Cancer Institute– A national cancer institute
designated cancer center

Shorts

	title: Overview of Stanford Cancer Center running time: 3 min.
	title: Amenities at the Stanford Cancer Center running time: 1 min.
	title: Concierge Services Stanford Cancer Center running time: 1 min.
	title: Apheresis Infusion Unit running time: 3 min.
	title: Breast Imaging Suite with: Robyn Birdwell, MD running time: 3 min.
	title: The CyberKnife with: Richard T. Hoppe, MD running time: 1 min.
	title: Diagnosing Cancer with PET-CT with: Richard T. Hoppe, MD running time: 3 min.
	title: Tumor Boards with: Richard T. Hoppe, MD running time: 2 min.
	title: Visiting the Stanford Cancer Center with: Traci Fallecker, RN running time: 2 min.
	title: Moving Through Cancer with: David Spiegel, MD running time: 11 min.
	title: Making Progress with Clinical Trials with: George A. Fisher, MD, PhD running time: 4 min

Features

	title: New method of assessing women's eggs could enhance IVF success with: Barry Behr, PhD, HCLD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of Stanford’s IVF laboratory running time: 4 min. description: Dr. Behr recently published findings on a way to “profile” human eggs to determine which are more likely to result in pregnancies.
	title: New Studies In Breast Cancer Care with: Robert Carlson, MD running time: 74 min. description: Dr. Carlson outlines the unique aspects of how Stanford doctors and staff treat breast cancer, how research findings at Stanford impact the care of breast cancer patients, and what a patient can expect while going through treatment at the Stanford Cancer Center.
	title: New Treatments for Breast Cancer with: With Ellie Guardino, MD, PhD running time: 85 min. description: New breast cancer treatments are emerging including tumor vaccine and therapies which enhance immune response to cancer. This talk focuses on the newest treatments emerging from research and for which patients they will be most appropriate.
	title: Advances in Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Detection and Treatment with: George Fischer, MD, PhD running time: 88 min. description: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer mortality in the U.S. Advances in imaging, genetics, molecular diagnostics, surgical techniques and chemotherapy are now making significant gains in our ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat this serious disease. Dr. Fisher reviews some of these recent successes and shares a vision of future care based on current research.
	title: Emerging Treatments for Cancer Using CyberKnife Technology with: Iris Gibbs, MD running time: 50 minutes description: CyberKnife utilizes targeted doses of radiation to treat small tumors. This program explores emerging uses of CyberKnife, as well as recent breakthroughs to CyberKnife technology such as Synchrony Motion Tracking.
	title: Feeling and Healing: Effects of Stress and Support on Cancer Patients with: David Spiegel, M.D. Jack, Lulu & Sam Wilson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences running time: 100 minutes description: Dr. Spiegel reviews recent research on the most effective ways to handle the inevitable stress of cancer: learning to express rather than suppress the emotions that accompany the illness, finding good social support, improving communication with loved ones and doctors, and facing fears directly. He presents encouraging evidence that the body's stress response hormone system can influence the course of the disease.
	title: Preserving Fertility in Cancer Patients with: Barry Behr, PhD and Lynn Westphal, MD running time: 50 Min. description: Now more than ever, with major advances in reproductive technologies providing new ways to preserve fertility, this program reviews what's new and available at the Stanford IVF Program as well as around the world.
	title: Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer Risk with: James Ford, MD running time: 50 min. description: Now that there are tests that reveal a possible hereditary predisposition to certain cancers, is this testing appropriate for everyone? This program addresses the big questions surrounding genetic testing for hereditary cancer risks.
	title: Using the Immune System to Treat Cancer with: Ron Levy, M.D. running time: 50 minutes
	title: Prostate Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment with: James D. Brooks, MD running time: 73 min. description: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the United States. This program focuses on what is known about preventing prostate cancer, current diagnostic techniques, and the variety of treatments available.