Best Life After Cancer

By Deborah Butzbach, MD

Join oncologist Dr. Deborah Butzbach, as she brings experience from both her medical practice and life coaching degree to help you release your fear, regain your joy and reduce your risk after cancer ... more

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The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.

Best Life After Cancer episodes:

August 07, 2024 Meditation for Cancer Survivors
In honor of Miles' birthday, his and my gift to you is this meditation for cancer survivors, which should help with fear, anxiety and maybe even chronic discomfort.
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16min
November 09, 2022 Recurrent Cancer and the Waiting Game
This podcast, written and recorded in June, talks about my husband and my journey with his recurrent head and neck cancer, as we waited for testing and surgery, and how I dealt with the struggles of managing my worries while we waited for testing, biopsies, and our surgical date. Waiting sucks, but there are things you can do to improve your experience.
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17min
June 13, 2022 Cancer Recovery: Do You Need to Take Time Off?
After loosing my son, Miles in a car accident, my mom unexpectedly from complications of endocarditis, dealing with my oldest son's depression and flashbacks to the accident, and navigating the diagnosis of a vocal cord cancer in my husband, I was struggling to navigate working as well. I talk today about how to know you need to take time off and what to do with that time.
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20min
February 17, 2022 Rita's Story: Beating Metastatic Melanoma
Rita was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of melanoma, that rapidly spread to her nodes, then to her liver and elsewhere. Today, her scans are clear. Hear her story, with all of the challenges and triumphs that came along the way. She is an inspiration!
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31min
February 01, 2022 Surviving the Tsunami of a Crisis (with a focus on losing a child or receiving a life threatening diagnosis)
I share some of the concrete steps I took to make it through the first five months after losing my 13 yo son, Miles. These same techniques will help newly diagnosed cancer patients in surviving their first months as well. I hope it helps you stay afloat, navigate the unpredictable currents, and eventually reach the shore.
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19min
January 17, 2022 Understanding Grief from Cancer or Loss
This podcast talks about grief - that it is normal and necessary. I talk about the stages of grief as I see them in my oncology patients, and as I experience them as a grieving parent.
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18min
January 04, 2022 Asking Food or Alcohol to be Comfort, Entertainment or Joy
So often we ask food to be more than just the sustenance our bodies need. But when we do this, there are ALWAYS negative consequences. Understand why you are doing this and some insight on how to stop.
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21min
November 23, 2021 Dealing with Trauma (and what people say!)
Whether it is a death in the family, a cancer diagnosis or another trauma, what well-meaning family and friends say can be challenging. Today, I talk about both my experience with this, and share a letter from a follower of the podcast. Keep sending my messages about what you all want to hear about!
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18min
October 11, 2021 Michelle's Breast Reconstruction Challenges
Michelle went through mastectomies with implant reconstruction, and developed a significant capsular contraction, in part from radiation. She went on to have a latissimus flap reconstruction to repair this, and is now feeling great and enjoying life. This podcast was recorded the week before I lost Miles, and it is nice to hear me sounding happy, relaxed and care free.
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29min
August 31, 2021 Tribute to Miles
I lost my son, Miles, a week ago. It was in a tragic car accident. He was 13. I may be absent from this space for a bit as I grieve, but know that I will be back and share the wisdom that I’ve gained along the way.
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