Naked Health
Naked Health is a podcast brought to you by Dr Penny Ward, a UK based GP. She aims to strip medicine back to basics, eliminating the need for you to turn to Google following your consultation. By speaking to people about their individual journeys, with a variety of diagnoses, she aims to answer the questions you may not have known to ask. Seen through the eyes of a doctor, using the voices of everyday people.
Podcasting since 2020 • 6 episodes
Naked Health
Latest Episodes
Lung Cancer: Live, Laugh, Breathe
In this episode we meet Heather, diagnosed with Stage 4 ALK +ve lung cancer at the age of 34. She has never smoked, she challenges the bias and stigma associated between lung cancer and smoking, the implicit association between the two. I...
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Episode 6
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Cervical Cancer: Sophie's Rainbow
Did you know the majority of cervical cancer is due to a virus and nearly all cases are preventable?Cervical cancer, once the 4th most common cancer Worldwide, is now the 8th and the 19th most common in the U.K. Figures should be decrea...
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Episode 5
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46:08
Bowel Cancer: Never Too Young
Is life a series of definitive points, events? Our journeys predestined? What then happens when we come across an unexpected fork, or twist, in the journey. Is this possible? Never, rarely, sometimes, always.....just like in the film we h...
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Episode 4
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38:09
Bowel Cancer: "Face Your Fear"
Bowel cancer is the 2nd most common cause of cancer deaths in the UK. Awareness seems lacking in comparison to some other cancers, despite this being 'a big one'. Why is that? Do we bury our heads in the sand when it comes to talkin...
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Episode 3
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47:28
Breast Cancer: Keeping It In The Family
Keeping It In The Family is an exploration of the genetic basis behind breast cancer. Dr Penny Ward speaks to two guests about their family histories, and what happened to them following genetic testing. Is is harder or easier if...
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Episode 2
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