A Rare Purpose

"I didn't expect the cancer to fix everything."Many of us sit on cruise control through life, and it can be hard for people to find true perspective on both the fragility and the beauty of being alive until either something earth shattering happens or we are faced with our own mortality. Andres Varela spent most of his life from teen years struggling through depression, so when he

In this episode, I had an incredibly moving conversation with Sandra Russell, a former psychotherapist and author of "The Feeling of Cancer". Diagnosed with multiple myeloma, Sandra faces a relentless battle with an incurable cancer, which has pushed her to reevaluate life's priorities, embrace mindfulness, and navigate the complex layers of emotional health and self-care.Her profo

Imagine you are diagnosed with a cancer that's so uncommon that even your doctor is uncertain of the pathway you need to take. You are isolated in your illness and you turn to investigating yourself online. Is it right that because your cancer is rare, that you should receive less support? When you have a rare cancer the treatment options are often more complex, and alongside compl

A compelling and emotional episode that touches on the many challenges young women affected by Cancer go through. Joined by the founder of the not for profit Cancer Chicks, Michele Molnar. We have a candid conversation about relationships, emotional wellbeing, parenting, and grieving our body parts. Although Cancer can take a lot from you, Cancer Chicks is about finding community,

Professor Parry Guilford is known for successfully in identifying the first known genetic mutations in the CDH1 gene, leading to the description of a new cancer syndrome Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC). This discovery has conservatively saved 27,000 people from developing a severe form of stomach cancer. Parry is determined to continue to change the course of HDGC stomach

Professor Alex Boussioutas is one of Australia's most prominent and accomplished Gastroenterologists. We dive right into a conversation about the latest innovations in cancer surveillance and precision medicine. As a GI Cancer specialist Alex talks about the prevalence of bowel cancer in Australia and we chat about screening challenges and the need for further education in the comm

'What do you mean you don't have a stomach?' This is a question our very first podcast guest Julian Grennell often encounters, and a reality he shared with many other members of his family after discovering they all carry the rare genetic mutation of CDH1 Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer. We dive into life post total gastrectomy and how Julian was inspired by his diagnosis to chal