GRACEcast Pancreatic Cancer Audio

Sep 27 2013 11 ep. 9 mins 203
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Oncology experts summarize current and emerging issues in cancer management for patients and caregivers. Information from the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE) helps people to become informed partners in their care.

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Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer, Part 6: Moving Forward in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (audio)

Sep 27 2013 6 mins  
Dr. Colin Weekes, pancreatic cancer specialist from the University of Colorado, reviews novel approaches, including nab-paclitaxel with gemcitabine, in advanced pancreatic cancer.

Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer, Part 5: Chemotherapy for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer (audio)

Sep 27 2013 8 mins  
Dr. Colin Weekes, pancreatic cancer specialist from the University of Colorado, discusses the history of and recent developments in chemotherapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer, Part 4: Post-Operative (Adjuvant) Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer (audio)

Sep 20 2013 12 mins  
Dr. Colin Weekes, pancreatic cancer specialist from the University of Colorado, covers the rationale and evidence for post-operative (adjuvant) therapy for resectable pancreatic cancer.

Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer, Part 3: Pre-Operative Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer (audio)

Sep 19 2013 7 mins  
Dr. Colin Weekes, pancreatic cancer specialist from the University of Colorado, reviews the differentiation between resectable and unresectable pancreatic cancer.

Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer, Part 2: Resectable vs. Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer (audio)

Sep 09 2013 5 mins  
Dr. Colin Weekes, pancreatic cancer specialist from the University of Colorado, reviews the differentiation between resectable and unresectable pancreatic cancer.

Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer, Part 1: Background and Molecular Biology (audio)

Aug 14 2013 11 mins  
Dr. Colin Weekes, pancreatic cancer specialist from the University of Colorado, covers the role of chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer, beginning with the molecular biology of pancreatic cancer.

Managing Pancreatic Cancer: Systemic Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer (audio)

May 04 2013 8 mins  
Dr. Matthew Katz, surgeon at MD Anderson Cancer Center, explains the rationale and introduces the current standards and some potential variants for systemic therapy in patients with apparently localized pancreatic cancer.

Managing Pancreatic Cancer: Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer, Its Complications, and the Importance of Surgical Volume (audio)

Apr 16 2013 20 mins  
Dr. Matthew Katz, surgeon at MD Anderson Cancer Center, covers what surgery for pancreatic cancer entails, what the recovery process is like, and the importance of surgeon experience in outcomes.

Dr. Matthew Katz: Defining Resectability of Pancreatic Cancer (audio)

Apr 08 2013 9 mins  
Dr. Matthew Katz, surgeon at MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the factors that determine whether a person's pancreatic cancer is resectable and the importance of this factor in predicting clinical outcomes.

Dr. Matthew Katz: Staging Pancreatic Cancer (audio)

Mar 28 2013 7 mins  
Dr. Matthew Katz, surgeon at MD Anderson Cancer Center, reviews the general concept of cancer staging, the basic workup and staging of pancreatic cancer, and the implications of this process on treatment recommendations.