Kickin' Cancer Cares

Mike Sublett, from Odd Moe's, joins Amanda and Baron for a fun discussion, which includes the amazing survivor story of Daisy Keefer, a student at University of Oregon. Read Daisy's story at https://kicking-cancer.org/blog/not-now-not-ever/

March 2018, five years ago, was when the KGW article about GoTeamBrenda aired. Baron walks us through those first few months. Little he realize how that interview would be the catalyst for what has become a GLOBAL movement to Kick Cancer. View the KGW article at https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/warrior-dash-team-supporting-cancer-survivor/283-527358489

Mark Creamer with Globe Life - Family Heritage Division, joins Amanda and Baron at the Polar Plunge. "Cancer Care" insurance can help protect you from the financial devastation of a cancer journey. For more information go to https://kicking-cancer.org/project/guard-against-financial-devastation/

Jonathan's  cancer story, told by his mom DeDe Smith, brought about MUCH, including the charitable pharmacy bill in Washington, which DeDe and Baron are working to get to Oregon. Read Jonathan's story at https://kicking-cancer.org/blog/live-your-minutes/ told by his sister, Dr. Kristine Medyanik.

DeDe Smith joins Amanda and Baron in a conversation about her son Jonathan's cancer journey, and some of the side affects of chemotherapy.

Everyone has a WHY for being involved in the KickinCancer movement.  Jessica shares both her reason for being involved with the Polar Plunge AND some amazing personal family experiences with pancreatic cancer.

Amanda and Baron are joined by Jessica Carpenter in a discussion about the skin care industry, which is largely unregulated. Several personal care products may surprise you with what is in them.

Matt Miller, with Miller's BBQ, and Noah Kuhl, with Kuhl Disc, share their personal WHY they are working with KickinCancer. We all have someone in our lives effected by cancer, what is YOUR why? 

In 2018 Noah Kuhl was starting Kuhl Disc, while Baron was starting KickinCancer. Hear Noah's story and how they joined forces to open a retail store together.

While the US is only 4% of the world population we are predicted to have 20% of the GLOBAL new cases of cancer. In answering the quesion of WHY, "The Lovly Western Diet" comes up and Sharon Henifin suggested it could be a cause.

Sharon Henifin, co-founder of Breastfriends, calls in from Tuscon AZ to join the conversation as the discussion talks about Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer, which is what Keri Burwell has.

Amanda and Baron talk about HB 2535 passed in 2009, which is Oregon's version of "The Jonathan Bill". His LEGACY will help numerous Oregonians.

While recapping Brenda Farris and Jayme Westerfeld's story the message of KickinCancer is clear, 'keep HOPE alive'.

Brenda Farris, co-founder of KickinCancer, announces the recurrence of her breast cancer. AND Baron shares Jayme Westerfeld's story of hope, a 25+ year survivor. Jayme's story can be read at https://kicking-cancer.org/blog/scariest-day-of-my-life/

Brenda Farris and Terry Sol join Amanda and Baron in studio again to talk about information from 45 years ago that indicates "they" had a possible solution to slow down new cases of cancer and did not act on it.

Nancy Allnut's battle with cancer and her NoNo event in Albany, OR inspired what is now an annual HONORING evening for those KickinCancer honors monthly.

Amanda and Baron put the global, US, and Oregon state cancer numbers into perspective, along with the fact just over 1 person per minute is passing away from cancer.

Russ, Amanda and Baron talk more about how skin cancer is not always related to exposure to the sun.

Russ Hedge joins Amanda and Baron to share his own personal skin cancer story of invasive melanoma, which went from Stage 2A to Stage 3C. Read Russ' story at https://kicking-cancer.org/blog/little-surprises/

As Baron announces GoTeamRuss, he and Amanda begin talking about a fourth arm in treatment of cancer, immunotherapy. The medical community is finding ways to use our own body's cells in the cure for cancer.

Recap: Jonathan Van Keulen's battle in Washington State with bone cancer  brought about the Charitable Pharmacy Act  ( https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=69.70&full=true ). Listen  as KickinCancer announces it's plan to bring this act to Oregon in 2023 

After getting the diagnosis at age 64 of Ovarian Cancer, Margaret Ann Lindell's "buffalo attitude" helped her see two major personal goals in 2021 AND get the news of NED (No Evidence of Disease). Read Margaret Ann's story at https://kicking-cancer.org/blog/the-buffalo-attitude/

Baron shares more of Becky Olson's breast cancer journey, from her first diagnosis to the forming of Breastfriends and finally to her passing on April 24, 2021. We are committed to the saying, "Do Not Let Them Die in Vain." Read her full story at https://kicking-cancer.org/blog/five-times-a-winner/

Baron met Becky Olson, co-founder of Breastfriends, in late 2019 and climbed the 40 stories of the USBancorp Tower in Portland for her in March 2020 before she passed in April 2021 after her 5th battle with breast cancer. Read her full story at https://kicking-cancer.org/blog/five-times-a-winner/

Amanda and Baron discuss research about several foods that are having significant impact on the fight against cancer.