HeyJaredKevvy’s Cancer Chronicles
A history of cancer services in South Australia as told by clinicians invoved
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From Apartheid to Oncology: Dr Brian Stein’s Journey (opens the original)
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Dr Brian Stein discusses his journey from growing up under apartheid in South Africa to training in Adelaide and Roswell Park, his shift into medical oncology, and his work in haematology, transplantation and head & neck cancer. He recounts founding private clinics (Ashford, Tennyson), running clinical trials including early imatinib treatment, changes in supportive care and therapies over decades, and reflects on survivorship and the future of oncology.
The life and times of Dr Ken Pittman (opens the original)
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In this episode Kevin Patterson interviews Dr Ken Pittman about his life from Adelaide childhood and school days through medical training, international research in Leeds, and building oncology services in Australia. Ken reflects on clinical work, trials, and advances in cancer care over three decades.The conversation covers the evolution of treatments and supportive care, experiences in public and private practice, memorable clinical stories, and Ken’s approach to patient communication and evid
From Adelaide to Wisconsin: Dr Jim Cleary’s Journey in Cancer Care (opens the original)
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Kevin Patterson interviews Dr Jim Cleary about his life and career tracing cancer services: from a peripatetic childhood and Jesuit schooling in Adelaide to medical training and early oncology work at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.The episode covers his oncology and palliative care training, opioid research, work in the United States (Wisconsin and Indiana), leadership roles including the World Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance and engagement with the Vatican, and reflections on the opioid cris
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