EPISODE 14

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

January 4, 202438 min

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.

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EPISODE 15

Fertility and Cancer: What to Expect When You’re (Not) Expecting

January 17, 202443 min

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