/wnpr-health-forum Cancer Answers is hosted by Dr. Anees Chagpar, Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology and Director of The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Dr. Francine Foss, Professor of Medical Oncology. The show features a guest cancer specialist who will share the most recent advances in cancer therapy and respond to listeners questions. Myths, facts and advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment are discussed, with a different focus eachweek. Nationally acclaimed specialists in various types of cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment discuss common misconceptions about the disease and respond to questions from the community.Listeners can submit questions to be answered on the program at canceranswers@yale.edu or by leaving a message at (888) 234-4YCC. As a resource, archived programs from 2006 through the present are available in both audio and written versions on the Yale Cancer Center website. en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:55:50 GMT /health/2021-06-14/taking-the-chance-a-patients-view-on-new-alzheimers-treatment Debra and Paul McAlenney were at their home in Simsbury on a recent Tuesday morning watching their 5-year-old grandson, Hudson, while his parents… Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:55:50 GMT /health/2021-06-14/taking-the-chance-a-patients-view-on-new-alzheimers-treatment Nicole Leonard /news/2021-05-24/amid-the-pandemic-yale-lawsuit-against-ice-becomes-a-national-model Last week the Biden administration ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to close a detention facility in Massachusetts that has held many people… Mon, 24 May 2021 13:19:19 GMT /news/2021-05-24/amid-the-pandemic-yale-lawsuit-against-ice-becomes-a-national-model Diane Orson /news/2021-04-29/listen-the-happiness-lab-professor-on-ways-to-be-happier Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos says happiness is about having joy in your life and with your life.“If we’re maximizing you being happy… Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:11:22 GMT /news/2021-04-29/listen-the-happiness-lab-professor-on-ways-to-be-happier Morgan Springer /health/2021-04-28/its-the-breast-day-of-the-week We're so caught up in fetishizing (mostly) female breasts in film, literature, art, and in the anatomy-defying breasts of comic book heroines, that we… Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT /health/2021-04-28/its-the-breast-day-of-the-week Betsy Kaplan /health/2021-04-26/the-legacy-of-covid-19 Yale University's Dr. Nicholas Christakis explores what it means to live in a time of pandemic. He looks at historical epidemics and current medical and… Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT /health/2021-04-26/the-legacy-of-covid-19 Betsy Kaplan /health/2021-04-15/will-covid-19-testing-take-a-back-seat-as-conn-vaccinates-more-residents Alexander Amado started working with Community Health Center Inc. nearly a year ago. He took a job at the health center’s Hartford COVID-19 testing sites… Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:13:30 GMT /health/2021-04-15/will-covid-19-testing-take-a-back-seat-as-conn-vaccinates-more-residents Patrick Skahill, Nicole Leonard /health/2021-03-29/fema-launches-national-covid-19-mobile-vaccine-unit-program-in-bridgeport ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø became the first state in the country Monday to open a COVID-19 mobile vaccination unit in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management… Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:55:50 GMT /health/2021-03-29/fema-launches-national-covid-19-mobile-vaccine-unit-program-in-bridgeport Nicole Leonard /health/2021-03-22/rebroadcast-almost-everybody-hurts-an-exploration-of-pain Imagine feeling like you have glass shards running through your blood, and imagine your doctors don’t believe how much pain you’re in.Then, imagine you’re… Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:43:43 GMT /health/2021-03-22/rebroadcast-almost-everybody-hurts-an-exploration-of-pain Chion Wolf /health/2021-03-09/hartford-healthcare-mashantucket-pequot-partnership-opens-covid-19-vaccine-mega-site-at-foxwoods Yolanda Negrón was barely leaving her house throughout the pandemic out of concern for preexisting conditions that might put her at a higher risk of… Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:06:00 GMT /health/2021-03-09/hartford-healthcare-mashantucket-pequot-partnership-opens-covid-19-vaccine-mega-site-at-foxwoods Nicole Leonard /health/2021-03-01/rise-in-conn-drug-overdose-deaths-drives-need-for-more-funding-and-new-solutions A $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package facing a U.S. Senate vote includes funding for states and local communities to tackle behavioral health and addiction… Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:11:23 GMT /health/2021-03-01/rise-in-conn-drug-overdose-deaths-drives-need-for-more-funding-and-new-solutions Nicole Leonard