Help and Hope Happen Here
This Podcast is going to be about Pediatric Cancer and the need to keep the awareness of this terrible disease in the public eye. My plan is to be able to interview a wide spectrum of people who all have a passion and a stake in finding a way to make the lives of these Pediatric Cancer Patients easier. I will interview oncologists, nurses, recovered patients, parents who have had to oversee their children's cancer fight, heads of Pediatric Cancer Foundations and Organizations , and others who would like to use this forum to advocate for these children.
Help and Hope Happen Here
Lauren Bendesky will talk about her diagnosis and recovery from Stage 4 Neuroblastoma, her role with the St. Baldrick's Foundation, and her career plans involving Oncology as she is now a Medical Student.
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Mark Levine
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Episode 106
Lauren Bendesky was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma when she was 14 years old in 2012. This diagnosis is rare for a teenager as this form of Pediatric Brain Cancer is usually found in children much younger.
Lauren will talk about her successful battle against Neuroblastoma and becoming an Honor Child for the St. Baldrick's Foundation when she was 16, followed by her becoming an Ambassador for St. Baldrick's.
Lauren is now a medical student at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and is focusing on a career in Oncology .