LiveWell Talk On… podcasts from UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids are designed to educate, inform and empower listeners on a variety of healthcare-related topics to help them live their healthiest lives. Our experts join host Dr. Dustin Arnold, chief medical officer at St. Luke’s, to discuss current topics and trends in cancer care and treatment. Listen to LiveWell Talk On… cancer episodes below, and be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast listening app so you never miss an episode!
Marion Patterson, healing energy worker at the Nassif Community Cancer Center, joins Dr. Arnold to discuss healing energy work and the benefits it can provide for patients. Subscribe on: Apple
A cancer diagnosis not only affects the patient, but the patient’s loved ones as well. Often a loved one becomes a caregiver and walks alongside the patient through the cancer
Colon cancer survivor and awareness advocate Phil Decker returns to the podcast to give an update on his treatment, reflect on his cancer journey so far and share his future
Dr. Douglas Purdy, gastroenterologist at St. Luke’s Gastroenterology, joins Dr. Arnold to discuss colon cancer signs and symptoms, the importance of screening, how to reduce your risk and more. Subscribe
Mallory Kaemmer, supervisor at St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center, joins Dr. Arnold to discuss the Lung Check screening program, who qualifies, what the test is like and much more.
Julie Thompson, ARNP-BC, genetics nurse practitioner at the Nassif Community Cancer Center, joins Dr. Arnold to discuss genetics and its role in prostate cancer risk.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In this episode, Therese Michels, manager of St. Luke’s Breast and Bone Health, returns to the podcast to discuss breast cancer screening recommendations, self-checks, the effect of COVID-19 shutdowns on breast cancer screening and more.
Phil Decker returns to the podcast to share about his next journey — running the Chicago Marathon to raise money for the I Know Jack Foundation and Children’s Cancer Connection. Phil, who is also in active treatment for colon cancer, talks about how treatment is going and the continued support he receives from the Nassif Community Cancer Center.
Phil Decker, who is battling stage IV colon cancer with the help of his team at the Nassif Community Cancer Center, returns to the podcast to talk about his experience at the Boston Marathon in April, give an update on his cancer journey and discuss his plans for the future as he continues to raise awareness about colon cancer.
Dr. Ryan Dempewolf, physician at Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa Ear, Nose and Throat, joins Dr. Arnold to discuss head and neck cancer signs, symptoms, screening, treatment and more.
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