Beat Cancer is the official podcast of the National Cancer Institute-designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center located in Sacramento, Calif. Beat Cancer examines proactive approaches to cancer prevention and most importantly, how we are breaking barriers to beat cancer in our community and beyond. Learn more at https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer
Can Grocery Store Policies Reduce Cancer Incidences? - A Discussion with Dr. Jennifer Falbe
Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce speaks with Jennifer Falbe, Sc.D. (https://humanecology.ucdavis.edu/people/jennifer-falbe), Associate Professor of Nutrition and Human Development, and Human Development Program Director for the Department of Human Ecology at UC Davis (https://humanecology.ucdavis.edu/), about her research studying programmatic, policy, and environmental interventions to prevent chronic disease and reduce health disparities.
To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/ (https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/)
24 Jun 2026
How Tehama County is Collaborating to Prevent Cancer
Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce speaks with Mayra Sandoval, Health Educator and Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator for UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/community/ocoe/), and Minnie Sagar, the public health director at the Tehama County Health Services Agency (https://www.tehamacohealthservices.net/), about the Tehama County Cancer Prevention Collaborative and how they're working to increase preventative screenings across the county.
To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/ (https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/)
29 Apr 2026
Head & Neck Cancer: A Patient's Story - A Discussion with Dr. Peter Belafsky and Tom Gegax
Beat Cancer host Chris Joyce speaks with Dr. Peter Belafsky (https://health.ucdavis.edu/otolaryngology/team/921/peter-belafsky---otolaryngology--ent-ears--nose--throat----laryngology-sacramento/), director of the UC Davis Health Center for Voice and Swallowing and a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, and head and neck cancer survivor Tom Gegax about his experience with diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. Tom also directed a documentary, Confessions of a CEO: My Life in an Out-of-Balance World (https://www.confessionsofaceomovie.com/).
To learn more about the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, visit https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/ (https://health.ucdavis.edu/cancer/)
*Producer's Note: Tom's treatment resulted in speech and voice difficulties, but to honor Tom's progress and recovery, his voice has not been altered or augmented by artificial means. Thank you to Tom for his vulnerability and authenticity while joining the discussion.
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