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Minds of Medicine: New Options in Fight Against Cancer

Patients with ovarian cancer, oral cancer and lung cancer find hope for their challenging cancer diagnosis at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Learn more about the Josephine Ford Cancer Center and Henry Ford Health System: https://www.henryford.com/services/ca... The latest technologies are giving physicians new weapons to treat more difficult cancer cases and provide patients with better outcomes than ever before. The show follows medical specialists who are making headlines nationally, thanks to advances that allow them to take on oral, ovarian and lung cancers with life-changing results. When patients are faced with a challenging cancer diagnosis, they find new hope with procedures that are improving outcomes and shortening recovery times. Minds of Medicine: C-Change is the latest in a series of medical shows locally produced in cooperation with WDIV and Henry Ford Health System. Hosted by Paul W. Smith, morning radio personality for WJR AM 760, Minds of Medicine provides an inside look at the doctors and nurses at one of the nation's top-rated hospitals. The first segment will follow Tamer A. Ghanem, M.D., Ph.D., director of Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery Division in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, as he removes a tumor on the back of a patient's tongue using the very latest in robotic-assisted surgery. Patient Gerald James, from Orion Township, turned to Dr. Ghanem when his options ran out. Dr. Ghanem is among the first in the country to perform TransOral Robotic Surgery (TORS) using the da Vinci® Surgical System. Unlike traditional surgical approaches for head and neck cancer, TORS patients are able to return to their normal lives only a few days after surgery without significant pain and disfigurement. With the new incisionless robotic surgical procedure, Dr. Ghanem is offering patients a new option to remove certain head and neck cancer tumors without visible scarring, while preserving speech and the ability to eat. Prior to TORS, traditional surgery had many side effects, including a long incision across the lip and jaw to access the tumor. This approach would have resulted in significant swelling, longer post-operative recovery, damage to surrounding structures, and speech and swallowing problems for patients like James. Led by Dr. Ghanem, the team at Henry Ford Hospital has performed more than 50 TORS procedures since it was approved in 2009 by the FDA to remove malignant and benign tumors of the mouth, tongue, tonsils and parts of the throat. With TORS, surgeons can access tumors through the mouth using the slender operating arms of the da Vinci, thus not requiring an open skin incision. Although the surgery is more challenging for the surgeon, Dr. Ghanem believes it will give James hope and the best chance at recovery. Follow James through his surgery and recovery and watch as he gets back on the ice for a game of hockey with his family and friends. Minds of Medicine: Cancer also shows how renowned Gynecology Oncologist Adnan Munkarah, M.D., chairman of Women's Health Services at Henry Ford Hospital. He performs robotic surgery to help Louisa Forkin of Roseville, who has ovarian cancer, achieve milestones in her life. Dr. Munkarah explains how new treatment options allows for increase success in removing entire tumors, which is critical to the long-term survival of ovarian cancer patients. Dr. Munkarah explains how all cancer cases are presented to the Henry Ford Hospital Tumor Board, a group of physicians who discuss each case and collectively come to a decision on how to best treat individual patient. Saturday's program also takes a look at Henry Ford Hospital's TrueBeam™, a new technology that provides cancer patients with more accurate radiation treatment in fewer sessions than current technologies. For lung cancer patient Helen Drulliard of Westland, the treatments were cut from 16 to only four. Benjamin Movsas, M.D., chairman of the Henry Ford Department of Radiation Oncology, part of Josephine Ford Cancer Center, and Munther Ajlouni, M.D., a radiation oncologist, discuss how new technologies like TruBeam™ are allowing physicians to minimize side affects for their patients, getting them back to doing what they love most in life. "Anything we can do to shorten the treatment and minimize the issue of motion adds to accuracy and the precision of the treatment and thereby allows us to minimize any potential side effects and ultimately improve the outcome for the patient," says Dr. Movsas.