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The Eye Believe Podcast
A Cure In Sight (ACIS) is a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of those affected by ocular melanoma. Through education, patient support programs, advocacy, and research funding, ACIS works to raise awareness and accelerate progress toward better treatments and outcomes.
The Eye Believe Podcast, hosted by A Cure In Sight, brings together patients, caregivers, researchers, and medical professionals to share stories, discuss advances in ocular melanoma research, and highlight…
Episodes
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Navigating the Pitfalls of Cancer Support Communities
The ocular melanoma community may be small, but it's mighty! 💙 And while finding a community after a rare cancer diagnosis can be life-changing, even the most…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhat's Up, Doc? featuring Dr. Rino Seedor | The Eye Believe Podcast
What's Up, Doc? featuring Dr. Rino Seedor | The Eye Believe Podcast In this episode of What's Up, Doc? on the The Eye Believe Podcast, we sit down with Dr…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhat's Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Vincent Ma | The Eye Believe Podcast
What's Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Vincent Ma | The Eye Believe Podcast What inspires a physician to dedicate their career to treating a rare cancer? And who are…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 years: Episode 17: Information Overload, Misinformation & Living for Today
My 15 years: Episode 17: Information Overload, Misinformation & Living for Today When you're diagnosed with a rare cancer, it's natural to want answers. But…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhen Breast Cancer Meets Ocular Melanoma | The Eye Believe Podcast
When Breast Cancer Meets Ocular Melanoma | Three Women, Two Diagnoses What is it like to face not one, but two very different cancer diagnoses? And how does…
The Eye Believe PodcastThe Art of Ocular Prosthetics | The Eye Believe Podcast
The Art of Ocular Prosthetics | The Eye Believe Podcast What happens after you’re told you may lose an eye? What will you look like? Will people notice? And…
The Eye Believe PodcastSocial Security Compassionate Allowances Update
💙 IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR THE UVEAL MELANOMA COMMUNITY Uveal melanoma has recently been added to the Social Security Administration’s Compassionate Allowances…
The Eye Believe Podcast🍂 Healthy Habits for the Fall Hustle
🍂 Healthy Habits for the Fall Hustle Fall is here—and with it comes busy schedules, shorter days, holiday parties, comfort food, cold weather, and all the…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 years: Episode 16: The Relationships That Stay — and the Ones That Don’t
Episode 16: The Relationships That Stay — and the Ones That Don’t Cancer has a way of changing relationships. In Episode 16 of My 15 Years, Melody reflects on…
The Eye Believe PodcastOrganizing Through Cancer: Less Clutter, More Control
A cancer diagnosis can bring appointments, medications, scans, paperwork—and a whole lot of mental clutter. Could getting organized make some of it a little…
The Eye Believe PodcastWho’s Looking After the Rest of You? | The Eye Believe Podcast
👨⚕️ Who’s Looking After the Rest of You? When you’re diagnosed with ocular melanoma, it’s easy for cancer care to become the center of your healthcare. But…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 15: Why Me? Why Not Me?
Episode 15: Why Me? Why Not Me? “Why me?” It’s a question many people ask after receiving a cancer diagnosis. But what happens when that question begins to…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhat’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Omid Hamid | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of What’s Up, Doc? on the Eye Believe Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Omid Hamid, Chief of Translational Research and Immuno-Oncology at The…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhat’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Carol Shields | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of What's Up, Doc? on the Eye Believe Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Carol L. Shields, Chief of the Ocular Oncology Service at Wills Eye…
The Eye Believe PodcastThe Living Library of Uveal Melanoma | The Eye Believe Podcast
🧬 The Living Library of Uveal Melanoma with Dr. Lauren Dalvin What if researchers could study uveal melanoma using models created from real patient tumors? In…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 14: Being a caregiver when YOU need a caregiver
Caregiving can be an act of deep love—but it can also take a physical and emotional toll, especially when the caregiver is facing health challenges of their…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhen The Doctor Becomes The Patient | The Eye Believe Podcast
What does it mean to live well with ocular melanoma for more than a decade? In this episode of Living in the Long Middle, we're joined by Dr. Ian Kamerman, a…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhy The INSIGHT Biobank Matters
What if one decision today could help unlock tomorrow's breakthrough treatments for ocular melanoma? In this episode of The Eye Believe Podcast, we're joined…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 13: What Long-Term Survivorship Really Looks Like
Episode 13: What Long-Term Survivorship Really Looks Like What happens after 10 years? After 15? While much of the conversation around cancer focuses on…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhat’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Lauren Dalvin | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of What's Up, Doc? on the Eye Believe Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Lauren A. Dalvin, ocular oncologist and ophthalmologist at Mayo Clinic, for…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhat’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Zack Oakey | The Eye Believe Podcast
What’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Zack Oakey | The Eye Believe Podcast In this episode of What's Up, Doc? on the Eye Believe Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Zack…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 12: Asking for Help & Setting Boundaries
Episode 12: Asking for Help & Setting Boundaries One of the hardest parts of a cancer diagnosis isn't just managing treatments—it's learning how to navigate…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhat’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Basil Williams | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of What's Up, Doc? on the Eye Believe Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Basil Williams, ocular oncologist, vitreoretinal surgeon, educator, and…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 11: When It's Not Just Ocular Melanoma
Episode 11: When It's Not Just Ocular Melanoma Living with ocular melanoma is challenging enough—but what happens when other health issues enter the picture…
The Eye Believe PodcastThe Patient and Caregiver Experience | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of Living in the Long-Middle, we are joined by Phil and Caitlyn Stewart, a husband-and-wife team sharing their experiences from both sides of…
The Eye Believe PodcastEye on the Expert: Eye on ctDNA – What Doctors Are Learning in Uveal Melanoma
Eye on the Expert: Eye on ctDNA – What Doctors Are Learning in Uveal Melanoma In this Eye on the Expert webinar, leading experts discuss the growing role of…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhat’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Miguel Materin | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of What's Up, Doc? on the Eye Believe Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Miguel Materin, a leading ocular oncologist and retina specialist, for a…
The Eye Believe PodcastSam Franklin’s Powerful Perspective | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of Living in the Long-Middle, we welcome back Sam Franklin for a deeply personal conversation about life, survivorship, and what it means to…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 10: The Story Behind Lookin' For A Cure 5K
In Episode 10 of My 15 Years, Melody shares the story behind the creation of Lookin' For A Cure 5K and how a small community event grew into an important…
The Eye Believe PodcastProtecting Your Eyes This Summer | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Kristie Nguyen to talk about protecting your eyes and preparing for a safe, healthy summer…
The Eye Believe PodcastThe Mental Health Side of Cancer | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Julia Brechbiel, Clinical Psychologist at Fred Hutch for an important conversation about mental…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 9: Summer After Radiation
Episode 9: Summer After Radiation Summer looked very different after treatment. In Episode 9 of My 15 Years, Melody reflects on her first summer after plaque…
The Eye Believe PodcastAre We in a Clinical Trial Drought? | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Marlana Orloff for an important conversation: Are We in a Clinical Trial Drought? Dr. Orloff…
The Eye Believe PodcastThrough a Patient’s Experience | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Wendy Carpenter, a metastatic ocular melanoma patient who is currently NED (No Evidence of…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 8: Grief, Survivor’s Guilt & Finding Joy Again
Episode 8: Grief, Survivor’s Guilt & Finding Joy Again Grief after cancer isn’t always visible. In Episode 8 of My 15 Years, Melody opens up about the many…
The Eye Believe PodcastTransforming Patient Care in the West | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, Transforming Patient Care in the West, we’re joined by Dr. Inderjit Mehmi from The Angeles Clinic. Dr. Mehmi shares…
The Eye Believe PodcastOutliving the Statistics: A Story About Survivor’s Gratitude | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of Living in the Long Middle, part of the Eye Believe Podcast, we share Outliving the Statistics: A Story About Survivor’s Gratitude with Katie…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 years | Episode 7: Breaking the Stigma
In Episode 7 of our special 15-year series, Melody opens up about an often overlooked but essential part of the cancer journey—mental health. From breaking the…
The Eye Believe PodcastThe Power of a Treatment Buddy | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Brianne Ward and Bev Shaw, two ocular melanoma patients from Canada whose connection turned into…
The Eye Believe PodcastGiving Your Diagnosis Direction | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Lindsay Brown and Lucy Innes, two incredible members of the ocular melanoma community who have each…
The Eye Believe PodcastMelanoma Research Foundation and CURE OM
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, Danet sits down with Kyleigh LiPira from the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) and CURE OM to discuss advocacy…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhat’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Prithvi Mruthyunjaya | The Eye Believe Podcast
What’s Up, Doc? Featuring Dr. Prithvi Mruthyunjaya | The Eye Believe Podcast Welcome to What’s Up, Doc?—a new series from A Cure In Sight where we sit down…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 years | Episode 6: Coping with Scanxiety
Episode 6: Coping with Scanxiety For many cancer patients and survivors, the time leading up to scans can bring overwhelming anxiety — often called scanxiety…
The Eye Believe PodcastThe Weight of “Doing Well” | The Eye Believe Podcast
We’re proud to introduce a new series from the Eye Believe Podcast: Living In The Long Middle, hosted by Danet Peterson. This series is dedicated to exploring…
The Eye Believe PodcastEye On Chopin Webinar | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this Eye on the Expert webinar, Eye on CHOPIN: Study Insights & Personalizing Treatment in MUM, three leading U.S. physicians discuss the latest findings…
The Eye Believe PodcastBroken Not Broke | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Adrián Franco, Ph.D., founder of Broken Not Broke, an initiative dedicated to addressing the…
The Eye Believe PodcastHow “Cancer Poop” Is Changing Cancer Care | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, Danet sits down with Dr. Vincent Ma to discuss an emerging and exciting tool in cancer monitoring: ctDNA…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 5: Finding Community & Creating A Cure in Sight
Episode 5: Finding Community & Creating A Cure in Sight A cancer diagnosis can feel incredibly isolating — especially when the disease is rare. In Episode 5 of…
The Eye Believe PodcastEat Better, Feel Better | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Sheri and Leah Wernecke, the mother-daughter team behind Wernecke Wellness, to talk about the power…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 4: Ocular Melanoma Misconceptions & Early Advocacy
Ocular melanoma is one of the rarest forms of cancer — and because of that, it’s often misunderstood. In Episode 4 of My 15 Years, Melody talks about some of…
The Eye Believe PodcastStandardizing MUM Surveillance: COOG Panel Discussion | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this special episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we bring together six leading experts to discuss newly established consensus guidelines for metastatic…
The Eye Believe PodcastWhere to Turn for Help: OM Resources Beyond Treatment | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we welcome back returning guest Ashley McCrary, founder of the Eye On Grace Foundation. Ashley joins Danet to share…
The Eye Believe PodcastUsing TikTok to Empower Patients with Dr. Zack Oakey | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Zack Oakey, a board-certified ophthalmologist and ocular oncologist with extensive training in…
The Eye Believe PodcastHow Oncology Social Workers Help Patients Find Resources | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Molly Vocino, LCSW, an oncology social worker at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 3: Ocular Melanoma 101 & My Treatment Experience
Episode 3: Ocular Melanoma 101 & My Treatment Experience Understanding a rare cancer can feel overwhelming — especially at the moment of diagnosis. n Episode 3…
The Eye Believe PodcastI Didn't Ask For Any Of This | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this powerful episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we are honored to be joined by Allan Finnegan—a reverend, comedian, and former Britain’s Got Talent…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 2: Mental Health After Diagnosis
A cancer diagnosis doesn’t just affect the body — it touches every part of life. In Episode 2 of My 15 Years, released during Mental Health Month, Melody opens…
The Eye Believe PodcastMy 15 Years | Episode 1: My Diagnosis
Episode 1: My Diagnosis Fifteen years ago, Melody heard the words that would change her life forever: you have ocular melanoma. In the first episode of My 15…
The Eye Believe PodcastESMO 2025 Highlights: Key Uveal Melanoma Trial Updates with Dr. Hadfield | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Hadfield, a medical oncologist treating uveal melanoma patients in the Northeast, for an…
The Eye Believe PodcastExploring the TIL Trial: Sophie's Story | The Eye Believe Podcast
In this episode of the Eye Believe Podcast, we’re joined by Sophie Cantu, who shares her personal experience participating in a TIL (Tumor-Infiltrating…