This weekend, Dr. Matt Ewend, Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at UNC, will join YOUR HEALTH Radio to talk about brain cancer.

Dr. Ewend completed his medical school, neurosurgery residency and neuro-oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University.  He became the Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at UNC in 2004, and in July, 2010, when Neurosurgery was elevated to a Department, Dr. Ewend became its first chair.  He is the program leader for Neuro-oncology in the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Under Dr. Ewend’s tenure as Division Chief and now as Chair, UNC Neurosurgery has grown from three to ten full time neurosurgeons, six based in Chapel Hill and four at a new neurosurgery site in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

This is the second in a four part series on cancer care with experts from the NC Cancer Hospital and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Upcoming guests in the series include: Dr. Richard Goldberg and Dr. Linda Van Le. Please tune in either Saturday at 9am, Sunday at 9am and 5 pm, or Monday at 6pm and 10pm on WCHL 1360AM.

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• Research that Matters (min 0-5:36)
  • Open Notes: Doctors and Patients Signing On
    • Full text article
  • Fibromyalgia Comes with a Suicide Risk
    • News about the study
    • Fibromyalgia and Depression
• Weekend Warriors with Dr. Ronnie Laney (min 5:36-10:58)
  • Knee Pain
  • Baker Cyst
• Conversations with Dr. Matt Ewend (min 10:58-31:55)
  • Brain Tumors
• House Calls (min 31:55-40:00)
  • My heel hurts after walking all day. I have orthotics. What might be my problem?
    • Heel Pain
    • Orthotics
  • I like fish but am concerned about mercury, especially for my kids. Do you have any recommendations?
    • Healthy Fish Guide
    • Eating Fish from the FDA
  • Can I get herpes from a partner who doesn’t have any symptoms?
    • Genital Herpes
  • Can a bruise turn into a blood clot?
    • Bruises

Listen to the entire cancer care series

The New Face of Cancer Care with Dr. Larry Marks

Women and Cancer with Dr. Linda Van Le

Cancer and Research with Dr. Richard Goldberg