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Nov 30, 2022

We are so excited for this special episode that addresses our listeners' questions. All of you have been writing to us, and we've got a long list of questions. We'll get through some today and save some for a second show toward the end of Season 3. You all know our season has been about community and the community of...


Nov 16, 2022

Feeling So Alive with Helen Bender

On this episode, we will introduce you to an amazing young woman and a true inspiration, Helen Bender. Helen, who is only in her mid-20s, learned a few months ago that she has Stage 4 melanoma. But that is not where this story ends. It's actually the beginning of Helen's story. You will hear about how her cancer is...


Nov 2, 2022

Making Surviving Count with Tamika Felder - Cancering EP32

Our guest today, Tamika Felder, is practically the definition of a Cancering community. When she was diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 25, she didn't feel like she had found a community of survivors who could help walk her through what was ahead of her. So, she CREATED her own community, Cervivor, a nonprofit...


Oct 19, 2022

Clinical Trials and Rethinking Colonoscopies with Dr. Ahmed Abdalla - CANCERING S3EP31

On this episode, Dr. Jennifer Young Pierce talks with Dr. Ahmed Abdalla. Dr. Abdalla is an expert in phase 1 clinical trials, which is how we develop the newest therapies for cancer treatment, and he is an oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal cancers at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute. Dr. JYP and Dr....


Oct 12, 2022

Sharing The Sacred Space with Chaplain Kim Crawford Meeks

On this inspirational Cancering episode, Dr. JYP talks with Chaplain Kim Crawford Meeks, manager of the Spiritual Care Department at USA Health. Chaplain Kim meets her care recipients wherever they are on their journeys, whether with cancer or some other illness. If someone is experiencing sadness, loneliness,...