Part Two

Part Three

** Thanks for downloading this episode. If you'd like to stay in touch with our continuing story, Season 2 continues at This Medical Life, in which Dr Travis Brown continues his exploration of diseases and our approaches to treatment from history to the modern day. Have a look in your podcast app now for This Medical Life, and hit subscribe so you never miss an episode **

'You have cancer'

It must be the most dreaded sentence in modern society. Our fear of cancer is well founded and for those suffering from Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML), before 1999, there was only a slim chance of survival.

Caused by a single translocation called the Philadelphia chromosome, it took only 40 years to go from a chemotherapy resistant and often fatal disease to a manageable condition with an oral tablet.

This is a remarkable story of science, persistence and triumph.

As Dr Travis Brown says,

"When chromosomes were discovered in the late 1800’s, their nature and function was unclear.

In 1910, Thomas Hunt Morgan identified the link between chromosomes and inheritance.

In 1959, Peter Nowell & David Hungerford discovered CMLs Philadelphia chromosome, but where had the segment of chr 22 gone?

In 1973, Dr Janet Rowley found it.

In 1999, Dr Brian Druker treated it."

** Thanks for downloading this episode. If you'd like to stay in touch with our continuing story, Season 2 continues at <a href="https://thismedicallife.com.au/">This Medical Life</a>, in which Dr Travis Brown continues his exploration of diseases and our approaches to treatment from history to the modern day. Have a look in your podcast app now for This Medical Life, and hit subscribe so you never miss an episode **
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'You have cancer'
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It must be the most dreaded sentence in modern society. Our fear of cancer is well founded and for those suffering from Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML), before 1999, there was only a slim chance of survival.
Caused by a single translocation called the Philadelphia chromosome, it took only 40 years to go from a chemotherapy resistant and often fatal disease to a manageable condition with an oral tablet.
This is a remarkable story of science, persistence and triumph.
As Dr Travis Brown says,
<blockquote>
"When chromosomes were discovered in the late 1800&rsquo;s, their nature and function was unclear. In 1910, Thomas Hunt Morgan identified the link between chromosomes and inheritance. In 1959, Peter Nowell &amp; David Hungerford discovered CMLs Philadelphia chromosome, but where had the segment of chr 22 gone? In 1973, Dr Janet Rowley found it. In 1999, Dr Brian Druker treated it."
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This Pathological Life Podcast

Every disease has its own story to tell - Dr Travis Brown

The podcast series “This Pathological Life” brings to life the spectrum of general pathology topics by delving into each through the lens of historical aspects of disease, community impact of chronic illness, study or research threads, and topical areas of interest. 

Podcast host Steve Davis is joined by our resident Pathologist Dr Travis Brown. Dr Travis Brown is a General Pathologist who enjoys working in the fields of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Anatomical Pathology, and Haematology.

Our podcast host Steve Davis, is a seasoned radio interviewer and podcaster. Aside from running his own marketing company, he is a public speaker, stand-up comedian and journalist.

We share episodes such as ‘A pox on both your houses.’, ‘A pathological addiction’, 'De Slag om Gluten (Dutch)', 'A smear in time (saves lives)' and quite simply, 'What is pathology anyway?'

This Pathological Life Podcast
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Every disease has its own story to tell - Dr Travis Brown
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The podcast series &ldquo;This Pathological Life&rdquo; brings to life the spectrum of general pathology topics by delving into each through the lens of historical aspects of disease, community impact of chronic illness, study or research threads, and topical areas of interest.&nbsp;
Podcast host Steve Davis is joined by our resident Pathologist Dr Travis Brown. Dr Travis Brown is a General Pathologist who enjoys working in the fields of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Anatomical Pathology, and Haematology.
Our podcast host Steve Davis, is a seasoned radio interviewer and podcaster. Aside from running his own marketing company, he is a public speaker, stand-up comedian and journalist.
We share episodes such as &lsquo;A pox on both your houses.&rsquo;, &lsquo;A pathological addiction&rsquo;, 'De Slag om Gluten (Dutch)', 'A smear in time (saves lives)' and quite simply, 'What is pathology anyway?'

Every disease has its own story to tell - Dr Travis Brown

This Pathological Life Podcast

Every disease has a story to tell - Dr Travis Brown

This Pathological Life podcast is an inspired collaboration between General Pathologist Dr Travis Brown and seasoned radio interviewer and podcaster, Steve Davis. 

By using a storytelling format, they share the history behind diseases and put health challenges into context to deepen your library of anecdotes and explanations. 

In Season One, the podcast brought to life a spectrum of general pathology topics by delving into each through the lens of historical aspects of disease, community impact of chronic illness, study or research threads, and topical areas of interest. We shared episodes such as ‘A pox on both your houses.’ – about small pox; ‘A pathological addiction to making sandwiches’ – Typhoid Mary and quite simply, "What is Pathology?".

In Season Two, we kick off with indigenous health chats with Dan Tyson Chief Executive Officer at Desert Knowledge Australia. We have lined up discussions about medical ethics with President AMASA Dr Chris Moy and social media health data with Mayo Clinic's Lee Aase Communications Director, Social and Digital Innovation, as well as immunology and allergy testing with Dr Daman Langguth Head of Immunology Department, Chair of SNP Partners, Member of Executive Advisory Committee, Chair of the Data Request Committee.

We consider "What is genius?" with Sonic Genetics Professor Graeme Suthers

We encourage you to request topics, stories and tales that would be of interest.

Enjoy the listen.

PS Dr Travis Brown is a General Pathologist who enjoys working in the fields of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Anatomical Pathology, and Haematology.

<blockquote>
Every disease has a story to tell - Dr Travis Brown
</blockquote>
This Pathological Life podcast is an inspired collaboration between General Pathologist Dr Travis Brown and seasoned radio interviewer and podcaster, Steve Davis.&nbsp;
By using a storytelling format, they share the history behind diseases and put health challenges into context to deepen your library of anecdotes and explanations.&nbsp;
In Season One, the podcast brought to life a spectrum of general pathology topics by delving into each through the lens of historical aspects of disease, community impact of chronic illness, study or research threads, and topical areas of interest. We shared episodes such as &lsquo;A pox on both your houses.&rsquo; &ndash; about small pox; &lsquo;A pathological addiction to making sandwiches&rsquo; &ndash; Typhoid Mary and quite simply, "What is Pathology?".
In Season Two, we kick off with indigenous health chats with <a href="https://www.dka.com.au/">Dan Tyson</a> Chief Executive Officer at Desert Knowledge Australia. We have lined up discussions about medical ethics with President AMASA <a href="https://www.ausdoc.com.au/author/dr-chris-moy">Dr Chris Moy</a> and social media health data with Mayo Clinic's Lee Aase Communications Director, Social and Digital Innovation, as well as immunology and allergy testing with <a href="https://www.snp.com.au/about-us/our-pathologists/a-z/dr-daman-langguth">Dr Daman Langguth</a> Head of Immunology Department, Chair of SNP Partners, Member of Executive Advisory Committee, Chair of the Data Request Committee.
We consider "What is genius?" with Sonic Genetics <a href="https://www.clinpath.com.au/about-us/clinpath-leadership/our-pathologists/professor-graeme-suthers">Professor Graeme Suthers</a>
We encourage you to request topics, stories and tales that would be of interest.
Enjoy the listen.
PS Dr Travis Brown is a General Pathologist who enjoys working in the fields of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Anatomical Pathology, and Haematology.

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