Stanford Medicine

Joshua Fronk, MD, and Shelia Lahijani, MD discuss the grief and distress cancer patients experience that sometimes goes unrecognized.

Esther Chyan, RN and Deanna Beyer, MPH have been facilitators with the StoryCorps program at Stanford Health Care since 2017. In this podcast they talk about the power of storytelling and how stories create community and the opportunity for reflection and healing.

Chiara Riga was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer at the age of 26. In this podcast, She talks about what quality of life means to her and how she has found support throughout the cancer community. For more information, visit: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-visitors/cancer-supportive-care-program.html

Patty McLucas and Tam Fandre discuss the benefits of meditation and share a couple techniques that can be applied in any setting. Patty McLucas and Tom Fandre teach Mindfulness Mediation offered by the Cancer Supportive Care Program at Stanford Health Care.

Breast cancer is complex. Patients facing breast cancer are not alone in the complexity of their disease. At Stanford Cancer Center, we recognize patients with breast cancer come to us with different desires and needs. While Stanford offers expertise in cancer care, we rely on patients to offer expertise regarding their body, habits, and lifestyle preferences. In this podcast, George Sledge, MD, and Lisa Shah, PA, discuss their decision making process in recommending appropriate treatments for patients with breast cancer based on their unique preferences, needs and goals.

Pamela Simon, NP, from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Joshua Fronk, from Stanford Palliative Car, draw on their experience with adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients to discuss the particulars of cancer diagnoses among this population. This discussion provides a holistic look at the life changes AYA patients face after diagnoses, the resources and support available to them throughout treatment, and the transition to life after treatment.

Being a parent while living with cancer presents unique challenges. You may be concerned about how to cope with a cancer diagnosis while caring for your family and yourself. You may wonder about how much to tell your children about your diagnosis and treatment. Emily Ach, PhD (Clinical Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) discusses parenting during cancer, particularly how and when to talk with your children about a cancer diagnosis. For more information, visit: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-visitors/cancer-supportive-care-program.html

The Stanford Health Library provides individuals with evidence-based information to help them make informed decisions on their health and healthcare. Join Stanford Healthcare’s Director of Health Library – Gilliam Kumagai – as she discusses these benefits more in-depth. For more information, visit: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-visitors/cancer-supportive-care-program.html

For many cancer patients, the cost of diagnosis and treatment can have a lasting financial impact. In this podcast, Lisa Hoffman, a clinical social worker at Stanford Cancer Center South Bay, discusses those financial implications and the stressors they can pose. For more information, visit: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-visitors/cancer-supportive-care-program.html

Sex, sexuality, and intimacy are just as important for cancer patients as they are for people who don’t have cancer. In fact, sexuality and intimacy have been shown to help people face cancer by helping them deal with feelings of distress when going through treatment. Join Dr. Catherine Benedict for a discussion of the ways in which cancer and cancer treatment can impact a patient’s sex organs, sexual desire, sexual function, well-being, and how body image can be affected by cancer and cancer treatment. For more information, visit: stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-…-program.html

Exercise oncology uses physical fitness to help improve the quality of life for cancer patients and survivors. In this podcast, Pauline Goloubef of Maple Tree Cancer Alliance discusses the importance of this discipline and offers some helpful exercise tips. For more information, visit: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-visitors/cancer-supportive-care-program.html

The physical and emotional demands of caring for a loved one demonstrate a deep commitment, and can be a very rewarding. It is also extremely stressful. Caregivers can experience high rates of chronic illness, depression or burnout. That makes caring for yourself an important but often overlooked element. Join Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, emerita, and Amy Yotopoulos, senior manager of the Stanford Caregiver Center, for a discussion on the importance of caring for yourself, so you can care for others. For more information, visit: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-visitors/cancer-supportive-care-program.html

Talk therapy, or psychotherapy, is a discipline that mental health professionals use to communicate with their patients and improve their well-being and mental health. Linda Suk, a licensed clinical social worker and behavioral health clinician, and patient Michael Furze, discuss the role talk therapy plays in cancer treatment, and the psychological impact and the emotional changes of moving through various stages of cancer. For more information, visit: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/for-patients-visitors/cancer-supportive-care-program.html

In a recent piece for STAT News, Dr. Megan Mahoney, MD, a clinical professor of medicine and Stanford Health Care's chief of staff, wrote, "In medical school, I was diligently trained to report to my attending physicians the age, race, and gender of my patients - in that order." She wondered how a doctor would describe her, a biracial woman, and what would be the medical consequences of that decision? In this podcast, she discusses race and how it plays out in clinical settings, her experience growing up as a biracial woman, and whether or not racial inequities are baked into the nation's health-care system.

Stanford Medicine social scientist Meghan Halley new something was concerning before her son was born. Five years later, she has learned to embrace uncertainty when making medical decisions for Philip, who has an undiagnosed genetic disorder with physical and medical complications that never end. In this podcast, she shares her family’s experience, which she published in a perspective piece in New England Journal of Medicine, Malley, a research scholar at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, hopes that it reaches other patients and families grappling with undiagnosed and rare diseases.

StEMI, the Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation initiative podcast explores the future of innovation within and around the field of emergency medicine. Host Dan Imler, MD, a physician with Stanford Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine, talks with Karen Frush, MD, Chief Quality Officer for Stanford Medicine about how to define and transform quality, safety, and clinical effectiveness. *[The goal of StEMI is to share best practices in innovation and entrepreneurship to inspire and grow advances in precision emergency medicine. Interviews do not in any way indicate endorsement by Stanford or by our physicians of companies or products being featured.]

StEMI, the Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation initiative podcast explores the future of innovation within and around the field of emergency medicine. Host Dan Imler, MD, a physician with Stanford Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine, talks with William Cherniak, MD, Chief Executive Officer and cofounder of Rocket Doctor about global health and developing telemedicine to deliver health care to low- and middle-income communities. *[The goal of StEMI is to share best practices in innovation and entrepreneurship to inspire and grow advances in precision emergency medicine. Interviews do not in any way indicate endorsement by Stanford or by our physicians of companies or products being featured.]

StEMI, the Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation initiative podcast explores the future of innovation within and around the field of emergency medicine. Host Dan Imler, MD, a physician with Stanford Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine, talks with Joseph Huang, Chief Executive Officer of Stanford-StartX Fund LLC about building a community of health care innovators and accelerating bench-to-bedside implementation. *[The goal of StEMI is to share best practices in innovation and entrepreneurship to inspire and grow advances in precision emergency medicine. Interviews do not in any way indicate endorsement by Stanford or by our physicians of companies or products being featured.]

StEMI, the Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation initiative podcast explores the future of innovation within and around the field of emergency medicine. Host Dan Imler, MD, a physician with Stanford Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine, talks with Pat Basu, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cancer Treatment Centers of America Global, Inc. about his career path and where to find inspiration and insight. *[The goal of StEMI is to share best practices in innovation and entrepreneurship to inspire and grow advances in precision emergency medicine. Interviews do not in any way indicate endorsement by Stanford or by our physicians of companies or products being featured.]

StEMI, the Stanford Emergency Medicine Innovation initiative podcast explores the future of innovation within and around the field of emergency medicine. Host Dan Imler, MD, a physician with Stanford Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine, talks with Rod Altman, MD, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Healthcare Group about venture capitalism, private equity and value-based care. *[The goal of StEMI is to share best practices in innovation and entrepreneurship to inspire and grow advances in precision emergency medicine. Interviews do not in any way indicate endorsement by Stanford or by our physicians of companies or products being featured.]