Radiation Treatment for Cancer Patients
Health Matters is a weekly radio show sponsored by the Medicine Center Pharmacy on WHBC 1480 AM in Canton, Ohio. In this episode, Paul White, Brad White, Dr. Steven Olyejar ( Aultman Radiation Oncology ), and Tina Biasella ( Vice President, Cancer Services ), and thanks to our sponsors Aultman Health System, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and Liquidations. discusses radiation treatment for cancer patients.
More than 14 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed globally each year; radiation therapy (RT) has the potential to improve the rates of cure for 3.5 million people and provide palliative relief for an additional 3.5 million people. These conservative estimates are based on the fact that approximately 50 percent of all cancer patients can benefit from Radiation Therapy in the management of their disease.
A Radiation Oncologist is a doctor who specializes in providing radiation treatment to cancer patients. They work closely with team members to create a treatment plan. We will talk with Dr. Olyejar and Tina about radiation treatments for cancer as well as the exciting news they have to share about the opening of Aultman’s new cancer center.
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Tune in to learn more about these topics in this program:
What made you decide to specialize in radiation oncology?
What kind of training did you need to specialize in radiation oncology?
What types of cancers do you treat with radiation?
Do you have a specific cancer type that you have an interest in or treat more of?
When someone needs to have radiation, what types of treatment are available?
What are the differences in those treatment types?
How often and for how long do patients need to receive radiation?
Thank you to our guests, Dr. Jessica Olyejar, with Aultman Radiation Oncology, and Tina Biasella, Vice President, Cancer Services. We’d like to remind our listeners, if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your health care provider.
Thanks to our sponsors, Aultman Health System, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and Liquidations. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy.
Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.
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