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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses disabilities and life limiting conditions.

Episode 202: Part of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Series (Part 20)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Sarah Phillips. Sarah lives with two incurable conditions that shape her daily life. The first is a rare genetic neuromuscular disease caused by the absence of a gene needed to produce the myelin sheath, leaving her with an exceptionally unusual presentation even within a rare disorder. She also has a metabolic condition that causes her body to burn calories at an extreme rate, making it impossible to maintain weight without enteral nutrition and placing her at high risk of refeeding syndrome and related complications. Despite these challenges, she's committed to transforming her experiences into meaningful projects and businesses that support others living with chronic illness and disability.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Reflect and consider how your assumptions about “ability,” productivity, or independence shape the way you interact with people living with disabilities or incurable conditions.
2. Read this article and consider the impact of not being provided reasonable adjustments.
3. Look up the George ASDA adult adaptive clothing range and consider how you can share this. 

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Links from the Episode:

• Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies(HNPP)
• The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition(BAPEN)
• Demyelinating disease: What can you do about it?
• Intermittent Self Catheterisation - Bowel and Bladder Community
• Foot drop
• Mencap
• Money Saving Expert: Critical Illness Cover
• Personal Independence Payment(PIP)
• Transfer of Undertakings(Protection of Employment)(TUPE)
• Natalie Woodward

Research links from the Episode:

• Disabled people’s employment in the UK: A thematic review of the literature
• The role of workplace accommodations in explaining the disability employment gap in the UK
• Enabling inclusion: an analysis of positive and negative outcomes of discretionary work arrangements for employees with disabilities
• Disclosing non-visible disabilities in educational workplaces: a scoping review

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer screening, breast cancer, health inequalities and lack of access.

Episode 201: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 67)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Hayley Gibson, Hayley Snowden and Sue Ormesher.

Hayley Gibson is the Principal Radiographer for Breast Imaging at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

With over 21 years of experience as a radiographer, Hayley is the Lead Radiographer for Breast Imaging and has lead initiatives to improve patient care and accessibility. She has a strong passion for addressing health inequalities in breast screening and actively engage with communities to understand barriers preventing attendance. By listening to patients and stakeholders, she works to implement meaningful improvements in the service, ensuring equitable access and better outcomes for all.

Hayley Snowden is the Health Inequalities Programme Manager for the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance.

Hayley began her career in operational service delivery roles managing healthy community programmes. Hayley joined the Cancer Alliance a little over 4 years ago and has a passion for improving cancer outcomes for those experiencing health inequalities.

Sue Ormesher is the communications and engagement officer for the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance.

Sue began her career as a journalist on regional newspapers in the North West of England, crossing over into communications for a wide range of public, private and third sector organisations.

This episode is a deep dive into their careers, health inequalities in West Yorkshire & Harrogate and what the cancer alliance is doing to tackle the inequalities.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Reflect on and discuss how health inequalities effect the uptake of breast screening of people from deprived backgrounds, people from the global majority, those with disabilities, and individuals with language or health-literacy barriers.
2. Design a programme of work on how to increase uptake for one or more of these groups.
3. Using your programme, consider how you could implement this in your area and consider the stakeholders you would need to engage with make it a success.

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Links from the Episode:

• You Can Ask Me campaign
• OUTPatients Remove the Doubt Campaign Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance
• West Yorkshire & Harrogate Cancer Alliance
• Deprivation in England checker

Research links from the Episode:

• Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Among Black Women: A Path Toward Equity
• Understanding barriers to breast screening: an online survey of non-attenders as part of a service evaluation in the breast screening programme in England
• Healthcare affordability and breast cancer screening uptake: an ecological analysis

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment and side effects of cancer treatment.

Episode 200: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 68)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara talk about radiotherapy side effects, why they happen and tumour site specific 

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Reflect on your own clinical practice around explaining side effects of treatment to your patients.
2. Read the prehabilitation for people living with cancer clinical and implementation guidelines and consider how you could introduce prehabiliation for your patients.

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Links from the Episode:

• Royal College of Radiologists National Radiotherapy Consent Forms
• SECLA Physical Activity Resources
• Freedom of Interest Request NHS
• PRosPer module
• Social prescribing

Research links from the Episode:

• Multimodal prehabilitation service for patients with colorectal cancer: the challenges of implementation
• A randomized phase III trial of the impact of a structured exercise program on disease-free survival(DFS) in stage 3 or high-risk stage 2 colon cancer: Canadian Cancer Trials Group(CCTG) CO.21(CHALLENGE)

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, pregnancy, family planning and mental health.

Episode 199: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 67)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Mandy Geyman is a mom, inflammatory breast cancer survivor, and public speaker who completed chemotherapy while pregnant while also navigating an autism diagnosis for her oldest daughter. She and chaos are basically on a first-name basis. Mandy now shares her story through Instagram to help survivors feel seen and supported using humour and honest storytelling about cancer, motherhood, autism, and mental health…typically against a backdrop of 90s/Y2K nostalgia. Through her creativity and online community, she helps people reclaim joy, reconnect with their inner child and remember that healing can be both playful and empowering.

This episode is a deep dive into Mandy’s pregnancy, diagnosis and treatment for cancer along with the benefits of social media.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Read and be aware of breast cancer signs and symptoms.
2. Read this blog and reflect about Mandy’s journey.
3. Consider how physiological breast changes during pregnancy and the postpartum period can mask malignancy.
4. Reflect on how evidence-based cancer care can be adapted during pregnancy without compromising pregnancy outcomes, including the timing of imaging, surgery, and systemic therapies, and how multidisciplinary decision-making supports this balance.

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Links from the Episode:

• Mummy’s Star Charity
• Bright Spot Network
• Cancer and pregnancy register
• BRCA 1 and BRCA2
• Hope for Two Charity
• Neulasta
• Article: “Why More Women Are Facing Breast Cancer in Pregnancy and Postpartum” by Erica Sloan (11/7/25)

Research links from the Episode:

• CAnceR IN PreGnancy(CARING) – a retrospective study of cancer diagnosed during pregnancy in the United Kingdom
• Adverse pregnancy outcomes and multiple cancers risk in both mother and offspring: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses
• Long-term Mortality in Individuals Diagnosed With Cancer During Pregnancy or Postpartum
• Effects of pregnancy on breast cancer immunology: immune biomarker and TIL quantification
• A systematic review and meta-analysis of pregnancy-associated breast cancer incidence rate
• Survival in pregnancy-associated breast cancer patients compared to non-pregnant controls
• Pregnancy vs. Postpartum Breast Cancer: Distinct Tumour Biology and Survival Trends in a Contemporary Cohort
• Gestational breast cancer: distinctive molecular and clinico-epidemiological features
• Shared immunosuppressive mechanisms between pregnancy & cancer
• Maternal age, delayed childbirth & breast cancer risk

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, uncertainty, faith and spirituality, death and dying.

Episode 198: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series(Part66)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Juliet Uzoma Aguwa, known as Juliet-U, is an actress, author, and breast cancer survivor whose story embodies courage and rebirth. After surviving Stage 3C breast cancer, she turned her pain into purpose through her inspiring memoir, Flowers of Courage. Blending her background in acting, healthcare, and advocacy, Juliet uses her voice to empower women and bridge the gap in cancer awareness between Africa and the Western world. Her message of hope, healing, and faith continues to inspire audiences globally through her platform, Juliet-U: Bravefaith.

This episode is a deep dive into Juliet’s inspirational journey through her cancer pathway from diagnosis to post-treatment, her advocacy work and how she bridges the gap in cancer awareness between the African and Western World.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. reflect on Juliet’s pathway. Reflect on your current understanding of patient-centred care, particularly in global majority communities.
2. consider your own views on faith and spirituality, and how you might support people living with and beyond cancer to navigate their own faith and spirituality.
3. what practical steps can you take within your professional practice to help bridge gaps in cancer awareness, early detection, or support between African and Western healthcare contexts, as highlighted in this episode?
4. watch Juliet’s video on top tips for breast cancer awareness.

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Links from the Episode:

• Flowers of Courage
• Juliet’s Journey on Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
• Breast Cancer Now - Signs and Symptoms
• CoppaFeel Self-Check

Research links from the Episode:

• Understanding Narrative Effects: The Impact of Breast Cancer Survivor Stories on Message Processing, Attitudes, and Beliefs Among African American Women
• Randomized controlled trial of a breast cancer Survivor Stories intervention for African American women
• Exploring grassroots feedback about cancer challenges in South Africa: a discussion of themes derived from content thematic analysis of 316 photo-narratives
• Intersectionality Impacts Survivorship: Identity-Informed Recommendations to Improve the Quality of Life of African American Breast Cancer Survivors in Health Promotion Programming
• Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions influencing diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana: a systematic review

Nigeria Specific:

• Willingness to Implement Narrative Communication Interventions: Mixed Methods Study Among Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
• The Lived Experience of Suffering by Nigerian Female Breast Cancer Survivors: A Phenomenological Perspective
• How do Nigerian women construct the patterns of the meaning of their experiences and identities as breast cancer survivors? Illuminating Newman’s theory of health as expanding consciousness
• Social capital in the management of breast cancer in Lagos, Nigeria
• Breast Cancer Survivorship in Nigeria: The Experience of Survivors and Need for Development of Supportive Care, Nigeria & UK

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, death and dying, genetic testing and how to talk to your children about cancer.

Episode 197: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 65).

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Carly Moosah.

Carly is the Patient Champion of Bloom43. Through her lived experience of breast cancer, Carly has used her own experience to support others within the community. Breast cancer advocate, speaker, coach, certified end of life doula and content creator. Carly is also the co-host of monthly BRCA support groups and show and tell events at Future Dreams House in London helping women to prepare for their Breast surgeries with confidence. 

In this insightful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara hear about Carly’s journey navigating breast cancer, BRCA testing, advocacy work, Plexaa and Bloom43.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Read this article and reflect on Carly’s treatment journey.
2. Reflect and consider how an increased knowledge of BRCA gene function and associated risks change your approach to discussing genetic risk and screening with patients or to talk to your family/friends about it?
3. Consider how integrating patients’ lived experiences with clinical information about genetic testing enhance communication and support in practice?

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Links from the Episode:

• Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and cancer
• The NHS Jewish BRCA Testing Programme
• Breast reconstruction using your own tissue
• Pembrolizumab(Keytruda)
• BRCA Chatter
• Future Dreams Charity
• Plexaa Bloom43
• Macmillan prehabiliation guidelines

Research links from the Episode:

• Thermal Preconditioning for Surgery: A Systematic Review

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses discrimination, cardiac arrests, cancer, menstruation and women’s health.

Episode 196: Part of the Leadership Series(Part32)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down Shreya Patel-Parekh.

Shreya founded thefifty1percent with a simple belief: women deserve health information that’s human and genuinely useful. She is dedicated to providing the knowledge, collaboration and community women need to make informed decisions about their bodies, rooted in their real lives, environments and circumstances. Through her podcast and events, she brings together science, lived experience and meaningful storytelling to cut through the noise, challenge one-size-fits-all narratives and help close the gender health gap with clarity, compassion and context.

In this episode hear about Shreya’s personal and professional journey, women’s health and thefifty1percent podcast she hosts.

CPD Reflection Points:

1.  reflect on Shreya’s experience of becoming a parent in her corporate role.
2. read this journal article on the social media infodemic of health-related misinformation and technical solutions. 
3. Consider the differences between disinformation vs misinformation. How could both impact people with a health condition.
4. Evaluate how you can tackle misinformation in your professional role.

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Links from the Episode:

• Cardiac arrest symptoms in women
• Invisible Women book
• Women’s health concern 
• World Health Organisation women’s health
• Just a period campaign
• Menstrual health project
• Period poverty
• Bloody good period

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses discrimination and incontinence.

Episode 195: Part of the Leadership Series (Part 31)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Sonia Kumar who is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley since 2024. She was an physiotherapist in the NHS before becoming an MP.

In this episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara hear about Sonia’s career, challenges she has faced and get an insight into what life as an MP is like.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. reflect on Sonia’s experience as a woman of colour in politics.
2. consider the discrimination, micro-aggressions and barriers women face in the work place.
3. reflect and discuss how you could actively challenge the barriers women face in the workplace.

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Links from the Episode:

• Sonia Kumar MP
• Physiotherapist
• Incontinence

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses diagnosis, treatment, mental health and fear of recurrence.

Episode 194: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 64).

Description: In this insightful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Becky to hear about her life, treatment for a meningioma and her advice to others.

Becky is a mum of 3: “My family is my world and I'm very blessed. I love the simple things in life, like being outside and going on country walks. I am passionate about clean eating and nutrition, although I still have lots to learn. I'm a HR Manager and love my job, I really enjoy working with people. Health wise, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 3 and then a meningioma brain tumour in 2019, but I won't let that stop me!”

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Reflect on Becky’s experience of diagnosis, balancing personal life and treatment.
2. Consider the positives and negatives of radiosurgery vs surgery.
3. Consider how you could support someone like Becky through diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
4. Read about the symptoms of a Meningioma.

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Links from the Episode:

• National Centre for Stereotactic Radiosurgery Sheffield 
• National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
• Arthritis Action
• Arthritis UK
• Brain Trust
• Macmillan Cancer Support Meningioma in Adults
• The Brain Tumour Charity

Research links from the Episode:

• Long-term Outcomes After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Meningiomas
• Gamma Knife radiosurgery of imaging-diagnosed intracranial meningioma
• Ten-year follow-up after Gamma Knife radiosurgery of benign meningiomas

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer.

This bonus episode shares birthday messages from our community with reflections from Jo and Naman too.

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