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Tucson's Conversation Arizona Illustrated's Bill Buckmaster leads “A Tucson Conversation About Cancer,” an hour-long panel discussion . |
Visit The Truth About Cancer at pbs.org for more information and a preview.
This program seeks to answer the question, “Why does anyone still die of cancer?” Award-winning filmmaker Linda Garmon shares the story of her husband’s battle with the disease. In the first 90 minutes of the program, she returns to the hospitals and institutions where her husband was treated to chronicle the lives of patients, doctors and researchers who are united in the hope for a cancer cure.
Part science, part personal catharsis, part character-driven storytelling, this powerful documentary uncovers the truth about cancer and tells us where we stand in fighting the battle against the disease.
Immediately after, Bill Buckmaster hosts a 60-minute live call-in and follow-up discussion, A Tucson Conversation About Cancer. A distinguished panel of Southern Arizona health professionals cover the importance of prevention and screenings, what to expect if you or a loved one is diagnosed and how to live with the disease. Viewers are invited to call in with their questions.
We're here to answer your questions during A Tucson Conversation About Cancer, an hour-long followup program featuring an exceptional panel of health professionals from Southern Arizona.
Viewers are encouraged to write the station before the live
broadcast to have their questions or concerns addressed. Send
emails to caring@kuat.org
or letters to:
Attn:Caring
Arizona Public Media
1423 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0067
Phone calls to 621-1600 will also be taken during the panel discussion.
Alison T. Stopeck, MD
Hematologic Oncology Internal Medicine
Director, Clinical Breast Cancer Program
Dr. Stopeck is an associate professor of medicine and
hematology/oncology at The University of Arizona College
of Medicine. She also serves as director of the Clinical
Breast Cancer Program at the Arizona Cancer Center and
is director for the Arizona Hemophilia and Thrombosis
Center in Tucson.
She specializes in breast cancer treatment,
research and prevention. She is currently involved in
clinical trials targeting patients with breast cancer,
lymphoma and lung cancer who are receiving chemotherapy.
David S. Alberts, MD
Hematologic Oncology Internal Medicine
Director, Arizona Cancer Center
Dr. Alberts is director of the Arizona Cancer Center and
regents professor of medicine, pharmacology, nutritional
sciences and public health at The University of Arizona
College of Medicine. He specializes in the treatment of
ovarian cancer and his laboratory research focuses on
precursor lesions for bladder, breast, colon, cervical,
endometrial, ovarian, prostate and skin cancers.
He is a pioneer of translational cancer
prevention research, advancing cancer prevention from
the earliest preclinical and clinical stages of drug
development to definitive randomized controlled trials.
Lee Cranmer, MD, PhD
Oncology Internal Medicine
Dr. Cranmer is an assistant professor of clinical
medicine at The The University of Arizona
College of Medicine. His specialties include the treatment of
malignant melanoma and sarcoma.
At the Arizona Cancer Center, Dr. Cranmer treats
patients with malignant melanoma and sarcomas, plus
general hematologic and oncologic disorders.
Susan Leigh, BSN, RN
After receiving her degree in nursing from the University
of Arizona in Tucson, Susan Leigh served as a Lieutenant
in the U.S. Army and completed a tour of duty in Can Tho,
Vietnam, in 1971. Soon after her return from Vietnam,
she was diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin’s disease.
This experience influenced her decision to enter oncology
nursing where she worked with various clinical research
teams at the University of Arizona from 1976 to 1989.
Currently, Susan works as a cancer survivorship consultant.
She was a founding member and past president of the National
Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), and a member of
the working committee that developed the Cancer Survival
Toolbox: Building Skills That Work for You. Susan also
initiated the formation of both the Nurse Survivors Focus
Group and the Survivorship Special Interest Group (SIG)
within ONS.
