The Answers for Cancers

By Anne Marie FayMedicine Health & Fitness

The Answers for Cancers episodes

September 20, 2021 S02-Ep01: Prof Donal Brennan - Ovarian and Cervical Cancer
We are very excited to announce starting today the 20th of September we will be releasing and episode a week for 4 weeks to answer all of your questions for world gynaecology oncology day. The theme for this year is 'dare to ask' so we will be asking all of the questions sent in by you to 4 specialists. We will speak with Prof Donal Brennan, Dr Karen Cadoo, Helen Greally, and Louise Comerford. We hope you enjoy. Special thanks to careplus pharmacy who are sponsoring this mini series with all proceeds going to the Emer Casey foundation. We feel very privileged to be asked to take part in raising much needed awareness and getting you the answers you need.
46 min
July 27, 2021 Head & Neck Cancer w/ Leanne
Today we are joined by Leanne
53 min
June 29, 2021 Ep23: Lung Cancer w/ Dr. Jarushka Naidoo
This week we are joined by Dr Jarushka Naidoo, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Beaumont Hospital and Chair of the Lung Cancer Group at Cancer Trials Ireland to discuss Lung Cancer.
31 min
June 22, 2021 Ep22: Living with cancer a patients story w/ Pat Halley
This week we talk with support group facilitator Pat Halley. Pat speaks openly about his experience of living with cancer. We have an honest conversation about the first time he reached out for support and journey it has taken him on since. Thank you Pat for helping raise awareness about the importance of seaking support if you feel you need it.
55 min
June 16, 2021 Ep21: Skin Cancer w/ Dr. Nicola Ralph
Professor Nicola Ralph is a Consultant Dermatologist on the Specialist Register for Dermatology in Ireland. She is an honours graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. She commenced her training in Dermatology in the Mater Misericordaie University hospital where she developed a special interest in photodermatology. This led to her current undertaking of an MD, as principal investigator of a large European Multicentre study on photopatch testing (2015 to date). She was appointed as a Consultant Dermatologist at the Mater Misericordiae University hospital in 2014 and works as a Consultant Dermatologist at the Mater Private hospital and Blackrock Private Clinic. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at University College Dublin.
35 min
June 08, 2021 Ep20: Stress Management w/ Mary Scarf
This week we discuss stress and it's impacts with Mary Scarf from ARC
1 hr 10 min
June 01, 2021 Ep19: Returning to work after a cancer diagnosis w/ Naomi Algeo
Naomi Algeo an Occupational Therapist by background, and Irish Research Council Scholar (2018-21) currently completing my doctoral studies in cancer and employment in Ireland, under the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin
1 hr 3 min
May 25, 2021 Ep18: Mindfulness w/Carmel O'Hara
Consultant Psychotherapist Carmel O'Hara joins us this week to talk about mindfulness in relation to diagnosis and also the benefits of mindfulness in general. Carmel also leads a drop-in mindfulness session at the end of the podcast (33:16) we learned so much in both the recording of this podcast and by dropping in on one of Carmel's mindfulness sessions in ARC, we hope you enjoy this podcast and share it with anyone you may feel it could help.
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45 min
May 18, 2021 Ep17: Grief w/ Niamh Fitzpatrick
Niamh facilitates people moving from where they are now to where they want to be and she has successfully worked with hundreds of people from the worlds of sport, business and general life in this regard.
Niamh brings insight, clarity and perspective to her sessions, along with great reserves of enthusiasm and humour, so working with her is not only educational and effective, but also enjoyable.
1 hr 12 min
May 11, 2021 EP16: Marie Keating Foundation w/ Helen Forristal
Helen worked for 22 years in London focussing on the area of urology. She joined the Macmillan Cancer Support team, after seeing the need for a more holistic approach to the care of cancer patients. Helen set up two support groups for men with prostate cancer and their families, called Prospect and PHASE. Before returning to Ireland Helen ended her time at Macmillan as Cancer Nurse Director, a post which involved leadership and accountability at a strategic level.
52 min