Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology

By American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

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Embark on an intimate journey with heartfelt narratives, poignant reflections, and thoughtful dialogues, hosted by Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. The award-winning podcast JCO Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology podcast unveils the hidden emotions, resilient strength and intense experiences faced by those providing medical support, caring for, and living with cancer.

Episode Date
Brown Paper Bags: Beware of Patients Bearing Gifts
Sep 12, 2025
No Versus Know: Patient Empowerment Through Shared Decision Making
Sep 02, 2025
Transcription: Phone Call, 2018: A Mother’s Love in Illness
Jun 24, 2025
A Whipple of Choice: Choosing Between Debilitating Surgery or Watchful Waiting
Jun 10, 2025
An Oncologist's Guide to Ensuring Your First Medical Grand Rounds Will Be Your Last: Lessons on How NOT to Induce Coma in Your Audience
May 13, 2025
Writing a Medical Memoir: Lessons From a Long, Steep Road
Apr 22, 2025
Tamales: Celebrating a Mexican Christmas Tradition
Apr 10, 2025
The First Hero: A Son Reflects on His Father’s Illness
Mar 25, 2025
I Hope So Too: Creating Space to Hope with Patients and Families
Mar 13, 2025
You Don't Bring Me Flowers: Hospital Policy vs. Patient Joy
Jan 28, 2025
Host Transition: Meet Cancer Stories New Host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres
Jan 14, 2025
Did I Mess Up Today? Relief and Regret After Deciding to Hang Up My Stethoscope
Dec 10, 2024
Episteme: Knowing Your Patient
Nov 26, 2024
The Holiday Card: Processing the Unexpected Loss of a Patient
Oct 22, 2024
Rain Talk: Finding Words of Comfort at the Bedside
Sep 30, 2024
Just Humor Me: Laughter in the Cancer Clinic
Sep 10, 2024
Scotch and Pizza: Humanizing Care in the ICU Made All the Difference
Aug 27, 2024
Mandatum: Accompanying a Patient Until the Very End
Aug 13, 2024
It Mattered Later: A Patient Turned Doctor's Perspective on Fertility Loss
Jul 23, 2024
Three Days was Enough: Accepting Hospice Care
Jul 09, 2024
'Patient is Otherwise Healthy': The Challenges of Cancer Survivorship
Jun 25, 2024
The Road Less Traveled: Perspective From an Australian Oncologist
Jun 06, 2024
Knuckleheads: Understanding Patients Who Reject Treatment
Mar 26, 2024
The Power of Story: The Importance of Narrative in Oncology
Mar 19, 2024
Etch a Sketch: A Young Patient’s Art Provides Imaginative Scaffolding
Feb 27, 2024
The Heritability of Cancer: The Impact of Parental Cancer on Children
Feb 13, 2024
Pet Therapy: How the Cat I Never Wanted Saved My Life
Dec 12, 2023
Gosses and the Dalmatian Puppy: A Memory that Halts the Pain
Nov 28, 2023
The Gift of Truth: Finding Closure After the Last Oncology Visit
Nov 14, 2023
Do You See Me?: A Candid Message from a Pharmacist to a Physician
Oct 24, 2023
Buenos Días: A Letter to My Patient’s Mother
Oct 10, 2023
Playing by Eye: Using Music as a Parallel to Clinical Oncology
Sep 26, 2023
When the Future Is Not Now: With Optimism Comes Hope
Aug 08, 2023
“Why Me?”, a Question of Opportunity
Jul 25, 2023
But Where is My Doctor? The Increasing and Relentless Fragmentation of Oncology Care
Jul 11, 2023
Afternoons in the Tower of Babel: Miscommunication in the ICU
Jun 29, 2023
Market, Gift, Everyday Ethics, and Emmanuel Levinas in Patient Care
Jun 15, 2023
Cemetery Rounds: Encountering Former Patients' Graves
May 23, 2023
A Labor of Love: End-of-Life Support for Young Patients
May 18, 2023
At a Loss: Patient Deaths and Clinical Research Coordinators
Apr 25, 2023
Capturing Memories for Children with Cancer in a Low-Resource Setting
Apr 11, 2023
First Cousins Once Removed: Respecting A Loved One's Wishes at the End of Life
Mar 28, 2023
I Want to Kill you: Facing a Threat and Finding Support and Safety
Mar 14, 2023
Mrs. Hattie Jones: The Patient I Can't Forget
Feb 28, 2023
Wearing Your Heart Around Your Neck: Fostering Physician-Patient Relationships Through Sports
Feb 14, 2023
Cardio-Oncology: When Two Life-Threatening Illnesses Collide
Jan 24, 2023
How Are You, Choi-Seonsaeng?: A Lesson in Cross-Cultural Communication
Dec 27, 2022
Chasing Milestones: The Importance of Shared Decision-Making Between Oncologists and Patients
Dec 13, 2022
Guilt and Gratitude: Staying in Touch After Cancer Treatment
Nov 17, 2022
People Like Us: What it Means to be an Outsider in Oncology
Nov 08, 2022
Preparing for the End Game: An Oncologist Shares His Reflections After a Close Friend’s Death
Oct 25, 2022
Being on the Other Side: An Oncologist’s Perspective on Grieving
Oct 11, 2022
Mudras in Medicine: A Role for Dance in Appreciating Non-Verbal Communication in the Clinical Encounter
Sep 27, 2022
The Will to Go On: Learning When to Let Go
Sep 06, 2022
The Side Effects of Caring: Dealing with Secondary Traumatic Stress in Oncology
Aug 23, 2022
A Life and Death in Haiku
Aug 09, 2022
Good Genes
Jul 26, 2022
My Mother's Last Lesson
Jul 12, 2022
To the Cadaver With the Port
Jul 05, 2022
My White Coat Doesn't Fit
Jun 28, 2022
Cancer and Armed Conflict: Crossing Realities
Jun 14, 2022
A Soft Spot
May 31, 2022
Warm Companion
May 24, 2022
Dose Painting
May 20, 2022
A Note of Gratitude
May 10, 2022
Questions for the Oncologist
Apr 26, 2022
Wall Street Doesn’t Believe in This Target
Apr 12, 2022
Ode to Joy
Nov 08, 2021
Access Denied
Oct 25, 2021
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr William Breitbart
Sep 14, 2021
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr Sarah Donaldson
Aug 19, 2021
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Pamela Goodwin
Jun 29, 2021
Confidence
Jun 28, 2021
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr Allen Lichter
May 17, 2021
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr Anne Moore
May 10, 2021
Power in Our Hands: Addressing Racism in the Workplace
Apr 23, 2021
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Larry Norton
Apr 19, 2021
Knuckles
Apr 05, 2021
Trying To Remember How We Saw Patients on That April Morning
Mar 22, 2021
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr Hyman Muss
Jan 22, 2021
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr Patricia Ganz
Oct 22, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Lawrence Baker
Oct 15, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Allen Lichter
Sep 22, 2020
Food Is Love: Partnering With Families to Provide Nourishment at the End of Life
Sep 15, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. George Canellos
Aug 07, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr Robert Mayer
Jul 13, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Bruce Chabner
Jun 26, 2020
Housekeeping
Jun 25, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Lawrence Einhorn and John Cleland
May 29, 2020
Chopin’s Rubato in Cancer Care
May 01, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Trevor Powles
Apr 16, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Clara Bloomfield
Mar 11, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Marc Lippman
Feb 28, 2020
The Gambler
Feb 24, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Vince DeVita
Jan 24, 2020
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Robert Young
Dec 26, 2019
The Cattle Don't Care
Nov 27, 2019
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Franco Muggia
Oct 15, 2019
Compassion and Compassionate Use, by David J. Einstein
Sep 30, 2019
Conversations with the Pioneers of Oncology: Dr. Emil Freireich
Aug 28, 2019