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The Oncology Podcast – Delivering Oncology News Differently

Join Craig Underhill and Hans Prenen as they chat through the latest papers and oncology news. In today’s episode Hans is off GI again! Instead he talks us through a paper on lenvatinib plus pembro for advanced endometrial cancer and the DESTINY lung 1 trial. Craig tackles the long term effects of COVID-19 this week with his main paper looking at mortality in adults infected with COVID undergoing cancer treatment. In quick bites we continue to look at COVID as well as older adults with pancreatic cancer. Eva Segelov is on holiday but she has joined us for ‘The Paper…

Join Eva Segelov, Craig Underhill and Hans Prenen as they chat through the latest papers. In today’s episode Eva talks us through melanoma papers, Craig gives us his wrap up from the 2021 San Antonio Breast meeting and Hans looks at cytoreductive surgery for relapsed ovarian cancer and the CodeBreaK100 trial. We’ve plenty of quick bites and a new offering in our ‘The Paper That Changed My Practice’ segment. In ‘The Amazing Paper of The Week’ we’ll look at Sexual Desire in Female Cancer Survivors. The Week’s Papers: Fakih MG, et al. Sotorasib for previously treated colorectal cancers with KRASG12C…

Join Eva Segelov, Craig Underhill and Hans Prenen as they chat through the latest papers. In today’s episode Eva talks us through the third iteration of the Hanahan’s ‘Hallmarks of Cancer’. Hans gets stuck into a phase 2 trial in pleural mesothelioma and a Nature paper on HER-2 positive gastric cancer. Craig then gives us a fascinating walk through FDA approvals in 2021. We’ve quick bites, ‘The Paper That Changed My practice’ segment and the amazing paper of the week… don’t miss another great episode of The Oncology Journal Club podcast! This Week’s Papers: Hanahan D. Hallmarks of Cancer: New…

People with cancer are often given immunosuppressive treatments that weaken their innate immune defences. This puts them at high risk of severe disease, should they become infected by Coronavirus A study conducted by MedUni Vienna in Austria has now shown that many of these people can build up sufficient immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus after the third vaccination or “booster”. The results were recently published in the internationally renowned journal European Journal of Cancer. If cancer patients become infected, they are not only susceptible to developing severe COVID-19 but also risk interruptions to their cancer treatment or monitoring. COVID vaccination…

The Oncology Podcast, brought to you by oncologynews.com.au, is proud to present the latest episode in our ‘The OJC Meets…’ series in which Associate Professor Craig Underhill chats to Julie McCrossin AM. Julie is a well-known Australian comedian, broadcaster, podcaster, advocate and cancer survivor. This episode is perfect example of The OJC Meets series – we laughed, we cried, we felt inspired. This intimate conversation covers everything from oral sex to radiation oncology masks to the care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Compliment today’s listen with The OJC Episode 45: Challenges of Cancer Care for the LGBTQ+ Community with Dr…

The Oncology Journal Club Episode 60: How safe is HRT for breast cancer survivors? Join Eva Segelov, Craig Underhill and Hans Prenen as they chat through the latest papers. How safe is HRT for breast cancer survivors? In today’s episode the team talk us through the nuances of HRT as well as dendritic cells, circulating tumour DNA, postpartum breast cancer and much more. In our ‘The Paper That Changed My Practice’ segment you’ll hear from Jeremy Shapiro and learn all about the KABOOM! regimen. And don’t miss the amazing paper of the week which asks Does scalp cooling have the…

I orea te tautara ka puta ki waho.  A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions. This has been a tough year, with both COVID-19 and the health and disability system reforms (HDSR) adding complexity to an already challenging time for whānau living with cancer – and those working tirelessly in the cancer sector. I want to acknowledge the incredible mahi of everyone involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, and all the wonderful people who provide support. Thank you. I hope you get to spend some time with your whānau and friends over the festive season…

The Oncology Podcast, brought to you by oncologynews.com.au, is proud to present the latest episode in our ‘The OJC Meets…’ series in which Professor Eva Segelov chats to Andrew Denton, Aussie comedy legend and most recently, founder of the Go Gentle organisation. Is there anything funny about euthanasia? This poignant and thought-provoking episode explores the intricacies of voluntary assisted dying. Eva Segelov meets Andrew Denton, the Australian comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and podcast host. Andrew is also the founder of Go Gentle, an organisation whose role he sees as the shop stewards for the terminally ill. Doctors have the AMA…

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) have published significant updates to the expert consensus recommendations on vaccination and pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in people with cancer. The NCCN Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis meets frequently to review all available research and provide evidence-based best practices for keeping people with cancer as safe as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. The updated guidance (available at NCCN.org/covid-19) includes information on the preventive use of human monoclonal antibodies in addition to the following principals: – Patients with cancer should get fully immunised, including third doses and/or any approved boosters; – There is a strong preference…

The Oncology Journal Club Episode 59: Christmas Special 2021 Welcome to the Christmas Special episode of The OJC. There are no papers this week – instead we’ve a fun Christmas quiz, the best of this year’s bloopers and a surprise musical number by one of our favourite guests. Thank you to all our listeners this year. We hope you’ve had as much fun listening as we have had making this great educational podcast. Wishing you all a happy and safe holiday season and a joyful start to the New Year. Watch out for our Year in Review update coming soon including…

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