About this episode

Dr. Brad Miller interviews Dr. Eugene Manley about the intersection of cancer, racism, and AI, sharing personal stories and insights on health equity.

On this episode of the Cancer and Comedy Podcast, Dr. Brad Miller sits down with Dr. Eugene Manley—cancer scientist, nonprofit founder, Black health equity advocate, and STEM mentor—to talk about what really happens at the intersection of cancer, racism, AI, and everyday people just trying to survive the system. From growing up as a kid in Detroit with severe asthma and a dad who smoked, to earning a PhD in lung cancer and building a nonprofit to serve communities that medicine has historically ignored, Eugene shares a story that is at once painfully honest, outrage-inducing, hopeful, and surprisingly funny. In this candid, clear‑eyed, and often laugh‑through‑the‑pain conversation, Brad and Eugene dive into: Growing up sick in a smoky household and how early hospital experiences led him toward science Watching his mom battle both cancer and a broken system as a low‑income, Black woman on Medicaid Why he built SCHEQ to boost STEM pathways, degree navigation, and health literacy for diverse communities Creating the Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit so Black and Hispanic patients aren’t “the only one in the room” AI in cancer—promise and pitfalls, especially when algorithms are…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Brad Miller

Guest: Dr. Eugene Manley

Topics covered

• health equity
• cancer
• AI in healthcare
• STEM education
• medical racism
• patient advocacy

Keywords

• cancer
• health equity
• AI
• STEM
• medical racism
• patient education
• nonprofit
• lung cancer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SCHEQ, Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit

Places: Detroit, Medicaid

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