WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE: 

•    Ways to advocate for yourself while in treatment
•    Candid accounts of side-effects during and after treatment
•    Advice on navigating health care systems

Targeting ACC with treatments that shut off NOTCH1 – a cancer-causing gene – is showing promise for patients with ACC, a rare and aggressive head and neck cancer. Risk factors for ACC remain unknown.

Patients with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) – a type of blood cancer – face barriers in reaching ideal outcomes and have few avenues for care. Most AML drugs are especially toxic on the body, and it can be challenging to find treatments that are easier to endure.

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE: 

•    Ways to navigate feelings of survivor’s guilt 
•    Advice on adoption as a cancer survivor 
•    Tips for supporting patients and families through grief 

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE:

•    Thoughts on how to process cancer statistics mentally and emotionally   
•    How music can be transformative for patients
•    Tips for packing for a hospital stay

Patients with head and neck cancers – the sixth most common cancer worldwide – need heightened and nuanced research for a better chance at life.

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE:

• Advice on coping with the loss of a parent and spouse
• Advice on parenting a child in mourning
• Ways to support families during times of loss
• Ideas for keeping a loved one's memory alive

Nika remembers so many t