The Stupid Cancer Show

Early detection. Prevention. Risk Reduction. Buzz words or the real deal? What does it all mean? Join us as we speak with Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé (President and Founder), Jan Bresch (EVP & COO) and Jim Wood (Managing Director, External Affairs) at The Prevent Cancer Foundation, whose mission is saving lives through cancer prevention and early detection. Advocate spotlight on Michal Moskowitz.

Everything you eat will kill you. True or false? Is coffee good? Eggs are bad. WTF? Let's get down to brass taxes on the issue of holistic health in the real world. Join us as we welcome Meg Harrison (Executive Director, Cook For Your Life), Susan Bratton (Founder/CEO, Meals to Heal) and survivor/health coach Francesca Giessmann (Founder, The Nourshing Seed) to tackle this issue. Emily Lingenfelser in the survivor spotlight.

Get a job! Not so easy if you've got cancer. Gaps in your resume, talking to HR, FMLA and wrongful termination. Oh what fun it is. Join us as we delve into this subject matter with Rebecca Nellis (VP, Programs and Strategy at Cancer and Careers) and Monica Bryant (Cancer Rights Attorney and Co-Founder/COO at Triage Cancer). Survivor Rahib Kinit in the spotlight.

Lung cancer is a bitch. What's worse, more and more non-smoking young adults are getting diagnosed each year. What's up with that? Join us as we welcome Katie Brown (Director of Support and Advocacy at LUNGevity Foundation), Dr. Lynne Eldridge (author/speaker/lung cancer specialist) and LC survivor Kim Wieneke. Author David Tabatsky ("Write For Life") in the advocvacy spotlight.

Young women CAN and DO get breast cancer. Join us as we welcome the leadership from Young Survival Coalition (Jennifer Merschdorf, CEO and Stacey Lewis, Chief Program Officer and Deputy Chief Executive) to talk about what's being done to address this healthcare disparity and meet the underserved needs of this population. Breast cancer survivor (and former Stupid Cancer Show co-host) Lisa Bernhard in the survivor spotlight!

The environment sucks and causes cancer. True? False? What can we do? Let's find out on this episode of The Stupid Cancer Show with experts Lindsay Dahl (Deputy Director, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families), Sarada Tangirala (Grassroots Coordinator, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics) and Nancy Buermeyer (Senior Policy Strategist, Breast Cancer Fund). Special guest Lori Thompson in the survivor spotlight.

It's October which means pinkwashing and corporate abuse for the cause of Breast Cancer awareness. Join is as we welcome our friends Dr. Angela Wall (Director of Communications) and Annie Sartor (Policy and Campaign Coordinator) from Breast Cancer Action. Think before you pink, be a smart advocate and learn how to fight back against the system. Special guest John Greene in the survivor spotlight.

The myth of "overhead" when it comes to donating to charity is finally getting it's comeuppance. It's time to think differently about causes, the public perception of impact and what's being done to turn the industry on it's ear to be more effective and transparent for the 21st century. Join us as we welcome VIPs, Jacob Harold (President/CEO, GuideStar), Ken Berger (President/CEO, Charity Navigator) and Art Taylor (President/CEO BBB Wise Giving Alliance). Survivor spotlight on young adult brain tumor survivor and healthcare blogger Catherine Blotner.

Join us as we welcome the oncology rock stars behind the /take a deep breath/ Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s comprehensive follow-up STAR Program for adult survivors of childhood cancer. Karen Kinahan, RN (Clinical Nurse Specialist), Kristin Smith (Fertility Preservation Patient Navigator) and long-term survivor Colleen Cira will talk about life beyond childhood cancer and progress being made to serve the more than 350,000 Americans in that space. Survivor spotlight on young adult colon cancer survivor, blogger and healthcare activist Michelle Whitehead-Hastings.

Tonight we welcome the inspirational filmmakers behind the new documentary, "NURSES the movie - If Florence Could See Us Now". Produced by the nonprofit On Nursing Excellence, we'll be joined by film creator/director Kathy Douglas, RN, MHA (CEO On Nursing Excellence) and survivors Jonathan Van Nuys and Laurie Mathers who appear in the film. Survivor spotlight on survivor, blogger and health activist Jody Schoger.