What really causes cancer? Will we ever find a cure? And why does our mistrust of medicine and obsession with big pharma conspiracies have such a grip on the way we think about it? In this episode, Jonathan Van Ness sits down with oncologist Dr. Stacy Wentworth to explore the biggest questions surrounding cancer—what science can tell us, what it can’t (yet), ... Show More
Mar 9
WMD Playbook, Escalation in Iran, Daylight Savings
This week we’re talking: prepping for the Hot & Healed comedy tour, self-tape adventures, new Instagram follows, shopping quirks, our weekly spelling bee, dermatologist updates, geopolitical reflections on the military action Iran, answering your listener questions, and of course ... Show More
29m 33s
Mar 2
ANTM Reaction, "Murder in Glitterball City" Breakdown, U.S. Presence in Iran
This week, JVN & Chris talk: Softwave Skin Treatments, "Friend of Dorothy," the ANTM Documentary, Murder in Glitterball City, the weekly Spelling Bee, U.S. presence in Iran, and ICE Detention Centers. Plus - JVN answers your listener questions, and we drop this week’s Hot B*tch o ... Show More
29m 43s
Oct 2025
Life After Cancer Treatment: What You Should Know
When someone finishes a cancer treatment, it can feel like the end of the story. For many, it may just be the beginning–risk of recurrence looms, long-term medications (and their side effects) begin, and it’s hard to get your bearings. What do you really need to know?In this cand ... Show More
39m 37s
Jan 2018
Hematology (BLOOD) with Brian Durie
<p>Bloooood. In this special episode, Alie sits down with Scotsman and hematologist Dr. Brian Durie to talk about blood: what it is, and what can go wrong. As an oncologist, Dr. Durie is a leading researcher in multiple myeloma, a disease that's deeply affected Alie's family. So ... Show More
48m 19s
Dec 2024
139. Back to Basics - Early HER2 Breast Cancer
<p>Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in multiple cancers, including breast, gastric, colorectal, and epithelial ovarian cancers. However, this receptor's complexity doesn't stop there. It has multiple subdomains and various responses to drugs, and t ... Show More
24m 31s
Jul 2024
#358 🤓 Autoimmunity & Cancer Connections with Dr. Paul Anderson, NMD
Send a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I am excited and honored to be joined by Dr. Paul Anderson, a recognized educator and clinician in integrative and naturopathic medicine with a focus on complex chronic illness and cancer. In this episode, we get super nerdy ... Show More
1h 17m
Jun 2024
Episode 106: Colorectal Cancer Series, Pt. 8 - Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
<p>In a recent American Cancer Society publication, there are increasing data that rates of colorectal cancer are rising rapidly among people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. This has certainly caught the attention of the lay press, most recently in a widely circulated New York Times a ... Show More
30m 34s
Dec 2024
141. Back to Basics - The role of endocrine therapy in Breast Cancer
<p>Before immunotherapy, targeted chemotherapy (ADCs) and precision oncology, there was endocrine therapy, the forefather (or mother) of effective treatment to reduce breast cancer recurrence as well as delay disease progression. This episode dives into a past of phenomenal impro ... Show More
24m 4s