S7 • E7 Jun 18, 2025
Anthony, an architect in New Haven, Connecticut, had been dealing with stomach issues for years, before he finally learned he had neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), a rare group of cancers. Because Anthony's disease had progressed to Stage 4 by the time he was diagnosed, his family, including his wife, Amy, feared the worst. But Anthony, now 60, tells Medical Stories how he dealt with the intense treatment regimen and managed to turn his ordeal into a "profoundly rewarding experience." Later, we meet Mary Pat, an assistant at the University of Chicago, who dreaded what would come next after she learned she had head and neck cancer. The disease has the second-highest suicide rate of all individuals with cancer, according to The Journal of the American Medical Association. But with the help of her husband and coworkers, Mary Pat learned of procedures that would give her the chance to beat her cancer and have a normal life once again. "Passion Over Cancer" also features in-depth commentary from renowned experts Pamela Kunz, MD, Medical Oncologist, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital, and Ari Rosenberg, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Oncologist, University of Chicago Medicine.
