Karmanos Podcasts

105.9 KISS FM Getting a second opinion at Karmanos can provide patients with access to therapies and care they may not be able to receive elsewhere. Yusra Shao, M.D. , medical oncologist, member of the  Genitourinary Oncology , Melanoma and Phase I Clinical Trials Multidisciplinary Teams, explained the benefits of patients deciding to get their care at Karmanos after they receive a second opinion, which includes access to clinical trials. Request a second opinion here .

WJR Join Karmanos Cancer Institute’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) for the second Community Conversations on Cancer series event at the Detroit Public Library on Wednesday, June 25. The Road Ahead: Understanding a Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Exploring Treatment will be presented by Ammar Sukari, M.D. , medical oncologist, member of the  Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Team , member of the  Molecular Therapeutics Research Program  at Karmanos, and professor at the Way...

WXYT 97.1 FM The Ticket “Get a mammogram.” That simple but powerful message from a friend’s Facebook post felt like a sign for Lisa Priestap. She had noticed a lump in her breast, and at 45, decided it was time to schedule her very first mammogram. That decision changed everything. Not long after, she was called back for diagnostic imaging, and in January 2022, Priestap was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer. She told her story on WXYT 97.1 FM’s The Ticket ahead of this year’s Pink Out the Par...

WXYT 97.1 FM The Ticket Edward Smith, a 13-year follicular lymphoma survivor, joined the Detroit Tigers Radio Network on WXYT 97.1 FM’s The Ticket just ahead of the first All Cancer Game during the Strike Out Cancer Weekend with the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care and the Detroit Tigers. Smith became concerned when his lymph nodes were severely swollen underneath his jaw. After being misdiagnosed and undergoing surgery that found cancer wrapped around his blood vessels, his he...

WDET John Wallbillich, M.D. , gynecologic oncologist and member of the Gynecologic Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos, explained the statistics of women diagnosed and dying with cervical cancer , including by race and location. However, Dr. Wallbillich said routine screenings and the HPV vaccine are helping to prevent this cancer and catch it early. Read the article here .

WWJ On this year’s World Cancer Day, Jay Yang, M.D. , hematologist, medical oncologist and leader of the  Hematology Oncology Multidisciplinary Team , described trends in more younger cancer patients and how Karmanos researchers and community outreach educates the community. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Podcast

WWJ Brian Gamble, president of the Karmanos Cancer Institute and Cancer Network, explained why it is important for Karmanos to provide more access to high-quality care, newly approved treatments, and clinical trials to cancer patients across the state. As Karmanos opens its 17th location in Dearborn, Gamble detailed what this new location offers the community and the communities surrounding the city. Read more here . Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Podcast

Radio CINA Karmanos Cancer Institute – Dearborn is now open. Khalil Choucair, M.D., MSc, hematologist and medical oncologist, and chief fellow at Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University, explained the access to treatments often unavailable elsewhere that Karmanos brings to the community. He does eight interviews with Radio CINA’s Rami Sadeq in Arabic. One interview segment is below. To listen to additional interviews with Dr. Choucair, click here .

WJR The FDA has issued a ban on using Red Dye No. 3 as an ingredient in food and drinks in the U.S. This ban doesn’t take effect until “January 15, 2027, or January 15, 2028, respectively,” as stated in the constituent update on the FDA’s website. Wasif Saif, M.D., MBBS , medical oncologist, leader of the  Phase I Clinical Trials Multidisciplinary Team  (MDT), and co-leader of the  Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology MDT , gave some tips on how you can try to avoid this ingredien...

WDET 101.9 FM The Surgeon General released the Alcohol and Cancer Risk advisory at the beginning of January and suggests the link needs to be included on alcohol bottles. Najeeb Al Hallak, M.D., MS , medical oncologist and co-leader of the  Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology Multidisciplinary Team  at Karmanos, joined WDET’s The Metro to discuss the proposed label. Dr. Al Hallak explained that alcohol causes around 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths a year and how he think...