Episodes

Join us as we speak with Charles Huang and Dr. Gabriel Mannis in honor of AML Awareness Day (April 21st). In this episode, Charles tells us about his treatment for AML, participation in clinical trials, and shares about his struggle to find a bone marrow donor as an Asian Pacific Islander. Charles then turned his struggle into legislation to make it easier to join a bone marrow donor registry to save lives. Dr. Mannis, of Stanford Medicine, shares about the latest advances in AML research, from ...

Join us as we speak to Dr. Hongtao Liu and Dr. Adam DuVall from University of Chicago Medicine, about current and emerging cellular therapies for acute leukemias. These innovative therapies include CAR T-cell therapy, modified Natural Killer (NK) cells and stem cell transplantations. In this episode, we discuss how these groundbreaking therapies have changed the landscape of treatment for acute leukemias. The doctors share what they are excited about in the future, citing how clinical trials are...

Bonus Content! Go to the Subscriber Lounge to see what Gregory has been up to since this episode in our new After the Podcast segment. Join us as we speak to Gregory Proctor, a myeloma patient, and Erica Ali, the Senior Manager of Copay and Patient Financial Assistance Programs at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In this episode, Gregory shares his story of his diagnosis with myeloma in July 2021 and how he has benefited from the LLS Copay Program, which provided financial support for his treat...

Join us as we speak to Dr. Lee Greenberger, the Chief Scientific Officer of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and Dr. Larry Saltzman, the Executive Research Director of the LLS Patient Registry. In this episode, Dr. Greenberger and Dr. Saltzman provide important updates on the continued COVID-19 pandemic, the LLS Antibody Research Study, patients’ responses to the COVID vaccines, and additional methods of protection. Be sure to tune in to these important updates as LLS strives to protect patients...

Join us as we speak with Donnie Hill, a chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) / small cell lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) patient and his doctor, James Essell, MD, of Oncology Hematology Care, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH. In this episode, Donnie and Dr. Essell discuss the importance of shared decision making (SDM) and how they worked together to determine the best treatment course for Donnie’s CLL/SLL. Shared decision making is a key component of patient-centered healthcare that balances risks and expected ...

Join us as we speak to Dr. Peter Riedell and Dr. Benjamin Derman from University of Chicago Medicine, about the latest research coming out of the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). In this episode, we discuss new treatments on the horizon for lymphoma and myeloma. The doctors share how innovative therapies such as CAR T-cell therapy and new combinations of medicines are showing significant promise, providing further hope to patients. DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE to pa...

Join us as we speak to Dr. Lorna McNeill, a Professor and Associate Director for Health Disparities and Community Outreach at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, along with a special guest from our LLS Patient and Community Outreach team, Erika Pomares. In this episode, Dr. McNeill shares how people of color, particularly African Americans, have disproportionate rates of cancer incidence and death, but are also more likely to face racial bias in healthcare and clinical trials. She offers p...

Michelle Bratton Join us as we speak to Michelle Bratton, a registered dietitian and certified oncology nutritionist with LLS’s PearlPoint Nutrition Services®. In this episode, Michelle shares the benefits of nutrition throughout treatment and survivorship. Rather than cutting out foods, she changes the narrative for cancer patients by encouraging them to nourish their bodies. She also shares how a patient – or caregiver – with any cancer diagnosis, can take advantage of a free nutrition consul...

Donnie Hill Join us as we speak to Donnie Hill, a patient living with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small cell lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). In this episode, Donnie shares his experience and the stresses of living with a chronic disease like CLL/SLL, the various treatments he has had since he was diagnosed in 2008 and how he has worked with his doctor to determine the best treatment for him. Don’t miss this engaging story of how, throughout his cancer journey, Donnie continues to celebra...

Brady Stein, MD Join us as we speak to Dr. Brady Stein, a clinical hematologist and researcher at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. In this episode, Dr. Stein discusses the rare blood cancer, myelofibrosis (MF), which is a type of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Hear about the unique characteristics of MF, how it develops, and the current and emerging treatments that give MF patients hope. DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE to participate in our episode s...

Join us for our special series where we focus on adult child caregivers of a parent with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a parent’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, the role reversal from child to parent caregiver, and post-treatment survivorship. In the fourth episode of this series, Jennifer Bires, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, will talk with caregiver, Rob Coles about the experience of car...

Join us for our special series where we focus on adult child caregivers of a parent with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a parent’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, the role reversal from child to parent caregiver, and post-treatment survivorship. In the third episode of this series, Jennifer Bires, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, will talk with caregiver, Rob Coles about the experience of care...

Join us as we speak to Dr. Mariam Nawas and Dr. Satyajit Kosuri from University of Chicago Medicine, about graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) and the Transplant Optimization Program (TOP). In this episode, we discuss stem cell transplants, how GVHD occurs and what can be done to manage and treat symptoms. The doctors also share how the TOP program at the University of Chicago Medicine utilizes multiple specialties to improve post-transplant success for patients over 50. DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE...

Join us for our special series where we focus on adult child caregivers of a parent with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a parent’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, the role reversal from child to parent caregiver, and post-treatment survivorship. In the second episode of this series, Jennifer Bires, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, will talk with caregiver, Rob Coles about the experience of car...

Join us for our special series where we focus on adult child caregivers of a parent with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a parent’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, the role reversal from child to parent caregiver, and post-treatment survivorship. In the first episode of this series, Jennifer Bires, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, will talk with caregiver, Rob Coles about the experience of care...

Join us in this next installment of our series, Patient-Doctor Perspectives, where we explore a diagnosis from the view of a patient and doctor. In this episode, we speak to Bryon Daily, a myeloma survivor and Dr. Scott Solomon from Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Diagnosed in 2018, Bryon shares his experience living with myeloma after an autologous stem cell transplant. Bryon has also started working at LLS in our Myeloma Link Program where he is helping to close the healthcare disparity gap...

Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of children with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a child’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the child going back to school. In the fourth episode of this series, Nancy Cincotta, LCSW, MPhil, CPA will talk with parent caregiver, Dave Garcia about the experience of caregiving f...

Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of children with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a child’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the child going back to school. In the third episode of this series, Nancy Cincotta, LCSW, MPhil, CPA will talk with parent caregiver, Maggie Tappana about the experience of caregiving...

Lyneshia Johnson-Woodland Join us as we speak to Lyneshia Johnson-Woodland, an internet radio show host, actress and comedian who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in September 2020. In this episode, Lyneshia shared how she was diagnosed with lymphoma and the difficult treatments she endured during the COVID-19 global pandemic. She also discussed the emotional impact of cancer and how she is appreciating this second chance at life. DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT CLICK HERE to participate in our epi...

Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of children with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a child’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the child going back to school. In the second episode of this series, Nancy Cincotta, LCSW, MPhil, CPA will talk with parent caregiver, Maggie Tappana about the experience of caregivin...

Join us for our special series where we focus on parent caregivers of children with cancer. In this series we will be listening in on a conversation between a social worker and parent caregiver as they navigate the various stages of a child’s cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment survivorship, and the child going back to school. In the first episode of this series, Nancy Cincotta, LCSW, MPhil, CPA will talk with parent caregiver, Dave Garcia about the experience of caregiving fo...

Erin Galyean Join us as we speak to Erin Galyean, a pharmaceutical sales trainer, professional speaker, and published author. In this episode, Erin tells us how, after losing her father to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and then helping care for her sister, who was diagnosed with the same disease 20 years later, she learned that family and friends who are not the primary caregiver can still become great patient advocates. Erin shares strategies on how to effectively advocate for a patient, the different ...

Areej El-Jawahri, MD Join us as we speak to Dr. Areej El-Jawahri, a physician researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. In this episode, Dr. El-Jawahri shares the wonderful benefits of palliative care for both blood cancer patients and their families. Often erroneously associated with hospice or end of life care, palliative care can be started at any point after diagnosis and has shown many benefits with being started early in tr...

Eunice Wang, MD Join us as we speak to Dr. Eunice Wang, the Chief of Leukemia Service and Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY. In this episode, Dr. Wang delves into the rare blood cancer, blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). Usually identified by characteristic deep purple lesions, oncologists continue to raise awareness of this rare diagnosis, as swift referral and treatment usually leads to better outcomes. After being universally ...