Show Notes
This week on the podcast we chat with Holly Jane Woods about her experience of being diagnosed with stage 4 oesophageal cancer at the age of 25. We first became aware of Holly's story when we saw her on irelandam. Firstly for anybody not following Holly on Instagram you need too! She is absolutely hilarious and honest, you are guaranteed to come away from her page feeling better. Holly is extremely honest with us about her cancer experience so far and she talks very openly about her treatment so far along with the highs and lows that she has faced as a result. We are truly grateful to Holly for speaking with us and we can't wait to follow her as tackles life in New York. Holly and her dad have raised alot of money for the oesophageal cancer fund who continue to raise awareness and support those affected by this disease.
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This week in the podcast we speak with Dr John Sullivan a consultant urologist who specialises in andrology in St. James hospital Dublin. This incredibly informative episodes does a deep dive into the most common side effects assosiated with prostate cancer including incontinence and sexual function. We discuss statistics and how prevelant these side effects can be while also discussing stratgies for managment.
This week on the answers for cancers podcast we are joned by Dr Richard Bambury consultant medical oncologist in Cork University hospital. He joins us to discuss the most common terminology often heard when assosiated with prostate cancer and helps provide a clear understanding of the stages of prostate cancer and the steps involved in getting a diagnosis. We hope you enjoy this episode.
Today on the podcast we are joined by the incredible Jacqueline Daly. Jacqueline is a powerful patient advocate and she joins us today to speak about prostate cancer from a partners perspective. We are very grateful to Jacqueline for joining us and sharing her experience. We hope you enjoy this episode.
As this month is prostate cancer awareness month we are very excited to present this limited series which has kindly been supported by an educational grant from Bayer. On our first episode we are joined by consultant radiotherapist Dr Paul Kelly who explains the role of radiotherapy in treating prostate cancer. We hope you enjoy this episode.
Today on the podcast we are joined by Siobhan Gaynor who talks to us about her research on the metestatic breast cancer patients experiences and needs. Her mission is to hopefully make the path for others living with metestatic breast cancer more gently. Thank you for joining us Siobhan we learned so much from this conversation .