Decoding Cancer podcast
The Decoding Cancer podcast is back!
Decoding Cancer - the podcast that aims to answer the public’s big cancer questions – is back for a new series, with new episodes available every Tuesday to the end of September.
Each week Irish Cancer Society Director of Research Dr Robert O’Connor is joined by guests with experience of and expertise in cancer to discuss a diverse range of topics: from how immunotherapy works, and the outsized contribution of Irish people in global cancer research, to the intriguing role that our canine companions play in vital skin cancer research.
Keep an eye on this page for new weekly episodes, or you can download them on your podcast platform of choice, and you can join the conversation on social media using #DecodingCancer
Dr Lisa Dwane tells of the personal experience that set her on the road to eventually joining a globally-renowned cancer research institute, and breast cancer survivor Rhona Nally talks to Dr Robert O’Connor about the incredible difference research made to her life.
Discussed on this show
- Support for HER2-positive breast cancer: www.cancer.ie/cancer-information-and-support/cancer-types/breast-cancer/types-of-breast-cancer/her2-positive-breast-cancer
- Irish Cancer Society Survivor Support: www.cancer.ie/cancer-information-and-support/cancer-support/coping-with-cancer/information-for-patients/survivor-support
- More information on BREAST-PREDICT : www.cancer.ie/cancer-research/about-our-cancer-research/our-cancer-research-networks/breast-predict
Prostate cancer researcher Dr Antoinette Perry gives a no-nonsense explanation of how cancer works and the reasons why treating the disease is not so simple, and Martin Sweeney gives some tips to patients on coping with cancer.
Discussed on this show:
- Information on prostate cancer: www.cancer.ie/cancer-information-and-support/cancer-types/prostate-cancer
- ARC Cancer Support: www.ArcCancerSupport.ie
- Public & Patient Involvement with the Irish Cancer Society: https://www.cancer.ie/cancer-research/about-our-cancer-research/public-and-patient-involvement
Melanoma patient advocate Kay Curtain and consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr Shirley Potter chat with Dr Robert O’Connor about a research project that may just help us to better understand how skin cancer works in both canines and humans.
Discussed on this show:
- More information on the UCD One Health programme: www.ucd.ie/onehealth/research/comparativemedicineresearchprojects/comparativeoncologybecausepetsgetcancertoo/
- Information on skin cancer and how to spot it: www.cancer.ie/skin
For the first episode of season 2 Dr Robert O’Connor is joined by patient advocate and cancer survivor Niamh Fortune, and consultant colorectal and general surgeon Dr Susan Moug to chat through the importance of nutrition and exercise in relation to cancer, and the simple steps that people can take to increase their own activity.
Discussed on this show:
- Niamh Fortune cancer treatment & recovery blog: www.MeAfterC.com
- Public & Patient Involvement with the Irish Cancer Society
- Further information on exercise & nutrition
