Taking Charge of Cancer, How the Cassette Tape Changed Us

Taking Charge of Cancer, How the Cassette Tape Changed Us

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

  • Sep 1, 2017 11:00 pm
  • 1:42:39 mins

Taking Charge of Cancer Guest: David Palma, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncologist, Cancer Researcher, London Health Science Centre, Ontario, Canada, Author, “Taking Charge of Cancer: What You Need to Know to Get the Best Treatment” One out of 12 adults in the US has experienced the fear, confusion and powerlessness that comes with a cancer diagnosis. The inclination for most people in that situation is to cling to their doctor’s expertise and hope for the best.  But your doctor could be wrong, or not experienced with your type of cancer, or just not up-to-date with the latest research developments. The clinic where you’re being treated may not have the best track record with your type of cancer, either. But most patients don’t have the tools to know whether the treatment they’re receiving is the best possible.  That is why David Palma wrote this new book. It is a step-by-step guide to getting high-quality treatment. Find more information and videos here.  The Legacy of the Cassette Tape Guests: Zack Taylor, Filmmaker of “Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape”; Jared Ball, PhD, Professor of Communications, Morgan State University, Author, “I Mix What I Like: A Mixtape Manifesto”, Creator of www.iMixwhatILike.org If you’re of a certain generation, you probably remember hours spent in your bedroom with your dual-cassette recorder, making mixtapes for your crush or your friends or – if you were like me, because you didn’t have money to go buy the albums of your favorite artists. I’d spend hours listening to the radio with my finger on the record button of the boombox I got for my 14th birthday, trying to capture every Michael Jackson song that played.  My how things have changed. You can loop your favorite song and artist on Spotify or YouTube all day long. Everything’s digital and on-demand and your entire music library can fit on thumb drive. So why are there musicians today putting out albums on cassette and music stores popping up that sell nothing but cassettes? Catch a screening of “Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape.”