Join Zoe and her mother Laura as they talk about their experience of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. New episodes every other week. Follow on Instagram @InflammatoryBreastCancer_WTF for updates.
Zoe’s feeling ambivalent about the end of trimodal treatment, and deals with radiotherapy, Phesgo and Zoladex side effects. We talk about Inflammatory Breast Cancer as a hidden disease, the meaning of breasts (!) and prurient/useful cancer books. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF (https://www.instagram.com/inflammatorybreastcancer_wtf/?hl=en).
Resources (not recommendations)
The Body: A Guide for Occupants (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Body-Guide-Occupants-Bill-Bryson/dp/085752240X)
What Can I Do to Help? (https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/what-can-i-do-to-help-book-deborah-hutton-9781906021566?sku=GOR002590367&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=24038968708&gbraid=0AAAAADZzAIBfUHml8TQtAexzlx9-OYq_D&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxKfWBhDkARIsAMKwkNa7TpLslf0EdIxfXbU-U80wr_3mMeZAef4pnq5wTB7NGvLblV2YqAwaArxlEALw_wcB)
Call the Midwife (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001h080)
NHS trust to review 4,500 more breast cancer cases after failings (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckddvje77m2zo)
Breast Cancer Scandal: Exposing the Harm (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0031nqw/breast-cancer-scandal-exposing-the-harm)
Breast Cancer Uncovered (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYjpTwGVXFc)
7 Hidden Signs of Breast Cancer That Doctors Want You To Know (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C806ixh_QPs)
9 Sept 2026
40 shades of gray
Zoe is in the tri of the trimodal Inflammatory Breast Cancer treatment, radiotherapy. What happens? What's the dose? How does it all work? What are the side effects? We lobby a politician, get some stats from the oncologist and share cancer book recommendations. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF (https://www.instagram.com/inflammatorybreastcancer_wtf/?hl=en).
Resources (not recommendations)
Macmillan (https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/breast-cancer/inflammatory-breast-cancer)
Cancer Research UK (https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/breast-cancer/treatment/radiotherapy)
NHS (https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/radiotherapy/what-happens/)
On Topic Off Script (Apple) (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inflammatory-breast-cancer-wtf-podcast-hosts-shed-light/id1741896431?i=1000786471483)
On Topic Off Script (Spotify) (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LhvoazBDoqy2pRUd7tCKf)
In Gratitude (In Gratitude by Jenny Diski)
The Undying (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/312936/the-undying-by-boyer-anne/9780141990859)
14 Aug 2026
Time for a tonic
As Zoe recovers from surgery, she and Laura use the extra headspace to advocate for more attention to be paid to IBC at policy level with Laura’s MP Steff Aquarone. It’s time for a tonic, so Zoe’s off to the seaside. It almost feels…normal? Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF.
Resources (not recommendations)
Goodburn pleads for more funding for rare cancer research (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/videos/c4gjp9pkj2go)
Rare Cancers Act 2026 (https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3779)
Cancer Care Map (https://www.cancercaremap.org/)
Cancer and mental health support (https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatment/coping-with-treatment/cancer-and-mental-health-support#:~:text=Call%20the%20Macmillan%20Support%20Line,your%20experience%2C%20and%20ask%20questions.)
1 Aug 2026
Episode 10 - Humans in the loop
The lull between surgery and radiotherapy gives space for roving thoughts. Zoe is de-institutionalising, Laura is watching doomy thrillers, and we're feeling a bit more human.
15 Jul 2026
It’s all come down to this….
We're back, after a hectic month finishing chemo, prepping for surgery, having surgery, recovering from surgery. It’s mostly about surgery! Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF.
Resources (not recommendations)
LYMPHA (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/lymphatic-microsurgical-preventive-healing-approach-lympha)
DIEP Flap Reconstruction: Everything you need to know (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkuVMUxCUZQ)
Breast Advocate (https://breastadvocateapp.com/#:~:text=Co%2Dcreated%20by%20leading%20specialists,based%20recommendations%2C%20personalized%20for%20you.)
Breast reconstruction using tissue from your tummy (https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/breast-cancer/breast-reconstruction-using-tissue-from-your-tummy)
Breast reconstruction (https://breastcancernow.org/about-breast-cancer/treatment/surgery-for-primary-breast-cancer/breast-reconstruction)
15 Jun 2026
1 in 30,000
Zoe is preparing for surgery. And having spent too much time in hospitals, she and Laura are obsessing about spaces and weaponised words. What are the odds of getting Inflammatory Breast Cancer? Thanks to magical thinking, Zoe has raised her chance of a big lottery win. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF
Resources
Dame Phyllida Barlow DBE RA (https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/dame-phyllida-barlow-dbe-ra-10908)
The Essential Leonard Cohen (https://music.apple.com/gb/album/anthem/192677178?i=192678850)
28 May 2026
Surgical Speculations
Zoe and Laura update the story so far, ramble about AC chemo, reconstructive surgery, and why rowing and the Thames mean so much to Zoe. Oh and why Laura probably won’t write a book called ‘All about me’. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF (https://www.instagram.com/inflammatorybreastcancer_wtf/).
Resources
Breast Cancer Predict Tool (https://breast.predict.cam/tool)
American Cancer Society (https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/breast-cancer/about/types-of-breast-cancer/inflammatory-breast-cancer.html)
Dana Farber (https://www.dana-farber.org/cancer-care/treatment/breast-oncology/programs/inflammatory-breast-cancer)
Breast Cancer Now (https://breastcancernow.org/about-breast-cancer/diagnosis/types-of-breast-cancer/inflammatory-breast-cancer?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=60785698&gbraid=0AAAAAD1B14hbxqlQdKeBk5U8fyCQz0b1t&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz9_QBhD_ARIsADnSCfDLeXB1N1zSUS89FMpiYsjF2j13HDH5xl9VaplSzHjrCjK_IwSDXScaArYYEALw_wcB)
Macmillan Cancer Support (https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/breast-cancer/inflammatory-breast-cancer)
IBC Network UK (https://www.ibcnetworkuk.org/)
The IBC Network Foundation (https://theibcnetwork.org/)
4 May 2026
90s Bangers and the Red Devil
Goodbye Paclitaxol and hello AC. Check those side effects! Zoe and Laura are figuring out how a mother helps her adult daughter, and Zoe is challenged by the weird world of breast reconstruction.
19 Apr 2026
Getting on My Nerves
Zoe's taste buds have taken a hike, Laura got an MBE, all the 'parents' are happy with how treatment is going, and we dig into Inflammatory Breast Cancer getting lost in the wider breast cancer conversation. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF
Links:
Macmillan (https://www.macmillan.org.uk/dfsmedia/1a6f23537f7f4519bb0cf14c45b2a629/16678-10061/mac14637-heart-health-and-cancer-e04)- Heart Health and Cancer Treatment
British Heart Foundation (https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/chemotherapy) - Chemotherapy and the Heart
Macmillan (https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/peripheral-neuropathy) - Peripheral neuropathy
NHS (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/peripheral-neuropathy/) - Peripheral neuropathy overview
3 Apr 2026
Pass the Port
It's not about the wine...more's the pity! Zoe and Laura dive into portacath world, and blether about being pissed off with your body when you get Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
Resources
Cancer Research UK
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/chemotherapy/how-you-have/into-your-vein/portacath
Macmillan
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatment/types-of-treatment/cancer-drug-treatments/implantable-ports
21 Mar 2026
IBC and f-e-r-t-i-l-i-t-y
Zoe and Laura have a less personal conversation on the different fertility preservation options when you have Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Make sure you stay till the bitter end! Follow on Instagram @InflammatoryBreastCancer_WTF
Links:
Cancer and fertility management: FIGO best practice advice https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ijgo.70426
Macmillan
https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/fertility
NHS
https://mft.nhs.uk/saint-marys/services/gynaecology/reproductivemedicine/fertility-
preservation-for-patients-diagnosed-with-cancer/
Cancer, Fertility and Me
https://cancerfertilityandme.org.uk/CFM-home
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9280471/
Breast Cancer Now
https://breastcancernow.org/media-assets/pyck233u/bcc28-fertility-pregnancy-and-breast-cancer-web.pdf
BMJ Oncology
https://bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000843
8 Mar 2026
St. Brigid's Day - Lá Fhéile Bríde
It's St Brigid's Day and Zoe's starting chemo for Inflammatory Breast Cancer. We talk about the first session, NHS and private health care, and leave fertility for another day.
Follow on Instagram @InflammatoryBreastCancer_WTF
3 Mar 2026
WTF just happened?!
Blindsided by a diagnosis of Inflammatory Breast Cancer at 36, Zoe and her mother Laura give a patient's perspective on symptoms, treatment and battling to keep things normal.
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