RadioTherapy
Cancer can completely disrupt a young person’s life both during and beyond treatment. This series of podcasts has been created by a group of young people with cancer sharing their lived experiences. We will hear powerful, authentic and detailed descriptions of how cancer has impacted their education, employment, friendships and wider relationships.
Episodes
This episode shines a light on the incredible role charities and peer support programmes play in helping young people navigate cancer treatment and recovery. Through personal stories, Andrew and Carson share how support from youth workers, charities, and fellow patients helped them build friendships, create positive memories, and feel less alone during some of life's toughest moments.
Podcast Synopsis
When you're facing cancer as a...
In this powerful episode of Radio Therapy, host Hollie is joined by Rowan, Rosa and Max, who share their experiences of being diagnosed with cancer during their early teenage years and the challenges of navigating friendships, school, and everyday life during and after treatment. The conversation explores the realities of returning to school after cancer, coping with rumours and misunderstandings, and the emotional impact of feelin...
This episode offers a powerful and uplifting look at what life is really like for teenagers navigating cancer treatment. Through honest conversations, Andrew and Carson share their experiences of being diagnosed at a young age, missing school, staying connected with friends, coping with treatment, and finding their way back to everyday life. What happens when cancer interrupts your teenage years? In this heartfelt episode of The Ra...
In this powerful episode of Radio Therapy, host Grace sits down with Max and Rowan to discuss what it is really like to be diagnosed with cancer during your early teenage years. From recognising symptoms and receiving life-changing diagnoses to navigating treatment, school, sport and friendships, they share honest and deeply personal insights into their experiences. Together, they explore the challenges of returning to school while...
In this heartfelt episode of Radio Therapy, host Grace is joined by Rosa and Marina, who share their experiences of being diagnosed with cancer as teenagers and the lasting impact it had on their lives. Together, they discuss the shock of diagnosis, losing independence, navigating school and friendships during treatment, and the challenges of returning to everyday life after cancer. With remarkable honesty, they open up about body ...
In this special bonus episode of Radiotherapy, Holly is joined by Sandyford consultants Dr Kay McAllister and Dr Janine Simpson for an open and honest conversation about sexual health and wellbeing after cancer treatment. Drawing on years of experience supporting patients, they explore the often-overlooked impact cancer can have on fertility, contraception, menopause, body confidence, intimacy and sexual function. The discussion ta...
In this powerful and deeply insightful episode host Erin sits down with Dr. Jen Sassarini, a gynaecologist and menopause specialist, and Dani Binnington, founder of Menopause and Cancer, to unpack the often-overlooked connection between cancer treatment, early menopause, and young people’s fertility.
Together, they shed light on what menopause really is, why it’s so dif...
In this candid and emotionally rich episode Fiona sits down with Emma and Katie to unpack the complex, often overwhelming world of fertility when you're diagnosed with cancer as a young person. Across honest stories and shared frustrations, the trio explore the decisions they faced, the pressure of time, the emotional toll of uncertainty, and the long‑term impact treatment has had on their bodies, hormones, and sense of future...
In this episode host Erin sits down with Hannah and Ed, a young couple navigating the emotional, physical, and life‑altering journey of cancer, treatment, and fertility challenges. At just 22 years old, Hannah was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer; an experience that led to rapid medical decisions, intense treatment, and a sudden confrontation with her future fertility.
Together, Hannah and Ed open up about coping with the...
In this episode Aaron and Elena, both medical students with a lived experience of cancer, sit down with Professor Richard Anderson, a leading expert in fertility preservation, to unpack how cancer treatments can impact future fertility for young people.
Professor Anderson explains the differences between egg freezing, ovarian tissue freezing, and emerging approaches for pre‑pubertal boys, emphasising how de...
In this powerful and deeply honest episode of Radiotherapy, Erin is joined by Grace and Grace; three young women navigating life after cancer while facing fertility loss and early menopause. Together, they unpack the shock of hearing life-changing fertility news years after treatment, the physical and emotional realities of early menopause, and the silence that still surrounds young women’s reproductive health.
From navigatin...
In this episode, host Hollie, one of our previous podcasters, introduces listeners to Caroline, co-founder of Calum’s Cabin, and Olivia Grace, a young person who experienced the charity’s life-changing support.
In this powerful episode we hear how Calum’s wish to help other families led to one of Scotland’s most impactful childhood cancer charities. Caroline highlights what the charity o...
In this episode host Abby sits down with Jill from the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and Matt, a young person who recently joined one of their sailing trips. Together, they explore how the charity transforms lives by taking young people living through and beyond cancer on unforgettable sailing adventures. From overcoming fears to building confidence and friendships, this conversation dives deep into why being out on the water is mor...
In this episode, host Grace (one of our previous podcasters, sits down with Wendy Tarpley-Morris, co-founder of The Little Princess Trust, and Erin Lavery, a former beneficiary turned viral fundraiser. Together, they explore the incredible impact of providing free real-hair wigs to young people facing hair loss due to cancer or other medical conditions, and the charity’s missions to make wigs an entitlement, not a privilege, ...
In this episode, Stuart introduces listeners to Flynne’s Barn, a unique charity nestled in the Lake District that offers young people with cancer a chance to reconnect with nature, creativity, and community. Katherine, co-founder of Flynne’s Barn, shares the deeply moving story behind its creation after losing her daughter Flynne to cancer, and how that loss inspired a sanctuary for healing and hope.
We also ...
In this episode of Radiotherapy, host Hollie sits down with Sonia from Young Lives vs Cancer and Lauren, a former patient turned advocate. Together, they unpack the charity’s mission to support young people and families through the toughest times, offering everything from emotional and financial help to accommodation near hospitals.
Listeners will hear first-hand how Young Lives vs Cancer steps in when life turns upside down,...
In this episode we shine a spotlight on the incredible work of Teenage Cancer Trust | UK Cancer Charity and hear first-hand experiences from those whose lives have been transformed by its support. Host Darren is joined by Stephen, Associate Director of Services at Teenage Cancer Trust, and Grace, a 20-year-old with a lived experience of cancer from Glasgow, who shares her powerful journey through neuroblastoma treatment and re...
In this episode we meet GK Barry, social media personality & Teenage Cancer Trust Ambassador. **this episode contains some strong language**
Grace joins Stuart and Abby to share her journey and role as an ambassador for Teenage Cancer Trust, reflecting on the importance of age-appropriate cancer care and dedicated spaces for young people. They discuss the comfort of parental support, the strength found in shared experiences, an...
In this episode, Georgie (17) and older sister Megan (19) reflect on Georgie’s journey with Ewing’s Sarcoma, diagnosed at age 15. They share the emotional impact of the diagnosis, the fear of potential amputation, and the strength found in their sibling bond.
Megan opens up about supporting Georgie while managing her own emotions, often hiding her pain to stay strong for the family. Together, they discuss the importance...
In this episode, Abby shares her journey through non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with her fiancé Liam by her side. From the early symptoms and misdiagnosis to the emotional impact of chemotherapy and hospital stays, the couple reflects on how cancer reshaped their lives and relationship.
They discuss the importance of support, maintaining normality, and finding strength in each other. Now two years in remission, Abby and Liam look back on t...
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