The C Word: Get Over It Already: Life after ovarian cancer
Planet Audio
English - February 05, 2022 23:55 - 3.43 MBNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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How many times have you been asked ‘you’re over it now, right?’ by a well-meaning friend or family member? It can be hard trying to explain our cancer experience doesn't leave us. Mandi Chambless shares her experience of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 28. Mandi was given a 20% chance of survival beyond five years. 13-years later she’s beaten the odds, but in the first years after her diagnosis she was terrified of recurrence and in fact, the fear of her cancer returning is ever present.