Cancer Actually F**king Sucks

In this episode of Cancer Actually F**king Sucks, Amanda Paul shares her experience as a stage four classical multicellularity Hodgkin lymphoma survivor with Abigail. Amanda reflects on her life as a busy high school junior, filled with competitive dance and friendships, until her diagnosis prompted a significant shift in her perspective. She describes the challenging path to her diagnosis, marked...

In this episode of Cancer Actually F**king Sucks, Jon Fox, a survivor of testicular and neuroendocrine cancers, shares his story with Abigail. Jon describes his background and interests before his cancer diagnosis and discusses the complexities of his life. He talks about the process of receiving his diagnosis and the whirlwind of surgeries and treatments that followed. Jon also discusses his reco...

In this powerful episode, host Abigail sits down with Katrina Craiker, a stage 2B invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer survivor. Katrina shares her journey of being diagnosed at just 27 years old, shortly after losing her mother-in-law to pancreatic cancer. She opens up about her initial symptoms, the challenging diagnostic process, and her treatment plan, which included chemotherapy, surgery,...

In this episode of "Cancer Actually F**king Sucks", we sit down with Danny, an active duty Special Agent in the U.S. Air Force and a gastric cancer survivor. Danny takes listeners on a profound journey from diagnosis to triumph, sharing how his military training prepared him for his battle against cancer. Throughout the conversation, Danny sheds light on the pivotal role of the Hunter Se...

In this episode of "Cancer Actually F**king Sucks," Abigail dives into a candid conversation with Casey Head, a survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), sharing her experience navigating life after a cancer diagnosis. Casey opens up about her challenges with PTSD and anxiety post-diagnosis, offering profound insights into the impact of trauma on survivors. Embracing holistic appro...

In this heartfelt episode of "Cancer Actually F**king Sucks," Geoff Grubbs shares his journey with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), offering a candid account of the highs and lows he's experienced. Hosted by Abigail, the conversation delves into Geoff's medical decisions, emotional challenges, and the vital role of community support. Geoff highlights the importance of organiza...

In this episode of "Cancer Actually F**king Sucks," Tracy, a courageous breast cancer survivor, shares her journey through diagnosis, treatment, and beyond. Tracy candidly discusses her experience with HER2 positive breast cancer, including its recurrence post-pregnancy and her battle with stage four metastatic cancer. She emphasizes the importance of finding the right medical team and n...

In this heartfelt conversation, Abigail and Kallie share an intimate dialogue about Kallie's journey as a breast cancer survivor. From discussing meaningful tattoos to the challenges of navigating relationships post-cancer, Kallie opens up about the emotional and physical toll of her experience. As an ambassador for the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, Kallie sheds light on her advoca...

It's our final episode ever (for now) and we also have a HUGE announcement for the pod! Abigail Glavy is your new host for Cancer Actually F***ing Sucks! Maddy and Shannon are passing the torch and they're so excited to welcome the new host. Follow us on Insta @canceractuallysuckspod. Don't forget rate, review & subscribe.

Join Shannon & Lindsy aka Taz & Sunset (#outlivingit #firstdescents) as they vulnerably dive into Lindsy's experience living with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer and how meditation has brought her peace in processing a Stage 4 diagnosis. Shannon & Lindsy met on a trip with First Descents, a nonprofit that sponsors cancer survivors to go on free community adventures. Shannon dishes...

On this episode, Shannon sits down with Hil Moss of VivorCare to chat all things survivorship. Hil is the Co-Founder & CEO of VivorCare, the first virtual survivorship clinic delivering cancer survivorship care. A young breast cancer survivor, Hil is an active advocate, mentor, and writer in the cancer community (published in outlets such as New York Magazine, Cell, and STAT), and dedicates he...

Shannon & Maddy start the episode off recapping their Thanksgiving and with some big podcast updates. Then we introduce Thandi Montgomery to the pod this week who is a breast cancer survivor and advocate. We walk through her diagnosis journey, what her treatment looked like and the emotional rollercoaster through all of it. She also shares how she stays so positive, ways she deals with fear of...

This week’s guest is Dr. Sanjay, aka The Onc Doc @theoncdoc! We’re so excited for this episode - it’s full of super helpful information for cancer patients and survivors from an amazing oncologist.  We talk to Dr. Sanjay about supplements, advocacy for patients, what he thinks cancer survivors should be doing after treatment, cancer topics & myths and new cancer-related discoveries and technol...

We're talking to Joanna Doran, Cancer Rights Expert & CEO of Triage Cancer. We discuss all things patient rights for the cancer community. This episode is a must listen for anyone impacted by cancer. Joanna shares her background and how she got into the field of Cancer Rights. We discuss the primary areas that the cancer community looks for support - financial, insurance and employment law...

This week we're talking to Abigail Glavy, breast cancer survivor and women's rights advocate. Abigail had grown up seeing breast cancer her whole life with loved ones who had been diagnosed and she opens up about finding out about her own genetic mutation at the time of diagnosis and what it was like being exposed to this world at a young age. She also shares some other traumatic events th...

It’s a solo episode with Shannon this week and she’s talking to Stephanie, the creator of Bad Genes, a “cancer clothing line” aimed to raise awareness about cancer, inspire survivors or those impacted and directly support cancer research. They donate 50% of net proceeds to non-profit organizations that are also dedicated to making a responsible impact. They talk about why Stephanie created this bu...

It's a solo episode today catching up with your favorite hosts, Maddy & Shannon! We're reflecting on 2023 so far, talk about how both of us have had recent cancer triggers and fear of recurrence/other cancers. We talk about how no matter how long you're out of active cancer treatment, these feelings still come back and that is totally okay and how to get through them. Shannon talks...

This week we're talking to Tori McGee, who is a two time Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor, stem cell survivor and Guillain-Barre Syndrome warrior. She has now been in remission since last March 2022! She shared with us how important it is to listen to your body rather than just go through the motions of life and accept not feeling great. Tori also opens up about how before her diagnosis she was alwa...

On this week’s pod we’re talking to Aidan Morris, stage 3 triple negative breast cancer survivor and co-founder of Do Cancer, a nonprofit organization that provides cancer patients and survivors with holistic healing services and programs. Aidan walks us through her diagnosis processes, getting second opinions for her treatment plan and the treatments she went through. She also opens up about doin...

This week we're talking to the incredible shining light that is Shenell Malloy. Shenell is a stage 4 Glioblastoma survivor, founder of Do Cancer, mom of two and has been in remission for 4 years. After being told that the average survival time is 12-18 months with this diagnosis and that 5% of patients live past 5 years, she became determined to not only live and survive through this cancer fo...

We start the episode out with some updates from Maddy and Shannon. Shannon gives us an update about her egg retrieval process and how it went. Then we hop into Part 2 of our interview with Christie where she talks about recovering after her last transplant and how she has slowly been able to transition into life out of treatment. She shares what’s been tough and the symptoms she’s experiencing thr...

This week we have Christie Finley back on the pod! Last time we talked to Christie was June 2021 and she has lots of updates for us. This will be a two part episode to first catch up on what’s happened in the last couple of years in Christie’s Leukemia journey and to chat through where she’s at now and how she’s feeling in the present moment. In this week’s episode Christie opens up about relapsin...

We're back with another episode with just Maddy and Shannon this week giving all of their life updates. The biggest news is that Shannon has started the egg retrieval process. She walks us through her experience so far and why she decided to do it now. She shares how her body, emotions and mental health have been affected throughout and what she's been doing to help. We also talk about hav...

This week we’re talking to Ashley, the CEO, Founder & Chief Snack Officer of BTR Nation, we’re so excited to have her stare her story with all of you!! After both of Ashely’s parents were diagnosed with rare Stage 5 cancers, she began to notice how little healthy, tasty food options there were in hospitals. She found that her and her parents were eating horribly while they were in the hospital...

On this week's episode, we have The Onc Docs on as our guests! Dr. Onyi Balogun, radiation oncologist specializing in breast and gynecologic cancers, is a domestic and global cancer disparities researcher and Dr. Folu Balogun is a medical oncologist specializing in pancreatobiliary and colorectal cancers; his research focuses on these cancers with an emphasis on underserved communities. We're so g...