The MOVE Against Cancer Podcast

MOVE Against Cancer patron Luke Grenfell-Shaw and 5k Your Way ambassador Lizzie Paddock share their thoughts with Lucy Gossage on dealing with a cancer diagnosis, the importance of movement and what it means to live with and beyond cancer. NOTE: this episode was recorded in 2024.

This episode is hosted by Tony Collier, who is an incredibly inspiring individual who despite living with incurable prostate cancer, continues to live an active and fulfilling life, and is passionate about raising awareness of men's health, particularly men's cancers. Around 52,300 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK each year. 2,400 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer in the UK...

Dr Sarah Swan is a clinical psychologist who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019.  Sarah shares her personal experience of the emotional impact of breast cancer along with her professional skills in how to cope with the difficult thoughts and feelings that result. She also talks about using her own experience to write a self help book for others impacted by breast cancer titled 'Coping with B...

We kick off our new series with 2 very special guests, Mel Kelly and Gemma Bavister. These two young people were faced with a cancer diagnosis in their 20's. In this episode they discuss navigating their way through cancer treatment, whilst also dealing with the physical, psychological and emotional changes that come as a result of their diagnosis. We talk body image, confidence, self esteem and c...

In this episode, Sophie chats to Simon Darby MBE and Mark Adams. Simon has been a Young Lives vs Cancer Social Worker for 12 years and founded the MOVE Forward Programme in Northern Ireland, which is a CrossFit based exercise programme for young adults living beyond cancer. This is an incredibly inspiring and uplifting chat and shows just how powerful exercise can be in changing the lives of those...

Krista is an NHS junior doctor. She also has metastatic bone cancer. She qualified as a doctor in 2021, in-between lockdowns and chemotherapy regimes, despite having been told when her sarcoma returned that there was no way she could finish medical school. Krista likes proving her doctors wrong. As part of her primary treatment she had her femur, knee, top of her tibia and all 4 of her quadriceps...

This week’s guest is the wonderful Louise Minchin.  Many of you will have woken up to Louise on your TV screens as she presented BBC Breakfast for 20 years and she’s also appeared on a number of other radio and television programmes. Louise is also known for her love of endurance sport, having completed a number of extreme triathlons, which is how she met Lucy Gossage, the co-founder of our 5k You...

Leah talks to MOVE’s Sophie Mulligan, who has had cancer herself and also had a partner support her through it. In this episode they discuss: -Andrew’s previous treatment and very recently receiving news that the cancer had returned. -The highs and lows that a couple goes through when one of them has cancer. -How life changes for the partner, as well as the person with the diagnosis. -How being a...

Laura and Nicola have a remarkable ability to find a silver lining to any adversity life throws at them. Despite everything she has and is going through, Laura still says she is lucky.   In this episode we discuss: ·      Laura’s bucket list ·      Balancing treatment with university ·      The implications of a cancer diagnosis on friendships ·      Travelling to Germany for treatment ·      The...

Henry is articulate, eloquent, funny and brutally honest. During this conversation, among many things, we discuss:   ·      Henry’s experience of transitioning from eminent neurosurgeon to cancer patient. ·      How a rational person can entertain irrational thoughts. ·      The challenges of hormone therapy for prostate cancer. ·      Finding the balance between empathy and detachment. ·      Wha...

Erin’s now taken a temporary step back from rowing to finish her treatment but in the meantime, is using her platform to raise awareness of breast cancer in younger women and highlight the importance of early detection. Erin is an incredibly articulate speaker and has mastered the art of finding the silver linings that can come with adversity. Discussion points include: The role of a cox in a rowi...

Themes we discuss include: Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable Imposter syndrome The power of hope and optimism. Are oncologists too negative? Taking back control and not being a passive patient The importance of discussing sexuality and body image in oncology appointments The Ann Summers MyViv range Being your own cheerleader The power of self-talk The currently perceived ‘brand’ of livi...

In this episode they discuss: Tony’s life as a professional footballer and the winning mentality that he still has to this day. Tony’s diagnosis of Lymphoma and how it was the ‘kick up the backside’ that he needed. How even despite his diagnosis, he went on to do incredible things such as becoming an Ambassador for Lymphoma Action, trekking in the arctic raising £6000 for charity and even starting...

In this episode you will hear: All about what Naomi does as a clinical psychologist: A step by step guide on how she talks, supports and equips young people with strategies for coping with what they are going through. The connection Naomi builds with people that are going through one of the hardest periods in their lives and seeing the difference it makes for them to open up to her. About the pivo...

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift . That is why they call it the present .” In this episode you will hear:  The strategies Sophie, Jade and Ashley learnt during their treatment from celebrating every milestone to taking small and manageable steps.  The importance of a support network.  That sometimes it helps to talk to someone who is not in your inner family/friends...

If you met Connor on the cricket field you’d just think he was your average 27 year old, albeit one with an exceptional batting prowess. You would have no idea he has cancer. You would have no idea he is on chemotherapy. You would have no idea what he has to go through every single day, to keep his life as normal as possible. Lucy and Connor have known each other for just over 2.5 years. Lucy is o...

"We all only have one life and it's all going to end, whether because of cancer or something else, so how are you going to do the things that really matter? It's not about the challenge that you face, it's how you come to respond to it." Head back to Oct 2021 (episode 10) to hear our previous episode with Luke: Talking being a CanLiver: HERE. Firstly, a HUGE thank you to Helen Murray for sharing t...

In this episode you will hear: All about the power of the mind in overcoming challenges.  How working as a team takes on a whole new meaning on a small boat in the middle of the ocean.  The importance of breaking down barriers. All about relationships based on honesty, trust and integrity. The value of living in the moment and living life the way you want to.  This episode will make you want to ta...

In this episode you will hear: Jenny's breast cancer diagnosis and what that was like as a GP. All about the impact of parkrun on Jenny's life. How having had cancer and been a patient herself has affected the way she works with her patients now as a GP.  14 years since Jenny's diagnosis: How the relationship between exercise and cancer has changed completely.  Lockdown and exercise: How this chan...

In this episode you will hear:  The detail on how and why Andy is on a journey of comeback to elite sport after a cancer diagnosis.  All the questions, doubts and fears of having an incurable cancer.  The difficulties of talking to people who cannot relate to what you are going through.  The importance of a support network and how Andy has found that in his running community.  The need for further...

We read the BBC Article about Caitlin Wilde: 'I was ashamed to ask for help' and wanted to put something together about sex and cancer to help anyone else in a similar situation.  In this episode you will hear: Young people bravely opening up about sex, relationships, dating, fertility and cancer. The impact of cancer on sex: Discomfort, body image, confidence and not knowing how to ask for help....

In this episode we discuss:  Why you’re never rejected, just redirected. Her journey to rebuild her confidence and feel like ‘Crystal’ after her surgery. The barriers she experiences through living with a facial difference. Realising the biggest obstacle to becoming the person she wanted to be again was herself. How COVID, lockdown and masks impacted her recovery. Her dreams to use her growing pla...

In this episode they discuss: How it feels to be told you have cancer as a young adult The unexpected side effects that come with having cancer treatment. The pivotal point in their cancer journey that made the whole experience really sink in. How others who haven't had cancer themselves just don't "get it". Survivor guilt. Recovery and moving on after cancer. How life changes after having cancer.

In this episode we discuss: - The importance of raising awareness of prostate cancer  - Gaining control through running in a physical and mental way  - How running a marathon, with it's ups and downs, can be a metaphor for life.  - How running events such as the London Marathon can be life changing  - Running motivation: You'll definitely finish listening and want to put your trainers on that's fo...

In this episode we discuss: ·         Taking the plunge to change careers  ·         What she has learnt from her work with young people with cancer ·         Why she believes the Move programme is so powerful ·         The highs of helping someone personally ·         The challenges of working with people with incurable cancer ·         How her work with Move has changed her outlook on life. ·   ...