
HOST: Hildy Grossman PRODUCER: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Wade Iams, MD and Misty Shields, MD, PhD. What if sudden leg weakness or severe fatigue wasn’t just stress or aging—but your body’s immune system sounding an...


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Hosted by Upstage Lung Cancer · society · EN-US
This podcast is an interview format with guests to talk about Entertainment, Medicine, Thrivers and Survivors of lung cancer.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBackstage @ Upstage is hosted by Upstage Lung Cancer. The show has published 62 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Autoimmune Disease or Hidden Cancer? Unmasking LEMS, An Early Sign of Lung Cancer" (16 October 2026, 42 minutes), "Biomarkers in Lung Cancer: Unlocking the Future" (25 September 2026, 34 minutes), and "Inflammation! When Defense Becomes Disease" (18 August 2026, 35 minutes).
Backstage @ Upstage publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 62 episodes.
Booking probability for Backstage @ Upstage is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Backstage @ Upstage requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Backstage @ Upstage's contact route on record: verified email.
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Upstage Lung Cancer hosts Backstage @ Upstage, a society podcast with 62 episodes published.
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HOST: Hildy Grossman PRODUCER: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Wade Iams, MD and Misty Shields, MD, PhD. What if sudden leg weakness or severe fatigue wasn’t just stress or aging—but your body’s immune system sounding an...

HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Melina Marmarelis, MD What if the secret to defeating lung cancer is already hidden inside our own cells? In this episode of Backstage @ Upstage , we explore the cutting...

Episode #60
HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Sahil Patel, MD, Pulmonologist Inflammation is a brilliant lifesaver when you twist an ankle—and a silent danger when your body forgets how to turn it off. In this...

HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: John Lamb, Taylor Kirkwood, and Hildy Grossman What does it take to build a musical—and turn personal tragedy into a mission? Join hosts Hildy Grossman & Jordan Rich...

HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Joan H. Schiller, MD and Francine Jacobson, MD, MPH In 2021, the World Health Organization issued a stark warning: climate change is the single biggest health threat...

HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Kyle Concannon, MD, Samantha Murrell, Bianca Bye and Leah Phillips The face of lung cancer is changing. No longer viewed simply as a “smoker’s disease”...

HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Lecia Sequist, MD and Allison Chang, MD, Ph.D. We are building on our previous "All in the Family" episode, with Jaclyn Lo Piccolo, MD, Ph.D., Pasi Janne, MD, Ph.D., of...

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HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST, Jordan Rich Guests: Sachi Badola and Lauren Coye Think you’re too young for lung cancer? Think again! This week, we’re joined by two incredible young women who are highlighting the...

Episode #54
HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Sumati Ram-Mohan, Vice President of Upstage Lung Cancer Why did singer and cabaret performer Hildy Grossman launch Upstage Lung Cancer 18 years ago? In this episode...

HOST: Hildy Grossman CO-HOST, Jordan Rich Guests: Justin Gainor, MD, Director of Targeted Immunotherapy at the Massachusetts General Hospital and David Barbie, MD, Director of the Barbie Lab at Dana Farber Cancer...

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HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jessica Lin, MD., Sarah Craig, Frank Marotta Hearing the diagnosis of Stage 4 can be devastating, but today, it is no longer the final word. More people are living with...

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How a silent killer invades our homes and our genes HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jackie Nixon, Citizens for Radon Reduction; Jane Malone, National Policy Director Indoor Environments Association...

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HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Chi Fu Jeffrey Yang. MD, Thoracic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, Professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School For any cancer patient facing surgery, there...

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From Lung Cancer Patient to Full Time Advocate HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Dusty Donaldson, Lung Cancer Patient Advocate, LiveLung Founder At fifty-one, Dusty’s life was a whirlwind. A mother...

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HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Jacy Dawn Valeras, Award-winning Television Host, Producer, Podcaster and Music Business Executive Hildy welcomes Jacy Dawn Valeras—television host, producer, music...

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Voicing New Reasons for Optimism HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Maida Mangiameli, Dusty Donaldson, Misty Shields, MD, Ph.D., and Ann Steagall Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive form...

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HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUESTS: Jaclyn LoPiccolo, MD, Ph.D., Pasi Janne, MD, Ph.D., Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Jill Feldman, EGFR Resisters Hildy opens with a powerful anecdote about an early...

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A Biomarker Dialogue Between Patient and Scientist HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Marc Muskavitch, PhD, ALK+ & Zachary Rogers, PhD, Research Fellow, Koch Institute at MIT This episode features a...

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HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: Zachary Rogers, Ph.D. Postdoc at MIT | American Cancer Society Fellow Lung cancer treatment is undergoing a revolution. In the last 15 years, we’ve transitioned...

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HOST: Hildy Grossman, CO-HOST: Jordan Rich GUEST: James Hiter, Streak for A Cure James and Hildy had a similar experience in having their lung cancer found by accident. James, a “streaker” who runs daily, epitomized...
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