On Target

In this episode of the OnTarget podcast, radiation oncologists Anesa Ahamad, MD and Avinash Chaurasia, MD address frequently asked patient questions about radiation therapy. Topics include what radiation oncologists do, how radiation works, when radiation is used to cure cancer or relieve symptoms, common side effects, treatment safety, and how response to therapy is monitored. The discussion is designed to provide clear, patient-friendly education.

In this episode Malcolm Mattes, MD talks with  Karyn Goodman, MD from Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Institute about radiation therapy to treat esophageal cancer.  We will cover logistics of radiation therapy, how radiation is integrated with other esophageal cancer treatment modalities, different radiation techniques, and side effects of treatment.

In this episode, Leah Katz, MD and Shalina Burt, MD host Harvey Mamon, MD to provide a broad overview of the use of radiation therapy to treat rectal.  We will cover broad paradigms of treatment for treatment and the choices available to patients. We review the logistics of radiation therapy, how radiation is integrated with other cancer treatment modalities, different radiation techniques, and side effects of treatment.

 In this episode, Malcolm Mattes, MD and Varun Chowdhry, MD, MBA provide a broad overview of the use of radiation therapy to treat sarcoma.  We cover logistics of radiation therapy, how radiation is integrated with other sarcoma treatment modalities, different radiation techniques, and side effects of treatment.

In this episode, radiation oncologists Malcolm Mattes, MD, from Rutgers University, and Amishi Bajaj, MD, from Duly Health and Care, provide a broad overview of the use of radiation therapy to treat breast cancer. They cover logistics of radiation therapy, how radiation is integrated with other breast cancer treatment modalities, different radiation techniques and side effects of treatment.

In this episode, radiation oncologists Malcolm Mattes, MD, from Rutgers Cancer Institute, and Jolinta Lin, MD, from Emory Winship Cancer Institute, will provide a broad overview of the use of radiation therapy for symptom relief in patients with metastatic cancer. They cover treatments for bone metastases, brain metastases, spinal cord compression, airway obstruction, vena cava obstruction, malignant wounds, and bleeding. They also discuss use of radiation for oligometastatic cancer that is not symptomatic.

In this episode, radiation oncologists Malcolm Mattes, MD, from Rutgers Cancer Institute, and Skylar Johnson, MD, from University of Utah, provide an overview of alternative, complementary and integrative therapies in the context of cancer treatment. They discuss examples of each and when they can be considered for use alongside conventional cancer treatments, as well as what patients should do before proceeding with a complementary therapy.

The podcast will provide an overview of how radiation therapy is currently used to treat cancer, and how research in cancer biology, physics, and artificial intelligence is improving cancer care with radiation therapy.  We will also discuss how patients can improve care through participation in clinical trials.

In this episode, radiation oncologists Niema Razavian, MD, from Moffit Cancer Center and Ryan Hughes, MD, from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, discuss side effects of radiation therapy for head and neck cancers, when these side effects start and how long they last, and how patients can work with their treatment team to combat the side effects.

In this episode, radiation oncologists Niema Razavian, MD, from Moffit Cancer Center in Tampa, and Edina Wang, MD, from Duke University, discuss the different types of head and neck cancer, how radiation therapy is used to treat these cancers, what to expect during treatment and what other medical professions will be involved in the patient's care.