Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " Indistinguishable from Magic " by Dr. Michael Slade, who is a medical oncologist at Washington University School of Medicine. The article is followed by an interview with Slade and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Slade shares the challenges of day-to-day clinical practice in oncology through the lens of speculative fiction and how we struggle, as physicians and as patients, to tell the difference between what we know and what we can only hope for. LINK TO ...
May 26, 2026•29 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " Room 402 " by Dr. Jessica Moore, who is a resident physician in internal medicine at Boston Medical Center and BU school of Medicine. The article is followed by an interview with Moore and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Moore shares how a medical student transforms the grief of losing her aunt in Room 402 into a compassionate and humanistic approach to caring for patients facing the end of life. LINK TO FULL TRANSCRIPT...
May 12, 2026•25 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " The Liver We Share " by Ryan Wexler, who is a medical student at Boston University School of Medicine. The article is followed by an interview with Wexler and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Wexler shares his first encounter with a hepatectomy, which comes full circle when he becomes a living liver donor for his wife with metastatic pancreatic cancer, reshaping his understanding of medicine as they navigate the uncertainty of her diagnosis together. LINK TO F...
Apr 28, 2026•28 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " The Good Oncologist: Doctoring Lessons from the Art of Oncology " by Zaltz, et al. The article is followed by an interview with Dr Erica Kaye and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Kaye shares how their qualitative analysis of narrative essays authored by cancer care professionals offers insights into what it means to be a "good oncologist." LINK TO FULL TRANSCRIPT
Apr 14, 2026•37 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "The Power of "I Don't Know" by Dr. Sondos Zayed, who is a radiation oncologist at The Ottawa Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada. The article is followed by an interview with Zayed and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Zayed shares a reflection on the unexpected power of saying "I don't know," and how honest uncertainty can deepen trust, guide care and create space for what truly matters in oncology. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Th...
Mar 24, 2026•24 min
Listen to JCO OP's Art of Oncology Practice article, " When Cancer Becomes a Headline: Reflections from the Clinic " by Dr. Carlos Stecca. The article is followed by an interview with Stecca and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Stecca reflects on the impact of the public illness and death of Brazilian singer and actress Preta Gil on his patients with colorectal cancer and on his own practice as a medical oncologist. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: When Cancer Becomes a Headline: Reflections from the Clinic , b...
Mar 10, 2026•25 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " Mother's Grief " by Dr. Margaret Cupit-Link, who is an assistant professor of pediatric hematology/oncology at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital of St. Louis University. The article is followed by an interview with Cupit-Link and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Cupit-Link shares a pediatric oncologist's experience of a patient's death through the new lens of motherhood. TRANSCRIPT AOO 26E03 Narrator: Mother's Grief , by Margaret Cupit-Link, MD, MSCI Mik...
Feb 24, 2026•31 min
Listen now to the latest episode of JCO Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology, North Star, by Dr Manuela Spadea. As a pediatric oncologist, Spadea shares a luminous, gut-honest reflection that reminds us that beyond protocols and outcomes, the deepest medicine is presence. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: North Star , by Manuela Spadea, MD Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology . This ASCO podcast features intimate narratives and perspectives from authors exploring their ex...
Feb 10, 2026•25 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " A Chance to Heal with Cold Hard Steel " by Dr. Taylor Goodstein, who is a fellow at Emory University. The article is followed by an interview with Goodstein and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr. Goodstein shares a story about surgery, grief, and being courageous in the face of one's own fallibility. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: A Chance to Heal with Cold Hard Steel , Taylor Goodstein, MD Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology . T...
Jan 27, 2026•30 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " The Quiet Work of Clarity " by Dr. Henry Bair, who is an ophthalmology resident physician at Wills Eye Hospital. The article is followed by an interview with Bair and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr. Bair explores how vision care can honor end-of-life goals and helps a patient with failing sight write to his children. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: The Quiet Work of Clarity , Henry, Bair, MD Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology ...
Jan 13, 2026•30 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " Final Silence " by Dr. Ju Won Kim, who is an Assistant Professor at Korea University College of Medicine, Medical Oncology. The article is followed by an interview with Kim and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Kim explores the burden of silence when caring for dying patients. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Final Silence , by Ju Won Kim Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology . This ASCO podcast features intimate narratives and p...
Dec 23, 2025•26 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " Smell ," by Dr. Alice Cusick, who is a Hematology Section Chief at Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System and Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Division of Hematology and Oncology. The article is followed by an interview with Cusick and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Cusick shares a connection to a cancer patient manifested as a scent. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Smell , by Alice Cusick, MD Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stor...
Dec 09, 2025•24 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " Are You Bereaved? " by Dr. Trisha Paul, who is an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology and Palliative Care at University of Rochester Medical Center. The article is followed by an interview with Paul and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Paul reflects on a grieving father's question about her own bereavement. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Are You Bereaved? , by Trisha Paul, MD, MFA Dr. Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of...
Nov 25, 2025•22 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " The Man at the Bow " by Dr. Alexis Drutchas, who is a palliative care physician at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The article is followed by an interview with Drutchas and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr. Drutchas shares the deep connection she had with a patient, a former barge captain, who often sailed the same route that her family's shipping container did when they moved overseas many times while she was growing up. She reflects on the nature of loss an...
Nov 11, 2025•26 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " Reflection " by Dr. Jamie Riches, who is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University and Director of the Hematology Oncology Hospitalist Service. The article is followed by an interview with Riches and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Riches shares a deeply personal narrative, reflecting on the profound personal and professional impact of losing her young family member to cancer, illuminating the intimate intersection of grief, loss, and healing. TRANSCRI...
Oct 30, 2025•21 min
Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, " A Fight Bigger Than Myeloma " by Dr. Adeel Khan, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at UT Southwestern. The article is followed by an interview with Dr. Adeel Khan and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr. Khan shares the story of a patient whose multiple myeloma diagnosis and treatment serves as a reminder of the civil liberties progress we've made and that we have more to go. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: A Fighter Bigger Than Myeloma , by Adeel M. K...
Oct 14, 2025•26 min
Listen to JCO Global Oncology's Art of Global Oncology article, " Whispers After the Cure: Reflections on Marriage and Malignancy in India " by Dr. Vangipuram Harshil Sai, who is a fourth semester medical student at All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The article is followed by an interview with Harshil Sai and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Sai shares his personal reflection of a visit which transformed into an education in silence, stigma, and the unseen aftermath of survivorship for young wom...
Oct 09, 2025•24 min
Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " Brown Paper Bags " by Dr. Stephanie Graff, who is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University and Director of Breast Oncology at Brown University Health in Providence Rhode Island. The article is followed by an interview with Graff and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Graff shares how she handled receiving a gift from a patient. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Brown Paper Bags , by Stephanie Graff, MD, FACP, FASCO Minor demogra...
Sep 12, 2025•31 min
Listen to ASCO's JCO Oncology Practice Art of Oncology article, " No Versus Know: Patient Empowerment Through Shared Decision Making " by Dr. Beatrice Preti, who is an Assistant Professor at Emory University. The article is followed by an interview with Preti and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Preti explores the challenges which may prevent oncologists from fully engaging with patients during shared decision making. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: No Versus Know: Patient Empowerment Through Shared Decision M...
Sep 02, 2025•29 min
Listen to Journal of Clinical Oncology's Art of Oncology poem, " Transcription: Phone Call, 2018 " by Elane Kim, a student at Harvard College. The poem is followed by an interview with Kim and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Kim shares her poem that lingers in the spaces between words; a mother and daughter navigating illness and memory. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Transcription: Phone Call, 2018 , by Elane Kim Spiculated mass, irregular contours. Can you come to translate these words? Something in the lung....
Jun 24, 2025•19 min
Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " A Whipple of Choice " by Dr. Carl Forsberg, who is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and History at Air Force War College. The article is followed by an interview with Forsberg and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Forsberg shares his experience with an uncommon cancer treated by a new therapy for which no directly relevant data were available. Transcript Narrator: A Whipple of Choice , by C. W. Forsberg, PDH I sat across from ...
Jun 10, 2025•30 min
Listen to ASCO's JCO Oncology Practice, Art of Oncology Practice article, "An Oncologist's Guide to Ensuring Your First Medical Grand Rounds Will Be Your Last" by Dr. David Johnson, who is a clinical oncologist at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. The article is followed by an interview with Johnson and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Through humor and irony, Johnson critiques how overspecialization and poor presentation practices have eroded what was once internal medicine's premier ed...
May 13, 2025•27 min
Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " Writing a Medical Memoir: Lessons From a Long, Steep Road " by David Marks, consultant at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. The article is followed by an interview with Marks and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Marks shares his challenging journey of writing a memoir describing his patients and career. Transcript Narrator: Writing a Medical Memoir: Lessons From a Long, Steep Road , by David Marks, PhD, MBBS, FRAC...
Apr 22, 2025•30 min
Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " Tamales " by Megan Dupuis, an Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The article is followed by an interview with Dupuis and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dupuis reflects on how patients invite their doctors into their culture and their world- and how this solidified her choice to be an oncologist. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Tamales , by Megan Dupuis, MD, PhDI do not know if you know t...
Apr 10, 2025•28 min
Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology poem, " The First Hero " by Christopher Kim, who is a research assistant at Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University. The poem is followed by an interview with Kim and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Kim reflects on his post-surgery sonnet. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: The First Hero , by Christopher Kim, BS When he is like this—eyes closed, face still— he is unfamiliar. He wears a face younger than usual; fr...
Mar 25, 2025•17 min
Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " I Hope So Too " by Dr. Richard Leiter from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The article is followed by an interview with Leiter and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Leiter shares that even in the most difficult moments, clinicians can find space to hope with patients and their families. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: I Hope So Too , by Richard E. Leiter, MD, MA "You're always the negative one," Carlos' mother said through our hospital's Spanis...
Mar 13, 2025•24 min
Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, " You Don't Bring Me Flowers " by Dr. Kathryn Cappell, who is an Assistant Research Physician at the National Cancer Institute. The article is followed by an interview with Cappell and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Cappell shares the difficulty in protecting oncology patients without taking away things that bring them joy. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: You Don't Bring Me Flowers , by Kathryn Cappell, MD, PhD Easter morning dawned a bea...
Jan 28, 2025•21 min
We say thank you to current Cancer Stories host, Dr. Lidia Schapira, and welcome Cancer Stories new host, Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Lidia Schapira: Hello and welcome to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology , which features essays and personal reflections from authors exploring their experience in the field of oncology. I'm your host, Dr. Lidia Schapira, a Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, and with me today is Dr. Mikkael Sekeres, who is a Professor of Medicine and the ...
Jan 14, 2025•20 min
Listen to JCO Oncology Practice's Art of Oncology Practice article, "Did I Mess Up Today?" by Dr. John Sweetenham, ASCO Daily News Podcast host and recently retired after 40 years of practice in academic oncology. The article is followed by an interview with Sweetenham and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Dr Sweetenham shares his reflections on his shrinking clinical comfort zone. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Did I Mess Up Today? By John W. Sweetenham Reflections on My Shrinking Clinical Comfort Zone Hindsight ...
Dec 10, 2024•30 min
Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology poem, " Episteme " by Dr. Michael Slade, who is a medical oncologist at Washington University School of Medicine. The poem is followed by an interview with Slade and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Dr Slade highlights the tension between what is known and unknown and what spoken and unspoken as physicians try to care for our patients without destroying their ability to live with their disease. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Episteme , by Michael J. Sl...
Nov 26, 2024•21 min
