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Beat Cancer is the official podcast of the National Cancer Institute-designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center located in Sacramento, Calif. Beat Cancer examines proactive approaches to cancer prevention and most importantly, how we are breaking bar

Beat Cancer


    • Apr 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 30 EPISODES


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    When the Doctor Becomes the Patient - A Discussion with Dr. Elizabeth Morris and Dr. Megan Daly

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 22:19


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn speak with Drs. Elizabeth Morris and Megan Daly about breast cancer screenings and what it's like to be both a breast cancer researcher and a patient..To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

    Researching Non-Toxic Cancer Treatments - A Discussion with Dr. Joseph Tuscano

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 30:35


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn speak with Dr. Joseph Tuscano about his research on non-toxic cancer treatments, including the use fermented wheat germ.To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

    Breast Cancer Screening and Mobile Mammography - A Discussion with Dr. Diana Miglioretti and Dr. Laura Fejerman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 23:50


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn speak with Dr. Diana Miglioretti and Dr. Laura Fejerman about the importance of breast cancer screening and how our new mobile mammography unit will make screenings more accessible to women in Northern California. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

    Global Oncology - A Discussion with Dr. Elysia Alvarez and Dr. Cameron Gaskill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 21:19


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn speak with Dr. Elysia Alvarez and Dr. Cameron Gaskill of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Global Oncology Program. To find out more about our Global Oncology Program and how you can get involved, email globaloncology@ucdavis.edu. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

    Healthy Cervix Study - A Discussion with Dr. Julie Dang and Magali Garcia Cisneros

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 22:52


    Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce sits down with, Julie Dang, Ph.D., Executive Director for The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, and Magali Garcia Cisneros, Health Education Specialist for Peach Tree Health to discuss a new cervical cancer study nicknamed HEALIX. The primary goal of HEALIX is to reduce cervical cancer disparities among underrepresented and underserved women by increasing uptake of the HPV vaccine and Pap testing. You can find out more about the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement here. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/ Visit Peach Tree Health on Instagram @ipickpeach, via Facebook, and online. You can also contact them by phone at 530-749-3242.

    Sexual Wellness and Cancer - A Discussion with Jena Cooreman, L.C.S.W.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 27:25


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with, Jenifer Cooreman, L.C.S.W. and Certified Sex Therapist to discuss sexual wellness and cancer. Jena has specialty certification in oncology social work with 20 years of experience in mental health and medical social work. She has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings, including our topic for today, sexual wellness and cancer. You can find out more about our social workers and our Supportive Oncology and Survivorship Services here. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

    Tu Historia Cuenta- Your Story Matters - A Discussion with Laura Fejerman, Ph.D.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 27:11


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with, Laura Fejerman, Ph.D., who is the Placer Breast Cancer Endowed Chair at the Cancer Center, the associate director for the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, and also co-director for both the Women's Cancer Care and Research Program and the Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement Initiative. We discuss her work with the community and how her programs work to reduce the cancer burden in underserved communities. Read more about the promotores program here. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

    Cannabis and Cancer - A Discussion with Megan Ober, O.C.N.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 41:43


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with, Megan Ober, OCN, who is specialty trained in cannabis nursing, to talk about the use of cannabis within cancer treatment. We'll discuss myths and ways to have a conversation with your oncologist. Please note this episode is for educational purposes only, always consult your oncology care team any time you consider making changes to your care plan. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

    Child Life Specialists at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 30:55


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center child life specialists Jenny Belke, Mackenzie Lee, and Marisa Martinez to talk about the role child life specialists play in caring for our pediatric cancer patients. Learn more about the Child Life Program here. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/

    Food Insecurity and Cancer Care - A Food Bank Pilot Project Discussion with Dr. Gerardo Mackenzie, Dr. Cassandra Nguyen, and Charlotte Kerber

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 32:16


    Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce sits down with Dr. Gerardo Mackenzie, Dr. Cassandra Nguyen, and Charlotte Kerber to discuss food insecurity and its role in cancer care. Our guests have begun a pilot program with the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To contact Dr. Mackenzie or Dr. Nguyen, please visit the UC Davis Department of Nutrition.

    Clinical Trials from a Patient's Perspective - Dr. Mamta Parikh with Jesse and Beverly Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 22:35


    Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce sits down with Dr. Mamta Parikh, a medical oncologist specializing in the treatment of genitourinary malignancies, including bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠⁠⁠. Also joining the conversation are Jesse and Beverly Campbell. Jesse is a patient of Dr. Parikh and talks about his experience with urothelial cancer and the clinical trials he participated in. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more information on the Campbell's book, visit https://gorhamprinting.com/book/my-journey-to-survive.

    Wildfire Smoke and Cancer Risk - A Discussion with Dr. Shehnaz Hussain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 27:12


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Shehnaz Hussain, molecular epidemiologist and Associate Director of Population Sciences at the ⁠⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠⁠ to discuss her study on wildfire smoke and how it leads to increased risk of cancer among firefighters. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit ⁠⁠⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Dr. Hussain's research study, visit: https://studypages.com/s/california-firefighter-cancer-research-study-215220/?ref=gallery

    Ovarian Cancer and AHCC® Study - A Discussion with Dr. Amy Chen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 13:47


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Amy Chen, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the ⁠⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠⁠ to discuss ovarian cancer and Dr. Chen's new pilot study of a standardized extract of cultured lentinula edodes mycelia (AHCC®) on quality of life for ovarian cancer patients on adjuvant chemotherapy. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit ⁠⁠⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠⁠⁠. To learn more about Dr. Chen's pilot study, visit: https://studypages.com/s/study-of-shiitake-mushroom-mycelia-extract-for-women-with-ovarian-cancer-672718/ or https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05763199

    Clinical Trials - A Discussion with Dr. Megan Daly

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 16:37


    Beat Cancer hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Megan Daly, Associate Director for Clinical Research and Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the ⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠ to discuss cancer clinical trials. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit ⁠⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠⁠.

    Prostate Cancer - A Discussion with Dr. Mamta Parikh

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 24:23


    Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce sits down with Dr. Mamta Parikh, Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology, specializing in the treatment of genitourinary malignancies at the ⁠⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠⁠ to discuss prostate cancer. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit ⁠⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠⁠.

    Shared Resources: A Discussion with Dr. Kent Lloyd

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 22:07


    Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Kent Lloyd, Associate Director of Shared Resources at the ⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠ to discuss how the shared resources available to researchers help to inform treatments for patients. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit ⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠.

    Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients: A Discussion with Dr. Marcio Malogolowkin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 28:08


    Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Marcio Malogolowkin from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center to discuss fertility preservation for cancer patients.  Dr. Malogolowkin is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology for the Cancer Center. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Cancer Care Network: A Discussion with Dr. Richard Bold and Rob Stevenson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 21:38


    Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Richard Bold of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and Rob Stevenson to discuss the UC Davis Cancer Care Network. Dr. Bold is the Physician-in-Chief for the Cancer Center and serves as the Medical Director for the Cancer Care Network and Rob serves as the Cancer Care Network Director. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Comparative Oncology: A Discussion with Dr. Robert Canter and Dr. Michael Kent

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 37:12


    Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Robert Canter of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and Dr. Michael Kent of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Canter is a Professor and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Dr. Kent is the Director of the Center for Companion Animal Health at UC Davis and a Professor of Surgical and Radiological Sciences. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Cancer Pain Management: A Discussion with Dr. David Copenhaver

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 43:45


    Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. David Copenhaver of the ⁠UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center⁠. Dr. Copenhaver is the Chief of the Division of Pain Management and is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist with expertise in cancer pain management. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit ⁠https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer⁠.

    Thoracic Cancer: A Discussion with Dr. Jonathan Riess

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 26:09


    Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Jonathan Riess of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Riess is a medical oncologist and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine for Hematology and Oncology. Dr. Riess is also the Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program which is the largest and most comprehensive program in Northern California, providing a wide array of clinical and research services, ranging from prevention strategies to new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Human papillomavirus (HPV) and Cancer: A Discussion with Dr. Julie Dang

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 23:02


    Hosts Chris Joyce and Stephanie Winn sit down with Dr. Julie Dang of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Dang is the Executive Director of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement and is co-chair of the California HPV Vaccination Roundtable's Engaging Health Systems and Providers Workgroup. Dr. Dang is also a cancer health disparities behavioral researcher with over a decade of experience engaging diverse and underserved communities in cancer control and prevention. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Palliative Care and Supportive Medicine: A Discussion with Dr. Annemarie Hargadon and Dr. Mook-Lan Iglowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 24:31


    Host Chris Joyce sits down with Dr. Annemarie Hargadon and Dr. Mook-Lan Iglowitz of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Annemarie Hargadon is board certified in internal medicine with subspecialty board certification in palliative medicine and hospice. As a clinical staff physician in the Supportive Medicine Clinic, Dr. Hargadon focuses on improving the quality of life for people living with cancer. Dr. Mook-Lan Iglowitz is a board-certified palliative medicine physician with a special interest in helping patients and their families face their illness through planning, decisional support, symptom control, and patient/caregiver education. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Cervical, Endometrial, and Uterine Cancers: A Discussion with Dr. Rebecca Ann Brooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 29:06


    Co-hosts Stephanie Winn and Chris Joyce sit down with Dr. Rebecca Ann Brooks of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Brooks is the Division Director for Gynecologic Oncology at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and is an expert in the comprehensive medical and surgical care of women with uterine, ovarian, cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancers, and gestational trophoblastic disease. Dr. Brooks is also highly skilled in systemic therapy for gynecologic malignancies including standard chemotherapy to the use of novel biologic agents. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Sarcoma: A Discussion with Dr. R. Lor Randall

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 35:11


    Co-hosts Stephanie Winn and Chris Joyce sit down with Dr. R. Lor Randall of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Randall is the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UC Davis Health with his clinical practice and research focusing on musculoskeletal surgical oncology and on building leading-edge trans-disciplinary teams to combat rare cancers of connective tissue in children and adults. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Personal & Public Health Interventions to Reduce the Leading Causes of Death Due to Cancer: A discussion with Moon S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 31:33


    Co-hosts Stephanie Winn and Chris Joyce sit down with Moon S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D., M.P.H. of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Chen is a nationally renowned expert in cancer health disparities, particularly as they affect Asian-American populations. He is the Cancer Center's Associate Director for Cancer Control, leading a research portfolio that addresses cancer risk determinants and their mitigation in human populations. He also co-leads the Population Sciences and Health Disparities research program for the Cancer Center. To find out more about the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, visit https://ucdavis.health/ocoe. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Quitting Tobacco: A discussion with Elisa Tong, M.D. and Cari Shulkin, R.N.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 34:20


    Co-hosts Stephanie Winn and Chris Joyce sit down with Elisa Tong, M.D. and Cari Shulkin, R.N. of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Tong is the Medical Director for the Stop Tobacco Program at the Cancer Center and works closely with tobacco treatment partners in UC Davis Health Management Education and Kick It California. Dr. Tong's research interests are in tobacco control policy and cessation, with special interests in health services delivery of tobacco treatment, interventions to address tobacco and cancer disparities, and the behavioral impact of smoke and tobacco-free policies. Cari Shulkin is board-certified in cardiac vascular nursing, and as a tobacco treatment specialist. Her primary focus is tobacco cessation education as well as self-management of heart and lung disease. To access health education classes at UC Davis Health, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/livinghealthy/. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Head and Neck Cancer: A discussion with Dr. Andrew Birkeland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 25:50


    Co-hosts Stephanie Winn and Chris Joyce sit down with Dr. Andrew Birkeland of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Birkeland focuses on providing care for all benign and malignant head and neck tumors and has specialized training and a particular interest in microvascular reconstructive surgery and transoral robotic surgery. Dr. Birkeland's research focus is translating novel clinical and basic research findings directly to patient care by utilizing next-generation sequencing, immune profiling, biomarker identification, and animal models to understand the causes of, and treatments for, head and neck cancers. His aim is to advance precision medicine by providing personalized, optimized treatments for each head and neck cancer patient. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Brain Cancer: A Discussion on Gliomas and Glioblastomas with Dr. Orwa Aboud

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 28:08


    Co-hosts Stephanie Winn and Chris Joyce sit down with Dr. Orwa Aboud, a Neuro-Oncologist treating patients with a variety of primary brain tumors such as glioblastoma and low-grade gliomas to discuss advances in treatments as well as signs and symptoms patients should be aware of when it comes to cancers of the brain. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

    Meet Dr. Primo Lara, Director of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 55:03


    Co-hosts Stephanie Winn and Chris Joyce sit down with Dr. Primo Lara, Director of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, Calif. to discuss what it means to be a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center as well as some of the elements that make UC Davis the premiere comprehensive cancer center in Northern California. To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer.

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