Collection:LPB

Genre: Panel

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2015-03-25

Duration: 00:56:55

Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | Health | Scientific research | Cancer

Contributors:

• Courtney, Beth Host
• Britt, Donna Host
• Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
• Karlitz, Jordan Interviewee
• Wu, Xiao-Cheng Interviewee
• DeSalvo, Karen Interviewee
• Castine, Michael Interviewee
• Sylvester, Paul Interviewee
• Ochoa, Augusto Interviewee
• Caldwell, Connie Speaker
• Perego, Annslee Speaker
• Roshto, Jill Speaker
• Balfour, Joe Speaker
• Britton, Courtney Speaker
• Kousoulas, K. Gus Speaker
• Bell, D'Wayne Speaker
• Moore, Tonia Speaker
• Barona, Luz Speaker
• Adolph, Sharish Speaker
• King, Barbara Speaker
• Barfield, Louis Panelist
• Fontham, Elizabeth Panelist
• Miletello, Gerald Panelist
• Mills, Glenn Panelist

This episode of the series “Louisiana Public Square” from March 25, 2015, features Donna Britt leading a discussion between the audience members and panelists on cancer in Louisiana. A background report on the topic precedes the discussion. It includes interviews with: Dr. Jordan Karlitz of the Tulane Medical School; Dr. Xiao-Cheng Wu, the director of the Louisiana Tumor Registry; Dr. Karen DeSalvo, the acting assistant secretary of health for the United States Department of Health and Human Services; Dr. Michael Castine, an oncologist with the Hematology and Oncology Clinic in Baton Rouge; Dr. Paul Sylvester of the University of Louisiana at Monroe; and Dr. Augusto Ochoa of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center. The audience members then discuss the reasons for Louisiana’s high cancer rates. A panel of experts then joins the audience to answer their questions. The panelists are: Dr. Louis Barfield, a surgeon with the Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center in Baton Rouge; Dr. Elizabeth Fontham, the founding dean of the LSU School of Public Health; Dr. Gerald Miletello, an oncologist with the Hematology and Oncology Clinic and the Pennington Cancer Center at the Baton Rouge General; and Dr. Glenn Mills of the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center in Shreveport. They discuss: where Louisiana stands in the battle against cancer; sarcoma; colorectal cancers; encouraging cancer screenings; the high cost of cancer treatments; clinical trials; environmental factors that increase cancer risks; dietary risks; the increase in targeted therapies; the increase in cancer rates among younger people; and vaccine trials. Hosts: Beth Courtney and Donna Britt