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The Many Faces of Cancer

Melissa Grosboll

As a cancer survivor and thriver, I know how important community and support are when you are facing a cancer diagnosis. That’s why I created The Many Faces of Cancer Podcast.Each week I will be interviewing amazing people with heartfelt and inspirational stories from all sides of the cancer journey: patients, survivors and thrivers, caregivers, family and friends, and professionals. I may even throw in a bonus episode once in a while talking about things that are important to us all.We never think

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42:20

Prostate Cancer: The Importance of Community and a...

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2025/05/27

Today's guest is Steve Hentzen, chairman and co-founder of the Prostate Network and 15 year prostate cancer survivor. Steve is a passionate advocate for cancer patients and serves on many advisory boards and other roles. We talk about the prevalence of prostate cancer, the importance of men's health and getting regular check-ups, the formation of the Prostate Network and all the good work they do, how lifestyle changes make such a difference in your health, and so much more. I love his acrony...

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31:26

Appreciating Every Moment after Testicular Cancer...

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2025/05/20

Today's guest is Charles Wroten III, an inspiring young man. He's studying social work at East Carolina University, an accomplished collegiate rugby player, and a resilient testicular cancer survivor. Diagnosed at age 15, he has become an advocate for men's health awareness, especially among young people. He's a public speaker and social media creator, bringing attention to the importance of early detection and mental fortitude in overcoming life's obstacles. We talk about the importanc...

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45:19

Communication and Setting Boundaries amid Breast...

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2025/05/13

Today's guest is Julia Olsson, a proud mom and SAG-AFTRA member, and breast cancer survivor. She loves storytelling as a singer/songwriter and performer, and has a deep belief in authenticity, creativity, and connection. We talk about the importance of communication, especially with family, self-image and mental health, setting boundaries and self-care, transitioning from treatment to normalcy, and so much more! This is a great conversation about dealing with the hard and being ok not being o...

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43:40

Overcoming Setbacks and Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer...

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2025/05/06

Today's guest is Andy Campbell, a resilient survivor and inspirational author who has overcome numerous life-altering challenges, including a battle with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. He talked about his 15 core beliefs that empowered him (and can empower us) to navigate through life's labyrinth in his book "Overcoming Life's Toughest Setbacks: 15 Breakthrough Core Beliefs to Transform Challenges into Opportunities!" We talk about Pancreatic Cancer, genetic testing and targeted therapies, the po...

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44:35

Light Through Darkness: Miracles Along a Cancer...

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2025/04/29

Today's guest is Harriet Cabelly, grief counselor, therapist, speaker, and author of "Light Through Darkness: Miracles Along My Cancer Journey." Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in early 2022, Harriet got in the habit of looking for and seeing miracles all along her journey and summed up 10 miracles, including Sanctuary, Faith and Timing, and Adapatability. She also created "Coping Cards" with photos and themes like strength, gratitude, and focus to help her get through the hard tim...

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48:58

Bringing Awareness to Male Breast Cancer with Bret...

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2025/04/22

Last week we talked with Peggy Miller, co-founder of the Bret Miller 1T Male Breast Cancer Happens Foundation. This week we get to hear Bret's story. Diagnosed at age 24 with breast cancer, he decided that no man should ever feel alone again when they hear the words "You have breast cancer." We talk about the lack of research and resources for men with breast cancer, pinkwashing, advocating for yourself, the importance of self breast exams, and building a community of men with breast cancer, ...

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Male Breast Cancer Happens with Mom and Advocate...

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2025/04/15

Today's guest is Peggy Miller. Peggy's son Bret was diagnosed 15 years ago with breast cancer. Since then, she and her family have been on a mission to bring awareness to male breast cancer. They started a non-profit called Bret Miller 1T Male Breast Cancer Happens and have been spreading the word about self exams, cutting edge research, and an annual male breast cancer conference. #TogetherWeWillChangetheWORLD and #MenHaveBreastsToo are Peggy's mottos and she lives them every day. ...

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49:20

Lessons from Colon Cancer at Age 31 with Truitt Taylor

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2025/04/08

Today's guest is Truitt Taylor, diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 31. He's owner of the design/build firm, Taylor Construction + Design, and cofounder of Beauty and the Builder, an Atlanta based non-profit organization focusing on serving the community, especially victims of sex trafficking, with skincare, self-care training, and providing essential living items and assisting with home maintenance. Colon cancer, as well as many other cancers, has been affecting more and more young peopl...

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45:51

Cancer, College and Chicago (Marathon) with Tom Anderson

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2025/04/01

Today's guest is such an inspiration!! Meet Tom Anderson, M.Ed., a two time cancer survivor, two time Chicago Marathon finisher (while going through treatment), and two college degrees, working on his doctorate. Wow!! Tom was diagnosed in 2020 with lung cancer that had metastasized to his lymphatic system. Immunotherapy was a life saver for him and he's been NED (no evidence of disease) for over 4 years. We talk about training for and running a marathon, immunotherapy and the future of ...

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44:05

Navigating Cancer Your Way with Maureen Kozicki

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2025/03/25

Today's guest is Maureen Kozicki. In 2014, Maureen's world changed with an ovarian cancer diagnosis. A longtime yoga and meditation teacher, she struggled to find her own voice amid countless "right ways" to heal and toxic positivity. Determined to chart her own path, she emerged with a passion for helping others do the same. In this episode, we break down "toxic positivity", the fact that there's no one-size-fits-all approach to healing, the balance of hope and fear, the importance of advoca...

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36:34

Hope and Resilience in the Face of Cancer with Peggy...

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2025/03/18

Today's guest is Peggy Velasco, a 16 year breast cancer survivor, retired in Florida with her husband and their dog Scout. Peggy had an incredible support team during her cancer journey and she pays it forward. We had a great conversation about loss and resilience, dating after cancer, "what is, instead of what if", the importance of community, continuing to look forward, and so much more. Resources: Peggy's email: peggy@mineralarea.edu Follow: Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/melissagros...

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41:42

Testicular Cancer Awareness and Advocacy with Mike...

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2025/03/11

Today's guest is Mike Craycraft, registered pharmacist, testicular cancer survivor, and founder of the Testicular Cancer Society. Mike provides heartfelt insight into what it was like to remain silent about his diagnosis for seven months, living like he was dying, what it took to accept his condition, the importance of self-advocacy, and what it's like to really live after a cancer diagnosis. Testicular cancer can affect men at any age, especially younger men, and the importance of self-exams...

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41:01

The Emotional Side of a Cancer Diagnosis with...

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2025/03/04

Today's guest is Jennifer Dutilly, a breast cancer survivor, a very active Boy Mom, the Director of Clinical Growth at Parker Integrative Health and a Personal Development Coach. Jennifer and I go deep in this episode - from having cancer after a year of being told her tumor was benign, to multiple surgeries and infections, body image and survivor's guilt, changing careers, integrative health, and so much more!! As we've heard from other guests, being and advocate for yourself and listening t...

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20:39

Solo Episode - Survivorship - Now What?

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2025/02/28

Welcome to another solo episode. This topic has come up several times with guests and I wanted to do a whole episode on it because it's that important and it's not talked about enough. Some say survivorship starts as soon as you are diagnosed. I think it should be defined as everything that happens after the end of active treatment. Sounds like what we all want, right? Treatment done, no evidence of disease, back to normal life. Unfortunately, it's often not that simple. It can be very emotio...

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39:30

Don't Sit on Symptoms with Peter Coolbaugh

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2025/02/25

Today's guest is Peter Coolbaugh, an avid baseball fan, cat dad, and survivor of both stage 5 kidney failure and stage 3 Multiple Myeloma. He started out with back pain and it took several weeks before someone finally did bloodwork and a diagnosis could be made. Peter's story is incredible, with all he went through for over a year, from alternating days of kidney dialysis and chemotherapy, fighting two diseases at once, to a stem cell transplant and subsequent skin cancer. In remission ...

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44:47

Taking Responsibility for Your Health and Healing...

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2025/02/18

Today's guest is Patty Thompson, amazing massage and spinal flow therapist and three time cancer survivor. 40 years ago, Patty was sent home from the Mayo Clinic, basically to die. She had Stage IV cancer, cervical, uterine, AND non-Hodgkins lymphoma and there was nothing more they could do for her. So they told her to get her affairs in order and released her. Can you imagine???? Patty is here to tell us her story about taking responsibility for her healing and healing herself of all three c...

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42:08

The Importance of Self Care During Treatment with...

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2025/02/11

Today's guest is Lauren Taylor, owner and founder of Aesthetics 360 Lash and MedSpa, located in Parker, Colorado. She is also currently going through treatment for breast cancer. Lauren really just wanted to feel better and look and feel her best while undergoing treatment and one of her aesthetic nurses was also an oncology nurse. Together they created an oncology department in the MedSpa, which offers individualized IV therapy, oncology facials, 3D tattooing, specialized skin care, an...

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39:47

Sharing Your Story to Help Others with Claudia...

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2025/02/04

Today's guest is Claudia Perez-Favela, a proud wife and mother of three, a first generation non-traditional college student studying criminal justice, and a cervical cancer survivor. Living in a rural community in California, when she was diagnosed, she was sure she was going to die, especially after losing her mother to ovarian cancer 5 years earlier. She was misinformed about the nature of her diagnosis, and given very little information or support to help her navigate her care. ...

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44:57

Choosing the Right Healing Path for You with Jamie...

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2025/01/28

Today's guest is Jamie Lynn Bailey, a yoga instructor, certified personal trainer, and breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed in early 2020, right before the COVID-19 shutdown. She tells us all about her journey and getting the care she needed during that crazy time.After her treatment was finished, she was navigating a whole new world and wanted to make the best health care choices she could. She ended up connecting with a functional medicine doctor that led to a wonderful relationship, i...

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43:52

The Healing Power of Art with Vicki Mackie

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2025/01/21

Today's guest is Vicki Mackie, founder and executive director of Sites and Insights, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides free Mindful Therapeutics Through Art workshops, programs, and retreats for cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and clinical caregivers. Workshops can be done in person in Colorado, or virtually.Vicki is also a cancer survivor, living with metastatic breast cancer for the past 17 years. She researched and developed these programs to help heal the emotional trauma that com...

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