Real Cancer Talk
Welcome to Real Cancer Talk, a podcast dedicated to addressing the real issues impacting cancer patients, health care providers, researchers, survivors, and their communities. We're committed to ensuring that the miracle medicines reach every community, and helping ensure that every person touched by cancer knows we are in this together. One team, one fight. Brought to you by VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and hosted by Dr. Rob Winn. Each episode features in-depth conversations with experts from the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and beyond, who share their insights on the latest research, innovative treatments, and community-driven initiatives. We also highlight personal stories and experiences from those affected by cancer, providing a platform for voices that need to be heard. Understanding and addressing the root causes of cancer disparities. Promoting awareness and prevention strategies to reduce cancer incidence. Highlighting the importance of community engagement and support in the fight against cancer. Join us in our mission to bridge the gap in cancer care. Subscribe to our podcast, share episodes with your network, and get involved in local cancer awareness and prevention programs. Together, we can make a difference—one team, one fight.
Episodes
In this Community Conversations: The Black Health Wins episode, Miss Community Clovia Lawrence welcomes Dr. Robert Winn (VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center) and clinical social worker Freda Wilkins to talk about the holiday season’s emotional highs and lows when cancer is in the picture—whether someone is newly diagnosed, in treatment, surviving, or caregiving. They unpack why the holidays can amplify stress: disrupted routines...
In this episode of Real Cancer Talk, Dr. Robert Winn sits down with Dr. Julian Adams—President and CEO of Stand Up To Cancer and one of the world’s leading oncology researchers—for a wide-ranging conversation about the past, present, and future of cancer science.
Dr. Adams reflects on his journey from a childhood fascination with invention to decades of drug development in HIV and cancer, and how that path ultimately led him to Stan...
Lisa Manganello has been a librarian at South Brunswick High School for the past seventeen years, where she was recognized as Educator of the Year in 2015. An active member of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, Lisa presents regularly on information literacy. Recent presentations include Now What?: Information Literacy Lessons for the High School Library, Diverse Readers, Diverse Books: New Titles to Build a Culture o...
In this powerful episode of Community Conversations / Black Health Wins, host Miss Community Clovia sits down with Dr. Robert Winn, Director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center; Dr. Katherine Tossas, Associate Co-Director of Global Oncology; and Suzanne Brown of the Chickahominy Tribe—the catalyst behind the TRUTH Project (Trust, Research, Understand, Tell, Heal).
The conversation traces how a hand-drawn map created by local r...
In this episode of Real Cancer Talk recorded at the annual convening of the Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials program, Dr. Robert Winn spoke with Winn CDA Cohort 3 scholars Maliha Nusrat, M.D., M.S., from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Blessie E. Nelson, M.M.B.B.S., D.M.R.T., from MD Anderson Cancer Center, about what they see as the most pressing issue in the realm of clinical trials and cancer research toda...
In this episode of Real Cancer Talk, Dr. Robert Winn spoke with Dr. Oluwadamilola "Lola" T. Oladeru, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Mayo Clinic and 2024 Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Clinical Investigator Leadership Award winner, about the impact she is making in breast cancer and health equity as part of the first class on Winn Career Development Award scholars. Dr. Oladeru discusses her work in engag...
Dr. Shanita Brown is a speaker, board certified licensed clinical mental health counselor and educator that believes in fostering transformative and empowering dialogue about intimate partner violence, Black women and mental health wellness. With over 15 years of experience in the clinical mental health field, Dr. Brown is carving out an important dimension within counselor education, the Black community, and counseling profession ...
In this episode of Community Conversations, Miss Community Clovia sits down with Kayla Nixon, public health communicator, cancer survivor, and founder of the Uterine Care Collaborative and Bloom RVA, who shares her deeply personal journey with uterine cancer and the calling it sparked to create change.
Kayla opens up about what it means to navigate a reproductive health crisis as a young Black woman, the medical gaslighting she face...
In this compelling episode of Community Conversations, host Community Clovia welcomes Dr. Robert Winn and special guest Dr. Norman E. "Ned" Sharpless, Professor of Cancer Policy and Innovation at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Originally aired on KISS Richmond radio, the conversation dives deep into the intersection of cancer research, public health policy, and community engagement.
Dr. Sharpless shares insight...
In this episode of Real Cancer Talk, Dr. Robert Winn spoke with with Rev. Charles Cheek, pastor of Kingdom United Fellowship, and a prostate cancer survivor to discuss Prostate Cancer Awareness month. Rev. Cheek shares his cancer journey and the importance of early prostate screenings. Later the two discuss prostate cancer in the Hampton Roads area and how to engage the community about their health.
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In this Real Cancer Talk episode—adapted from Massey's Facts and Faith Fridays series—we explore endometrial cancer. This episode highlights racial disparities, common symptoms, and the need to expand screening and care access. Guests Monika Brown, a women's health nurse practitioner, and Erika Brown, a gynecologic oncology nurse (not related), share expert insights and compassionate strategies to help break stigmas and encourage o...
In this episode adapted from the Community Conversations podcast with Community Clovia, we welcome Dr. Monica Baskin, the new deputy director of research at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. Formerly of the University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center, Dr. Monica Baskin brings a wealth of experience in community outreach, health equity, and population sciences. She shares her journey, her vision for advancing cancer researc...
In a special episode of Real Cancer Talk, Dr. Robert Winn is joined by Dr. Marcie Wright, deputy director for the Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care, and Sharon Gentry, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Navigation and Survivorship (JONS) and CONQUER, discussing the importance of patient navigation. The episode helps kickoff a ten part series celebrating the latest achievements and advancements through the Alliance, in conjunction w...
In this crossover episode of Real Cancer Talk and The Cancer Letter Podcast, Dr. Robert Winn spoke with Paul Goldberg, editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, about the program Winn started to address a sizable gap between being a scientist and a successful cancer center director. Winn and Goldberg discuss the Executive Leadership Academy for Cancer Centers and how the program is helping foster successful careers for cancer cent...
Dr. Thelma Ramsey Bryant is a veteran administrator with over 25 years of experience working in urban education in New Jersey. She feels proud and privileged to be working in the district in which she was educated from pre-k to 12 th grade. The daughter of educators, her career goals were shaped by their legacy. Dr. Ramsey Bryant attended Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama (the oldest historically Black college in Alabama) where...
In this heartfelt and insightful July 2025 episode of Facts & Faith Friday, we welcome Dr. Marilyn Barnes, the Reverend Robert B. Lance Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Patient Counseling at VCU’s College of Health Professions. Dr. Barnes joins us to explore the often-overlooked emotional and spiritual needs of caregivers, and introduces the Spiritual Care Companion program—a transformative initiative offered ...
Artificial intelligence can be a scary phrase, but AI could be the future of healthcare. Dr. Robert Winn, Director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Community Clovia were joined by Dr. Jim Weinstein, the Senior Vice President for Microsoft Healthcare, to discuss the future of AI in healthcare. Dr. Weinstein first explains what Artificial Intelligence is and why the phrase doesn’t have to be so intimidating. Then Dr. W...
Welcome to Community Conversations, a podcast hosted by Community Clovia, where real talk meets real impact. Join regular guest Dr. Robert Winn, director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, and special guest Jennifer Pegher from the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI), as they explore how AACI’s work is transforming cancer care across the country. From improving cancer screening and prevention to advancing treat...
Cancer prevention and screenings are widely available and contribute the reduction in cancer deaths that we're seeing.
Dr. Robert Winn, Director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Community Clovia are joined by Dr. Electra Paskett, Chair of Cancer Prevention at Ohio State University to discuss the importance of cancer screenings and prevention. Dr. Paskett explains the widespread availability of cancer screenings and the...
Disparities in cancer cases, detection, prevention, and healthcare are still prevalent among African-American communities.
Dr. Robert Winn, Director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Community Clovia look into cancer disparities and dispelling the myths around healthcare on this episode of Real Cancer Talk: Community Conversations. Dr. Winn and Community Clo first dive into the disparities that have existed in cancer ca...
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