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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
Redefining Life with Incurable Cancer with JJ Singleton
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When JJ Singleton was just 27 years old, he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer—a disease he believed only affected older adults. After surgery and chemotherapy, he thought cancer was behind him. Just weeks later, it returned.
Today, more than a decade later, JJ is living with stable but incurable cancer after a clinical trial became the treatment that changed—and ultimately saved—his life.
In this inspiring conversation, JJ shares what it's like to live with cancer long-term, the emotional toll of isolation, why patients must become their own advocates, and how breakthroughs in biomarkers, immunotherapy, and clinical trials are changing the future of cancer care.
In this episode, we discuss:
- JJ's colorectal cancer diagnosis at age 27
- Ignoring symptoms because "I'm too young for cancer"
- Losing 80% of his colon
- When cancer returned only weeks after chemotherapy
- Living with stable but incurable cancer for over ten years
- The clinical trial that became his lifesaving treatment
- Why biomarkers and personalized medicine matter
- How AI is beginning to improve cancer care
- The unique challenges of rural cancer patients
- The importance of finding community after diagnosis
- Why patients should ask more questions and advocate for themselves
- Finding balance instead of trying to do everything "perfectly"
- The future of clinical trials and targeted therapies
Whether you're a patient, survivor, caregiver, or simply someone wanting to better understand today's cancer landscape, this episode is filled with hope, honesty, and practical wisdom.
Resources:
JJ's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jj5145?igsh=cTA4YnhsajI2NTU=
JJ's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jjsingleton32?_r=1&_t=ZP-97ST10psUxS
JJ's X: https://x.com/JJSingleton1
JJ's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jj-singleton-a275ab2a4/
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