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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
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Lookin for a Recipe Cookbook Project
Alrighty friends--the game is on! See the pic for details on our recipe book fundraiser, how to submit a recipe, and how you could win one of the drawings for…
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E83: Why Dilation & Photos? Guest, Dr. Kristie Nguyen
Join A Cure in Sight to visit with Dr. Kristie Nguyen, an optometrist, who explains the reasons eye exams are important. Share this episode with those in your…
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E82: Can Nutrition Make a Difference? Guest Patricia Daly, Nutritional Therapist
Join A Cure in Sight as we interview Patricia Daly, an OM survivor and nutritional therapist. She shares her personal journey with ocular melanoma, including a…
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E81 Q3 Webinar: The History and Future of OM with Dr. Harbour & Dr. Correa
Join A Cure in Sight for our 3rd Quarter Webinar, a special presentation with Dr. Harbour and Dr. Correa. Tune in to hear about the history of ocular melanoma…
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E80: Worrying didn’t work: An OM Story, Guest Ellie Levine
After seeing her article featured last week, we had to get this omie on the podcast! Tune in to hear from Ellie sharing her story: "I have to believe that…
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E79: Special Research Call Out for OM patients, Guest Jennifer Stephens
Join A Cure in Sight and Jennifer Stephens, an oncology research nurse with a personal connection to ocular melanoma and a pilot research project investigating…
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Eye on Research - Key MUM Drugs & ARVO Updates w/ Dr. McKean, Dr. Moser, & Dr. Dalvin
Part 3 of 3 in a mini series recording the EYE ON RESEARCH SEMINAR Join A Cure in Sight to chat with first, Dr. Moser and Dr. McKean regarding all drugs of…
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EYE ON RESEARCH -Trials of Interest w/ Dr. Hamid and Dr. Carvajal
Part 2 of 3 in a mini series recording the EYE ON RESEARCH SEMINAR Join A Cure in Sight to discuss a few key trials of interest to uveal melanoma with Dr…
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EYE ON RESEARCH 2023 - PERIO - 01 Update with Dr. Katz
Part 1 of 3 in a mini series recording the EYE ON RESEARCH SEMINAR Join A Cure in Sight to chat with Dr. Katz about the updates to the PERIO-01 Study…
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E78: Biopsies & Prognostic Testing of the Eye, Guest Dr. Basil K. Williams
Wondering if you should get a biopsy? Wanting to understand more about the biopsy of your eye? Join A Cure in Sight and back again, the wonderful Dr. Basil K…
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E77: Newsworthy Notes from ASCO 2023
Tune in to hear from a few of the researchers and physicians we ran into at ASCO 2023! Thank you to all who came by our booth and helped us compile our…
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E76: Will we SEE YOU in Seattle in September 2023?!
Hey omies, Registration is now open for our 2023 Eye Believe Survivorship Seminar. This year we’ll be coming to you live and virtually from Seattle WA. Join…
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E75: Queer in Sight: PRIDE Month Perspectives
Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to interview 4 members of the omie community who are also part of the LGBTQA+ community to hear their perspectives on…
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E74: Eye Just Turned 2 - A Story of Resilience in Cancer, Guest, Dean Weitenhagen
Join A Cure in Sight to interview the author of the book, I Just Turned 2: How I learned to Live After Dying, Dean Weitenhagen to discuss navigating multiple…
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E73: Choosing Integrative Oncology - Patient Panel
Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to interview multiple patients who have learned about and applied various types of alternative medical care. Lindsay…
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E72: What is Integrative Oncology? Guest, Dr. Dan Rubin
Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to interview Dr. Dan Rubin, ND, FABNO, to discuss integrative oncology, and the evolution of this practice he has seen…
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E71: What is an ocularist? Guest, Starla Allen
Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to interview Starla Hadlock-Allen, an ocularist in Mesa, AZ whose family has a unique history in the field of ocular…
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E70: Navigating Clinical Trials 101, Guests, Kelly Goddard & Shahnaz Singh
Join A Cure in Sight host Danet Peterson to bring you our second quarterly webinar this year; focused on navigating clinical trials. Clinical trials research…
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E69: Mexico’s Eye Cancer Institute, with founder. Dr. David Ancona
Join A Cure in Sight in an interview with Dr. David Ancona, the founder of Mexico's pioneer Eye Cancer Institute. In this episode, Dr. Ancona and podcast host…
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E68: News From AACR 2023
Join A Cure in Sight as they bring you some brief mini interviews from attendees and presenters at AACR, the American Association of Cancer Research, hosted in…
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E67: Who is Immunocore? Guest, Dr. Dar
A Cure in Sight is joined on The Eye Believe Podcast by Dr. Mohammed Dar, who is the Chief Medical Officer of Immunocore. Tune in to learn more! In this brief…
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E66: Protecting Your Mental Health, Guest, Dr. Sanger
Join A Cure in Sight and Dr. Maureen Sanger to discuss protecting your mental health as a patient with ocular melanoma. A few key points from this episode…
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E65: Pros & Cons of Radiation to the Eye, Guest, Dr. Basil K. Williams
Join A Cure in Sight and Dr. Basil Williams to discuss Pros and Cons of Radiation to the Eye. Treatment options are covered, based on factors such as eye tumor…
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E64: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT You+10 Challenge!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! First up, it’s our 10th anniversary this month! All month long we’ve been sharing challenges on social media to invite you to share with…
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E63: A Caregiver’s Perspective, Guest, Lisa Durbin
Join A Cure in Sight and Lisa Durbin, spouse and caregiver to Mike Durbin, an ocular melanoma patient in the metastatic community. The role of caregiver is…
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E62: Enucleation 101 (part 2) with Julie, Lindsay, & Kristen
Join A Cure in Sight host, Danet Peterson, as well as 3 other omies for "Enucleation 101," part 2 of a 2 part episode release covering the varying experiences…
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E61: RARE² Rare Disease Day Webinar
Join A Cure in Sight and Dr. Dalvin and Dr. Moser for this special Rare Disease Day Webinar, recorded live on Feb 28, 2023. Are you RARE²? Ocular Melanoma…
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E60: Systemic Therapy 101 with Dr. McKean
Join A Cure in Sight to discuss systemic therapies for metastatic uveal melanoma with Dr. Meredith McKean. We discuss when to use systemic therapies, what is…
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E59: RARE² Panel Interview - Kenny, Yvonne, Presley
Join A Cure in Sight to briefly interview Yvonne, Presley, and Kenny; patients who are some of the “rare among the rare” or the RARE² in honor of Rare Disease…
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E58: Enucleation 101 (Clay, Alison, Danet, and Wendy) PART 1
Join A Cure in Sight host, Danet Peterson, as well as 3 other omies for "Enucleation 101," part 1 of a 2 part episode release covering the varying experiences…
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Eye on Mental Health: Session 4: Beginners introduction to meditation; taming the lizard brain
Anne Osborn demonstrates and teaches the "how to" behind meditation, and offers a variety of meditation tools to add to your toolbox for "taming your lizard…
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Eye on Mental Health: Session 3: Healing with Spirituality
Join for a discussion on various levels of spirituality and how we make meaning of the circumstances in our lives.
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Eye on Mental Health: Session 2: Coping with your diagnosis, your new normal?
Jennifer Drew will present on coping with your diagnosis and your new normal.
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Eye on Mental Health: Session 1: Getting Your Passion Back; Turning Talents into Healing
Kathy Doocy and Wendy Carpenter will discuss turning their talents into healing, and how they refused to allow ocular melanoma to limit their ability to…
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E57: The Happy Cookbook Project with Kathy Doocy
A Cure in Sight is joined by omie, Kathy Doocy, co-author of The Happy Cookbook, The Simply Happy Cookbook, and The Happy in a Hurry Cookbook. Kathy Doocy was…
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E56: Unrealistic Timelines in a Cancer Diagnosis
Join Danet, the Eye Believe Podcast Host, to discuss unrealistic timelines in a cancer diagnosis. Can you relate!? Make sure to share this episode with another…
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E 55 Q1 Webinar: A Living Library for Uveal Melanoma with Dr. Lauren Dalvin, M.D.
A Cure in Sight is joined for a webinar titled: A Living Library for Uveal Melanoma with Dr. Lauren Dalvin, M.D. "Uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular…
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E54: Tips for Navigating Trigger Dates with Danet Peterson
The Eye Believe Podcast host, Danet Peterson, shares tips for navigating triggering dates throughout your diagnosis. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Steps for Sight…
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E53: Purpose and Faith in an OM Diagnosis with Reagan Lambert
A Cure in Sight is joined by Reagan Lambert, an omie hailing from Horseshoe Bay, Texas, who was diagnosed in October 2016 with choroidal melanoma. He shares…
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E52: Steps for Sight 2023 is NOW OPEN for registration!
STEPS FOR SIGHT 2023 is now open! www.charityfootprints.com/SFS is where to go to get started! Tune in for what the movement is about, and how you can get…
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E49: One-eyed Fly Guy, an OM survival story with Greg Hobbs
A Cure in Sight is joined by Greg Hobbs, aka the one-eyed fly guy. He is a renowned disc golfer who has refused to let being one-eyed hold him back from…
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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 FINAL SESSION ”New Advances in the Treatment of OM” and ”Understanding Genetics”
2 part session: Join the following three physicians as they discuss new advances in treatment of uveal melanoma of the eye. This session was sponsored in part…
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E51: Why Liver Directed Therapies with Dr. Marlana Orloff
A Cure in Sight is joined by Dr. Marlana Orloff, MD, for a brief but highly informative discussion on liver-directed therapies when navigating metastatic…
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E50: The One-Eyed Cooking Show with Alec MacKenzie
A Cure in Sight is joined by Alec Mackenzie, a patient diagnosed 3 years ago with ocular melanoma. Alec recently participated in the #lookinforacure walk for…
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Eye Believe 2022: D2T2 ”Healing with your story”
In this session, fellow ocular melanoma patient Dr. Terry Watson teaches how to use the telling of your story to aid in the healing journey after a traumatic…
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Eye Believe 2022: D2T2 ”What we can expect of our friends after an OM diagnosis”
Join fellow omie, Anne Osborn, as she helps patients navigate "What we can expect of our friends after an OM diagnosis." Welcome our friend Anne Osborn helping…
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Eye Believe 2022: D2T2 ”Low Vision Resources”
Welcome to your Track 2 session for 9am! In this session you will hear from Dr. John Pino in a talk about low vision. Dr. John Pino has been providing primary…
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Eye Believe 2022: D2T2 ”Navigating Insurance” with Triage Cancer
In this session from our second track, Joanna from Triage Cancer discusses navigating insurance. Thank you Triage Cancer for your invaluable information…
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Eye Believe 2022: Patient Mini Interview Panel
Join 5 patients as they discuss their ocular melanoma diagnosis, and some of the struggles, and the strange but welcome gifts that have come despite their…
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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 ”Your Eye After Treatment”
Join Dr. David Reichstein of Tennessee Retina to discuss what to expect in your eye after treatment. Dr. Reichstein is a graduate of the world's premier Ocular…
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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 ”Standards of Care for Uveal Melanoma”
In this session, Dr. Reichstein, Dr. Schefler, Dr. Hovland, and Dr. Walter will be discussing "Standards of Care for Uveal Melanoma, are there any?" Topics…
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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 ”KIMMTRAK approved; NOW WHAT?”
Join Dr. Justin Moser and Dr. Meredith McKean to learn more about the approval of KIMMTRAK and what this means for you as a patient, whether you are HLA-0201…
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Eye Believe 2022: D2T1 Ocular Melanoma Met’s Explained
Join Dr. Justin Moser and Dr. Meredith McKean, together with Dr. Sanger to discuss navigating an ocular melanoma mets diagnosis. Dr. Moser is a Medical…
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Eye Believe 2022-Welcome with Dr. Reichstein
Welcome to Eye Believe 2022! Welcome message from Dr. David Reichstein.
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E48: Shared decision Making with Patients with Dr. Patel
A Cure in Sight is joined by Dr. Sapna Patel, MD, of MD Anderson in Texas. She joins in for a discussion on how she guides patients through the decision making…
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E45: Radical Acceptance in an OM Diagnosis with Allie, age 26
A Cure in Sight is joined by Allie, diagnosed June 1, 2022 at the age of 26 with a small choroidal melanoma. Tune in to hear her story and some of her coping…
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Eye Believe 2022: D1 ”Understanding a registry?”
In this session, learn what a registry is and what it can tell us with Dr. Armin Afshar from UCSF ocular oncology and one of the investigators of the Insight…
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E47: Managing METS & Clinical Trials with Dr. Carvajal
A Cure in Sight is joined by Dr. Richard Carvajal for a medical webinar-style discussion on: - how to understand the data behind a clinical trial? - What the…
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E46: The Importance of Self-Compassion with Dr. Kristin Markell
A Cure in Sight is joined by Dr. Kristin Markell, M.D., an integrative women’s health provider, to discuss the importance of self-compassion in times of high…
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Eye Believe 2022:D1 ”Art and Music Therapy”
In this session, participate in a live group music therapy session and learn about the benefits of music in healing and stress management with Carrie Friddell…