Backstage @ Upstage

HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH GUEST: RAYMOND OSAROGIAGBON, MD, FACP, Director of the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program at Baptist Cancer Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Many of us living in urban areas have some awareness and experience of barriers to healthcare, but we seldom consider the obstacles that face people living in rural areas. This is especially … Continue reading ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN RURAL AND BLACK COMMUNITIES Understanding Common Barriers and Overcoming Hurdles →

HOST: Hildy Grossman, Co-Host: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jacob Sands, MD, Oncologist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Andrea McKee, MD, Chair of Radiation Oncology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) In previous Backstage @ Upstage podcasts, we’ve discussed the importance of low dose CT scans to detect lung cancer early. Both of today’s guests are dedicated … Continue reading Changing Failing Grades for Lung Cancer Screening Removing Barriers to Screening Can Save Lives →

Host: Hildy Grossman Co-Host Jordan Rich Guest: Francine Jacobson, MD, MPH Dr. Francine Jacobson discusses the value of screening for early detection of lung cancer. From the perspective of patients and care givers, facing radiation can be concerning. Dr. Jacobson discusses the lowering doses of radiation to help find lung cancer early, with the benefit … Continue reading Radiation for Diagnosis and Treatment What’s New for lung cancer? →

HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH GUEST: GLORIA ZHANG, Executive Director of Strategic Alliances at New Tang Dynasty The Asian and Pacific Islander population represents over 30 countries and contains ethnic groups that speak more than 100 different languages! Chinese- Americans represent over 24% of the Asian-American population and are the focus audience for our … Continue reading Asian- Americans face disparities in lung cancer healthcare →

HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH GUESTS: KEVIN SALINAS, MD AND FRACINE JACOBSON, MD, MPH By 2060, the Census Bureau projects that the Hispanic/Latino population will make up almost one third of the US population. In addition, the Hispanic population is a diverse group who trace their heritage to more than 20 Spanish-speaking countries, regardless … Continue reading ¿Está el doctor? (Is the doctor in?) Barriers to Healthcare for the Hispanic Community →

Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Susan Smedley, Founder, Resilient Souls Anyone receiving a cancer diagnosis wonders what else they can be doing to cope that isn’t dependent on a physical protocol. Too often medical treatment overlooks the emotional component of diagnosis and treatment in facing lung cancer. Patients undergo the emotional and … Continue reading Wending Her Way to Wellness: Improving the Emotional Impact of Lung Cancer →

Lung Cancer detected early saves lives. Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Francine Jacobson, MD, MPH; Dusty Donaldson; Dan Cardigan, MD Three exceptional guests join the conversation about the importance of lung cancer screening from a medical and personal point of view. Dr. Francine Jacobson is a founding director of the lung cancer … Continue reading The Power of Scans: Lung Cancer Screening Matters! →

Host: Hildy Grossman Co-Host: Jordan Rich Guest: Bill Shields, Journalist and TV Field Reporter Bill Shields has had a celebrated career as a Boston area broadcaster for over forty years. Originally from Texas, Bill began his career at a local TV station before moving to Boston for a job at WBZ-TV where he happily spent … Continue reading A Journalist Journals His Own Journey: TV reporter, Bill Shields’ Own Lung Cancer Story →

Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Francisco J. Sánchez-Rivera, Ph.D. and Jane Wilkinson Our prior podcast, “What Did the Human Genome Project Ever Do For Us?” was so exciting and enjoyable that we all felt there was no stopping the conversation with just one podcast. We just had to go on. Our guest, … Continue reading GENETIC ENGINEERING AND LUNG CANCER, This Isn’t Science Fiction →

Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Jane Wilkinson and Francisco J. Sánchez-Rivera, Ph.D. In this podcast, we do our utmost to help make a complicated topic something we can all understand. Many of us have heard about the Human Genome Project (HGP), but few of us could explain it to someone else. There … Continue reading WHAT DID THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT EVER DO FOR US? Genetics of Lung Cancer Made Simple →

Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich co-host Guests: Heather Smith Heather Smith was only 34 when she was diagnosed, simply by accident, with lung cancer. It had already spread to other areas of her body. After experiencing this frightening curve ball, she was grateful that biomarker testing revealed that she was ALK+. Knowing this genetic … Continue reading She Refuses To Be Knocked Down! One woman’s strategy for thriving with lung cancer →

Co-Hosts: Hildy Grossman and Jordan Rich Good friends, Hildy Grossman and Jordan Rich put their heads together to talk about the importance of creativity when initiating innovative new research. They compare this experience in the lab to one of a songwriter and composer looking at a blank sheet of paper to come up with a … Continue reading Creativity at the Heart of Research and Music →

Listen to caregivers for spouses diagnosed with rare biomarkers HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH Guests: Marcia Horn, JD. President and CEO at ICAN, International Cancer Advocacy Network and Executive Director, Exon 20 Group; Caren Suesserman, Care Partner, Spouse, and Patient Advocate, Exon 20 Group; Sandy Kitchner, Care Partner, Spouse and Patient Advocate, Exon 20 … Continue reading What is Exon 20 in Lung Cancer? →

How a positive attitude and biomarkers can guide your journey Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich Guests: Jill Feldman and Ivy Elkins with Dann Wonser, EGFR survivors Two of our other Podcasts have emphasized how important it is to get your tumor tested for biomarkers. We focused on one specific biomarker, EGFR, with two outstanding … Continue reading FROM THE PATIENT’S EYE VIEW →

Jill Feldman and Ivy Elkins Hosts: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich Guests: Jill Feldman and Ivy Elkins Two outstanding and determined women share how their lung cancer diagnosis, along with the ability to detect a particular biomarker, EGFR, has had a significant effect on the course of their lives. Biomarkers indicate alterations in your DNA … Continue reading Biomarkers Benefit Lung Cancer Resisters →

HOST: HILDY GROSSMAN CO-HOST: JORDAN RICH GUESTS: Jacob Sands, MD, and Catherine Meador, MD, Ph.D. Small cell lung Cancer (SCLC) is often called the smoker’s lung cancer, since it is most often diagnosed in heavy smokers. While this type of lung cancer is less prevalent than non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), it’s more aggressive. Two … Continue reading SMALL CELL: BIG PROBLEM →

Host: Hildy Grossman Co-Host: Jordan Rich Guests: Jane Wilkinson, Tarek Fadel, Jesse Kirkpatrick, Christina Cabana Imagine the scene of a murder. Detectives are called in to figure out how to solve the case. Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle. Holmes was the most famous mastermind detective, whose powers of observation led him … Continue reading What if Sherlock Holmes Had Cancer? Innovations in Detecting Lung Cancer →

Conversation with Survivors/Advocates, Physician and Researchers. Clinical trials are research studies aimed at evaluating a medical, surgical, or behavioral interventions. They are the primary way researchers find out if a new treatment, such as a new drug, is safe, effective and works best in certain groups of people. Our outstanding guests discuss the information and misinformation … Continue reading Clinical Trials and Tribulations →

Survivors, Advocates, Performers & Scientists Talk Lung Cancer Host: Hildy Grossman with Jordan Rich, co-host and guest Guests: Bonnie Addario, cofounder and board chair of GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer; Jacob Sands, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Nian X. Sun, Ph.D., Northeastern University; John Berman, musician, Sao Paulo, Brazil Our podcast is a tête-à-tête that took … Continue reading LOOK WHO’S TALKING →

Facing Curve Balls in Times of Illness Emcee: Hildy Grossman Co-Host: Jordan Rich Guests: Ilyse Robbins, Director, Choreographer, Actor, Associate Artistic Director for Greater Boston Stage Company; John King, Deputy Manager–Hudson Theater, NYC, Actor; Leigh Barrett, Actor, Singer, Director Upstage Lung Cancer is unique in that we are the only lung cancer advocacy organization that … Continue reading “WHILE THE THEATER WAS DARK” →