”Cancer Can Do One” is not just another cancer podcast – it’s a weekly dose of inspiration, information, and empowerment for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer. I’m Mike and I’ll take a peek at the extraordinary ways people live vibrant, fulfilling lives despite – and sometimes because of – their cancer experiences. Because not everyone who lives with this disease disappears off the radar. If they did we’d never hear about everything from off-grid healing retreats, the power of tat ...
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How A Yellow Promise Gave Dr Liz O'Riordan Back Her Identity.
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Dr Liz O'Riordan, consultant breast cancer surgeon. She was highly respected in what is still largely a male-dominated arena. Now retired, not out of choice. Back in 2015, she was appointed consultant in oncoplastic surgery in Suffolk. Two years later it's Liz who hears the words, you have breast cancer. And that's happened three times. Now continu…
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Pink cows, pink pilates, pink estate agents.
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Turn Louth Pink. It just grew and grew...and grew. This was just a bit of an idea. And then the parish church goes pink. Businesses bathe in pink, shop windows go pink, and another and another and... Venues become day-long pink festivals of pink fun, friends hurriedly put together pink fundraisers in their homes. It was a last-minute 'let's see wha…
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Stories of Cancer and Hope. A new positive book from those who've lived the life.
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Can a book of cancer stories ever be positive? Uplifting? Now maybe you're sceptical. And if you are then it's my very great pleasure to say that you are wrong, big time. Because this is a spectacularly positive book in so many ways even though the subject is not an easy one. Kevin Donaghy has cancer. And over some time he's part written and curate…
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How they're easing your family cancer bills burden.
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Question! Did you know that a cancer diagnosis could mean your household bills increase by anything between £900 and £1,000 every month? That's in the UK and is likely far higher in many countries. I said 'could' because clearly not everyone is affected in the same way. But those numbers are real, not 'exaggerated-awe-headline-stuff' and have come …
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30,000+ people can't be wrong. Why they love Laura's message.
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When Laura posted her first Stage 4 secondary cancer update on Facebook she couldn't have known what would happen next. It was originally intended to be a way to update her family and friends on her treatment. But very quickly she noticed something unplanned and unexpected. People from outside her circle were finding her on social media. She took h…
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More Than a Survivor: Teenage Cancer Triumphs in Journalism
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You'd think all ambition would be finished right there. Dreams gone. Surely that's logical? If you get cancer in your teens and recover, you're still not going to achieve what you thought you could. Maybe that's what many think. And maybe that's true for some. But that's not the case for Ellie Philpotts. She gets exclusives, such as breaking a nati…
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'Stay strong, hun...' Why Imogen feels let down by social media and schools.
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Feeling bullied. And her anxiety attacks were often not recognised at school. She felt punished for feeling the way she did. Not all teachers reacted this way; she did get some support. But looking back now, she feels it’s the education training system that doesn't give teachers the skills they need to recognise these situations. Fast forward and i…
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Imogen was 8yrs old when she was told, 'Your mum has leukaemia.'
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How do you tell a child their parent has cancer? What words do you use...when? There's plenty of help on the internet. But what about the real world? What is it like to be a child and hear those words? Is there any advice for all of us who may have to sit a child down and tell them at some point? Imogen was just eight years old when that happened t…
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'...But I have the voice of personal experience'. How you can shape cancer care.
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'Patients in my position finish the main hospital treatments then you are left with very little support and many patients feel uncomfortable and not certain how to pick their lives up...' It's a feeling many cancer patients experience. They know the NHS is extraordinary. The skill, compassion, and relentless work have transformed their lives and re…
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How a bra and Tulips fight crippling cancer costs
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Imagine ignoring that bump or that pain because...you can't afford the cost of a test or the treatment. That's the stark reality for millions. Some British expats are giving up on their retirement in the sun dream and heading home because health care costs are spiralling beyond reach. That's certainly true in Northern Cyprus currently gripped by 70…
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Louth Run For Life, June 30, 2024. '18 years and nothing surprises me...'
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1,000 + runners, huge crowds and another record-breaker from this national flagship fundraising group in a tiny town. 18 years ago £3,000 was raised - this time around £30,000 plus gift aid. It's June 30, 2024, 7 am and the team has been there for quite a while already... Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK…
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But what about intimacy after cancer..?
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We're too embarrassed to even ask the question. You've just had your prostate diagnosis and it never occurred to you. But as we hear now, it's more important than you might think. And here's why... Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIKVon LouthRunForLife
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Louise Butcher aka The Topless Runner. Topless in Tesco and other stories.
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Louise wasn't prepared to sit back and do nothing. After her double mastectomy, she became a well-known campaigner fighting the stigma faced by women in a similar situation. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIKVon LouthRunForLife
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Tattoo of a nipple for breast cancer
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Nipples and areolas. For some women who lost nipples and the areola during reconstruction following breast cancer, it can be devastating. In some cases, they no longer feel like a woman. You can also hear an episode on this podcast from Louise Butcher, The Topless Runner, who opted not to have reconstruction and she strongly supports that choice. B…
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You must talk. Or you could be storing trouble.
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We spoke to NHS Patient Advocate Anna Mamwell before about long-term patient health during and after treatment. It's something she knows all about. Anna also had leukaemia. In hospital for 6 months. And she was terrified. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIKVon LouthRunForLife
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This is 'uniquely lethal.'
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It will take laws and social change combined to save lives. That's the view of Gower Tan, a Fundraiser and volunteer Campaigns Ambassador with Cancer Research UK, and more recently employee in the Campaigns team. He was a long-term smoker and it took many years of trying to finally quit. He says smokers can't necessarily be solely blamed for smokin…
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We Need To Do More For Patient Mental Health - And For Carers.
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Are we doing enough for long-term patient health during and after treatment? And for carers..? NHS Patient Advocate Anna Mamwell, in remission herself, isn't so sure... Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIKVon LouthRunForLife
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'If We Don't Do This...Nothing Gets Raised...'
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Evenings and weekends. We join the volunteers collecting £3,500 of household items in a couple of hours. And the long haul of encouraging locals to sign up for their flagship charity summer run, on windy days in April. If they didn't do it, no funds for cancer research. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK…
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Just tell us. How Long Have We Got..?
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Laurence died from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma a few weeks ago. His partner, Victoria runs the Puddle Ducks Day Nursery with her sister at Alvingham in Lincolnshire. They have two children. Keeping busy is how she's dealing with the days. Because what else can she do..? And she just wishes someone had answered her question: How long have we got? Music: #U…
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It's never happened before. And no one can quite believe it. Louth Run For Life isn't just a summer run. Add on Turn Louth Pink, plus a Ball, plus a link with the Christmas Tractor Run and 2023 broke all records. That's £100,000 raised in ONE year. Relationship Manager Andrea Day from Cancer Research UK and Louth Run For Life Chairman Simon West te…
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