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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, surgery, menopause, mental health and side effects of treatment.

Rad Chat Podcast Episode 193: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 63)
Menopause and Cancer Podcast Episode: 195

Description: In this collaborative episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Dani Binnington from the Menopause and Cancer podcast to share the host seats. 

Together, we discuss:

• Why menopause after cancer is so often overlooked in oncology
• What clinicians are seeing in their day-to-day practice
• How communication can improve so patients feel heard, supported and safe
• What needs to change for future generations

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Reflect on your understanding of the relationship between menopause and cancer. Consider how this may influence the way you signpost patients for support.
2. Consider how effectively you recognise and manage the physical and emotional impact of treatment-induced or early menopause in people living with and beyond cancer, and what could you do differently to support their wellbeing?
3. Read the Menopause and Cancer survey results.
4. Read the symptoms of Menopause.

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Links from the Episode:

• Menopause and Cancer
• Navigating Menopause After Cancer: A comprehensive, empowering guide to all your treatment options, where to get help and how to feel better
• Menopause Support UK
• British Menopause Society
• The Menopause charity
• Menopause Matters

Research links from the Episode:

• Menopausal hormone therapy and incidence, mortality, and survival of breast cancer subtypes: a prospective cohort study
• Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk: a population-based cohort study of 1.3 million women in Norway
• The influence of menopause age on gynecologic cancer risk: a comprehensive analysis using NHANES data
• BMI and breast cancer risk around age at menopause
• Hormone Replacement Therapy and Risks of Various Cancers in Postmenopausal Women with De Novo or a History of Endometriosis
• Menopausal Hormone Therapy in Breast Cancer Survivors
• Menopause age and cancer risk is influenced by rare genetic variants

Menopause and Cancer Links:

• Menopause and Cancer 
• Navigating Menopause After Cancer: A comprehensive, empowering guide to all your treatment options, where to get help and how to feel better

Rad Chat Links:

• Rad Chat Website
• Link Tree
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• BlueSky
• YouTube

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

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, discrimination, deprivation and clinical trials.

Episode 192: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 19)

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

Georgiana is a final year PhD student at the Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at the Institute of Cancer Research, London. Her undergraduate and Masters’ degrees are both in pharmacology, but her interest in working with different stakeholders (rather than cells!) to solve problems led her to clinical trials. Her research is all about making cancer clinical trials more inclusive. Georgiana plans to hand in her thesis by the end of 2025, and after that will hopefully continue her research in a postdoctoral role.   

This episode is a deep dive into Georgiana’s career, barriers and enablers to clinical trials along with what other researchers can do to ensure better representation of marginalised groups in clinical research trials.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. read this blog and reflect on why diverse groups are needed in clinical trials.
2. read this blog and consider the steps you could take to improve access to clinical trial information.
3. consider ways clinicians and researchers can take to reduce their bias towards marginalised groups when speaking about clinical trials, use this article to help you.

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Links from the Episode:

• Bladder Cancer
• Action Bladder Cancer Charity
• Fight Bladder Cancer Charity
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Swallows Charity
• Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK
• Mouth Cancer Foundation
• Salivary Gland Cancer UK
• Cancer Research UK Find a Clinical Trial

Research links from the Episode:

• Physician Bias and Clinical Trial Participation in Underrepresented Populations
• Implicit bias in healthcare: clinical practice, research and decision making
• Inclusion and Diversity in Clinical Trials: Actionable Steps to Drive Lasting Change

Rad Chat Links:

• Rad Chat Website
• Link Tree
• Facebook
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• LinkedIn
• TikTok
• BlueSky
• YouTube

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

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

Links from episode:

• Dr. Cynthia Eccles

Rad Chat Links:

• Rad Chat Website
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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

Rad Chat Links:

• Rad Chat Website
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You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.  

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

Rad Chat Links:

• Rad Chat Website
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• BlueSky
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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, errors and death.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

Links from episode:

• Care Opinion
• Developing a research community within an online healthcare feedback platform
• Dr. James Munro

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses living with secondary/metastatic breast cancer, acute illness, death and dying, telling children about cancer and uncertainty.

Episode 191: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 62)

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

Natalie founded Fireflies Fitness whilst in remission from breast cancer. It is a community interest company supporting people with fitness after they have received a cancer diagnosis. She now lives with metastatic cancer that spread to her bones and liver and she is a big advocate for the vital benefits of staying active throughout and beyond treatment.

This episode is a deep dive into Natalie’s cancer journey, living with secondary/metastatic breast cancer, parenting and Fireflies Fitness.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Look up the signs and symptoms of secondary breast cancer.
2. Consider the potential consequences of avoiding discussions about cancer prognosis with children.
3. Design a safe and effective exercise regime for someone like Natalie that is living with metastatic/secondary cancer. Consider using the PRosPer resources to help you.

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Links from the Episode:

• Royal Marsden Charity
• Breast Cancer Now - secondary(metastatic) breast cancer
• BRCA2
• Circulating tumour DNA & clinical trial
• FAME Trial
• Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
• E13 Christen Williams - BRCA Mutation

Research links from the Episode:

• Fasting-mimicking diet plus chemotherapy in breast cancer treatment
• Circulating tumour DNA assays in focus: highlights from ASCO 2025 for clinicians

Rad Chat Links:

• Rad Chat Website
• Link Tree
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• LinkedIn
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• BlueSky
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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, discrimination, sex and intimacy, and LGBTIQ+ themes.

Episode 190: Part of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Series (Part 17)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Francesca Fiennes. Francesca is an experienced Health Promotion Specialist who has worked across the charity sector, the NHS, and now in a local authority Public Health team. She has worked across sex education, breast cancer screening and working with children and young people. She won an award in advancing LGBTQ+ Inclusion at King’s College Hospital, and is currently working as Health Promotion Specialist in Kingston Council.

This episode is a deep dive into Francesca’s research, LGBTIQ+ work and health promotion.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Read Francesca’s report.
2. Reflect on the importance of inclusive health promotion.
3. Design an inclusive health promotion campaign for the LGBTIQ+ community.

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Links from the Episode:

• Trans friendly GP surgery
• E125 Dr. Alison Berner UKCATS
• Pride in practice care
• Outpatients charity
• E61 Stewart O’Callaghan
• Social prescribing 

Research links from the Episode:

• Advancing human rights, health equity, and equitable health policy with LGBTQ+ people: An American Academy of Nursing consensus paper
• LGBTQ and public health: insights on equality and inclusivity
• Protocols and Policies Regarding the Care of Transgender

Rad Chat Links:

• Rad Chat Website
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• LinkedIn
• TikTok
• BlueSky
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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, lung cancer and medications.

Bonus Episode in collaboration with ALK+ charity.

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

Debra founded ALK Positive UK in 2018 after a diagnosis of ALK-positive lung cancer and faced with the absence of a dedicated UK support for people living with this rare type of lung cancer. It is the leading charity for people affected with ALK-positive lung cancer and its purpose to extend the overall survival and quality of life for people living with the disease. 

Debra was appointed President of Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE) in 2025, having formerly executed the role of Vice President. She is the first patient to take on the role.  LuCE is the voice of people affected by lung cancer across Europe. It brings together national patient groups and supports new ones in countries where they do not exist. Debra’s other affiliations include membership of the Medscape steering committee.

This episode discusses Debra’s diagnosis, treatment pathway, how she set up the charity and the ongoing support she offers to people facing this diagnosis.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. Reflect on the lived experiences of patients and carers affected by ALK-positive lung cancer.
2. Recognise how targeted therapies and precision oncology impact patient pathways.
3. Consider how communication, empathy, and multidisciplinary teamwork can improve the patient experience and better support nervous/anxious patients. 

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Links from the Episode:

• ALK Positive Charity 
• Lung Cancer Europe
• Roy Castle Foundation
• EGFR positive UK

Rad Chat Links:

• Rad Chat Website
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• Facebook
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• LinkedIn
• TikTok
• BlueSky
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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.