The Beljanski Cancer Talk Show

What if breast cancer is not only about tumors, but about the environment within the body where disease develops?
In this episode of the Beljanski Cancer Talk Show, Dr. Jenn Simmons shares her powerful journey from conventional breast cancer surgeon to integrative physician after facing a breast cancer diagnosis herself.
She explains why the current medical model focuses too heavily on tumors instead of the internal terrain that allows disease to grow. From immune health and toxic exposure to emotional stress and hormonal balance, Dr. Simmons explores how women can better understand their bodies and take a more proactive role in prevention, screening, and healing.
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About the Guest:
Dr. Jenn Simmons is a former fellowship-trained breast cancer surgeon and the founder of Real Health MD and PerfeQTion Imaging. After more than two decades practicing conventional medicine, her own breast cancer diagnosis led her to explore functional and integrative approaches to healing.
Today, Dr. Simmons focuses on helping women understand the deeper factors that influence breast cancer risk and recovery, including immune health, metabolic function, toxic exposures, hormonal balance, and emotional well-being.
She is the author of The Smart Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer and the host of the Keeping Abreast podcast, where she educates women on prevention, screening, and reclaiming agency over their breast health.
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Social Handles
Website: https://www.jennsimmonsmd.com/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/?hl=en 
Podcast: https://keepingabreastwithdrjenn.buzzsprout.com/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons/ 
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Most women know something is wrong long before a diagnosis ever arrives. In this episode of the Beljanski Cancer Talk Show, Maraya Brown explains how subtle symptoms, disrupted rhythms, stress, and hormonal imbalance shape women's health, and why listening to the body is the first step toward real healing.
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About the Guest:
Maraya Brown is a certified nurse-midwife and the CEO of Beyond Health International. Her work focuses on women's energy, hormonal health, libido, and nervous system regulation using a functional, root-cause approach.
With training in circadian and infradian rhythm alignment, stress physiology, and functional testing, Maraya supports women who experience fatigue, sleep disruption, hormonal imbalance, and chronic stress despite normal lab results. She is also the host of the Women's Vibrancy Code podcast, where she explores how rhythm, regulation, and self-advocacy shape women's health across every life stage.
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Social Handles:
Website: https://marayabrown.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_marayabrown
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7spqWVhxcBJ4oOJ66A3LLf
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-womens-vibrancy-
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Most people aren't fighting for their lives, but their nervous system thinks they are. In this episode of the Beljanski Cancer Talk Show, Nathan Crane joins us to explain how chronic stress, fear, and fight-or-flight responses shut down healing, and how breath, meditation, and mindset shifts can help restore the body’s natural ability to repair and recover.
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About the Guest:
Nathan Crane is an inspirational speaker, meditation teacher, bestselling author, and award-winning filmmaker with over two decades of experience in holistic health and spiritual practice. His work focuses on helping individuals regain clarity, purpose, and vitality by addressing the mind–body connection and nervous system regulation.
Having overcome homelessness, addiction, depression, and severe emotional trauma in his youth, Nathan brings lived experience to his teaching. He has worked extensively with individuals facing cancer and chronic illness, emphasizing breathwork, meditation, and mindset as foundational tools for restoring balance, resilience, and healing.
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Social Handles:
Website:  https://www.nathancrane.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditationwithnathan/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MeditationWithNathan
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Cancer doesn’t come back by accident. In this episode of the Beljanski Cancer Talk Show, Dr. John Hall explains how cancer stem cells drive drug resistance, metastasis, and recurrence, and how specific plant extracts have shown activity against both bulk tumors and these treatment-resistant cells.

Dr. John Hall is the Director of Research at the Beljanski Foundation, where he leads scientific studies building on the work of molecular biologist Dr. Mirko Beljanski. He is a graduate fellow of Princeton University, earned his PhD in biochemistry from New York University, and served as an assistant professor at Rockefeller University in cell biology.
Dr. Hall has authored multiple scientific publications and patent applications in the field of cancer research. His work focuses on understanding how specific plant extracts interact with cancer cells, cancer stem cells, and treatment resistance, with an emphasis on efficacy, safety, and integrative approaches to cancer care.

Website: https://www.beljanski.org/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-beljanski-foundation

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Most cancer research never reaches patients in a clear, usable way. In this episode of The Beljanski Cancer Talk Show, Mark Taylor, Founder and CEO of Patient Led Oncology and the Hacking Cancer Research Portal, explains how artificial intelligence is helping organize and navigate cancer research for patients and doctors.

We explore how AI-powered research tools, integrative oncology insights, and clinical studies can help reduce information overload as cancer research continues to expand rapidly.

Mark Taylor is the Founder and CEO of Patient Led Oncology and the Hacking Cancer Research Portal, platforms focused on improving access to cancer research and helping patients and clinicians better understand available scientific evidence.

In this conversation, we discuss why so much cancer research never reaches patients, how AI can structure and interpret clinical studies, and how integrative oncology research is being cataloged and reviewed. The episode also touches on patient-led research, emotional health, and the challenges doctors face in keeping up with rapidly expanding medical knowledge.

This discussion focuses on education, research access, and decision support. It does not provide medical advice or treatment recommendations
► https://www.beljanski.org/beljanski-cancer-talk-show/episode-47-most-cancer-research-never-reaches-patients-ai-is-changing-that-featuring-mark-taylor/

🔑 Key Takeaways:
• Personal cancer scare and early detection limits
• Information gaps in conventional oncology
• Patients navigating research independently
• Clinical studies not reaching real-world care
• AI structuring cancer research at scale
• Integrative oncology evidence mapping
• Research filtering by cancer type and access
• Budget and location shaping real options
• Emotional health and stress factors
• Future of patient-led research system

🔗 Patient Led Oncology: https://www.patientledoncology.com/
🔗 Hacking Cancer Research Portal:
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