Cancer Interviews

Nov 08 2024 100 ep. 29 mins 3

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It is our sincere hope that however cancer may be impacting you or your loved ones, that you will find the Cancer Interviews podcast and our interviews with amazing cancer survivors, caregivers, oncology professionals and others, helpful, informative and encouraging! Our guests share their stories with things like chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, stem cell transplants, bone marrow transplants, the emotional ups and downs of being a cancer patient, being a caregiver for a loved one fighting cancer, as well as cancer nutrition and allow them an opportunity to tell us about their life before, during and after their cancer journey. We do not provide medical advice on this podcast. Please remember, you are not alone and we invite you to be a part of our team, where together, everyone achieves more! We are sharing the journey together and we wish you the very best possible outcome, with your cancer journey!

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130: Robin Centner - Colon Cancer Previvor - Ryland Heights, Kentucky, USA

Nov 08 2024 28 mins

Driven by a family history of cancer and her expertise as a nurse practitioner, Robin Centner was proactive when she learned she carried a gene tied to colon cancer. She called upon a genetic counselor and underwent genetic testing. She says this screening saved her life, as from it she learned the gene is predisposed to colon cancer. Thanks to annual colonoscopies, if she is di

129: Rebecca Esparza - Ovarian Cancer Survivor - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Oct 22 2024 25 mins

What Rebecca Esparza thought was fibroid tumors led to a diagnosis of ovarian cancer at age 30. Unbeknownst to her until after her surgical procedure, doctors performed a radical hysterectomy. In addition to a difficult chemotherapy regimen, Rebecca had to deal with all of the above with no health insurance. Rebecca made it to survivorship only to learn years later, she had papi

128: Celeste Guptill - Appendix Cancer Survivor - Keizer, Oregon, USA

Sep 26 2024 28 mins

When Celeste Guptill believed her stomach was swollen a bit more than usual following the birth of her tenth child, she thought it might be due to age or some sort of gastrointestinal issue. However, a CT scan revealed a tumor leading to a diagnosis of pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP), a rare type of appendix cancer. The tumor was surgically removed, but Celeste was fortunate to find

127: Sarah Bennett - Neuroendocrine Survivor - Excelsior, Minnesota, USA

Sep 21 2024 24 mins

After experiencing gastrointestinal issues in 2022, it took a total of four visits to ERs and an urgent care before a CT scan revealed Sarah Bennett had a mass in her duodenum, near her pancreas. The mass later led to a diagnosis of a rare cancer, neuroendocrine. She did not have to undergo a Whipple procedure, but did have to take an oral form of chemotherapy. That preceded a s

126: Jon Brent - Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivor - Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Aug 22 2024 20 mins

At age two, Jon Brent was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He underwent an aggressive chemotherapy regimen, including vincristine, dexamethasone, methotrexate and prednisone, but after that still needed a bone marrow transplant. He has achieved survivorship but is still in pain and expects to some extent he will be for the rest of his life. Jo

125: Hans Rueffert - Gastric Stomach Cancer Survivor - Jasper, Georgia, USA

Aug 17 2024 26 mins

When Hans Rueffert learned he had gastric stomach cancer at age 33, he had to have half of his stomach and half of his esophagus removed, followed by chemotherapy and radiation treatment. However, because gastric juices were leaking into his lungs, he subsequently had to undergo surgery removing both his stomach and esophagus in full. It was a battle, but Hans achieved survivorsh

124: Hardeep Phull, MD - Oncologist and Patient Advocate - San Diego, California, USA

Aug 10 2024 27 mins

Cancer patients are often urged to be fierce advocates for themselves as they go through a cancer journey; but members of their care team can also serve as advocates. In this interview, Hardeep Phull, MD discusses how one’s doctor can advocate for his or her patients, with advocacy addressing insurance coverage for a needed procedure and assistance in getting a patient to qualif

123: Don Helgeson - Prostate Cancer Survivor - Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Jul 26 2024 24 mins

Cancer just will not get the best of Don Helgeson. A retired member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, he survived malignant melanoma in 1996 and colorectal cancer in 2007. Just when he thought the disease was in his past, he was diagnosed with Stage 3B prostate cancer in 2020. He opted to have his prostate removed, but thanks to a successful surgery, he achieved survivorship

122: Christine Handy - Breast Cancer Survivor - Miami, Florida, USA

Jun 22 2024 23 mins

A print and runway model, Christine Handy withstood a lumpectomy, two mastectomies and a MRSA infection, plus a chemotherapy regimen featuring Herceptin and taxol to survive HER2+ breast cancer. That inspired her to write a book, “Walk Beside Me,” and to produce a film, “Hello, Beautiful.”

121: Deb Krier - Survivor of Breast, Skin and Thyroid Cancers - Mapleton, Georgia, USA

Jun 15 2024 27 mins

What Deb Krier thought was a routine mammogram turned into a Stage Zero diagnosis of breast cancer. Stage Zero became Stage III, which was upgraded to Stage IV HER 2+ invasive breast cancer. Deb opted for a double mastectomy with no reconstruction. She was subsequently diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, then papillary thyroid cancer. Through 33 surgeries, she has survived a