Understanding the Significance of TIL Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma
Dr. Sylvia Lee, medical oncologist at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, discusses a Phase II trial underway focusing on TIL therapy or tumor... Learn More
How to cope with cancer-related fatigue
Fatigue is one of the most common cancer treatment side effects, but it doesn’t have to be a part of the cancer... Learn More
How to treat cancer-related fatigue
Many cancer patients experience fatigue during cancer treatment. In fact, it’s one of the most common cancer treatment side effects. But fatigue... Learn More
What resources are available for treating cancer-related fatigue?
The Cancer-Related Fatigue Clinic at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is available to cancer patients experiencing fatigue during or... Learn More
How common is cancer-related fatigue?
Fatigue is one of the most common cancer treatment side effects. But some cancer patients are more likely to experience fatigue than... Learn More
Tips for cancer caregivers experiencing fatigue
Fatigue experienced by cancer caregivers is different from cancer-related fatigue experienced by patients during cancer treatment, says Carmen Escalante, M.D., director of... Learn More
What causes fatigue in cancer patients?
Cancer-related fatigue can be caused by a variety of factors that aren’t just limited to cancer or cancer treatment. Factors such as... Learn More
Cancer screening — what you should know
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cancer-screening-what-you/id431848216?i=307417741 The standard screenings for cancer are for breast, cervical, prostate and colon. For those in a high-risk category,... Learn More
Preparing Mentally for a Second Round of Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Dr. Jeffrey Matous, medical director of the Colorado Blood Cancer Institute, explores treatment options for people who have experienced a Hodgkin lymphoma... Learn More
ASPIRE: An online tobacco prevention curriculum
A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE) is a free, web-based school curriculum, developed at MD Anderson, aimed to educate middle and high... Learn More
First Channel Trailer
A channel trailer for new visitors to Peakbaggers For Cancer. Join us as we raise cancer awareness as we hike! This Video... Learn More
Summit of Spruce Knob, West Virginia
Base to summit of Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Spruce Knob is the highest point in the state of West Virginia at 4,862... Learn More
What is high-dose Interleukin-2 Therapy?
This video explains what high-dose Interleukin-2 Therapy is, how it works, which cancers it is used to treat, and how it is... Learn More
Who should receive high-dose Interleukin-2?
This video explains who is a candidate for high-dose Interleukin-2 Therapy and the next steps for receiving treatment at MD Anderson. http://www.mdanderson.org/patient-and-cancer-information/cancer-information/cancer-types/melanoma/diagnosis/index.html
Interleukin-2: Welcome to the Melanoma Unit at MD Anderson
In this video, health care providers in the Melanoma Department at MD Anderson explain their roles when treating patients with high-dose Interleukin-2.... Learn More
Hiking Update & Cancer Dedication
This video is just to give our followers an idea of where we are headed next and to explain the meaning behind... Learn More
Can you still exercise when you have cancer?
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/can-you-still-exercise-when/id431848216?i=289750085. Is it safe to exercise when you have cancer? Are there specific exercises that should be avoided or... Learn More
Snow Climb – Highpoint 2 of 50 (Mount Davis, PA)
Join us as we climb Pennsylvania’s highest point, Mount Davis! This is Kathy’s 2nd state Highpoint in her endeavor to reach all... Learn More
Here’s To Now – Highpoint 1 of 50 (Backbone Mtn., MD)
Katherine and I attempt Backbone Mountain, the tallest mountain in Maryland. This was Katherine’s first highpoint, which will hopefully be followed by... Learn More
METEOR Clinical Trial
The world’s largest, most respected, and fully accredited kidney cancer charity presents an informative video about a new clinical trial in renal... Learn More
Cancer early detection — genetic testing
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cancer-early-detection-genetic/id431848216?i=279543665. Breast cancer, ovarian cancer and colon cancer are the most common cancer types that are tested for inherited... Learn More
Help our shavees reach their goals in the 2014 Cut for a Cure Charity Challenge!
Every hour a child is diagnosed with cancer. Every 6.5 hours, another young life is lost to this disease. From March 1st... Learn More
Chemo Brain Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Chemo brain refers to a mental cloudiness cancer patients may experience as a side effect during and after their chemotherapy treatment. Visit... Learn More
Optimizing Frontline Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Dr. Stephen Ansell, an expert from the Mayo Clinic , shares why he feels it is an “optimistic time” for Hodgkin lymphoma... Learn More
“Am I Going Too Fast?” a short film by Hank Willis Thomas and Christopher Myers
“Am I Going Too Fast?” is a digital tapestry of the intersecting worlds and interactions of craftspeople, shopkeepers, and ordinary folks whose... Learn More
“After My Garden Grows” a short film by Megan Mylan
A young girl in rural India tills a small plot of land to feed her family and plant seeds of independence and... Learn More
“Kombit” a short film by Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman
Haiti’s internally displaced people start a micro-garden movement to combat post-earthquake hunger and despair. Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman produced and directed... Learn More
“Vezo” a short film by Tod Lending
A 9 year-old girl tells the tale about how her family and village came back from near starvation after their fishing village... Learn More
“The Masterchef” a short film by Ritesh Batra
Akhil, a young shoeshine boy, dreams of becoming a gourmet chef when he has a chance encounter with India’s most popular TV... Learn More
Kidney Cancer Association Report from 2014 ASCO GU
The world’s largest, most respected, and fully accredited kidney cancer charity reports on common drugs that may improve survival.
Kidney Cancer Association at GU ASCO
The world’s largest, most respected, and fully accredited kidney cancer charity is an exhibitor as the GU ASCO meeting in San Francisco,... Learn More
ALLERGY TO ORIGINALITY
An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. In this animated Op-Doc by Drew Christie, two men discuss whether anything is... Learn More
GREGORY GO BOOM
A paraplegic man leaves home to be on his own. Written and Directed by Janicza Bravo Starring: Michael Cera, Sarah Burns, Brett... Learn More
THE BIG HOUSE — البيت الكبير
An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and available only on YouTube When a Yemeni boy finds a key to... Learn More
NOTES ON BLINDNESS
An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. In 1983, after years of deteriorating vision, the writer and theologian John Hull... Learn More
CRUISING ELECTRIC (1980)
CRUISING ELECTRIC (1980) An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The marketing department green-lights a red-light tie-in. Sixty lost seconds... Learn More
RAT PACK RAT
RAT PACK RAT An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival – Special Jury Award For Unique Vision An official selection... Learn More
CRIME: THE ANIMATED SERIES – MARCUS MCGHEE – MOCAtv
An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and available only on YouTube When Hartford teacher Marcus McGhee has his car... Learn More
DIG
An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and available only on YouTube. A young girl watches her father dig a... Learn More
TIM AND SUSAN HAVE MATCHING HANDGUNS
TIM AND SUSAN HAVE MATCHING HANDGUNS: An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and available only on YouTube Love is... Learn More
CATHERINE
CATHERINE An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Catherine returns to work after a hiatus. Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp. Written... Learn More
FUNNEL
FUNNEL: An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival When a man’s car breaks down, he finds himself on a quest... Learn More
Smokers with HIV/AIDS find quitting easier with cell phone counseling
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/smokers-hiv-aids-find-quitting/id431848216?i=226272730 A smoking-cessation intervention delivered through mobile phones to smokers who are HIV/AIDS positive has a better success rate... Learn More
CHAPEL PERILOUS
CHAPEL PERILOUS : Winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award presented by YouTube An official selection of the 2014 Sundance... Learn More
METUBE: AUGUST SINGS CARMEN ‘HABANERA’
MeTube 2 released www.operaonacid.com An official selection of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. „MeTube” is a homage to thousands of ambitious YouTube... Learn More
PASSER PASSER
PASSER PASSER An animated city symphony celebrates the hidden world of background noise. Directed and Animated by: Louis Morton Sound Design: Katie... Learn More
ASCO Melanoma Update, Promising Targeted Therapies
The treatment options for advanced melanoma are changing as doctors unlock the secrets of genetic subtypes and new drugs are developed. Now,... Learn More
Improved Combination Therapies for Metastatic Melanoma Patients
Dr. Georgina Long reveals some of the major findings in metastatic melanoma presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology’s (ESMO) 2012... Learn More
Targeted Melanoma Therapy Offers Better Outcomes and Fewer Side Effects
It’s a very exciting time for melanoma research. And more options than ever are becoming available to metastatic melanoma patients. Dr. Lynn... Learn More
Tough Questions About Melanoma, Answers on the Horizon
There is so much promising research coming out about melanoma, but what are doctors still most curious about? Dr. Brian Koffman, a... Learn More
Revving Up the Immune System to Fight Melanoma
Immunotherapy is taking on a whole new role in the fight against melanoma. Dr. Lynn Mara Schuchter, at the Abramson Cancer Center... Learn More
How Melanoma Research Is Advancing Treatment for Multiple Cancers
A wave in research of metastatic melanoma has raised the question: Can drugs for some cancers be used to understand responses in... Learn More
Defining the Right Targets for Metastatic Melanoma Treatment
There’s been a great deal of research progress in the area of targeted therapies and immunotherapies for metastatic melanoma. But what does... Learn More
Preparing to Fight Relapsed Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma
Patient advocate George Florentine and Dr. Jeff Matous discuss important steps in preparing to take on relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma. The panel encourages... Learn More
When Cancer Returns: Finding the Right Resources
Coping with a recurrence of cancer can lead to stress in many areas of a patient’s life. While some cancer patients may... Learn More
Jennifer’s Story of Strength: Groups are Priceless
This is the fourth and final video in a series of videos about Jennifer and her journey with a brain tumour. A... Learn More
Jennifer’s Story of Strength: “I am alive, and I am going to live.”
This is the third in a series of videos about Jennifer and her journey with a brain tumour. For Jennifer her non-malignant... Learn More
First-year progress in MD Anderson’s Moon Shots Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in September 2012 announced its Moon Shots Program, an unprecedented effort to dramatically accelerate... Learn More
“Nothing will ever be the same.” Jennifer’s Story Part 2
This is the second video in the series that explores Jennifer’s journey with a brain tumour. Part one talked about her experience... Learn More
“Let’s get her into a room”: Jennifer’s Story Part 1
This is the first in a series of videos that shares the story of one brain tumour survivor. Jennifer shares her story... Learn More
Coping with a Hodgkin Lymphoma Diagnosis Later in Life
While Hodgkin lymphoma is more prevalent in a younger population, people over 40 years of age can still be affected. Patient Advocate... Learn More
Coping with the Emotional Aspects of a Hodgkin Lymphoma Recurrence
Patient Advocate George Florentine discusses how he went from feeling great after successful first-line treatment to being thrown back into the ring... Learn More
Join Us in the Fight Against Breast Cancer!
In this video, real people who have felt the impact of breast cancer in their life or in the life of someone... Learn More
ACS Grantee Studies Breast & Ovarian Cancer Prevention
Susan T. Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH studies genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. She’s specifically interested in how to get testing... Learn More
We’re Funding Research. And Hope.
Video featured at the Brinner of Hope on September 18, 2013. Generously produced by Shooting Stars Post, www.sspmedia.com.
Advice for Coping with Hodgkin Lymphoma
A panel of Hodgkin lymphoma experts shares their words of advice to others, including the importance of finding an expert in this... Learn More
The Role of Diet, Exercise and Complementary Medicine
Hodgkin lymphoma patient advocates Meredith Wooten and Suzanne Hyte discuss the importance of trusting and working with your medical team to find... Learn More
Relapsed Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma and Fertility
Hodgkin lymphoma patient advocate Suzanne Hyte openly shares her uncertainty about her fertility following treatment and why she made the decision not... Learn More
How to Cope with Second-Line Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatments
Hodgkin lymphoma patient advocates Meredith Wooten and Suzanne Hyte share how they coped with additional treatments and side effects after relapsing. From... Learn More
Advances in the Treatment and Management of Hodgkin Lymphoma
Researchers are hoping that an improved understanding of Hodgkin Lymphoma at the biological level will translate to new, more effective treatment options.... Learn More
Gauging the Success of Relapsed-Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Dr. John Sweetenham, executive medical director at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, discusses the importance of clinic follow-up, regular surveillance and relatively frequent... Learn More
Join Us for the 2014 Cut for a Cure Charity Challenge
Worldwide, more than 160,000 children are diagnosed with pediatric cancer each year. From March 1st to May 31st, men, women, and children... Learn More
Money Matters: Paying for Treatment When Hodgkins Comes Back
Cancer treatments not only take an emotional and physical toll, but also financial. Especially when it comes back. Hodgkin patient advocates Meredith... Learn More
When Cancer Comes Back- Second line treatment
Receiving the news that the Hodgkin Lymphoma relapsed can be devastating and cause a feeling of uncertainty especially with more aggressive treatments... Learn More
The Emotional Toll of a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Diagnosis
Being diagnosed with any kind of cancer takes an emotional toll. While Hodgkin’s lymphoma is often seen as a “good” kind of... Learn More
Breast cancer patients offers health tips
Exercise, healthy diet and doing activities to keep you mentally alert are just some of the tips MD Anderson breast cancer patient,... Learn More
Breaking News: Research
This video highlights cutting-edge research projects. Learn if you qualify to participate here:http://emergingmed.com/partners/kca/
How to Talk About It: When Hodgkin Lymphoma Comes Back
When your cancer comes back, how do you begin to tell others about it? Some people use social media, others make phone... Learn More
How to Cope Emotionally with Relapsed Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma
After enduring difficult initial treatments, patient advocates Meredith Wooten and Suzanne Hyte found small lumps on their collar bones. Tests confirmed the... Learn More
Skin Cancer Reconstruction-Mayo Clinic
Remember what it was like to be a teenager? How embarrassing it was to have a blemish or a bad hair day?... Learn More
Skin Cancer-Mayo Clinic
Dermatologic surgeon Shari Nemeth, M.D., of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains Mohs surgery, a microscopically guided surgical technique used to detect and... Learn More
How Skin Cancer Spreads-Mayo Clinic
Cover up and use sunscreen to protect yourself from skin cancer. Sound familiar? Those words of warning should be taken seriously because... Learn More
Mayo Clinic: Have Fun in the Sun, But Be Sun Smart – Skin Cancer Prevention PSA
Mayo Clinic research shows skin cancer is on the rise among young people, even teenagers. It can be deadly. Because many teens... Learn More
Mayo Clinic dermatologist Jerry Brewer, M.D., on skin cancer in young people, Mayo PSA.
Mayo Clinic dermatologist Jerry Brewer, M.D., discusses the rise of melanoma in young people and explains why Mayo created the public service... Learn More
Basal Cell Carcinoma – Mayo Clinic
Jerry Brewer, M.D., Mayo Clinic dermatologist, describes the common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma – Mayo Clinic
Dr. Christopher Arpey, a dermatologist at Mayo Clinic, describes the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma — Mayo Clinic
Karen Teaser shares her story on how she was diagnosed and treated at Mayo Clinic in Arizona for a basal cell carcinoma.... Learn More
Employment and education are associated with survival in skin melanoma-Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Mario Mandalà, a Medical Oncologist and Clinical Assistant in the Unit of Medical Oncology, from Riuniti Bergamo Hospital in Bergamo, Italy, comments... Learn More
Skin cancer risk after organ transplantation-Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic Dermatologist, Dr. Clark Otley explains that organ transplant recipients have an increased risk for skin cancer because of their need... Learn More
Melanoma-Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic dermatologic surgeon, Dr. Jerry Brewer discusses Melanoma. He tells us about the risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of this often... Learn More
Skin Cancer: What Causes it and Who is at Risk? – Mayo Clinic
Anokhi Jambusaria, M.D., dermatologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida talks about skin cancer. She discusses the different types of skin cancer, signs... Learn More
Here’s What to Look for When Buying Sunscreen – Mayo Clinic
Anokhi Jambusaria, M.D., dermatologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida, describes exactly what you should look for when you’re at the store purchasing... Learn More
Avoid Tanning Beds to Prevent Skin Cancer – Mayo Clinic
“Pale is the NEW tan” – Richard W. Joseph, M.D., medical oncologist and Anokhi Jambusaria, M.D., dermatologist, both from Mayo Clinic in... Learn More