This hour, we’ll talk about what it’s like to care for people at their most vulnerable with Theresa Brown, a practicing nurse and author of “The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients’ Lives.”
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Faking Cancer
This hour, we’ll talk with Blogger Taryn Harper Wright about how she investigates internet hoaxes and about what compels some to pretend to be ill in order to gain the sympathy of others.
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Living With Chronic Illness
We’ll talk about how people with chronic conditions can create fuller lives with Susan Bauer-Wu, author of “Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully with Serious and Life-Limiting Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion, and Connectedness.”
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The Future of Pediatric Cancer Treatments
Immunotherapy and genetic sequencing are two of the more promising treatments for pediatric cancer currently in development. This hour, we’ll talk about how these treatments might be helping kids in the coming years with Ted Laetsch of UT Southwestern Medical School.
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A Future Without Cancer
The comprehensive PBS series “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies” covers the history of the disease. This hour, we’ll talk with the film’s director, Barak Goodman, about the past, present and future of cancer.
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Growing Up After Cancer
Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease past infancy among children in the United States. This hour, we’ll talk about helping kids who survive a cancer battle with Dr. Shannon Poppito, a psycho-oncologist at Baylor’s Sammons Cancer Center.
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