, both from the University of Iowa to talk about the Iowa Cancer Report of 2024.

Stephanie Picken, a certified oncology nurse at the UnityPoint Health - John Stoddard Cancer Center, joins Dr. Andrew Nish on the Dish with Nish podcast to discuss what we can do from a lifestyle perspective to minimize our risk of cancer.

Jacqueline Douglas, UnityPoint Health - John Stoddard Cancer Center's financial navigator, joins Dr. Andrew Nish on the Dish with Nish podcast to discuss what financial navigation is, what it means to cancer patients and their families and the extraordinary importance of financial navigation because of the financial toxicity of cancer.

Dr. Amy Hughes, medical oncologist with Mission Cancer and Blood, joins Dr. Andrew Nish on the Dish with Nish podcast to discuss the Amadora Legacy Project .

Dr. Nish is joined by three of his colleagues: Dr. Paul Jabour, Dr. Steve Heddinger, and Dr. Arshin Sheybani to talk about new and developing technology in both the diagnostic and therapeutic world.

On this episode of Dish with Nish, Dr. Andrew Nish discusses the importance of liver cancer awareness and the tremendous increase in cases in the United States. He is joined by Qasim L. Chaudhry, MD, Dave MaGill, MD and Blake Williams, ARNP, FNP-C for information on treatment, causes as well as prevention of liver cancer.

On this episode of Dish with Nish, Dr. Nish is joined by Dr. Wendy Woods-Swafford, who is a pediatric oncologist as well as the Medical Director and Vice President of Blank Children's Hospital.