Podcast Category: Prostate Cancer

Ep 24: Making the Case for Clinical Trials at All Stages of Treatment

This is Cancer – Ep. 24: Making the Case for Clinical Trials at All Stages of Treatment

Featuring Lannis Hall, MD; and Byron, cancer survivor

When Byron was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he underwent surgery to have it removed. But when doctors noticed his PSA levels were still rising following the procedure, they offered him access to an open clinical trial. Byron shares his experiences from the 6-month trial along with his Washington University radiation oncologist Lannis Hall, MD. From upsides, to side effects, Byron and Dr. Hall use his story to illustrate the benefits of clinical trials, and how each trial’s research furthers our understanding and potential cures for cancer.

About This Episode

When monitoring Byron after his prostate cancer surgery, doctors noted his rising PSA levels and recommended an open clinical trial. He and his wife asked a lot of questions and were convinced the trial was a good next step. Byron shares his experience as a participant in the 6-month trial along with his physician, Washington University radiation oncologist Lannis Hall, MD.

From upsides, to side effects, Byron and Hall use his personal story to illustrate why access to clinical trials is a huge benefit for patients with cancer and how the research each trial establishes changes our understanding of the disease and drives how cancers are cured.

“This is Cancer” is brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and produced at Spot Content Studio in St. Louis, MO.

Ep 14: A “PSA” on PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer: Saving Men’s Lives

This Is Cancer – Episode 14: A “PSA” on PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer: Saving Men’s Lives

Featuring Arnold Bullock, MD; Russell Pachynski, MD; and Kevin, a prostate cancer survivor

“If I can save one man’s life, I’ll have done my job.” In this episode, Kevin, prostate cancer survivor, talks about his crusade to save lives through awareness, with Washington University surgeon and urologist Arnold Bullock, MD, and Washington University medical oncologist Russell Pachynski, MD. They talk openly about a topic that many men find taboo to dispel myths and lay out facts about the No. 2 cause of cancer deaths among men.

About This Episode

“If I can save one man’s life, I’ll have done my job…” In this episode, Kevin, prostate cancer survivor, talks about his crusade to save lives through awareness, with Washington University surgeon and urologist Arnold Bullock, MD, and Washington University medical oncologist Russell Pachynski, MD. They talk openly about a topic that many men find taboo to dispel myths and lay out facts about the No. 2 cause of cancer deaths among men.

“This is Cancer” is brought to you by Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and produced at Spot Content Studio in St. Louis, MO.