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EPISODE 7

Losing a Loved One

August 27, 202352 min

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This is Cancer Podcast – Episode 7: Losing a Loved One

Featuring Patrick, Host and Jesse Keller, MD

In Episode 7 of This is Cancer, host Patrick shares the emotional story of losing his father to skin cancer and what it was like to care for him through diagnosis, treatment and hospice. Washington University medical oncologist Jesse Keller, MD, who cared for Patrick’s father for years, also sits down with us to reflect on the relationships that form between doctors, patients and their families.

About This Episode

In 2021, our host Patrick (a cancer survivor himself) lost his father, Paul, to skin cancer. Washington University medical oncologist Jesse Keller, MD, who cared for Paul for years, joins us to reflect on the relationships that form between doctors, patients and their families. We also explore the value of hospice care as another form of treating cancer. 

Award-winning “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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End-of-Life Hospice Jesse Keller, MD Melanoma Diagnosis Skin Cancer

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