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The Beacon

Dr. Jack West reviews emerging new information and controversial topics in health care in general, cancer treatment in particular.

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We're Removing The West Wind Podcast Video Feed - Now Watch on YouTube & BeaconMedIC.com

We're Removing The West Wind Podcast Video Feed - Now Watch on YouTube & BeaconMedIC.com

We're removing the West Wind Podcast video feed. You can still watch the podcast in video format on our YouTube channel ... Read more

26 Jul 2019

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Dr. Hossein Borghaei (Pt 2): Reflecting on Progress & Future Directions in Immunotherapy

Dr. Hossein Borghaei (Pt 2): Reflecting on Progress & Future Directions in Immunotherapy

Drs. Hossein Borghaei and host Jack West discuss long term outcomes in lung cancer with immunotherapy, potential utility... Read more

24 Jul 2019

26mins

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Dr. Hossein Borghaei (Pt 1): On His Own at 16, Journey from Tehran to Philadelphia

Dr. Hossein Borghaei (Pt 1): On His Own at 16, Journey from Tehran to Philadelphia

Dr. Hossein Borghaei sits with Dr. Jack West and traces his difficult journey from war-torn Iran to Germary and then the... Read more

22 Jul 2019

30mins

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Dr. Gideon Blumenthal (Pt 2): Working to Balance Access, Efficacy, and Safety at the FDA

Dr. Gideon Blumenthal (Pt 2): Working to Balance Access, Efficacy, and Safety at the FDA

Dr. West questions Dr. Gideon Blumenthal of the FDA about how he and his team there struggle to provide timely access to... Read more

19 Jul 2019

20mins

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Dr. Gideon Blumenthal (Pt 1): The Journey into Working for the FDA on Cancer Treatment Regulation

Dr. Gideon Blumenthal (Pt 1): The Journey into Working for the FDA on Cancer Treatment Regulation

Drs. Gideon Blumenthal & Jack West discuss his early career interests and trajectory from medical oncology training ... Read more

17 Jul 2019

24mins

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Dr. Jack West on New Data Combining Radiation with Immunotherapy in Advanced NSCLC: A Brief Critical Review

Dr. Jack West on New Data Combining Radiation with Immunotherapy in Advanced NSCLC: A Brief Critical Review

Dr. Jack West provides a brief summary of key findings & limitations of two new papers just out in JAMA Oncology (Th... Read more

15 Jul 2019

18mins

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Dr. Sandip Patel (Pt 2): Advances and Impasses in Precision Medicine for Cancer

Dr. Sandip Patel (Pt 2): Advances and Impasses in Precision Medicine for Cancer

Dr. Jack West speaks with Dr. Sandip Patel about how molecular oncology has changed outcomes in cancer care, but also ho... Read more

12 Jul 2019

31mins

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Dr. Sandip Patel (Pt 1): The Importance of Language & Good Communication to Connect with Patients

Dr. Sandip Patel (Pt 1): The Importance of Language & Good Communication to Connect with Patients

Drs. Sandip Patel & host Jack West track his early interest in medicine and even oncology & the importance of go... Read more

10 Jul 2019

20mins

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Dr. Suzanne Dahlberg: A Statistician's Perspective on the Changing Landscape of Clinical Trials in Cancer

Dr. Suzanne Dahlberg: A Statistician's Perspective on the Changing Landscape of Clinical Trials in Cancer

Dr. West speaks with Dr. Suzanne Dahlberg about her path into biostatistics, leadership in shaping trials with ECOG &amp... Read more

8 Jul 2019

31mins

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Dr. Puneeth Iyengar (Pt 2): Open Questions and Controversies in Radiation Oncology Today

Dr. Puneeth Iyengar (Pt 2): Open Questions and Controversies in Radiation Oncology Today

Host Dr. Jack West questions Dr. Puneeth Iyengar, radiation oncologist at UT-Southwestern, about proton beam radiation t... Read more

5 Jul 2019

31mins

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