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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.

Smart Living: It Makes Sense to Plan for a Cancer Diagnosis

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Whether it's you or someone you know, why can't we be prepared to take certain actions if we're diagnosed with cancer? We prepare for retirement, for funerals, for wills—isn't it wise to have as much information as possible for ourselves and people we care about, should we face the challenge?

  • Which friends could help form a support group?
  • Who will be the over-arching adviser if medical people have conflicting plans?
  • What life-giving therapies would enrich your day to day experience? Art? Music? Reading?
  • Is there a place to go to talk with other cancer survivors, who know how it works?
  • What are the supports for your family members?

We think it's not tempting fate to put up storm shutters, or lock the doors when you're on vacation. Tune in to hear our interview with cancer survivors about how they live each day in the truest sense of the word. Learn about Ann's Place in Danbury, Conn., a non-profit group with art therapists, social workers, and cancer survivors who meet, talk, and share resources, free of charge to the ill person and family members.

Join the conversation by email, on Twitter, or on Facebook.

MUSIC: 

  • “Gne Gne,” Montefiori Cocktail
  • “Optimist,” Zoë Keating
  • “We Insist,” Zoë Keating

Lori Mack and Jonathan McNicol contributed to this show.

For more than 25 years, the two-time Peabody Award-winning Faith Middleton Show has been widely recognized for fostering insightful, thought-provoking conversation. Faith Middleton offers her listeners some of the world's most fascinating people and subjects. The show has been inducted into the Connecticut Magazine Hall of Fame as "Best Local Talk Show".

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