Auscast Medical

Auscast Medical Channel is a podcast channel that provides a wide range of medical-related content. The podcasts feature interviews with experts in various medical fields, including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, as well as discussions on the latest medical research and treatment options. The channel covers a wide range of topics, including general health, mental health, and specific medical conditions. The podcasts are aimed at both healthcare professionals and the general public, and provide listeners with the latest information and insights on healthcare topics. Auscast Medical Channel is a great resource for staying informed about medical issues and trends, and for learning more about how to care for yourself and your loved ones.

Auscast Medical is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #107

  Episode 107: Bone Sarcomas Part 2 | Ewing And Coley’s Legacy

  Aug 17, 202650 minS7

  Two teenage patients, thirty years apart, changed how bone sarcomas are treated. In 1890, seventeen-year-old Bessie Dashiell saw New York surgeon William Coley with a painful hand. Despite an amputation, she died of metastatic cancer ten weeks later. Coley’s search for a better answer led him to Coley’s toxin, a bacterial treatment now recognised as an early form of immunotherapy. In 1921, pathologist James Ewing treated a fourteen-year-old girl with a wrist tumour he believed was osteosarcoma. Coley’s toxin failed. Radiotherapy, tried next, worked, even though osteosarcoma is classically radiotherapy-resistant. The tumour turned out to be a different disease entirely, now known as Ewing sarcoma, accounting for around 15 percent of bone sarcomas. Dr Travis Brown traces both stories in detail, then turns to two guests for the clinical picture in 2026. Dr Liz Connolly, medical oncologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and oncology research fellow at ProCan Children’s Medical Research Institute, covers staging (localised versus advanced), chemotherapy regimens for osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, targeted therapies, and why immunotherapy has so far shown limited benefit in these cancers. She also discusses five-year survival, which sits around 70 percent for localised osteosarcoma or Ewing sarcoma, and why chondrosarcoma remains difficult to treat with drugs. Professor Angela Hong, clinical professor at the University of Sydney and radiation oncologist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, explains why Ewing sarcoma responds so well to radiotherapy while osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma do not, how multidisciplinary teams decide between surgery and radiotherapy, current dosing and an active Australian phase III trial, and why early referral to a sarcoma centre matters regardless of where a patient lives. What to listen for:  the diagnostic overlap between early bone sarcoma symptoms and everyday musculoskeletal complaints, and what that means for when to consider imaging and referral. This is the story of Bone Sarcoma Part 2.  Find Part 1 here . Useful links: Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association:  https://sarcoma.org.au/ Find a sarcoma specialist:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/find-a-sarcoma-specialist Sarcoma guidelines:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/sarcoma-guidelines Seeking a second opinion:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/seeking-second-opinion Useful patient information:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/patient-and-carer-sarcoma-information Our Special Guests: Dr Liz Connolly is a medical oncologist who specialises in treating and researching sarcomas Professor Angela Hong is a radiation oncologist and clinical professor at the University of Sydney Listen: This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services,  Apple Podcasts ,  YouTube , and  Spotify . Members of the RACGP are able to log the hours as  CPD (Education)  that they listen to the episodes under self record via Quick log.  We invite you to help support us on our donation page . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #106

  Episode 106: Bone Sarcoma Part 1 | Osteosarcoma, Chondrosaroma & Ewing Sarcoma

  Aug 3, 202657 minS7

  Bone sarcomas are rare, accounting for 0.2% of all cancer diagnoses, with around 200 cases diagnosed in Australia each year. The three main types differ by age and site: osteosarcoma (around 30 to 35% of cases, often in the arms, legs and pelvis, with peaks in adolescence and again in the seventies and eighties), chondrosarcoma (around 30% of cases, typically in adults over 40), and Ewing sarcoma (around 15% of cases, most common in children). Professor Fiona Maclean, an anatomical pathologist, describes bone sarcoma diagnosis as a pattern-recognition challenge made harder by rarity, noting that tumour type and stage are the two most useful pieces of information for a GP reading a pathology report. A/Professor Richard Boyle, an orthopaedic oncological surgeon, outlines the red flags, including unexplained deep bone pain and night pain, and the diagnostic pathway from X-ray through biopsy to multidisciplinary review. This is the story of Bone Sarcoma Part 1. Useful links: Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association:  https://sarcoma.org.au/ Find a sarcoma specialist:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/find-a-sarcoma-specialist Sarcoma guidelines:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/sarcoma-guidelines Seeking a second opinion:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/seeking-second-opinion Useful patient information:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/patient-and-carer-sarcoma-information Our Special Guests: A/Professor Richard Boyle who is a Sydney-based orthopaedic oncological surgeon and head of the NSW Sarcoma unit. Professor Fiona Maclean who is an anatomical pathologist and professor from Macquarie University. Listen: This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify. Members of the RACGP are able to log the hours as  CPD (Education)  that they listen to the episodes under self record via Quick log.  We invite you to help support us on our donation page . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #104

  Episode 104: Soft Tissue Sarcoma Part 1 | Avoiding The Whoops Lesion

  Jul 6, 20261h 22mS7

  Soft tissue sarcomas are tumours that arise from connective tissue, fat, muscle, and blood vessels. They are distinct from epithelial malignancies (carcinomas) in both morphology and behaviour. Unfortunately, due to their rare occurrence, these tumours can be mistaken clinically and pathologically which affects patients management and prognosis. As part of sarcoma awareness month, we are doing a series on soft tissue sarcomas as well as bone sarcoma in conjunction with the Australian & New Zealand Sarcoma Association to raise awareness and help provide education about these diagnoses. This is the story of soft tissue sarcoma (part 1). Useful links: Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association:  https://sarcoma.org.au/ Find a sarcoma specialist:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/find-a-sarcoma-specialist Sarcoma guidelines:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/sarcoma-guidelines Seeking a second opinion:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/seeking-second-opinion Useful patient information:  https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/patient-and-carer-sarcoma-information Article from the RCPA about reviewing soft tissue tumours and obtaining second opinions:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41390329/ Our Special Guests: Associate Professor Richard Boyle who is an orthopaedic oncologist and surgeon who specialises in the bone and soft tissue sarcoma. Professor Fiona Maclean is an anatomical pathologist who specialises in soft tissue pathology and clinical professor at Macquarie University. Listen: This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify. Members of the RACGP are able to log the hours as  CPD (Education)  that they listen to the episodes under self record via Quick log.  We invite you to help support us on our donation page . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #103

  Episode 103: Clinical ethics | Eternal conundrums

  Jun 29, 202645 minS7

  Ethics, codes of conduct, and challenging decisions are universal constants in medicine. Difficult situations and trying to do the right thing are not always obvious particularly when these decisions involve lots of emotions, family members, and have life and death implications. Ethics, and ethics committees, can help to provide a clear and consensus path for clinicians, patients, and family members. We discuss the role ethics and ethics committees have in modern medicine with our special guest. This is the story of clinical ethics. Useful links: Free critical thinking course through UQ school of philosophy Clinical Ethics Society of Australasia  – Great organisation focusing on clinical ethics, with affordable membership and lots of access to resources. They run an excellent ‘ethics intensive’ and yearly symposium as well as other masterclasses throughout the year. Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law  – Major organisation for ethics and health law. Excellent conference each year. Links to Dr Melanie Jansen’s poetry Instragram:  @drmelaniejansen_poetry Dr Melanie Jansen’s debut poetry collection,  All That Could Be Lost , is available online from  5 Islands Press  and at independent bookstores. Our Special Guest: Dr Melanie Jansen who is a clinical ethicist and paediatric intensive care consultant Listen: This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify. Members of the RACGP are able to log the hours as  CPD (Education)  that they listen to the episodes under self record via Quick log.  We invite you to help support us on our donation page . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #102

  Episode 102: Lipoprotein (a) | Genetic Cholesterol

  Jun 8, 202638 minS7

  Lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) was discovered in 1963 by a Norwegian geneticist by the name of Kåre Berg who studied particles that carried cholesterol in the blood. He found some patients had an additional protein on the low-density lipoprotein. Studies found that patients with elevated Lp(a) had increased risks of cardiovascular disease. However, the levels were not affected by diet, environmental factors, or medications. The result is that this test was largely ignored for the last few decades. Recent dyslipidaemia guidelines released by the United States and Europe have returned a focus back on to Lp(a). They recommend that patients should have Lp(a) tested once throughout their life to assess their cardiovascular disease risk. The result can help identify which patients are at a higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and who will benefit from lifestyle modification and early intervention. This resource is referenced during the discussion:  https://www.lpaclinicalguidance.com/ This is the story of lipoprotein (a). Our Special Guests: Dr Michael Page is a chemical pathologist at Clinipath in Perth, senior lecturer at the UWA Medical School, and immediate past President of the AMA (WA). Listen: This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify. Members of the RACGP are able to log the hours as  CPD (Education)  that they listen to the episodes under self record via Quick log.  We invite you to help support us on our donation page . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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