One of the things that make young adult cancer so unique is that you can be diagnosed while pregnant, which is something that doesn't happen when you're 8 or 80. Joining us to discuss the trials and tribulations of facing a cancer diagnosis and

#405: BE YOUR BEST ADVOCATE

Dec 13th, 2016 55m 57s

Ariella Chivil is a self-described “patient turned oncology geek.” Ariella joins us to talk about being a champion for patient advocacy, and her work with leading organizations such as the Cancer Research Institute to share her immunotherapy su

#404: CANCER & HR

Nov 29th, 2016 33m 52s

Navigating your HR department can be tricky even when you don't have cancer. Young adult survivor of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Jennifer Benz (CEO at Benz Communications) joins us to talk about communicating with Human Resources, understanding your be

#403: WHAT DO I TELL MY KIDS?

Nov 22nd, 2016 53m 1s

Mommy has cancer. Daddy has cancer. How do you talk to your kids? Sharing information about what's going on with your health on an age- appropriate level with your young children is incredibly important and can be overwhelmingly challenging. Ja

#402: BRAVE NEW WEED

Nov 15th, 2016 59m 55s

Joe Dolce, former editor-in-chief of Details and Star magazines, traveled the world to the new frontier of cannabis, shedding light on everything you didn’t know about weed (and didn’t even think to ask) for his new book "Brave New Weed". Joe j

#401: FROM CANCER PROFESSIONAL TO CANCER PATIENT

Nov 3rd, 2016 1h 2m

Despite Marloe Esch's professional experience as an oncology nurse, navigating her own breast cancer diagnosis at 29 was mystifying and lonely. Marloe joins us to discuss the transition from nurse to patient, getting treated by co-workers, and

#400: THE STORY OF US

Oct 25th, 2016 1h

When Tricia and Greg Russo were researching their options on becoming parents after Trica's breast cancer diagnosis, they were discouraged not to find any helpful video resources online. So, they picked up a camera, assembled a team, and starte

#399: THE POLITICS OF PINK

Oct 18th, 2016 59m 22s

For over thirty years, Breast Cancer Action — a nonprofit organization — has been seeking to achieve health justice for all women at risk of and living with breast cancer while brilliantly disrupting the landscape around advocacy, cause=marketi

#398: DIE YOUNG WITH ME

Oct 11th, 2016 1h

"Die Young With Me" is not a cancer story but an account of a teenager’s life becoming derailed and the one thing that helped him pull it back together: music. Rob Rufus, author and the one-lunged, cancer surviving drummer of the Nashville-base

#397: STUPID CHEMICALS (YET AGAIN)

Oct 4th, 2016 1h 2m

20% of all industry chemicals are regulated for human safety. Yes, it's true — despite decades of progress, harmful chemicals are still lurking in our food, our personal care products and just about everything else you can think of. (ahem: wate

#395: WHY ASK WHY?

Oct 4th, 2016 1h

Diagnosed with Stage 3A breast cancer as a young, single working woman in 2011, Allison Gryphon has become somewhat of a renaissance survivor and advocate. She is a Huffington Post blogger, a TedX speaker, the director of "What The Fuck Is Canc

#396: HELP EACH OTHER OUT

Sep 27th, 2016 1h 9m

Help Each Other Out is a growing collective that embraces the idea that being there for others is often easier than we think and that it matters. Kelsey Crowe (Founder) joins us to discuss how Help Each Other Out is bringing empathy into public

#394 COMEDY CONQUERS CANCER

Sep 13th, 2016 1h 3m

Writer, actor and young adult cancer survivor Paul Lauden has used his experience to create compelling original content to serve the young adult community. Paul joins us to discuss the art of survivorship and the impact of comedy on the cancer

#393: ALL YOUNG ADULT DISEASES SUCK

Aug 3rd, 2016 1h 2m

On the season 18 finale of the Stupid Cancer Show, we are diving into the world of young adult chronic disease, be it cancer, type 1 diabetes, MS or, in this case, lupus. MarlaJan DeFusco, an ePatient lupus advocate, is the blogger behind Luck

#392: ROCK VS. CANCER

Jul 19th, 2016 47m 18s

"Rock vs. Cancer" is a feature documentary about John Grabski III, a young adult musician diagnosed with terminal cancer who spends his last days making a rock album with legendary producer Steve Albini. Cancer may have claimed John's body but

#391 : HASHTAG COMMUNITIES

Jul 12th, 2016 1h 6m

Virtual communities are becoming the go-to source for trusted cancer information and support. To discuss how tweetchats are changing the way young adult cancer patients, survivors and caregivers are connecting, we are joined by Alicia C. Staley

#390 : THE FORT WORTH AYA ONCOLOGY COALITION

Jun 28th, 2016 56m 54s

The Fort Worth Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Coalition recently opened the first community-supported AYA oncology inpatient unit in the nation. Dr. Karen Albritton (Medical Director) and Justin Ozuna (Director of Communications and Commun

#389 : CANCER: A FAMILY AFFAIR

Jun 21st, 2016 59m 50s

Noah Wexler just finished his sophomore year in high school, he also happens to be a 6-year brain cancer survivor. Noah and his family join us to discuss how they dealt with Noah's diagnosis and GoaH NoaH, an annual walk to raise awareness of

#388 : STUPID RISK: "A CANCER IN THE FAMILY"

Jun 14th, 2016 54m

Dr. Theodora Ross is a leading researcher on cancer susceptibility genes, as well as a practitioner who specialized in treating breast cancer for more than a decade. She now cares for all types of patients who have a family history of cancer an

#387 : STUPID CANCER SAN FRANCISCO

Jun 7th, 2016 53m 39s

The Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS) is a support and action group for young women in the San Francisco/Bay Area who are living with breast cancer. Joining us to discuss how BAYS provides support through monthly meetings, an online network and c

#386 : THE PRESSURE TO SAY YOU'RE OK

May 24th, 2016 53m 19s

Adam Baer is a Los Angeles-based writer, speaker and consultant whose recent op-ed "The Pressure to Say You're OK" has made waves. Adam joins us to discuss how we shouldn't have to pressure medical patients to "promise to fight and/or recover"

#385 : UNTIL 20 DOCUMENTARY FILM

May 17th, 2016 50m 14s

"Until 20" is a powerful new documentary that tells the inspirational true story of Texas native James Arthur Ragan, who lost his life to osteosarcoma in 2014 as a teenager. Joining us are award-winning journalists and documentary filmmakers Ge

#384 : POST-CANCERCON 2016 WRAPUP

May 10th, 2016 1h

CancerCon improves patients lives and has changed the world. We are joined by first-timer attendee Danny Heinsohn who just celebrated his 10th year in remission from brain cancer by competing in Ironman Canada. He recently founded "My Hometown

#383 : CANCERCON 2016: SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT

Apr 26th, 2016 54m 2s

CancerCon has evolved over nine years to proudly become the largest global event serving the young adult cancer movement. The conference's speakers also reflect the best and the brightest that the industry has to offer. Join us as we welcome Ca

#382 : CANCERCON 2016: EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT

Apr 19th, 2016 56m 26s

Stupid Cancer prides itself by the company it keeps. This is no better reflected than the many incredible partner organizations who choose to exhibit each year at CancerCon. Joining us for this show, we're welcoming Andrea Schwartz (Executive D