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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, forty seven fifty bout KIRCD Talk station. It's time
to ask an expert, and we've got one in studio
with some exciting news. Everything knows cancer sucks, and nobody
knows it more than my guest today to hear Latif.
He's a hematologist on collegist the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center,
specializing in my cancer lymphom along with blood and bone
marrow transplant and cellular therapy. Been in practice more than
(00:21):
twenty years, trained and educated a whole bunch of moncologists
in the Cincinnati area. And he's here with some exciting news.
As I mentioned, welcome to the fifty five care scey morning. Sure,
doctor Latif, give my listeners a little bit of information
about yourself and your role at the University of Cincinnati,
and then we're going to talk about your exciting development.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
This is doctor Tahil Latif.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
I'm actually currently serving as a professor of clinical medicine
at the University of Cincinnati. I've been in Cincinnati for
fifteen years now and kind of grew with the University
of Cincinnati over the years. And as Jack said, I
take care of patients with lymphomas.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
And I'm glad we were just having a conversation about mine,
because that is what I have, low spectrum lymphoma, and
thankfully it's in remission presently. But if it isn't you
have a new blood cancer healing center. Tell my listeners
all about this officially open to patients.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Now, absolutely, this is the place to visit.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Actually, this is the most comprehensive blood cancer center in
the nation. It is the only blood cancer center that
had all the care under one window in one building.
It is built for a patients the whole care that
we provide, not just the treating their cancer, but treating
them their symptoms, the healing, and it is amazing. What
(01:35):
we do is in the name, it's the healing Center,
to help you get better from whatever you have to fight.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Well, I guess I was blessed with the ability to
have a treatment that didn't really have much of an
impact on my life. I didn't have to go through
chemotherapy and the loss of weight and hair and things.
That was, you know, the protocol, the retuctionin and of
course sit there and get my drip every month and
on my way. But I'm lucky in that regard because
when you have cancer. It could be a lot broader
(02:02):
than just the treatment, and that's kind of what this
cancer center is supposed to deal with.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Absolutely, this is here to deal with the most complicated
treatment needed. For example, we often tell patients when they
need a stem cell transplant, it is like getting born
again to start everything from the very beginning, start learning
how to live life. Change the quality, changed the how
the life goes, how you go through different simple things
(02:27):
of life, something that we take for granted. It becomes
a big deal after the transplant. So it is and
we have somebody who knows how to navigate people through
those difficult times.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Is really really a blessing.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
So is there a sort of mental health aspect to
what you're doing? In addition, it sounds like physical therapy
is a component of what you just explained, but there
is there also sort of a mental wellness component too,
because it, let's face it, if you get a cancer diagnosis,
it is depressing.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Absolutely, and it is everything.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
It is not just physically supporting you, it's also emotionally
and mentally supporting you. We definitely have people who go
through the psychological evaluation and provide all the resources we
have to help them go through these things. And when
we talk about physical part of it, it's not just
the medications or the chemotherapy or the cell therapies. It's
(03:24):
also management of the symptoms or the complications those treatment,
because it's also the physical therapy, as you said, it's
also this cancer. In the coming days, the upper floor
of these cancer centers will be a healing center where
we're focusing on yoga, tai chi, spiritual care care around exercise, fitness,
(03:46):
and things like that. So it will be a very
nice addition to the Cincinnati.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
A huge fan of yoga. I recommend it all the time.
You know, I don't know a chakra from a mantra,
my friend, but I do know the benefits of yoga flexibility,
core strength, and I'm glad to hear that's a part
of it. Some people just reject because they think it's
some sort of weird Eastern philosophy and religion.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Now it's exercise, I exercise, Yes, it's meditation.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
It's just kind of getting into your groove in a
sense and connect to your inner self.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
Will there also be resources because you know, a cancer
diagnosis for one person is a diagnosis for the whole family.
In essence, we all are reeling with it. We all
are concerned and worried about our loved one. Are the
resources there for families as well?
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Absolutely?
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Meaning cancer is a life changing event and it comes
with a lot of hardship, So we understand that point.
We have case manager social workers who are putting the
resources together for not only for the patients, the families,
the transportation, things like that. And people are very generous
in this town. They have foundations, they have funds available
(04:56):
for many of these things. This actually, this healing center
came into existence due to generosity of some big donors.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Oh yeah, you got to give real big props to
Craig and Francis Lender as well as other supporters, because
without them donating, this cancer center would not exist. Absolutely,
God bless those sponsors out there.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Well.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
And I have learned over the course of the years,
of course of my own cancer diagnosis and from other sources,
you got to be in clinical trials or where it is.
That's where all you clearly are. That's part of this.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Well, that's the best part of it.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
I trained at Cleveland Clinic and then I did some
private practice for a little bit, But in my heart
I wanted to touch more lives at one time. So
the whole reason for me to moving back to Cincinnati
was to take part in clinical trials and kind of
get the science forward. So we have probably fifty or
more early stage clinical trials and back under that building,
(05:51):
under that roof, that's taking care of patients with leukemias
and lymphomas and really making new science and new therapies available.
I often tell my patients we practice about a couple
of years ahead of everybody else when it comes to
taking care of the patients.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Now, is there hope for the I know they do
these genetic modifications sort of the very specific to the
person treatments, and they have them for other forms of cancer.
I've never heard it being used in connection with blood cancers.
Are we there yet?
Speaker 3 (06:25):
So what we are doing for blood cancer? Yes, those
are more in the solid tumors, So trying to find
a particular mutation and find a cure or at least
a fight against that particular mutation, to make an individualized
treatment in blood cancer. We are achieving that through the
cell therapies. We have multiple clinical trials and to me
(06:46):
sometimes it appears coming from a sci fi movie in
a sense, of what we are able to do right now.
For example, we can take anybody, any donors cells, T
cells or NK cells and genetically modified them and make
them inert so they are not able to cause any
graph versus host disease or any problem of rejecting the body.
(07:08):
Then we can engineer them to add a certain target
that will only find the lymphoma cells. And on top
of that, they can also engineer them to add a
kill switch in them in case they cause trouble. We
gave a medication and all the cells are gone without
causing any trouble. So it's an amazing technology that people
are able to do it.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
And you know, every time I hear those words and
I've heard them put together similarly, I get so excited
because I keep saying, you know, in my lifetime, I
think I'm going to hear the words we have found
a cure for cancer, and I think it's right there.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Absolutely, And it can still baby steps, but all that
baby steps over the last thirty years have become a
giant step in many many cancers. It's amazing how the
field has changed over the last twenty years. While I've
been practicing, I'm not doing the same thing that I
learned to do in my training and stuff. I'm doing
absolutely different things which were not even existing at that time.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
There was not even a thought of those.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Yeah, and you know like that, I've been told if
my cancer were to come back, it may be that
I would have a completely different protocol because of how
rapidly things are changing in the field of cancer research, and.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
At least my field and lymphoma. We often talk about
chemotherapy free treatment. We're not even going to all the
side effects of hair loss and nausea and vomiting and
kind of infections and things like that. Good number of
patients don't even have to go through those therapies.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Doctor Latie from the University of SINCINNTI Cancer Center with
exciting new news about this blood cancer Healing Center now open, folks.
It's just a wonderful thing. And just appreciate doctor, what
you're doing and what the folks at you see cancer
center doing. To get more information, you can visit BCHC,
U S health dot com. BCECHC dot U S health
(08:52):
dot com. The number is five one three five eight five.
You see CC five one three five eight five. You
see CC dot com it has been a distinct pleasure
having you in the studio. Keep up the great work.
Maybe next time you come in you'd be talking about
a cure.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
Oh absolutely, investive luck for your personal care and everything,
and just remember we are here.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Thank you very much, sir, have a wonderful day and
keep up the great work there, folks, if you didn't
get a chance to listen a live pods ins or
breaking it down. Why raise taxes in the city of
Cincinnati during inflation
Hey, forty seven fifty bout KIRCD Talk station. It's time
to ask an expert, and we've got one in studio
with some exciting news. Everything knows cancer sucks, and nobody
knows it more than my guest today to hear Latif.
He's a hematologist on collegist the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center,
specializing in my cancer lymphom along with blood and bone
marrow transplant and cellular therapy. Been in practice more than
(00:21):
twenty years, trained and educated a whole bunch of moncologists
in the Cincinnati area. And he's here with some exciting news.
As I mentioned, welcome to the fifty five care scey morning. Sure,
doctor Latif, give my listeners a little bit of information
about yourself and your role at the University of Cincinnati,
and then we're going to talk about your exciting development.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
This is doctor Tahil Latif.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
I'm actually currently serving as a professor of clinical medicine
at the University of Cincinnati. I've been in Cincinnati for
fifteen years now and kind of grew with the University
of Cincinnati over the years. And as Jack said, I
take care of patients with lymphomas.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
And I'm glad we were just having a conversation about mine,
because that is what I have, low spectrum lymphoma, and
thankfully it's in remission presently. But if it isn't you
have a new blood cancer healing center. Tell my listeners
all about this officially open to patients.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
Now, absolutely, this is the place to visit.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Actually, this is the most comprehensive blood cancer center in
the nation. It is the only blood cancer center that
had all the care under one window in one building.
It is built for a patients the whole care that
we provide, not just the treating their cancer, but treating
them their symptoms, the healing, and it is amazing. What
(01:35):
we do is in the name, it's the healing Center,
to help you get better from whatever you have to fight.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Well, I guess I was blessed with the ability to
have a treatment that didn't really have much of an
impact on my life. I didn't have to go through
chemotherapy and the loss of weight and hair and things.
That was, you know, the protocol, the retuctionin and of
course sit there and get my drip every month and
on my way. But I'm lucky in that regard because
when you have cancer. It could be a lot broader
(02:02):
than just the treatment, and that's kind of what this
cancer center is supposed to deal with.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Absolutely, this is here to deal with the most complicated
treatment needed. For example, we often tell patients when they
need a stem cell transplant, it is like getting born
again to start everything from the very beginning, start learning
how to live life. Change the quality, changed the how
the life goes, how you go through different simple things
(02:27):
of life, something that we take for granted. It becomes
a big deal after the transplant. So it is and
we have somebody who knows how to navigate people through
those difficult times.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Is really really a blessing.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
So is there a sort of mental health aspect to
what you're doing? In addition, it sounds like physical therapy
is a component of what you just explained, but there
is there also sort of a mental wellness component too,
because it, let's face it, if you get a cancer diagnosis,
it is depressing.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Absolutely, and it is everything.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
It is not just physically supporting you, it's also emotionally
and mentally supporting you. We definitely have people who go
through the psychological evaluation and provide all the resources we
have to help them go through these things. And when
we talk about physical part of it, it's not just
the medications or the chemotherapy or the cell therapies. It's
(03:24):
also management of the symptoms or the complications those treatment,
because it's also the physical therapy, as you said, it's
also this cancer. In the coming days, the upper floor
of these cancer centers will be a healing center where
we're focusing on yoga, tai chi, spiritual care care around exercise, fitness,
(03:46):
and things like that. So it will be a very
nice addition to the Cincinnati.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
A huge fan of yoga. I recommend it all the time.
You know, I don't know a chakra from a mantra,
my friend, but I do know the benefits of yoga flexibility,
core strength, and I'm glad to hear that's a part
of it. Some people just reject because they think it's
some sort of weird Eastern philosophy and religion.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Now it's exercise, I exercise, Yes, it's meditation.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
It's just kind of getting into your groove in a
sense and connect to your inner self.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
Will there also be resources because you know, a cancer
diagnosis for one person is a diagnosis for the whole family.
In essence, we all are reeling with it. We all
are concerned and worried about our loved one. Are the
resources there for families as well?
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Absolutely?
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Meaning cancer is a life changing event and it comes
with a lot of hardship, So we understand that point.
We have case manager social workers who are putting the
resources together for not only for the patients, the families,
the transportation, things like that. And people are very generous
in this town. They have foundations, they have funds available
(04:56):
for many of these things. This actually, this healing center
came into existence due to generosity of some big donors.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Oh yeah, you got to give real big props to
Craig and Francis Lender as well as other supporters, because
without them donating, this cancer center would not exist. Absolutely,
God bless those sponsors out there.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Well.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
And I have learned over the course of the years,
of course of my own cancer diagnosis and from other sources,
you got to be in clinical trials or where it is.
That's where all you clearly are. That's part of this.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Well, that's the best part of it.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
I trained at Cleveland Clinic and then I did some
private practice for a little bit, But in my heart
I wanted to touch more lives at one time. So
the whole reason for me to moving back to Cincinnati
was to take part in clinical trials and kind of
get the science forward. So we have probably fifty or
more early stage clinical trials and back under that building,
(05:51):
under that roof, that's taking care of patients with leukemias
and lymphomas and really making new science and new therapies available.
I often tell my patients we practice about a couple
of years ahead of everybody else when it comes to
taking care of the patients.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Now, is there hope for the I know they do
these genetic modifications sort of the very specific to the
person treatments, and they have them for other forms of cancer.
I've never heard it being used in connection with blood cancers.
Are we there yet?
Speaker 3 (06:25):
So what we are doing for blood cancer? Yes, those
are more in the solid tumors, So trying to find
a particular mutation and find a cure or at least
a fight against that particular mutation, to make an individualized
treatment in blood cancer. We are achieving that through the
cell therapies. We have multiple clinical trials and to me
(06:46):
sometimes it appears coming from a sci fi movie in
a sense, of what we are able to do right now.
For example, we can take anybody, any donors cells, T
cells or NK cells and genetically modified them and make
them inert so they are not able to cause any
graph versus host disease or any problem of rejecting the body.
(07:08):
Then we can engineer them to add a certain target
that will only find the lymphoma cells. And on top
of that, they can also engineer them to add a
kill switch in them in case they cause trouble. We
gave a medication and all the cells are gone without
causing any trouble. So it's an amazing technology that people
are able to do it.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
And you know, every time I hear those words and
I've heard them put together similarly, I get so excited
because I keep saying, you know, in my lifetime, I
think I'm going to hear the words we have found
a cure for cancer, and I think it's right there.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
Absolutely, And it can still baby steps, but all that
baby steps over the last thirty years have become a
giant step in many many cancers. It's amazing how the
field has changed over the last twenty years. While I've
been practicing, I'm not doing the same thing that I
learned to do in my training and stuff. I'm doing
absolutely different things which were not even existing at that time.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
There was not even a thought of those.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Yeah, and you know like that, I've been told if
my cancer were to come back, it may be that
I would have a completely different protocol because of how
rapidly things are changing in the field of cancer research, and.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
At least my field and lymphoma. We often talk about
chemotherapy free treatment. We're not even going to all the
side effects of hair loss and nausea and vomiting and
kind of infections and things like that. Good number of
patients don't even have to go through those therapies.
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Doctor Latie from the University of SINCINNTI Cancer Center with
exciting new news about this blood cancer Healing Center now open, folks.
It's just a wonderful thing. And just appreciate doctor, what
you're doing and what the folks at you see cancer
center doing. To get more information, you can visit BCHC,
U S health dot com. BCECHC dot U S health
(08:52):
dot com. The number is five one three five eight five.
You see CC five one three five eight five. You
see CC dot com it has been a distinct pleasure
having you in the studio. Keep up the great work.
Maybe next time you come in you'd be talking about
a cure.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
Oh absolutely, investive luck for your personal care and everything,
and just remember we are here.
Speaker 1 (09:11):
Thank you very much, sir, have a wonderful day and
keep up the great work there, folks, if you didn't
get a chance to listen a live pods ins or
breaking it down. Why raise taxes in the city of
Cincinnati during inflation
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