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.

Today’s program is also available on our podcast.  Look for Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy in your favorite podcast app, and please subscribe.

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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Better Public Health in a Healthy Community

Health Matters is a weekly radio show sponsored by the Medicine Center Pharmacy on WHBC 1480 AM in Canton, Ohio. In this episode pharmacists, Brad White and James M. Adams (RS, MPH) Health Commissioner of Canton City Public Health discusses healthy lifestyles, researching the disease, injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.

Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting “Prevent, Promote, Protect.” Overall, public health is concerned with protecting the health of entire populations. 

Tune in to learn more about these topics in this program:

James M. Adams (RS, MPH)
Health Commissioner of Canton City Public Health

• What monkeypox is and what the risk is to the general public?

• What are the symptoms of MonkeyPox and how easily transmittable is it?

• What is important to know so that we can help friends, neighbors, or relatives who may be in this situation?

• What should we do to keep our school-age population safe?

• Getting both a covid vaccine and a flu vaccine at the same time?

Public health professionals try to prevent problems from happening or recurring through implementing educational programs, recommending policies, administering services, and conducting research—in contrast to clinical professionals like doctors and nurses, who focus primarily on treating individuals after they become sick or injured. Public health also works to limit health disparities.

A large part of public health is promoting health care equity, quality, and accessibility. James M. Adams and the staff of Canton City Board of Health deserve our thanks and appreciation for all they do to keep us and our community healthy.

We’d like to remind our listeners that today’s program is also available on our podcast which can be downloaded from the app store on your mobile phone. Look for Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy and you can listen to any of our programs, anytime.

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Thanks for listening today! We’d like to remind our listeners if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your healthcare provider. Thanks to our sponsor Health Commissioner of Canton City Public Health 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.