

Karla Chavez survived cervical cancer | colostomy bag | rectovaginal fistula | radioactive iodine
DESCRIPTION Karla Chavez had just survived a bout of thyroid cancer when she was hit with more bad news. She was diagnosed with Stage II...
May 11, 202317 min read


Erin Gratsch | Ductal Carcinoma In Situ | Unilateral Mastectomy | Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
DESCRIPTION On this episode of the @CancerInterviews podcast, Erin Gratsch tells host Bruce Morton how she twice survived breast cancer. ...
Apr 22, 202312 min read


Derrill Holly survived Stage 4 prostate cancer, opting for a prostatectomy and an implant procedure.
DESCRIPTION When “things were not working the way hey had always worked,” at age 67, Derrill Holly sought medical attention. A doctor...
Mar 10, 202314 min read


Patty Pittala survived B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma | prednisone | chemotherapy | rituxan | cytoxan
DESCRIPTION Patty Pittala tells the @CancerInterviews podcast her cancer journey began with symptoms not usually associated with cancer. ...
Feb 3, 202314 min read


Move Beyond Surviving | Tom Tressler | Post-Treatment | Breast Cancer | PTSD | Mastectomy
DESCRIPTION An often-overlooked phase of the cancer journey is what takes place after achieving survivorship. On this episode of the...
Feb 2, 202313 min read


Stephanie Smith survived breast cancer | Chemotherapy | Vermont Cancer Support Network
DESCRIPTION In today’s @CancerInterviews podcast, Stephanie Smith tells host Bruce Morton how she survived breast cancer. She was...
Jan 31, 202315 min read


Kelley Pratt survived medullary thyroid cancer | fine needle aspiration | thyroidectomy | lymphedema
DESCRIPTION When Kelley Pratt went in for a routine physical, her doctor found a large nodule sticking out of the left side of her neck. ...
Jul 30, 202212 min read


Thanks to chemotherapy plus taxotere and perjeta, Heidi Slansky survived Stage III breast cancer.
DESCRIPTION In her early forties, Heidi Slansky of Keller, Texas was in the best shape of her life. She was a fitness fanatic and loved...
May 16, 202218 min read


Laura Kieger advocates for those with rare cancers | APC gene mutation | naproxen | duodenal
DESCRIPTION Laura Kieger became an advocate for those with rare cancers when she learned members of her family carried the APC gene...
Apr 22, 202215 min read


Gary Brausen survived Stage 3B lung cancer | bronchoscopy | adenocarcinoma | cisplatin | alimta
DESCRIPTION In 2010, Gary Brausen started coughing quite a bit, which he thought was no big deal until it continued to get worse. He got...
Feb 7, 202220 min read


Dusty Baker survived prostate cancer | gleason score | brachytherapy | prostatectomy
DESCRIPTION Dusty Baker’s prostatec specific antigen (PSA) had been slowly rising when he was in his early fifties. That got the...
Dec 7, 202116 min read


Andre Dawson was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but survived after opting for robotic surgery.
DESCRIPTION Andre Dawson played major league baseball for 20 years and was good enough at his craft to be voted into the Baseball Hall of...
Feb 25, 202118 min read


Pam Mendenhall | caregiver of three family members with thyroid cancer | high needle biopsy
DESCRIPTION One by one, Pam Mendenhall of Dubuque, Iowa, learned that her husband and two daughters were diagnosed with thyroid cancer. ...
Nov 15, 202020 min read