It is our sincere hope that however cancer may be impacting you or your loved ones, that you will find the Cancer Interviews podcast and our interviews with amazing cancer survivors, caregivers, oncology professionals and others, helpful, informative and encouraging! Our guests share their stories with things like chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, stem cell transplants, bone marrow transplants, the emotional ups and downs of being a cancer patient, being a caregiver for a loved one fighting cancer, as well as cancer nutrition and allow them an opportunity to tell us about their life before, during and after their cancer journey. We do not provide medical advice on this podcast. Please remember, you are not alone and we invite you to be a part of our team, where together, everyone achieves more! We are sharing the journey together and we wish you the very best possible outcome, with your cancer journey!
Cancer Interviews
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It is our sincere hope that however cancer may be impacting you or your loved ones, that you will find the Cancer Interviews podcast and our interviews with amazing cancer survivors, caregivers, oncology professionals and others, helpful, informative and encouraging! Our guests share their stories with things like chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, stem cell transplants, bone marrow transplants, the emotional ups and downs of being a cancer patient, being a caregiver for a loved one fighting cancer, as well as cancer nutrition and allow them an opportunity to tell us about their life before, during and after their cancer journey. We do not provide medical advice on this podcast. Please remember, you are not alone and we invite you to be a part of our team, where together, everyone achieves more! We are sharing the journey together and we wish you the very best possible outcome, with your cancer journey!
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Recent Episodes
June 29, 2026
180: Alan Morton, Prostate Cancer Endurant - Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Alan Morton experienced symptoms associated with prostate cancer, but it was some time before he sought medical attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Dating back to his teens, he had had a subpar urine flow, but in his sixties, he began to see blood in his urine.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He thought it might be a urinary tract infection, but when nothing had changed six months later, he contacted his doctor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> After various scans, a digital rectal exam and a biopsy, Alan was told he had Stage 3B prostate cancer.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> It was later determined the cancer had metastasized to his pelvic and was re-diagnosed as Stage 4 Incurable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He was placed on a hormone regimen including the injection of a drug called decapeptyl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Alan said the side effects were awful, including fatigue, loss of muscle mass, weight gain and a severe loss of testosterone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He suspects he will be on the hormone regimen for the rest of his life, but Alan Morton calls himself a prostate cancer endurant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He still engages in hiking, and despite the handicaps, seeks to live life to the fullest.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">It was in 2023 when Alan began to pass blood in his urine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He didn't think this development was worth sharing with his wife or his doctor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> However, his wife saw what she thought was dark urine when Alan went to the bathroom and forgot to flush.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He told her he was passing blood and she immediately made a doctor's appointment for him.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Alan submitted to a digital rectal exam and provided a urine sample.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Although he thought the sample was "crystal clear," the doctor said the sample included "microscopic blood."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He was called in for another appointment, provided another blood sample.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> From that and a biopsy, he received a diagnosis of Stage 3B prostate cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Because of neck trauma stemming from a long ago auto accident, Alan could have his prostate removed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> His care team concluded the only available treatment option would be a hormone regimen, starting with androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He said the effect it had on his body was awful.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> They included fatigue, severe loss of testosterone, hair loss, plus weight gain in various places, among them, his breasts.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He was subsequently prescribed the injection of a drug, decapeptyl, and a pill called bucalutamide, designed to stop the growth of the tumor.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">The ADT regimen stopped in October 2024, but the following month he began to pass blood again.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> To make matters worse, his PSA, once at 0.037, rose sharply to 6.39 in April 2026.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Alan underwent a bone scan that indicated his cancer had spread to his pelvis.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He is back on ADT and expects he will be for the rest of his life.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Alan says his urinary function is outstanding but would rate his sexual function at something like 20 to 30 percent of what it was pre-diagnosis.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Alan Morton does not call himself a survivor of cancer, but rather an endurant.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He knows given his diagnosis and his hormone regimen, he is at reduced capacity, but aspires to live a full, rich life.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Additional Resources:</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Support Group:</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Fans for the Cure: <a href= "https://www.fansforthecure.org">https://www.fansforthecure.org</a></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p>
June 27, 2026
179: Shannon Miller survived germ cell ovarian cancer | BEP chemotherapy | laparotomy | neuropathy
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Shannon Miller won seven Olympic medals as a gymnast in 1992 and 1996.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> She did so against topflight competition, but years later, she faced a more formidable foe: a diagnosis of ovarian cancer.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Her tumor was successfully removed through a procedure called a Unilatera Salpingo-Oophorectomy, but two weeks after that, she learned it more malignant than originally thought.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Aided by the mental toughness she exhibited as an elite athlete, Shannon went on a grueling, nine-week regimen of BEP chemotherapy and reached survivorship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">In 2011, Shannon experienced bloating, stomach aches and weight loss.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> She dismissed them as symptoms attached to her just having had a son.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> When it came time for a checkup, she told her doctor she felt fine, but after a scan, Shannon was told she wasn't fine because the scan revealed a baseball-sized cyst in her left ovary, and that surgery was needed.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> At that time it was not known if the cyst was benign or malignant.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">At first she had to sit through an agonizing four to five weeks of 'wait and observe.'<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Shannon underwent a laparotomy and a unilatera salpingo-oophorectomy, in which the left ovary was removed and with it, the tumor.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Shannon was a bit woozy from her various medications when she regained consciousness.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> It was then that she was told the mass was cancerous.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Shannon and her husband felt like celebrating because the cancer had been removed.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> However, bad news was around the corner.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">About two weeks later, she received a call from her oncologist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He said that the tumor had a higher degree of malignancy than originally anticipated.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> This meant Shannon would have to undergo nine weeks of extremely aggressive chemotherapy, BEP chemotherapy. She said it was the hardest thing she had ever had to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> In addition to the predictable hair loss, there was the nausea in addition to hydration issues, all this while was trying to raise a toddler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">In an early stage of the nine-week regimen, Shannon questioned whether she could complete it; but she called on the mental toughness that enabled her to excel as an elite athlete, finished the chemo on May 2, 2011, and was declared cancer free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> She was nauseous for another year and says to this day she sometimes has cognitive issues, but experienced continued progress and began to feel a little better and a bit more like herself with each passing day.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Shannon Miller says hers is a journey with no finish line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> She tries to survive each day and is grateful for the life she enjoys with husband and two children.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Additional Resources:</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Shannon's website: Salto Health <a href= "https://www.saltohealth.com">https://www.saltohealth.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p>
June 13, 2026
178: Dale Atkinson survived Stage IV esophageal cancer | palliative care | endoscopy | CAPOX | cold neuropathy
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Dale Atkinson Description</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">In 2024, Dale Atkinson was diagnosed with Stage IV esophageal cancer.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> His diagnosis preceded by the death of his mother and was preceded by his partner being diagnosed with lung cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> All this in the space of a few weeks.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Dale was active in sports and consumed a healthy diet, but in 2019 began to suffer chronic acid reflux.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> His symptoms were repeatedly treated as acid reflux, but it wasn't until 2024 that he underwent an endoscopy, which immediately revealed a tumor and a diagnosis of Stage IV esophageal cancer.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Dale was told he didn't have long to live and was immediately placed in palliative care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> However, he did extensive research and essentially designed his own care plan, combining conventional chemotherapy and immunotherapy with non-mainstream remedies.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> In 2025, the tumor shrank and he was declared to have No Evidence of Disease.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">In 2019, Dale Atkinson was still in his twenties, was on a vegetarian diet and was active in four sports, including rugby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Then he began to experience chronic acid reflux and heartburn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Sleep was interrupted by rising into his throat.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He had difficulty swallowing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Dale sought medical attention, but his symptoms were repeatedly treated as reflux.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">In 2024, Dale was scheduled for an endoscopy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Because his partner had just been diagnosed with lung cancer, she could not drive, and because of that, Dale was not anesthetized for the procedure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> As a result, along with his care team, he viewed the endoscopy, which showed a 9.2cm tumor and with it a diagnosis of Stage IV esophageal cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Doctors told Dale he did not have long to live and that his only treatment option was palliative care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He was diagnosed on October 12, 2024.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Nine days earlier, his partner was diagnosed with lung cancer and on October 27, his mother passed away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Overwhelmed with devastating news, once it all sunk in, Dale decided he would let determination<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> spearhead his journey, determination and not fear.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">His palliative care regimen was supposed to consist of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, but Dale said he approximately 5,000 research paper, concluded which non-traditional therapies could be of help and asked that his regimen include a combination of the non-mainstream medications along with chemotherapy and immunotherapy.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">He learned in January 2025 his tumor decreased in size, he was able to swallow normally and could go hours at a time without any pain.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He was declared No Evidence of Disease, and thought things were getting back to normal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He got off his protocol, but in March, cancer symptoms returned.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Dale got back on his protocol, and months later, again was declared NED.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He still suffers from chemo-related brain fog but enjoys life with his partner and two young sons.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Additional Resources:</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Dale's charity: "Beyond the Standard."</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Dale's blog: <a href= "https://www.thelifeorganic.com">https://www.thelifeorganic.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Dale's fitness center: <a href= "https://www.peakhealthandfitness.co.uk">https://www.peakhealthandfitness.co.uk</a></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> </p>
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