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
Freda Botha survived colon cancer | colonoscopy | stoma bag | chemotherapy | colon polyps
DESCRIPTION Freda Botha seemed to be in good health, until she wasn’t. She began to feel tired all the time, then got constipated, then...
Mar 7, 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
Whitney Jones, MD is a colon cancer expert | colorectal cancer | genetic testing | lynch syndrome
DESCRIPTION Whitney Jones, MD specialized in advanced endoscopy in Louisville, Kentucky. However, his career path changed when research...
Aug 15, 202219 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
It was after a lumpectomy with radiation that Cathy Leman survived breast cancer.
DESCRIPTION Cathy Leman’s breast cancer journey did not begin with something she noticed, but something noticed during her annual...
Jul 4, 202217 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
Victor Phiri succumbed to Stage 3b multiple myeloma | bortezomib | radiation therapy
DESCRIPTION Victor Phiri worked as a pharmacist after twice surviving Stage 3B multiple myeloma, a cancer of bone marrow plasma, before passing away in December 2025. In 2018, Victor began to experience pain in his lower back. He was given the pain relief medication bortezomib, which provided no help. He declined an MRI, but the pain worsened, and Victor was wheelchair-bound. Victor was brought to a hospital, underwent a series of tests and multiple myeloma was indicated.
Apr 29, 202216 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
Marissa Willis survived Stage II kidney cancer | radical left nephectomy | flank pain
DESCRIPTION In 2013, Marissa Willis noticed a pain on her left side that wouldn’t go away. It got so bad that so that she went to an...
Mar 2, 202212 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
Teona Ducre survived pancreatic cancer | inoperable adenocarcinoma | folfirinox | gemzar abraxane
DESCRIPTION What began as severe lower back pain for Teona Ducre led to a diagnosis of Stage III pancreatic cancer at age 41. She...
Dec 8, 202128 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
Sallie McAdoo is a kidney cancer expert | active surveillance | clinical trials
DESCRIPTION Kidney cancer presents a unique set of challenges. It does not present a clear genetic picture, making it difficult for one...
Nov 22, 202114 min read
Michael Maalouf | The Rare Disease Interest Group | Lynch Syndrome | Arrthymia | Colorectal Cancer
DESCRIPTION The Rare Disease Interest Group (RareDIG) is run by medical students at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its...
Oct 28, 202116 min read
Michelle Stravitz survived triple negative breast cancer | chemotherapy | radiation
DESCRIPTION Michelle Stravitz shares her story of survivorship after being diagnosed with Stage II triple negative breast cancer. Her...
Apr 25, 202124 min read