Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Ashani Weeraratna about her work in melanoma research, the progress that has been made in treating patients with melanoma, and the importance of federal research funding in finding advancements in treatment for this disease.

Dr Bill Nelson talks to Dr Drew Pardoll about the field of cancer immunology. They explain how cancer cells use 'checkpoints' to turn off immune response and how research efforts at Johns Hopkins to block these checkpoints and re-engage the immune system continue to benefit patients.

Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Christine Pratilas, the new Director of Pediatric Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, about the care of children with sarcoma and the importance of research funding in discovering new treatments for childhood cancers.

Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Christian Meyer about being named the Johns Hopkins Hospital Physician of the Year and treating patients with sarcoma. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XFAt2R

Dr Akila Viswanathan speaks with Dr Robert Coppes from The University Medical Center Groningen, Dr David Jaffray from MD Anderson Cancer Center and Dr Helen McNair from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Institute of Cancer Research to look ahead to the future of radiation oncology as they discuss how to improve decision making, incorporating artificial intelligence, adapt to new training methods, improve safety and sustainability and much more for Seminars in Radiation Oncology.

Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Vasan Yegnasubramanian review the latest developments in artificial intelligence that are improving cancer treatment. They highlight how radiology and pathology are at the forefront of this technology and explore areas where using AI and data analysis can open more avenues to improving care.

Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Eugene Shenderov discuss the Johns Hopkins Prostate Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic. They provide an overview, including who participates in reviewing a patient's diagnosis, the schedule of their initial visit and how the team develops a treatment plan. Learn more about the Prostate Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic here.

In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Nina Wagner-Johnston about the treatment of lymphoma and the newly opened Cellular Therapy Program at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC.

Lymphoma is a blood cancer of the immune system. There are many types of lymphomas with a broad range of aggressiveness and clinical behaviors but they are also among the most treatable. Learn more about the different types of lymphomas here.

The Cellular Therapy Program at Sibley Memorial Hospital makes bone marrow transplants more readily available in the Washington DC region allowing patients to remain closer to home while receiving treatment.