Precision Medicine Podcast

Sep 10 2024 63 ep. 33 mins 102
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Welcome to the Precision Medicine Podcast by Trapelo. This is the podcast where experts come to discuss the problems oncologists, reference labs, and payers face as precision medicine grows, and consider solutions for advancing the quality of patient-centered cancer care.

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New Legislation Helps Deliver Appropriate Biomarker Testing to More Cancer Patients When and Where They Need It

Sep 10 2024 37 mins  
New Legislation Helps Deliver Appropriate Biomarker Testing to More Cancer Patients When and Where They Need It Currently, there is a significant divide between the promise of precision medicine and how equitably new innovations are applied to each cancer patient’s treatment journey. Our expert guests Hilary Gee Goeckner (Director of State and Local Campaigns for the American Can

How Trevor Maxwell Learned to Man Up to Cancer on His Journey with Colorectal Cancer

Jun 04 2024 33 mins  
Welcome to Part 2 of a two-part colorectal cancer (CRC) awareness series featuring guest Trevor Maxwell, Founder and CEO of Man Up to Cancer, a non-profit that inspires men to connect and avoid isolation during their cancer journeys. Trevor shares what he’s learned since being diagnosed with stage 4 CRC six years ago, the darkness he faced from mental health struggles and how he

Part 1. The Alarming Rise of Colorectal Cancer: Advocate Trevor Maxwell Explains Why Basic Screening Is Mission Critical

May 02 2024 37 mins  
Today, 80% of adults younger than 60 are not being effectively screened for colorectal cancer. They now have a 50% greater chance of being diagnosed than they did in the 90s. Additionally, the rise of early-onset CRC—even in otherwise healthy young people in their 20s and 30s—is unprecedented. This marks the 60th episode of the Precision Medicine Podcast as host Karan Cushman b

From Access to AI: Cancer in America with Dr. Douglas Flora

Mar 26 2024 36 mins  
In this episode of the Precision Medicine Podcast, host Karan Cushman does some time traveling with Dr. Douglas Flora through his lifetime journey with cancer. Dr. Flora is the Medical Director of Oncology Services at St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Editor-in-Chief AI in Precision Oncology, a peer-reviewed research journal dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence applications in

Dr. Pranil Chandra and Dr. Luis Raez: Enabling Comprehensive Genomic Profiling in Lung Cancer

May 10 2023 46 mins  
In this episode (http://trapelohealth.com/gcp-lung-cancer) of the Precision Medicine Podcast, hosts Karan Cushman and Clynt Taylor welcome back Dr. Luis Raez, Medical Director and Chief Scientific Officer at Memorial Cancer Institute who is joined by Dr. Pranil Chandra, Chief Genomic Officer at PathGroup. Together, we discuss the key barriers to performing comprehensive genomic pro

Dr. Debra Patt: Texas Oncology Has an “Easy Button” for Delivering Consistent Precision Oncology Care

Dec 14 2022 26 mins  
To mark the beginning of Season 5 of the Precision Medicine Podcast, we are honored to welcome Dr. Debra Patt, Executive Vice President of Texas Oncology. As an oncologist and breast cancer specialist at one of the nation’s largest community cancer practices, Dr. Patt is on the frontlines of oncology care every day. She joins us to discuss how Texas Oncology uses clinical decisio

Do We Have the Will to Address Inequality in Precision Oncology? A Conversation with Dr. Karen Winkfield

Jun 03 2022 52 mins  
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Karen Winkfield, Executive Director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, appointee to President Joe Biden's National Cancer Advisory Board, and co-host of the weekly podcast, 3 Black Docs (https://www.3blackdocs.com/), which is dedicated to educating the community about health and health disparities in an approachable and entertaining way.Dr. Wi

Dr. Stephen Kingsmore on Scaling Whole Genome Sequencing for Uncovering Genetic Defects in Infants

Mar 29 2022 38 mins  
In episode 55 of the Precision Medicine Podcast, (https://www.trapelohealth.com/precision-medicine-for-children) we welcome Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, President and CEO of the Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine. Dr. Kingsmore joins us to discuss the extraordinary role whole genome sequencing is playing in prolonging and improving the life of critically ill newborns.Read the

Leading Thoracic Oncologist, Dr. Christian Rolfo, Explains How Liquid Biopsies Are Advancing Precision Medicine

Feb 16 2022 30 mins  
Dr. Christian Rolfo, President of the International Society of Liquid Biopsy and Associate Director for Clinical Research at the Center of Thoracic Oncology at the Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, joins us to explain the unique role liquid biopsies are playing in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.Read the full summary, subs

LUNGevity Leaders Discuss Their Commitment to Educating Lung Cancer Patients About the Importance of Biomarker Testing

Jan 11 2022 40 mins  
In this Precision Medicine Podcast (https://www.trapelohealth.com/lungevity) episode, we are joined by Dr. Belinda King-Kallimanis, Director of Patient-Focused Research at LUNGevity—an organization that brings together research, education and support services for patients and caregivers in the lung cancer community—and Nichelle Stigger, LUNGevity board member and lung cancer su