Cancer Interviews

In today's episode of the @CancerInterviews podcast, Matthew Rosenblum relives an arduous journey that led to his surviving Stage IV pancreatic cancer.   His journey began with bile duct obstruction jaundice and the subsequent removal of his gall bladder.     In January 2021, Matthew began to experience the nasty symptoms of bile duct obstructive jaundice.   His urine became very dark and his stoo...

Raphaela Ilgenfritz survived colon cancer and rectal cancer.   She is from London, United Kingdom, where rectal cancer is known as bowel cancer.     Her cancer journey did not begin in the way most cancer journeys begin.   She was going through post-menopause during the COVID pandemic.   When she noticed something different about her bowel movements, she thought those differences were tied to meno...

In today's @CancerInterviews segment, Cinde Dolphin of San Luis Obispo, California tells host Bruce Morton how she went toe-to-toe with lung cancer once and breast cancer three times and survived.   But that is not where her cancer journey ended.   These days she engages in what she calls Cancerpreneurship, her method of helping those diagnosed with cancer in ways some might deem unconventional.  ...

Those diagnosed with mucosal melanoma, comprise about one percent of all melanoma diagnoses.   For Chris White of Dallas, Texas, his journey began when he noticed a lump on his rectum.   He thought it might be a pimple or a hemorrhoid, and didn't think to do anything about it.   An active snowboarder, Chris was on a chairlift when he felt an increased level of discomfort.   Then he noticed an addi...

Claudia Tatum is a retired oncology nurse from Tulsa, Oklahoma, which afforded her a sophisticated eye when she went through her cancer journey.   It began with a chronic cough, pelvic heaviness, and back pain.     Because of the cough, Claudia requested a CT scan of her chest.   Her patient portal revealed a large, left renal mass "consistent with RCC," meaning renal cell carcinoma, a mass measur...

On this segment of the @CancerInterviews podcast, Tim Sohn will tell us how unusual bruises on his leg led to his being hospitalized, then diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer.   He was able to reach survivorship after a regimen that included oral chemotherapy.   Originally from New York City, Tim makes his home with his family in the woods in Shahola, in northeastern Pe...

This is the @CancerInterviews podcast.   On this episode, Elise Fourie of Pretoria, South Africa tells us how she found herself with mouth ulcers.   That led to a visit to a doctor who said tests revealed Elise had two nodules on her thyroid, and a subsequent diagnosis of follicular thyroid cancer.   For Elise Fourie, all seemed well with her health until October 2002 when she had mouth ulcers.  ...

Josh Tehan shares his story in today's Cancer Interviews podcast with host Bruce Morton about how he was a cancer patient caregiver for his son Ethan throughout his successful battle with childhood leukemia at age 4 with chemotherapy treatments for leukemia, a form of blood cancer. Nonetheless, Ethan said it was a challenge to remain strong, and for he and family members to adhere to their care sc...

In this segment of the Cancer Interviews podcast, Sayen Gates shares her journey as the cancer patient caregiver and life coach for her aunt who was diagnosed with lung cancer.   When Sayen Gates' aunt was diagnosed with lung cancer, life changed for both women, as Sayen became her aunt's patient caregiver.   Sayen spoke to Cancer Interviews to provide the perspective of a cancer patient caregiver...

A kickboxer and an ultramarathoner in his early forties, Dale De Steno was in excellent health.   That's why he was stunned to be diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer.   Thanks to a targeted therapy regimen, he survived, but 18 months later, the cancer returned.   In the Autumn of 2023, Dale passed away, but his family and friends still want you to hear his story, which he shared with the @CancerIn...

On this episode of the Cancer Interviews podcast, Jeff Knapp shares the arduous journey he went on to attain survivorship from tongue cancer.   First, his cancer was misdiagnosed, then to address the correct cancer, he had to undergo a mandibulotomy, in which his jaw was cut in half.   Next, he was on a PEG feeding tube for close to six months.   The journey robbed him of his ability to enunciate...

On this episode of the @CancerInterviews podcast, host Bruce Morton will hear from Andrew McPherson about how he survived Stage 2A adenosquamos carcinoma, a form of lung cancer.   After undergoing a left upper sleeve lobectomy via thorochotomy, in February 2017, Andrew was diagnosed at age 28.   After painful surgery in the thoracic cavity and intense physical therapy, Andrew slowly worked his way...

In this episode of the @CancerInterviews podcast, Molly Lindquist tells host Bruce Morton how she survived breast cancer.   She was only 32 when detected a lump in her left breast.   A trip to the doctor led to a biopsy, which led to her diagnosis, and a subsequent bilateral mastectomy.     Molly discovered the lump while taking a shower.   She thought it to be seen by her OBGYN.   The doctor thou...

For Kathy Kuhl, what she thought was dizziness or vertigo, became a diagnosis of a rare cancer known as ependymoma.   It is a tumor of the brain or spinal cord.   In this episode of the @CancerInterviews podcast, Kathy tells host Bruce Morton she had to undergo surgery to get her spinal cord removed, which began a years process to regain something close to normalcy.   During that time, she suffere...

Learn how Harvey Singer who had a BRCA2 genetic mutation, found out he had Male Breast Cancer on this episode of Cancer Interviews with host Bruce Morton, after undergoing a mammogram and biopsy prior to diagnosis and was successfully treated with a mastectomy and prophylactic chemotherapy. What began as a sharp pain in his left nipple led to a mammogram and ultimately a diagnosis of breast cancer...

For any parent of a pediatric cancer patient, for both the parent and child, the journey is difficult, physically, emotionally and fiscally.   Erica Neubert Campbell of Edina, Minnesota recognized this, and inspired by the story of a courageous nine-year-old, joined the Pinky Swear Foundation, which seeks to take care of the financial health of a family while it deals with the cancer journey of a...

Don Melillo of West Chester, Ohio, was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2012.   At that time, he was told the only way his life could be saved was with a full liver transplant.   He is happy to report that today there are other, less-invasive paths to liver cancer survivorship.     It was in 2011 that Don began experiencing continuous stomach pains.   He was seen by a gastroenterologist numerous tes...

Teresa Davis-Mills was initially diagnosed with celiac disease, but after undergoing an endoscopy and a colonoscopy, a biopsy of two small polyps revealed she had colon cancer.     Teresa's journey began in 2017 with the sight of a drop of blood.   When the bleeding repeated itself, she went to a gastroenterologist.   After some lab work, Teresa was told she had celiac disease, a genetic autoimmun...

On today's segment of the @CancerInterviews podcast, Rachel Rump tells host Bruce Morton how she overcame a lot to survive cervical cancer.   A blend of external radiation, internal radiation and chemotherapy enabled Rachel to achieve survivorship.   However, survivorship has come at a price.   She tires easily, her hair has thinned, and she found herself going through menopause at age 32.   Rache...

              A husband, father and mortgage broker, Boyd Dunleavy of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, was leading a healthy lifestyle, healthy enough for him to run marathons.   Then in 2011, what began as night sweats and nosebleeds necessitated a series of blood tests.   He was then told to go to the hospital right away.   His platelets had plummeted, and that's when he was told he had blood can...

Neal Augenstein Description It is not easy to survive Stage IV lung cancer, but through  targeted therapy, and the medication tagrisso, Neal Augenstein went on the @CancerInterviews podcast to confirm that it can be done.     In September of 2022, Neal Augenstein, a reporter at a radio station in Washington, DC, found himself coughing more than normal.   At first he chalked it up to seasonal aller...

A regimen of darzalex, vercade and dexamethasone teamed up for a chemotherapy regimen that helped Gregory Proctor survive multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer.   After going into remission, his health improved in a big way with a stem cell transplant.   In the spring of 2011, Greg's journey began with some lower back pain.   After about a month, it reached a point in which he could not get out...

  Note: Mark Kageyama passed away in 2026. On this episode of the @CancerInterviews podcast, Mark Kageyama told host Bruce Morton about his surviving three cancers.   A diagnosis of prostate cancer became metastatic prostate cancer when it was learned his cancer spread to his lungs and bones.   To fight the cancer, Mark had to experience an aggressive chemotherapy, with the medication, taxotere.  ...

Naniki Seboni survived Stage III malignant melanoma, but hers was an arduous journey.   At age twenty, she admits she was slow to seek medical attention for an unusual-looking mole on her left leg; and it was medical attention from a neurologist who noticed something wrong and sent Naniki to a dermatologist.   The dermatologist told Naniki in 2015 he needed to remove the mole, but needed to perfor...

Once Paoola Sefair survived papillary thyroid cancer, she wanted to help others.   She learned from her own cancer journey that the journey includes an emotional piece that often goes unaddressed.   That's when she co-founded My CareCrew, a support group featuring a free app that enables cancer patients, caregivers and their family and friends to craft a personalized care plan with an eye toward m...