Jean-Charles Soria, MD, PhD, Senior VP of R&D Oncology at AZ, traces his path from Bolivia to France to the US & how he was influenced by his sister’s struggle with ALL to enter medicine & oncology, as well as the humbling impact of his own son’s illness. (26:44)
Dr. Cathy Eng, GI oncologist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, discusses growing up as a rare Asian child in Phoenix, her path into MD Anderson & then Vanderbilt, her dedication to running and now kickboxing, & rising in her field as a woman. (20:45)
Drs. Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah of MD Anderson Cancer Center review the challenges of weaving supportive care & symptom management with emerging targeted therapies & other novel treatments to blend into optimal cancer care. (29:10)
Dr. West speaks with Drs. Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah from MD Anderson about their development to focus on supportive care & investigational therapies in cancer, respectively, & how they came together as a married couple living & working together. (32:01)
Dr. Mark Lewis and host Jack West trace back from his father’s surprise diagnosis of cancer to his own path into medicine, ultimately his self-diagnosis with a familial genetic syndrome. (23:15)
