Latest Cancer awareness Podcast Episodes
Ep24: Five lessons I've learnt in 2020
My Breast My Health - December 30, 2020 02:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsSo, 2020 has been no ordinary year. We have suffered loss, faced numerous challenges and setbacks, as well as experience inspirational moments and joy...all bundled into 12 extraordinary months. I wanted to share what I have learnt over the past year. The things that have resonated with me the ...
AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years - Loz
AfterThoughts - December 16, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutesAfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. In this episode, Toby and Alice are joined by Loz who was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma when they were 13. They tell us stories about exam pressures and ...
Ep23: What happens when you have a mammogram? - Dawn McDonald
My Breast My Health - December 16, 2020 02:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsHave you ever wondered what a mammogram is? Does it hurt? Can you have a mammogram if you have breast implants? Am I too young to have a mammogram? If you want to learn more about all things related to mammograms, breast ultrasounds, and breast screening, then this is the episode to listen to. ...
S2 Ep23: What happens when you have a mammogram? - Dawn McDonald
My Breast My Health - December 16, 2020 02:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsHave you ever wondered what a mammogram is? Does it hurt? Can you have a mammogram if you have breast implants? Am I too young to have a mammogram? If you want to learn more about all things related to mammograms, breast ultrasounds, and breast screening, then this is the episode to listen to. ...
AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years - Jake
AfterThoughts - December 09, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutesAfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. In this episode, Toby and Alice are joined by Jake who was diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was 19. He tells us stories about short term memory loss, hi...
AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years - Caitlin
AfterThoughts - December 02, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutesAfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. In this episode, Toby and Alice are joined by Caitlin who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) when she was 19. We chat about a pug called Nugget...
S2 Ep22: Meditation, journaling, gratitude and breast cancer - Kath Elliott
My Breast My Health - December 02, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn today's episode, I have a conversation with Kath Elliott. Kath, who is based in Melbourne, Australia, was diagnosed with breast cancer in her mid-40s, just over a year ago. In this episode we talked about her she coped with her breast cancer treatment, how her family and friends got her th...
Ep22: Meditation, journaling, gratitude and breast cancer - Kath Elliott
My Breast My Health - December 02, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn today's episode, I have a conversation with Kath Elliott. Kath, who is based in Melbourne, Australia, was diagnosed with breast cancer in her mid-40s, just over a year ago. In this episode we talked about her she coped with her breast cancer treatment, how her family and friends got her th...
AfterThoughts: The Teenage Years - Bhavan
AfterThoughts - November 25, 2020 09:00 - 57 minutesAfterThoughts: The Teenage Years was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. We're BACK with a BANG and a Bhavan for Series Two! Taking on the stories of The Teenage Years, our first storyteller Bhav, who was diagnosed with follicula...
S2 Ep21: The role of nutrition and functional medicine in breast cancer - Toral Shah
My Breast My Health - November 18, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to Season 2! In this episode, I have a conversation with Toral Shah. Toral is a chef, nutritionist and an advocate of functional medicine. She is passionate about the role of food in the prevention of diseases in general, and cancer in particular. In this episode, we talk about so many...
Ep21: The role of nutrition and functional medicine in breast cancer - Toral Shah
My Breast My Health - November 18, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to Season 2! In this episode, I have a conversation with Toral Shah. Toral is a chef, nutritionist and an advocate of functional medicine. She is passionate about the role of food in the prevention of diseases in general, and cancer in particular. In this episode, we talk about so many...
S1 Ep20: The best bits from the My Breast My Health podcast
My Breast My Health - July 14, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to the best bits of the My Breast My Health podcast. In this episode, I have collated snippets from all the guests who have appeared on the podcast so far and wrapped them into one lovely package for your listening pleasure. It was such fun editing this episode for you, and I have to sa...
Our NHS Superheroes
AfterThoughts - July 01, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutesAfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. We're finishing Season One with a BONUS EPISODE. This time, Toby and Alice ask some of our brilliant season one storytellers to share their love for the superheroes keeping the...
S1 Ep19: Can men get affected by breast cancer?
My Breast My Health - June 30, 2020 03:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsBreast cancer is the commonest cancer that affects women. However, can it affect men too? The answer to this question is, yes it can! The incidence of male breast cancer is relatively low, however, it does exist. This is not something men really think about as breast cancer has been so stron...
100km in 24 hours
Together We Fight - June 24, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutesONERUN founder Theresa Carriere was scheduled to run 100kms in one day on Friday, June 19, 2020. But due to weather, plans were changed and more obstacles were thrown ONERUN's way. Thanks to her mental and physical strength as well as some help from our amazing Runners of Hope, the sixth 100km r...
The Wrap-Up
AfterThoughts - June 24, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourAfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. This time, Toby and Alice dip back in to season one to pull out some of their favourite stories from each of the storytellers on each of the seven themes. Our top picks cover f...
S1 Ep18: My experience with living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer - Mary Huckle
My Breast My Health - June 16, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratingsMetastatic (stage 4) breast cancer is when the primary breast cancer has spread to other parts of the body and so the disease is therefore incurable. The number of people living with stage 4, metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is increasing every year. It is estimated that around 35000 people in t...
Lulu Socratous
AfterThoughts - June 10, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutesAfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. This time, Toby and Alice are joined by LuLu Socratous, who was diagnosed with neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer, which is very rare. We chat about finding and defining your pur...
Making an Impact
Together We Fight - June 05, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutesMeet Childcan and Wellspring, two charities in our community that offer FREE programs to cancer patients and their families all across Ontario. In episode four Theresa is joined by Kathleen from Childcan and Tracey from Wellspring as they share with us the types of programming they offer and the...
S1 Ep17: Can we use fat from liposuction to improve the look of a breast? - Dr Jacqueline Lewis
My Breast My Health - June 02, 2020 03:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this podcast episode, we talk about all things related to the benefits of fat in breast surgery. Yes, you read that right, F.A.T. So, you may be wondering, how can we use this precious commodity in order to help the appearance of the breast following surgery? Today's guest is Dr Jacquelin...
Behind the Training
Together We Fight - May 27, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutesSeasoned runners and newbies unite for episode three where we talk to Theresa's trainer Brad! He gives us the inside scoop on how Theresa trains, how the deal with injury prevention and lots of tips and tricks to train for any run! You do not want to miss this episode. Support the show (https:...
Toral Shah
AfterThoughts - May 27, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutesAfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. This time, Toby and Alice are joined by nutritional scientist and chef Toral Shah. Toral was first diagnosed with breast cancer 29. She experienced a reoccurrence a few years ...
S1 Ep16: How to cope with the emotional effects of breast cancer - Prof Nazanin Derakhshan
My Breast My Health - May 19, 2020 03:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe emotional effects of a breast cancer diagnosis can be life-changing. How can we cope with such varying emotions from fear, anxiety to depersonalisation and depression? In this episode, I have a fascinating conversation with Nazanin Derakhshan who is a professor of experimental psychopathol...
Ryan Collard
AfterThoughts - May 12, 2020 14:11 - 1 hourAfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. This time, Toby and Alice are joined by Ryan Collard, Trekstock Young Adult Ambassador and co-founder of Cancer Lads. Ryan and his twin brother Sean were both diagnosed with te...
S1 Ep15: Why I chose a mastectomy without reconstruction - Juliet Fitzpatrick
My Breast My Health - May 05, 2020 03:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, I talk to Juliet Fitzpatrick who opted to have a mastectomy and go flat and decided not to have breast reconstruction. Juliet was diagnosed with screen-detected breast cancer at the age of 54. She did not find or feel any lumps or abnormalities and so a breast cancer diagnosis ...
Dan
AfterThoughts - April 29, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutesAfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. This time, Toby and Alice are joined by Dan. Dan was diagnosed with thyroid cancer when they were 27. Or 26. Or 27. No, definitely 26. Dan chats to us about being misgendered, ...
S1 Ep14: How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected my work as a surgeon?
My Breast My Health - April 21, 2020 03:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsEverything has changed. The way we live our lives, work and play. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is far-reaching and will no doubt be long-lasting. The way we are living our lives has changed, we all have had to adapt, including how we work. As a breast cancer surgeon, I continue to go to ...
Kris Hallenga
AfterThoughts - April 15, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutesAfterThoughts was created to make visible some of the invisible cancer stories from within the young cancer community. This time, Toby and Alice are joined by Kris Hallenga. You may know Kris from her excellent work as boob chief of breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel! Kris was diagnosed ...
S1 Ep13: Can I use a home genetic testing kit to test for BRCA?
My Breast My Health - April 07, 2020 03:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to a new episode of the podcast. In this episode, I talk to Sarah Robart who is a genetics counsellor. Her role is to assess the risk of an individual of developing breast cancer based on their genetic makeup, as well as their family history of breast cancer and other related cancers. ...
S1 Ep13: Do I need a genetic test based on my family history of breast cancer?
My Breast My Health - April 07, 2020 03:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to a new episode of the podcast. In this episode, I talk to Sarah Robart who is a genetics counsellor. Her role is to assess the risk of an individual of developing breast cancer based on their genetic makeup, as well as their family history of breast cancer and other related cancers. ...
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