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What is a cancer-free frontier? Huntsman Cancer Institute investigates the challenges and
triumphs of delivering future where all patients throughout the Mountain West have access
cutting-edge cancer treatment, leading to a cure or survival. Host Heather Simonsen
encourages us to envision the bright future ahead by speaking with Huntsman Cancer
Institute’s most brilliant minds in science and medicine.

Links:
https://healthcare.utah.edu/huntsmancancerinstitute/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuntsmanCancerInstitute/

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Cancer-Free Frontier

Providing Care to All: Addressing Health Care Disparities in Areas Characterized by Persistent Poverty

2 APR 2024 · Discover how poverty acts as a carcinogen and join Dr. Dave Wetter's groundbreaking mission. Engaging Huntsman Cancer Institute scientists, they're transforming care for low-income communities, tackling cancer at its root.

27m 55s
Serving the Mountain West by training the Next Generation of Cancer Providers Part 2

6 MAR 2024 · As new immigrants to the United States from Mexico, Jose Hernandez’s family faced tough odds. His father was deported shortly after his birth, and his mother struggled to keep food on the table and raise him alone. Jose learned the power of resilience and determination at a young age, and when the opportunity arose to conduct research alongside some of the brightest minds in oncology, he jumped at the chance.

30m 42s
Serving the Mountain West by Training the Next Generation of Cancer Providers Part 1

6 MAR 2024 · A special mentorship program gives bright students from tough circumstances a chance to work in the lab alongside cancer investigators. It also gives teachers the opportunity to learn creative ways to inspire their students. We talk with Don Ayer and Anna Marsden about the PathMakerprogram and how its breaking down walls and training the next generation of scientists.

53m 48s
Bringing Care to the Communities we Serve: Huntsman at Home

6 FEB 2024 · Marcene Littledike and her team with Huntsman at Home know, “A liter of fluid is a lifeline.” The unique program brings the same high level of care to patients’ doorsteps.

25m 8s
Raising the Standard of Care Across the Mountain West

2 JAN 2024 · Serving patients in rural and frontier counties comes with unique challenges and triumphs. Katie Kerrigan, oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, and Megan Provost, rural patient outreach advocate, share their experiences.

35m 40s
The Long Road to Treatment Part 2

4 DEC 2023 · Heather Simonsen interviews Jakob Jensen, PhD, member of the cancer control and populations sciences program at Huntsman Cancer Institute and professor in the department of communications and associate dean for research in the College of Humanities at the University of Utah.

49m 26s
The Long Road to Treatment Part 1

4 DEC 2023 · Heather Simonsen interviews PJ DiPentino, bladder cancer patient at Huntsman Cancer Institute, his wife, Lexi, and Amelia Thelin, patient navigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute, about what it means to deliver a cancer-free frontier.

37m 30s
Delivering a Cancer-Free Frontier - Part 2

8 NOV 2023 · Heather Simonsen interviews Neli Ulrich, PhD, MS and Sach Apte, MD, MS, MBA about what it means to deliver a cancer-free frontier.

32m 59s
Delivering a Cancer-free Frontier - Part 1

2 NOV 2023 · Heather Simonsen interviews Brin Coombs, ovarian cancer patient at Huntsman Cancer Institute, about what it means to deliver a cancer-free frontier.

26m 26s