The Many Faces of Cancer
As a cancer survivor and thriver, I know how important community and support are when you are facing a cancer diagnosis. That’s why I created The Many Faces of Cancer Podcast.
Each week I will be interviewing amazing people with heartfelt and inspirational stories from all sides of the cancer journey: patients, survivors and thrivers, caregivers, family and friends, and professionals. I may even throw in a bonus episode once in a while talking about things that are important to us all.
We never think it will happen to us, until it does. This podcast will be about community, knowing you’re not alone in your journey. It will also be an opportunity for people to share their stories and hopefully help others.
I hope you will all tune in. While it will be cancer stories, we all learn from others and, ultimately, these are human stories, applicable to many other areas of life.
The Many Faces of Cancer
Latest Episodes
Still Here but Forever Changed after Brain Cancer with Jason Berger
At 34, police officer Jason Berger experienced seizures that led to a diagnosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma. More than two decades later, he shares a story of repeated relapses, difficult treatment decisions, and the people who h...
Carried by Faith: Surviving Cancer, Grieving Loss and Choosing Joy with Terri Renella
What carries you forward when life gives you more than you ever imagined you could bear?For Terri Renella, the answer has been faith.Terri has faced extraordinary challenges — a rare and aggressive parotid gland cancer that return...
Don't Tell Me the Odds: 25 Years Beyond Terminal Cancer Diagnosis with Mike Swinden
In 2001, John Michael “Mike” Swinden was told he had multiple myeloma—an incurable blood cancer—and that even with an experimental clinical trial, the hope was for just three to five more years.Twenty-five years later, Mike is still here...
Turning Down the Volume: Finding Yourself After Cancer with Kathryn Pol
What happens when cancer forces you to stop carrying everything—and finally start listening to yourself?In this episode of The Many Faces of Cancer, Melissa talks with breast cancer survivor, mindfulness practitioner, certified ...
The Meaning of Life is to Live: Thriving with Cancer with Vic Ortiz
What does it mean to truly live when you know cancer may always be part of your life?Vic Ortiz was diagnosed in 2017 with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. His initial reaction was one familiar to so many people after hearing the wo...
