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Jimmy O'Hara

Word weaver and editorial professional focused on science writing and content development. Seeking opportunities to cover a range of topics, including the climate crisis, biomedical research, psychological sciences, regenerative systems, and environmental justice.

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ASCO Connection •

Investing in Earlier Detection for U.S. Veterans: Lung Cancer Screening

Jennifer Lewis, MD, MS, MPH, began her internal medicine residency at a notable time in the field of lung cancer care. It was 2011, and the results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) had just been published. As a randomized controlled trial screening for lung cancer in older adults with extensive smoking histories, the NLST provided compelling evidence that screening with low-dose computed tomography can detect lung cancer earlier and extend patients’ lives.
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Your Stories Podcast •

Strength She Never Knew: Your Stories Podcast

Every 14 seconds, someone is diagnosed with breast cancer. One group faces a particularly unique and complex set of challenges: young working mothers. It’s a reality that Irish patient Aisling O’Brien knows all too well. Aisling spent most of 2023 undergoing numerous rounds of treatment—including breast-conserving surgery right before the winter holidays—all while parenting three young children in her native Ireland.
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Picking Up the Pieces After Childhood Cancer: Your Stories Podcast

One morning—not long after beginning chemotherapy—Auburn woke up with intense stomach pain and nausea. She’d recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a blood cancer that often requires an extremely challenging regimen of chemotherapy. But now, with Auburn clinging to life and struggling with a dangerous infection, chemo would have to wait.
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Conquer Cancer •

Skin Cancer 101: Spotting the Ugly Duckling: Your Stories Podcast

One day, you’re looking in the mirror when suddenly you notice it: a strange-looking mole. Naturally, you start to wonder: Could it be cancer? How can I tell? What do I do if it is? Thankfully, after decades of advancements in skin cancer research and care, these kinds of questions have answers. And yet, despite these milestones, there are many research breakthroughs that have yet to be made when it comes to skin cancer treatment.
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Your Stories Podcast •

Bringing Better Cancer Care Back Home: Your Stories Podcast

All too often, the health data gathered about Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) patients is categorized too broadly, resulting in ethnic and geographic differences among these populations being overlooked. Having experienced firsthand the impact of these disparities on his own family, Dr. Kekoa Taparra dedicates his career to addressing the various challenges prevalent in NHPI cancer care.
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ASCO Connection •

Diversifying Data and Addressing Disparities for Older Hispanic and Latino Patients

From language barriers to a lack of insurance, limited health care access, and financial hardships, older Hispanic and Latino patients face an onslaught of obstacles when it comes to navigating cancer care. Without diverse, insightful, nuanced health care data about Hispanic and Latino patients, particularly in older adults, providing better resources and improved outcomes becomes even more difficult. This is exactly the problem that Fernando Diaz, MD, hopes to address.
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Your Stories Podcast •

Why Hasn't Cancer Been Cured?: Your Stories Podcast

It's easy to confuse the idea of curing a disease with that of eradicating it. There are misconceptions about what it means to cure cancer, driven by a variety of historical and sociocultural factors. Dr. Otis Brawley, a former chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society, joins this episode of the Your Stories podcast to help set reasonable expectations around what the possibilities are for treating, managing, and conquering cancer.
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Your Stories Podcast •

Stopping the Stigma: Your Stories Podcast

Esophageal cancer. Testicular cancer. Lung cancer. Cervical cancer. Colon cancer. What do each of these diseases have in common? They’re all heavily stigmatized. Some are associated with portions of the anatomy typically considered private. Others are linked to causes that result in blame and criticism directed at the patient. In any case, patients with stigmatized diseases face challenges that go beyond care.
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Your Stories Podcast •

A Collaborative Approach to an Uncommon Cancer: Your Stories Podcast

Shock. Fear. Uncertainty. Isolation. These are just a few of the many emotions that patients may feel upon receiving any cancer diagnosis, let alone an ultra-rare form of the disease. Katie Coleman is no stranger to this experience or any of the feelings attached to it. At 29, she was diagnosed with metastatic oncocytoma, an extremely rare kidney tumor.
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ASCO Connection •

Impact Stories: Empowering Innovation and Delivering Meaningful Results in Cancer Care

To accelerate scientific breakthroughs, enhance health equity, and improve patient outcomes for all, Conquer Cancer supports some of the most promising oncology research and programs around the world. This includes supporting efforts that advance not only research, but also continuing education for oncology providers and promotion of the highest-quality, equitable patient care.
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