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Cancer Answers is hosted by Dr. Anees Chagpar, Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology and Director of The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Dr. Francine Foss, Professor of Medical Oncology. The show features a guest cancer specialist who will share the most recent advances in cancer therapy and respond to listeners questions. Myths, facts and advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment are discussed, with a different focus eachweek. Nationally acclaimed specialists in various types of cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment discuss common misconceptions about the disease and respond to questions from the community.Listeners can submit questions to be answered on the program at canceranswers@yale.edu or by leaving a message at (888) 234-4YCC. As a resource, archived programs from 2006 through the present are available in both audio and written versions on the Yale Cancer Center website.

Bob Garfield is Off the Media and On The Scramble

Connecticut Public Radio | By Colin McEnroe,
Chion Wolf, Betsy Kaplan
Published May 19, 2014 at 9:44 AM EDT
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Bob Garfield, host of WNYC's On The Media, kicks off this edition of The Scramble. Something tells us The New York Times' Jill Abramson saga isn't over...

Also, as of May 16, there have been over 500 reported cases of MERS-CoV, and approximately 163 people living on Arabian Peninsula have died from it. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Controlsaid the global tally has reached approximately 621 cases. How should we really be thinking about and handling this? Hartford Hospital's Dr. Jack Ross tells us the facts.

Republican Tom Foley won his party's nomination at its nominating convention at Mohegan Sun on Saturday. What else should we know? Kevin Rennie fills us in.

What do you think? Comment below, email Colin@wnpr.org, or tweet @wnprcolin.

GUESTS:
  • Bob Garfieldis the co-host of WNYC’s On the Media, and co-hosts Slate’s language program Lexicon Valley. He’s also been a columnist for over 30 years, and is the author of 5 books including most recently, Can’t Buy Me Like
  • Dr. Jack Rossis the Chief of Epidemiology at Hartford Hospital
  • Kevin Rennieis a political columnist for The Hartford Courant, and runs DailyRuctions.com
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Colin McEnroe
Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
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Chion Wolf
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public, featuring conversations with people who have uncommon or misunderstood experiences, conditions, or professions.
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Betsy Kaplan
Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.
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