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Talking With Cancer

Talking With Cancer

Katie Phillips

Talking With Cancer is a weekly podcast that does exactly that; two friends, Katie Phillips & Clair Whitefield, talking. Katie has cancer and Clair doesn’t; just like the statistic, that “one in two of us will experience cancer in our lifetime”. In February 2022, at 43 years old and with no prior health issues or concerns, Katie was told that she had thyroid cancer. To be more specific, a type of thyroid papillary cancer known as hobnail, with a ROS1 fusion. The doctors said that her diagnosis was “rare” and “complicated” – not words that Katie wanted to hear in the same sentence. In the early weeks following her diagnosis, she decided to keep an audio diary of her journey and immediately thought of her good friend Clair. With Clair’s background in journalism, and Katie’s career in PR (she set up entertainment PR agency KPPR in 2011), they were the perfect match and recorded their weekly conversations over zoom. ‘Talking With Cancer’ gives insight into Katie’s life with cancer, her treatment and how she’s experiencing her world now that - in her own words - “everything has changed and nothing has changed”. The chats between Katie and Clair can often be poignant and hard-hitting, but with Clair’s, compassionate and inquisitive approach complimenting Katie’s can-do, positive outlook toward life with cancer, the episodes are always cathartic, inspiring, and more often than not, very funny too (thanks to the weekly ‘mum cancer jokes’)! Whether it’s tackling the more challenging topics that arise from facing life with cancer or the lighter moments encountered on the journey – “never moisturise before an echocardiogram” – each week, the podcast offers something for everyone, as we are all, in some way, affected by cancer. Have a listen. You might learn something, understand a little more about living with cancer than you did before and hopefully, you’ll have a giggle too. For more enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected] To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to: @talking_withcancer Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne. Series Audio Production by Pixiu

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Talking With Cancer - Genes

Genes

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01/03/23 • 50 min

Katie is feeling like one of the family at the ICR. She was thrilled to speak to another one of their fascinating researchers, Professor Trevor Graham who has moved his lab over from Bart’s, looking at the evolution of cancer genes. He shares his knowledge around how cancer genes evolve and how and why they can become drug resistant. He also shared why he’s so interested in bowel cancer.

Talking With Cancer

For all enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by Pixiu

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Talking With Cancer - Perspective

Perspective

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06/21/22 • 41 min

A different route to the park on a daily dog walk, leads to a new perspective on how to live with more presence and gratitude. Katie realises that talking about what she’s experiencing could help other people navigate their own diagnosis and treatment. And that feels really good.

Talking With Cancer

For all enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by airaphon

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Talking With Cancer - Best Friends

Best Friends

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11/29/22 • 60 min

This episode is a long time coming. Katie and Katie, two very best of friends, talk about how it feels going through Katie’s cancer diagnosis. Watching from the sidelines, how to be there, when to step in and when to step back. Being with the tough times and also laughing through life together.

Talking With Cancer

For all enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by Pixiu

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Talking With Cancer - Trailer

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05/17/22 • 1 min

Talking With Cancer is a weekly podcast that does exactly that; two friends, Katie Phillips & Clair Whitefield, talking. Katie has cancer and Clair doesn’t; just like the statistic, that “one in two of us will experience cancer in our lifetime”.

In February 2022, at 43 years old and with no prior health issues or concerns, Katie was told that she had thyroid cancer. To be more specific, a type of thyroid papillary cancer known as hobnail, with a ROS1 fusion. The doctors said that her diagnosis was “rare” and “complicated” – not words that Katie wanted to hear in the same sentence.

In the early weeks following her diagnosis, she decided to keep an audio diary of her journey and immediately thought of her good friend Clair.

With Clair’s background in journalism, and Katie’s career in PR (she set up entertainment PR agency KPPR in 2011), they were the perfect match and recorded their weekly conversations over zoom.

‘Talking With Cancer’ gives insight into Katie’s life with cancer, her treatment and how she’s experiencing her world now that - in her own words - “everything has changed and nothing has changed”.

The chats between Katie and Clair can often be poignant and hard-hitting, but with Clair’s, compassionate and inquisitive approach complimenting Katie’s can-do, positive outlook toward life with cancer, the episodes are always cathartic, inspiring, and more often than not, very funny too (thanks to the weekly ‘mum cancer jokes’)!

Whether it’s tackling the more challenging topics that arise from facing life with cancer or the lighter moments encountered on the journey – “never moisturise before an echocardiogram” – each week, the podcast offers something for everyone, as we are all, in some way, affected by cancer.

Have a listen. You might learn something, understand a little more about living with cancer than you did before and hopefully, you’ll have a giggle too.

For more enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to: @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by airaphon

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Talking With Cancer - Oomph

Oomph

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12/13/22 • 50 min

Katie first met Carolyn at Maggie’s Royal Free, she was taking the chair exercise class that was talked about in season one. Now, months on Katie regularly does Nordic Walking with Carolyn. They discuss why exercise & staying fit is so important for cancer patients, pre or post-diagnosis. And they discuss Carolyn’s book “Get Your Oomph Back”.

Talking With Cancer

For all enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by Pixiu

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Talking With Cancer - Bio Tech

Bio Tech

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12/06/22 • 40 min

Garo Armen founded Agenus Bio in 1994, with a mission to help cure cancer using immunotherapy science. The successful biotech is now living up to that mission, and continues to do innovative work in the field of cancer treatment. It was a privilege to chat with Garo, learn about his personal experience of caring for his mother whilst she had breast cancer during a very different time as well as understand more about the science behind their groundbreaking work.

Talking With Cancer

For all enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by Pixiu

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Talking With Cancer - Break

Break

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07/04/23 • 34 min

Katie talks more about her sessions with her Death Doula and explains how this is a great opportunity for her to think about her life and living. She decides to take a break from social media, and the pod for four weeks. And she gets her mum to share how she felt accompanying her to the colonoscopy a few weeks ago.

This week's VWC is from breast cancer patient Andrea Hans @andreahansoc who shares the importance of self-advocacy.

Talking With Cancer

For all enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by Pixiu

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Talking With Cancer - Matters of the heart

Matters of the heart

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11/22/22 • 51 min

Dr. Alexander Lyon of the Royal Brompton Hospital is Katie’s guest this week. He is her personal cardiologist, and he explains how & why certain cancer treatments affect the heart. On matters of the heart, Katie gets a lot off her chest this week as well, sharing ideas around self-advocacy and how practitioners, as well as patients, could alleviate certain frustrations.

Talking With Cancer

For all enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by Pixiu

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Talking With Cancer - Integrate

Integrate

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11/15/22 • 47 min

Katie talks to yoga for cancer teacher Vicky Fox about her experience as a teacher. Why she chose that specific teaching style, and how she likes to think of her approach as collaborative? Katie also reflects on her current integrative approach to treatment and receives good news & bad news from her oncologist.

Talking With Cancer

For all enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by Pixiu

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Talking With Cancer - Sitting in Stillness

Sitting in Stillness

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07/12/22 • 37 min

Katie & Clair talk about what it means to really be present; to find the pockets of stillness that bring clarity. Life, as they both know, is full of ups and downs. But what are the remedies? Clair parses a Chinese proverb and Katie shares her mum’s chicken soup recipe.

Talking With Cancer

For all enquiries or to get in touch: [email protected]

To follow Katie’s journey on Instagram, go to @talking_withcancer

Artwork & logo design by Emily Juniper. Illustrations by Amy Browne.

Series Audio Production by airaphon

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FAQ

How many episodes does Talking With Cancer have?

Talking With Cancer currently has 68 episodes available.

What topics does Talking With Cancer cover?

The podcast is about Health & Fitness and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Talking With Cancer?

The episode title 'Genes' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Talking With Cancer?

The average episode length on Talking With Cancer is 39 minutes.

How often are episodes of Talking With Cancer released?

Episodes of Talking With Cancer are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Talking With Cancer?

The first episode of Talking With Cancer was released on May 17, 2022.

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