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Latest Episodes

CUT IT OUT! What To Know About Lung Cancer Surgery
October 17, 2025

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Chi Fu Jeffrey Yang. MD, Thoracic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School For any cancer patient fac

When You’re Handed Lemons, Make Lemonade!
September 03, 2025

From Lung Cancer Patient to Full Time Advocate HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Dusty Donaldson, Lung Cancer Patient Advocate, LiveLung Founder At fifty-one, Dustys life was a whirlw

WHEN YOU HIT A WALL Let Music Change Your Path
August 20, 2025

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Jacy Dawn Valeras, Award-winning Television Host, Producer, Podcaster and Music Business Executive Hildy welcomes Jacy Dawn Valerastelevision host, p

PROGRESS BRINGS HOPE FOR SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
July 16, 2025

Voicing New Reasons for Optimism HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Maida Mangiameli, Dusty Donaldson, Misty Shields, MD, Ph.D., and Ann Steagall Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a high

ALL IN THE FAMILY Is Lung Cancer Inherited?
June 10, 2025

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jaclyn LoPiccolo, MD, Ph.D., Pasi Janne, MD, Ph.D., Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Jill Feldman, EGFR Resisters Hildy opens with a powerful anecdot

Living with ALK+: Diagnosis, Treatment, & Hope
May 07, 2025

A Biomarker Dialogue Between Patient and Scientist HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Marc Muskavitch, PhD, ALK+ & Zachary Rogers, PhD, Research Fellow, Koch Institute at MIT This episo

THE RIDDLE OF DRUG RESPONSE: Why Does A Drug Work For One Person And Not Another?
March 11, 2025

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Zachary Rogers, Ph.D. Postdoc at MIT | American Cancer Society Fellow Lung cancer treatment is undergoing a revolution. In the last 15 years, weve tr

Improvise Life! Seize The Day While Living With Cancer
February 17, 2025

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: James Hiter, Streak for A Cure James and Hildy had a similar experience in having their lung cancer found by accident. James, a streaker who runs da

Improvise Life! Seize The Day While Living With Cancer
February 14, 2025

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: James Hiter, Streak for A Cure James and Hildy had a similar experience in having their lung cancer found by accident. James, a streaker who runs d

Beyond the Breast: Unraveling HER2 in Lung Cancer, What A Difference 20 Years Makes!
January 16, 2025

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Zofia Piotrowska, MD, MHS, Massachusetts General Hospital This podcast delves deeper into the evolving understanding of the HER2 biomarker in lung can