Cancer IRL Explicit

by Desiree Deleau and Iva Golubovic

Being in your 20s or 30s and having cancer means sometimes you Google your symptoms and end up being right about the self diagnosis. It means your career might be going on pause, it means you may need to speak to your partner about kids a lot sooner than you thought. It means you will likely need to develop a great sense of humour. It means you may need to reevaluate your friendships. It means a lot of things, and not all of ... 

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Podcast episodes

  • Season 2

  • Metastatic Breast Cancer IRL

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    Metastatic Breast Cancer IRL

    S02 E07
    57:00
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    When Emily was diagnosed with breast cancer she learned that her diagnosis was de novo, meaning she was always stage 4 metastatic. Our conversation covers the medical and emotional journey of a long term cancer diagnosis,

  • Colon Cancer IRL

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    Colon Cancer IRL

    S02 E06
    02:12:32
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    Annette is an actor and director from Vancouver BC. She went through her stage 3 B Colon cancer journey while also being a mom. Self advocacy is the running theme through her story, both in her personal experience and unfortunately her sister's experience as well.

  • Thyroid Cancer IRL

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    Thyroid Cancer IRL

    S02 E05
    02:37:12
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    Ariele's thyroid cancer diagnosis sent her life down a difficult path on which physical health concerns played a secondary part. This conversation more then any other we've had to date highlights the effects of cancer on mental health, career and finances. We often think that cancer patients living in Canada should consider themselves lucky that so much of the financial burden is taken care of, but Ariele is an example of what it looks like to fall between the cracks of both the public and personal healthcare system.

  • Stomach Cancer IRL

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    Stomach Cancer IRL

    S02 E04
    02:32:33
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    In this two part conversation we speak with Alyssa about her stage 4 stomach cancer diagnosis. We spoke with her first at the early stages of her treatment, then caught up with her post finishing a trial treatment. She tells us about the delays in her screenings, poor bedside manner, the necessity for self advocacy, and the psychological navigations of a long term illness.

  • Breast Cancer IRL

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    Breast Cancer IRL

    S02 E02
    02:24:52
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    Lindsay's journey with stage 3 triple negative breast cancer started at 8 months pregnant. Her story is one of willpower and positivity, which radiates off of her even in our talk. She kept a detailed journal throughout her experience which she's shared with her ever growing community and now with us.