cancer prevention center podcasts

The COVID-19 Pandemic & Dangerous Delays in Cancer Screenings

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020

Host: Jacob Sands, MD Guest: Therese T. Bevers, MD Fear of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to added safety precautions that have prevented patients from receiving much-needed cancer screenings. How will this impact the field of oncology, and what can we do to encourage patients to get their screenings? Dr. Therese Beavers, Medical Director of the Cancer Prevention Center at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, joins Dr. Jacob Sands to discuss the fatal consequences of missed cancer screenings.

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Friday’s Houston Matters: Refineries Versus Hurricanes, Missed Diagnoses, A Look Back On Robbie Tolan, And Town Square with Ernie Manouse (Aug. 28, 2020)

Houston Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 53:00

On Friday's Houston Matters: A chemical plant caught on fire and released chlorine gas in Lousianna just as Hurricane Laura left the region. A similar incident happened during Hurricane Harvey. Can Houston-area refineries survive a direct impact from a hurricane? Also this hour: Dr. Therese Beavers talks to us about the delay in cancer and other medical screenings since the beginning of the pandemic. And we check in with Town Square with Ernie Manouse, a... Read More

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Colorectal Cancer Awareness with UK Rural Cancer Prevention Center

Mountain Talk Monday— every Tuesday!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2017 58:00

Did you know Kentucky ranks 2nd in the US for the number of colon cancer cases only behind West Virginia? However, when it comes to deaths from colorectal cancer, we move to number 1! There are lots of factors at play including, our genetics, our environment, our diet, and more. In this episode, host Kelli Haywood talks with Tom Collins of the UK Rural Cancer Prevention Center about how you can beat the odds! Listen today and share the link with a friend.

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Screening for Cancer

Introduction to Clinical Oncology - Video

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2013 14:22

Therese B. Bevers, M.D., Medical Director, Cancer Prevention Center, Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention

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Cancer Prevention: Medical Interventions

Introduction to Clinical Oncology - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2013 12:19

Therese B. Bevers, M.D., Medical Director, Cancer Prevention Center, Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention

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Cancer Prevention: Lifestyle Interventions

Introduction to Clinical Oncology - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2013 34:25

Sally Scroggs, MS, RD, LD, Manager, Health Education, Cancer Prevention Center

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Cancer Prevention: Medical Interventions

Introduction to Clinical Oncology - Video

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2013 12:19

Therese B. Bevers, M.D., Medical Director, Cancer Prevention Center, Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention

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Cancer Prevention: Lifestyle Interventions

Introduction to Clinical Oncology - Video

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2013 34:31

Sally Scroggs, MS, RD, LD, Manager, Health Education, Cancer Prevention Center

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Screening for Cancer

Introduction to Clinical Oncology - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2013 14:22

Therese B. Bevers, M.D., Medical Director, Cancer Prevention Center, Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention

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Second Primary Cancers

Colorectal Cancer Survivorship

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2012 7:40

Colorectal cancer survivors, particularly women, are at an increased risk of developing a second primary cancer. In her lecture, Dr. Therese Bevers, Professor of Clinical Cancer Prevention and Medical Director of the Cancer Prevention Center at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, defines second primary cancers, identifies risk of second primary cancers after colorectal cancer, and discusses why second primary cancers occur more frequently in women than in men.

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Second Primary Cancers

Colorectal Cancer Survivorship

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2012 7:40

Colorectal cancer survivors, particularly women, are at an increased risk of developing a second primary cancer. In her lecture, Dr. Therese Bevers, Professor of Clinical Cancer Prevention and Medical Director of the Cancer Prevention Center at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, defines second primary cancers, identifies risk of second primary cancers after colorectal cancer, and discusses why second primary cancers occur more frequently in women than in men.