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CancerSurvivorMD®

Brad Buchanan and G [Josie] van Londen

Hello! Welcome to CancerSurvivorMD’s podcast by Brad and Josie!We will share our experiences with living in sickness, health, and anything in between to allow healing and growth. The topics will focus on cancer survivors and caregivers but will likely resonate with anyone who has been diagnosed with any health condition.Brad is a retired English professor and cancer survivor, now a facilitator of the Writing as Healing workshop.Josie is a retired medical oncologist and cancer survivor.If you have

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52:59

Survivor Chat: Matthew Zachary

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2025/10/31

A 21-year-old pianist gets brain cancer, refuses chemo to save his music, survives 30 years, founds Stupid Cancer, and now wants to organize 20 million cancer patients into a political force. Josie and Brad sit down with Matthew Zachary to talk history, late effects, parents, creativity, survivor guilt, and his next act: We The Patients. https://wethepatients.org Relevant links pertinent to this episode: https://stupidcancer.org/https://www.wethepatients.org/https://www.matthewzachary.com/h...

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35:11

Essential Elements of Cancer Survivorship Care:...

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2025/10/23

Brad Buchanan, Colleen Dwyer, and I will discuss an essential aspect of cancer survivorship care. In this episode, we’ll focus on the importance of screening for secondary cancers among cancer survivors. Relevant links pertinent to this episode: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/screening/american-cancer-society-guidelines-for-the-early-detection-of-cancer.htmlhttps://www.cdc.gov/cancer/prevention/screening.htmlhttps://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/screening General Links: Disclaimers: https://ca...

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51:27

Author Chat - Joelle Kaufman

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2025/10/08

Joelle Kaufman — cancer survivor, BRCA1 carrier, and author of “Crushing the Cancer Curve Ball: A Playbook for the Newly Diagnosed (and Their Family and Friends)” — joins Josie and co-host Brad Buchanan to talk about building a practical, compassionate “approach at the plate” for life with cancer. Joelle shares how writing helped her process, why her book is deliberately modular for foggy days, the origins of her free financial-toxicity calculator, and her idea of “happiness tripwires”. The c...

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48:19

Essential Elements of Cancer Survivorship Care:...

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2025/09/09

In this episode, we sit down with social worker Colleen Dwyer from Cancer Bridges to talk about one of the five key parts of survivorship care: keeping an eye out for cancer coming back, also called cancer surveillance. We’ll share what surveillance really means, how it changes over time, and the emotions that can come with it. You’ll also hear tips for working with your health care team as your check-ups and tests gradually become less frequent—so you can feel more confident moving forward....

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14:04

The FDA is failing rare disease patients. I’m one of...

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2025/07/21

In this powerful conversation, G [Josie] Van Londen, MD, shares her journey with primary mitochondrial disease and the life-changing impact of the investigational drug elamipretide. She describes the invisible toll of her condition, the relief of a long-awaited diagnosis, and the real-world improvements she’s experienced on treatment. As she urges the FDA to reconsider its recent denial, Josie highlights what’s at stake—not just for herself, but for the entire rare disease community. This lin...

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31:24

Provider Talk with Colleen Dwyer Diehl

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2025/02/14

In this episode, Dr. Josie welcomes Colleen Dwyer Diehl, LCSW, a clinical social worker at Cancer Bridges, to introduce an exciting new mini-series on cancer survivorship. Colleen shares her journey, the mission of Cancer Bridges, and the impactful programs they offer to support cancer patients and survivors. Together, they explore the Living Life Post-Cancer Treatment program, a structured initiative designed to help individuals navigate life after active treatment. They also int...

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42:47

Author Chat with Patrick Bringley

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2025/02/04

In this episode, we sit down with Patrick Bringley, MA, author of All the Beauty in the World, to explore his profound journey from working at The New Yorker to spending a decade as a museum guard at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Patrick shares how the loss of his brother to cancer led him to seek solace in art, offering him space for reflection, healing, and a deeper appreciation of life’s beauty and struggles. We discuss the power of art in processing grief, the intersection o...

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40:30

Caregiver Chat

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2024/12/12

Caregiving is a journey that touches many of our lives in profound and often unexpected ways. It is a role that demands resilience, compassion, and adaptability. In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Gary Marzolf, whose lifelong experience with caregiving began at a very young age and has evolved through decades of personal challenges and triumphs. Gary’s story offers wisdom, inspiration, and insight into navigating the delicate balance between caring for others and takin...

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51:56

Author Chat with Chris Gabbard

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2024/11/26

Send us a text“A Life Beyond Reason: Chris Gabbard on Loss, Caregiving, and Spiritual Growth”In this deeply moving episode, Chris Gabbard, professor and author of A Life Beyond Reason, shares his profound journey as a caregiver to his son August, who was born with severe disabilities due to a mismanaged birth. Chris reflects on the emotional and philosophical challenges he faced during and after August’s life, discussing the profound spiritual and personal growth that caregiving brought into ...

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41:44

Author Chat with Jill Squire BSN, RN, OCN

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2024/09/21

Send us a textDiscover the essential tools and wisdom to empower yourself or a loved one through a cancer journey in our latest episode. Featuring author Jill Squire and her groundbreaking book "Cancer Journey Guide and Journals: Empowerment in Diagnosis and Treatment and Beyond," we explore practical strategies to support cancer patients from diagnosis through long-term survivorship. This conversation promises invaluable insights into self-advocacy, effective communication, and the sign...

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46:27

Brad and Josie - Cancer Treatment Complications Part 2

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2024/08/29

Could you endure the excruciating pain of cancer therapy complications and still find gratitude in the experience? Join us as Brad shares his gripping story of survival following a stem cell transplant in early 2016. Brad takes us through the agonizing process of total body irradiation, chemotherapy, and the harrowing reality of developing severe acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). His gut-wrenching account of intense pain, temporary blindness, and gastrointestinal distress, coupled with ...

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28:46

Brad and Josie - Cancer Therapy Complications - Part 1

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2024/08/13

Join us as Brad and I dive into the unspoken challenges related to cancer therapies. We share our personal experiences with honesty and vulnerability. We had so much content that we split it into two parts. This is the first part, in which we tackle the often-overlooked subjects of fertility, intimacy, bone health, accelerated aging, and the emotionally taxing effects of stigmas associated with cancer. In future episodes, we hope to tackle these topics in more detail.Brad and I share our...

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45:24

Author Chat with Kate Washington

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2024/07/28

I sit down with Kate Washington to discuss her compelling book, "Already Toast," which delves into the profound and multifaceted caregiving journey. Kate shares her deeply personal experience of caring for her husband as he underwent a stem cell transplantation for lymphoma. We explore the highs and lows, the triumphs and challenges, and the emotional and physical toll that caregiving can take. Through her narrative, Kate provides invaluable insights and reflections that resonate with anyone ...

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51:36

Brad and Josie - Cancer Recurrence

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2024/07/09

How do you navigate the turbulent waters of cancer recurrence and its treatment? In this emotionally charged episode, we share deeply personal stories of battling persistent abnormal cells, undergoing numerous medical procedures (surgery, radiation, and stem cell transplant), and the heart-wrenching decision to opt for treatments that come at large risk of loss of fertility, loss of life, and loss of quality of life. We will discuss the unique nature of each of our cancer journeys (Brad'...

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34:28

Brad and Josie - Initial Cancer Treatment Part 2

CancerSurvivorMD® ·

2024/05/17

In this second part of the podcast episode, hosts Brad and his co-host delve into Brad's harrowing experience with aggressive cancer treatment. Initially diagnosed with an indolent form of cancer, Brad's condition rapidly worsened, leading to an emergency hospitalization due to a burst tumor in his lung. The episode details the intense therapeutic measures taken, including aggressive chemotherapy, the physiological and psychological toll, and the extensive hospital stay. Brad shares his first...

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32:11

Brad and Josie - Initial Cancer Treatment Part 1

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2024/05/01

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43:20

Brad and Josie: Diagnostic Phase of Initial Diagnosis

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2024/04/12

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17:04

Brad and Josie: What Brings Us Here

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2024/04/02

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49:01

Author Chat with Liz O'Riordan, MD

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2024/03/24

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61:25

Author Chat with Brad Buchanan

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2024/03/01

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