The Expert Show: Recurrence

In The Expert Show today we are talking about cancer recurrence and watching for signs of recurrence. Our expert guest is  Dr. Mike Mullane Dr. Mullane  earned his medical degree from John Hopkins medical school and is a fellowship trained hematologist  oncologist He is board-certified in hematology internal medicine and medical oncology.

Topics we will cover include the different types of recurrence, how your recurrence risk is determined, good topics to discus with your medical oncologist, typical surveillance, where cancers typically recur, what are their common signs and symptoms and ultimately we talk about ways to help minimize the risk of cancer recurrence. And yes we touch on the topic of living with the fear of recurrence and how to know when if what you’re experiencing is beyond typical and what to do about it.