Understanding Cancer Treatment Options: Surgery
04/11/25 • 25 min
Learn how your treatment plan is decided and terms you may see
We continue our series to help you understand cancer and its treatment. This week we focus on surgery, the oldest form of cancer treatment. Learn about surgery timing, types of cancer surgery, and how NCCN evidence-based guidelines provide a standard treatment path no matter where you are.
In this Episode:
- 02:58 - Wisconsin-Cheese, UFOs, and Booyah Stew
- 04:52 - Anna Quindlen: Get a Life Where You Are Generous"
- 08:06 - Medical Specialists Involved in Cancer Care
- 08:52 - Treatment Decisions, Tumor Board and NCCN Guidelines
- 12:03 - Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy
- 13:13 - Surgery Timing, Reasons and Types
- 18:00 - Discussion - NCCN and Role of Research
- 24:34 - Reeves Keyworth:“On Loved Ones Telling the Dying to ‘Let Go”
- 23:54 - Outro
Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy alone or in combination are the most-common methods used to treat cancer. Specific treatment varies depending on the kind of cancer, the extent of the disease, its rate of progression, and the condition of the person. Surgery alone may not result in a cure and often chemotherapy and/or radiation are needed after surgery. Learn all about surgery and the guidelines your doctor will be following for your treatment.
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Learn how your treatment plan is decided and terms you may see
We continue our series to help you understand cancer and its treatment. This week we focus on surgery, the oldest form of cancer treatment. Learn about surgery timing, types of cancer surgery, and how NCCN evidence-based guidelines provide a standard treatment path no matter where you are.
In this Episode:
- 02:58 - Wisconsin-Cheese, UFOs, and Booyah Stew
- 04:52 - Anna Quindlen: Get a Life Where You Are Generous"
- 08:06 - Medical Specialists Involved in Cancer Care
- 08:52 - Treatment Decisions, Tumor Board and NCCN Guidelines
- 12:03 - Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy
- 13:13 - Surgery Timing, Reasons and Types
- 18:00 - Discussion - NCCN and Role of Research
- 24:34 - Reeves Keyworth:“On Loved Ones Telling the Dying to ‘Let Go”
- 23:54 - Outro
Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy alone or in combination are the most-common methods used to treat cancer. Specific treatment varies depending on the kind of cancer, the extent of the disease, its rate of progression, and the condition of the person. Surgery alone may not result in a cure and often chemotherapy and/or radiation are needed after surgery. Learn all about surgery and the guidelines your doctor will be following for your treatment.
Get show notes and resources at our website: every1dies.org.
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Everyone Dies (Every1Dies) - Understanding Cancer Treatment Options: Surgery
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Hello and welcome to Everyone Dies, the podcast where we talk about serious illness, dying, death and bereavement. I'm Marianne Matzo, I'm a nurse practitioner and I use my experience from working as a nurse for 47 years to help answer your questions about what happens at the end of life. And I'm Charlie Navarette, an actor in New York City and here to offer an every person viewpoint to our podcast.
We are both here because we believe that the more you know, the better prepared you are t
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