The CFRI CF Community Voices Podcast

Jessa Miller (Video)

Jessa Miller (audio)

CF and Cancer - Chelsea Lau, MD (Video)

In this podcast, Dr. Chelsea Lau, a Fellow Physician in Hematology and Oncology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, explores the link between cystic fibrosis (CF) and various types of cancer. Dr. Lau provides insights into how cancer develops in the general population and highlights the unique cancer risks for people with CF as well as CF carriers. She discusses the connection between CF and cancers such as intestinal, pancreatic, liver, cervical, and lung cancers, highlighting the latest data on these relationships. The episode concludes by covering screening recommendations and key considerations for managing cancer in the CF community.

 

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Funding for CF Community Voices 2025 has been provided to date by Viatris and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. 

 

CF and Cancer - Chelsea Lau, MD (Audio)

In this podcast, Dr. Chelsea Lau, a Fellow Physician in Hematology and Oncology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, explores the link between cystic fibrosis (CF) and various types of cancer. Dr. Lau provides insights into how cancer develops in the general population and highlights the unique cancer risks for people with CF as well as CF carriers. She discusses the connection between CF and cancers such as intestinal, pancreatic, liver, cervical, and lung cancers, highlighting the latest data on these relationships. The episode concludes by covering screening recommendations and key considerations for managing cancer in the CF community.

 

Click here to donate to CFRI and support the cystic fibrosis community worldwide: https://cfri.app.neoncrm.com/forms/do... 

 

Your thoughts are valuable to us and will help with future podcast planning! Respond to our short survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MPYLX9F, and you’ll be entered in our quarterly drawing for a $25 Etsy gift card. Winners notified by email. 

 

Funding for CF Community Voices 2025 has been provided to date by Viatris and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. 

 

CFRI-Funded Researchers Advance Science and Hope (Video)

In this brief video you will hear from several cystic fibrosis researchers whose work has been funded in part by the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute. Hear about the innovative research they are pursuing, including phage therapy, stem cell research and gene editing. CFRI-funded research continues to advance our mission to find new therapies - and ultimately a cure - for cystic fibrosis.

Click here to donate to CFRI and support the cystic fibrosis community worldwide: https://cfri.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donation

Your thoughts are valuable to us and will help with future podcast planning! Respond to our short survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MPYLX9F, and you’ll be entered in our quarterly drawing for a $25 Etsy gift card. Winners notified by email.

Funding for CF Community Voices 2025 has been provided to date by Viatris.

CFRI-Funded Researchers Advance Science and Hope (Audio)

In this brief video you will hear from several cystic fibrosis researchers whose work has been funded in part by the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute. Hear about the innovative research they are pursuing, including phage therapy, stem cell research and gene editing. CFRI-funded research continues to advance our mission to find new therapies - and ultimately a cure - for cystic fibrosis.

Click here to donate to CFRI and support the cystic fibrosis community worldwide: https://cfri.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donation

Your thoughts are valuable to us and will help with future podcast planning! Respond to our short survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MPYLX9F, and you’ll be entered in our quarterly drawing for a $25 Etsy gift card. Winners notified by email.

Funding for CF Community Voices 2025 has been provided to date by Viatris.

Modulators, Pregnancy, & The Power of Advocacy Through It All - Crystal Boeckel (Video)

In this podcast, Crystal Boeckel, an adult living with cystic fibrosis (CF), reflects on her experiences being pregnant and giving birth to her two sons, the first time off and the second time on a CFTR modulator therapy. Crystal shares the health challenges she faced in the latter half of both her pregnancies with cholestasis—a condition that occurs when bile flow from the liver to the small intestine is reduced or blocked—resulting in early labors and deliveries. Crystal discusses how these medical challenges, compounded by differing levels of support and knowledge of CF from her medical teams, impacted her emotional well-being, and how she advocated for herself when her needs were not fully met.

Click here to donate to CFRI and support the cystic fibrosis community worldwide: https://cfri.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donation

Your thoughts are valuable to us and will help with future podcast planning! Respond to our short survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MPYLX9F, and you’ll be entered in our quarterly drawing for a $25 Etsy gift card. Winners notified by email.

Funding for CF Community Voices 2025 has been provided to date by Viatris.

Modulators, Pregnancy, & The Power of Advocacy Through It All - Crystal Boeckel (Audio)

In this podcast, Crystal Boeckel, an adult living with cystic fibrosis (CF), reflects on her experiences being pregnant and giving birth to her two sons, the first time off and the second time on a CFTR modulator therapy. Crystal shares the health challenges she faced in the latter half of both her pregnancies with cholestasis—a condition that occurs when bile flow from the liver to the small intestine is reduced or blocked—resulting in early labors and deliveries. Crystal discusses how these medical challenges, compounded by differing levels of support and knowledge of CF from her medical teams, impacted her emotional well-being, and how she advocated for herself when her needs were not fully met.

Click here to donate to CFRI and support the cystic fibrosis community worldwide: https://cfri.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donation

Your thoughts are valuable to us and will help with future podcast planning! Respond to our short survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MPYLX9F, and you’ll be entered in our quarterly drawing for a $25 Etsy gift card. Winners notified by email.

Funding for CF Community Voices 2025 has been provided to date by Viatris.

Matt De Fina's CF Journey: From Double Lung Transplant to Napa Valley Winemaker (Video)

Matt De Fina shares the highs and lows of his life with cystic fibrosis (CF), including two double lung transplants and a career shift to winemaking in the Napa Valley. Hear about his transplant journey, and the people, events and activities that inspired his rapid recovery. Learn about the business he and his wife Denise launched, De Fina Family Cellars, the inspiration behind the artwork and the wine itself (cabernet franc = CF), and the ways in which the business helps support other CF programs.

Click here to donate to CFRI and support the cystic fibrosis community worldwide: https://cfri.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donation

CF Community Voices is made possible through support from Viatris, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Gilead Sciences.

Matt De Fina's CF Journey: From Double Lung Transplant to Napa Valley Winemaker (Audio)

Matt De Fina shares the highs and lows of his life with cystic fibrosis (CF), including two double lung transplants and a career shift to winemaking in the Napa Valley. Hear about his transplant journey, and the people, events and activities that inspired his rapid recovery. Learn about the business he and his wife Denise launched, De Fina Family Cellars, the inspiration behind the artwork and the wine itself (cabernet franc = CF), and the ways in which the business helps support other CF programs.

Click here to donate to CFRI and support the cystic fibrosis community worldwide: https://cfri.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donation

CF Community Voices is made possible through support from Viatris, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Gilead Sciences.