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Thanks, I Had Cancer is a podcast about the part of cancer nobody really prepares you for: what happens after treatment ends.
During treatment, there’s a plan. Appointments, scans, surgeries, medications, people checking in. Then one day, you’re told you’re done—or as done as you’re going to be—and everyone expects you to go back to “normal.”
Cool. Except…what exactly is normal now?
Hosted by two younger cancer survivors—one a breast cancer survivor and the other a tongue and lung cancer survivor—Thanks, I Had Cancer gets into the messy, complicated, surprising, and sometimes genuinely funny reality of figuring out life after cancer.
We’re talking about the things that don’t always make it into the survivorship pamphlet: Who am I now? Why does my body feel like a stranger? How do I date after cancer? What happens to friendships and relationships? How do I go back to work and pretend everything is normal? Why am I still exhausted? Why am I terrified of every ache and scan? And after spending so much time focused on staying alive…what do I actually want my life to look like?
Through candid conversations with survivors, healthcare professionals, advocates, caregivers, and other experts, we want to make survivorship feel a little less lonely—and a lot more honest.
We’re currently looking for guests who can bring expertise, lived experience, or a perspective that can help us unpack what really happens after cancer treatment ends. If that sounds like you, we’d love to have you join the conversation.
Because surviving cancer is a pretty big deal. Figuring out what comes next deserves a conversation, too.
We had an amazing discussion on self-advocacy led by Ambreen Maan, Dear Jack’s Director of Programs. In addition to the slides, she recommended the following resources.
Imerman Angels – one-on-one peer mentorship
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (now Cancer Nation) – great resource for navigating survivorship, self-advocacy, and more
ASCO Survivorship Care Plan – interactive tool to build out a template for your survivorship care plan
We were honored to be joined by Alivia Boddie who walked us through Creating Your Personal Mission Statement. This powerful call helped everyone think through what matters to them and how to find purpose.
