Cancer News Review – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts
Episodes
Cancer Headlines With William Nelson, Director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer Headlines With William Nelson
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month's topics include medical imaging and childhood cancers, low dose aspirin in colorectal cancer, AI and colonoscopy skills, and good news for...
Cancer Headlines for October 2025 With William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer Headlines with William Nelson, Director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Colorectal cancer screening, and rise in younger people, microplastics and cancer, immune checkpoint inhibitors and longterm toxicity, AI contribution...
Cancer headlines with William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, February 2025
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer headlines monthly podcast with William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. This month looks at outcomes after removal of both breasts when breast cancer is found in one, squamous cell carcinoma, CAR-T cell therapy side effects, and will men get cancer more in the next couple of decades.
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lung Cancer Screening
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anchor lead: More people should now be screened for lung cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports More people now meet the criteria for lung cancer screening,...
Opiates Overdoses and Cancer
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anchor lead: Are people who have advanced cancer at high risk for opioid overdose? Elizabeth Tracey reports People with advanced cancers are often on ...
Too Much Radiation
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anchor lead: Shorter courses of radiation for cancer therapy will work for most, Elizabeth Tracey reports Radiation therapy for cancer used to be give...
Back to Screening
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anchor lead: Should you resume routine cancer screening tests? Elizabeth Tracey reports Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, routine screening tests for...
Cancer and COVID
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anchor lead: It’s time to resume routine cancer screenings, Elizabeth Tracey reports Are you avoiding cancer screening tests because of the COVID-19...
September 25, 2018 – Genetic Analysis and Lung Cancer
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Anchor lead: Does it help to have a complete genetic assessment when it comes to lung cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Lung cancer is often the result...
November 8 – Cancer News Review
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's podcast, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses breast cancer awareness, breast cancer guidelines and screen...
August 29, 2017 – Cancer News Review
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's podcast, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses screening strategies for all cancers, will active surveillance ...
December 19, 2016 – Cost of Care
16 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Anchor lead: Some women taking breast cancer medicines stop because of their cost, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you were taking a medicine to keep your...
October 10, 2016 – Cancer News Review
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's podcast, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses drugs approved by the FDA including those that help cancer with...
September 20, 2016 – Cancer News Review
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses early detection of prostate cancer and the outcomes, possible issues that may arise with...
July 11, 2016 – Cancer News Review
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses changes to physical exams, the HPV vaccine, new information regarding breast cancers in ...
June 2016 – Cancer News Review
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's Cancer News Review, Kimmel Cancer Center director Bill Nelson discusses various environmental risks for cancer and an immunotherapy st...
April 2016 – Cancer News Review
25 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's Cancer News Review, Kimmel Cancer Center director Bill Nelson comments on a link between marriage and cancer survival, as well as the ...
February 2016 – Cancer News Review
22 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Kimmel Cancer Center director Bill Nelson discusses Vice President Joe Biden's national Cancer Moonshot, Stand Up 2 Cancer and team scienc...
January 2016 – Cancer News Review
11 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kimmel Cancer Center director Bill Nelson starts off the new year by discussing prostate cancer screening guidelines, the accessbility of breast cance...
October 13, 2015 – Cancer News Review
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during October 2015. Program notes: 0:22 Low nicotine cigarette impact 1...
September 8, 2015 – Cancer News Review
02 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during September 2015. Program Notes: 0:11 Treatment of advanced prostat...
July 14, 2015 – Cancer News Review
28 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during July 2015. Program Notes: 0:14 A blood test for pancreas cancer 1...
May 18, 2015 – Cancer News Review
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during May 2015. Program Notes: 0:34 Sun-related cancer 1:32 500 mg nico...
December 1, 2014 – Cancer News Review
04 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during Deember, 2014. Program notes: 0:27 Lasker Prize award 1:27 BRCA 1...
October 6, 2014 – Cancer News Review
07 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during August, 2014. Program notes: Program notes: 0:22 Radical prostate...
September 12, 2014 – Cancer News Review
07 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during August, 2014. Program notes: 0:16 Examination of tumor types and ...
August 26, 2014 – Which Test?
21 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Anchor lead: Should you have a sigmoidoscopy rather than a colonoscopy? Elizabeth Tracey reports There’s no question that examination of the large...
July 14, 2014 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during July. Program notes: 0:15 Head and neck cancer and smokeless to...
August 12, 2014 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during August, 2014. Program notes: 0:14 Annual pelvic exams not needed ...
June 10, 2014 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during June 2014. Program notes: 0:19 New bladder cancer center at Johns...
February 11, 2014 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during February 2014. Program notes: 0:29 23 and Me 1:32 Do use these te...
January 17, 2014 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during January 2014. Program notes: 0:14 Spiral CT and overdiagnosis of ...
December 9, 2013 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during December 2013. Program notes: 0:20 Intensity modulated radiation ...
October 29, 2013 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during October, 2013. Topics in this podcast include, sentinel node biop...
September 30, 2013 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during September 2013. These topics include, low dose CT screening for...
August 8, 2013 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during August 2013. Program notes: 0:11 Do new medications for diabete...
July 1, 2013 – Cancer News Review
13 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Director William Nelson discusses top cancer news during July 2013. Program notes: 0:15 Harnessing our immune system to ...
June 20, 2014 – Cancer News Review
20 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Program notes: 0:19 New bladder cancer center at Johns Hopkins 1:20 Cancer data worldwide 2:20 Liver cancer on the rise 3:20 Fatty liver 4:10 Modified...