Latest Cancerperks Podcast Episodes
Lessons Learned
Life on Pause - April 18, 2023 04:15 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsPeople experience many impactful lessons throughout young adulthood. Although a cancer diagnosis can change a young adult's life trajectory, it also provides learning opportunities and influential experiences. These lessons learned throughout a young adult's cancer experience can contribute to s...
Forced Realities and Choices
Life on Pause - March 21, 2023 04:15 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsExperiencing a serious health event, like a cancer diagnosis, can change a person's priorities, decisions, and overall life path. Young adults with cancer experience different obstacles as they undergo uncontrollable life changes due to their diagnosis and treatment. So how can young adults cont...
The Many Sides of Fear
Life on Pause - February 21, 2023 04:15 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsEveryone has fears that develop and change throughout their life. However, significant health events like a cancer diagnosis can simultaneously alter many aspects of life as they reveal a new set of potential outcomes - and concerns. So how do young people impacted by cancer cope with the fears ...
Looking Back To Look Forward
Life on Pause - January 24, 2023 04:15 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThose impacted by cancer gain strength and resiliency from their experiences, which carry them from year to year and remain present throughout their lifetimes. As we enter a new year, reflecting on the past can help us recognize and appreciate the lessons that will stick with us and guide us in ...
Cancer in a Strange Land
Life on Pause - January 10, 2023 04:15 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAs a part of life, people often face new situations that take them out of their comfort zones. A unique experience like traveling to a foreign country can be exciting, but unfamiliar circumstances can also cause significant unease, especially when they are due to health complications. And while ...
Toxic Positivity and Grief Tourism
Life on Pause - November 08, 2022 04:15 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsSociety generally expects people to maintain behaviors and attitudes considered "appropriate" for the situations they face. But when a person is experiencing cancer, acting according to other people's expectations can be incredibly detrimental to their mental health. Toxic positivity is the beli...
Challenges vs. Comfort
Life on Pause - October 25, 2022 04:15 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsLife constantly presents people with new scenarios that can be challenging, causing them to seek the security of their comfort zones. Young adults who experience cancer often face significant challenges regarding their treatments and health. Yet, it is common for people to find solace in the thi...
Dating After Cancer
Life on Pause - October 04, 2022 04:15 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAs if dating as a young adult wasn’t complicated enough, cancer survivors must navigate additional circumstances surrounding their past and current health. Unfortunately, this can make several aspects of the dating process tricky, like disclosing your past diagnosis to potential partners, determ...
Radiation Therapy
Life on Pause - September 20, 2022 04:15 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsFor those who have not gone through cancer treatments before, many aspects of experience may be unknown. This can mean that new cancer patients feel surprised and caught off guard by the processes and side effects of various cancer treatments, especially in the case of radiation therapy. So what...
Survivors In Healthcare
Life on Pause - September 06, 2022 04:15 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe cancer experience can be challenging, painful, and even traumatic. Still, there are healthcare professionals who have experienced cancer themselves and make it their mission to help other patients overcome their health battles. So what makes someone want to work in the healthcare field after...
Parenting During A Bone Marrow Transplant
Life on Pause - August 23, 2022 04:15 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsCancer can come in many forms and may involve different patient treatments. There is no typical cancer journey, and factors like interpersonal relationships, treatment methods, and individual coping strategies can influence a patient’s experience. Young adults with cancer may have to learn to ad...
Survivorship Day Exploration Part 1
Life on Pause - August 09, 2022 04:15 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsCancer affects many lives in different ways, leaving survivors and their loved ones with unique experiences and stories. And while it is essential to support cancer patients currently battling cancer, recognizing the effort and strength of cancer survivors is deeply important. For this reason, P...
Changes and Fitting In
Life on Pause - July 19, 2022 04:15 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAs if young adulthood wasn’t challenging enough, experiencing cancer at this stage of life can cause one to feel disconnected from their peers. It is common for cancer patients to lack a sense of belonging with others, especially in settings like school or work. So how can young adults with canc...
Exercise with Treatment
Life on Pause - July 05, 2022 04:15 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsExercise plays a vital role in our quality of life. But for cancer patients focused on recovery, many are uninformed on healthy exercise practices for people in treatment. Unfortunately, exercise oncology is still an underserved area in medical science, and while recent progress has been made in...
Not Dead Yet
Life on Pause - June 21, 2022 04:15 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe cancer journey can introduce many changes into a patient's life, creating new obstacles and challenges for them to endure. But taking on a new life philosophy may be able to support patients in managing these difficulties and gaining a healthy perspective on the life that they have. Life on...
A Fork In The Road
Life on Pause - June 07, 2022 04:15 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsExperiencing an unforeseen circumstance like cancer can cause your life to deviate from the path you had initially set out upon. This episode of Life on Pause discusses cancer's impact as a "fork in the road" and how it can significantly alter the lives of those who experience it. Life on Pause...
Palliative Care
Life on Pause - May 31, 2022 04:15 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe role of healthcare professionals is to support the health and comfort of patients through each phase of their treatment. This episode of Life on Pause discusses the sensitive topic of palliative care, and listeners are encouraged to use their best judgment and discretion. Life on Pause is ...
Chemotherapy: What to Expect
Life on Pause - May 10, 2022 04:15 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsChemotherapy involves so much more than just treating cancer. Chemotherapy treatments involve various side effects that can challenge patients mentally, physically, and emotionally. On this episode of Life on Pause, our host Kasara talks with guest speakers to discuss their experiences receiving...
Hardship on Treatment
Life on Pause - April 26, 2022 04:15 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsLife with cancer looks different for everyone, and for young people especially, it can be challenging to manage a diagnosis while still moving forward with life's other experiences. On this episode of Life on Pause, our host Brady Lucus chats with guest speaker Colton Cook, a college student who...
First Descents: The Therapeutic Effects of Adventure
Life on Pause - April 12, 2022 04:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsEven after recovery, cancer can still leave challenging effects on those who have experienced it. However, taking part in a new adventure can be beneficial and healing for cancer survivors. First Descents is a program for young adults impacted by cancer that provides them with outdoor adventures...
Hershey’s First Bone Marrow Transplant: A Caregiver’s Journey
Life on Pause - March 22, 2022 04:15 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe cancer journey can have a profound impact on the patient and those close by providing support. Finding oneself in the role of caregiver for a cancer patient can be an emotionally exhausting experience for a young adult, as they try to maintain support and composure in times of worry and hurt...
Brain Tumors
Life on Pause - March 08, 2022 04:15 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsSo many aspects of our lives rely on our brains’ health and proper functioning. For individuals who have been diagnosed with brain tumors at a young age, their cancer experiences have had lasting effects on them physically, as well as their views on life. On this episode of Life on Pause, our ho...
Survivor’s Guilt
Life on Pause - February 22, 2022 09:05 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThere are many complex emotions involved with the experience of having cancer. While people often want to view cancer as a victorious journey with positivity and hope, the reality of the fact is it can involve many emotionally taxing and negative feelings. On this episode of Life on Pause, our h...
Love Amidst Cancer
Life on Pause - February 08, 2022 09:05 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAs young adults, handling relationships can be challenging, as we are often in transformative periods within our lives. But on top of managing schoolwork, careers, and life, experiencing a cancer diagnosis can lead to a whole new set of love life complications. On this episode of Life on Pause, ...
The holiday season: sharing joy with loved ones
Life on Pause - January 04, 2022 09:05 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe holiday season holds a very special place in the hearts of many and is often symbolized by unique themes and activities that make a home feel more like home. For individuals who have experienced cancer, these unique traditions and practices can help them embrace the season's positivity and e...
Five Things to Say
Life on Pause - December 21, 2021 09:05 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe topic of cancer is sensitive, and because of this, people often face difficulty addressing it with cancer patients or people experiencing cancer symptoms. This episode provides listeners with a variety of responses to the question, "What are five things to say to a cancer patient?" Life on ...
Sisters and Brothers Chime In On Cancer
Life on Pause - December 07, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWhen a young person has cancer, in reality, the whole family ‘has’ cancer. We invited siblings to share their experience when their sister or brother was diagnosed and underwent treatment. The siblings explore: Who does the extra work at home? Is it okay to be jealous of the time your parents ar...
First Cancer, Now Avascular Necrosis?!?
Life on Pause - November 16, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAvascular necrosis (AVN) causes pain in the joints (mainly the weigh-bearing joints of the legs) and is associated with chemotherapy and steroid use during cancer treatment. The chronic pain connected with AVN can greatly impact a young adult’s life. Listen to the stories of these four young w...
Diagnosis Stories
Life on Pause - November 02, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsFor each young adult diagnosed with cancer, a doctor speaks a few words and a new chapter in life begins. This collection of stories captures the similarities and differences in young adults’ experiences leading up to diagnosis and afterwards.
What’s Cancer Got To Do With Fertility and Fertility Preservation?
Life on Pause - October 19, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWhen faced with a cancer diagnosis as a young adult, the last thing you expect is to make a quick decision about sperm-banking or egg preservation. After treatment ends and the dust begins to settle, you’re faced with questions that your peers are likely not considering, ‘Am I still able to have...
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