Speaking candidly alongside nationally renowned WashU Medicine physicians, incredible cancer survivors talk about the life-saving care they received at Siteman. With multiple seasons available, the award-winning podcast is streaming wherever you like to listen. Listen, review and subscribe.
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Episodes
EPISODE 35
Finding Purpose and “Presents”: Travis on Living His Best Life with Metastatic Cancer
About This Episode Travis, a patient with metastatic bladder cancer, has discovered new meaning in life since learning his cancer was incurable. The 50-year-old shares a perspective that…
EPISODE 32
Parenting Through Cancer: Less Perfection, More Connection
About This Episode When you're diagnosed with cancer, everything changes — except your kids still need dinner, stories, clean clothes and someone to kiss them goodnight. In this…
EPISODE 30
Men & Cancer: Talk it Out vs "Tough it Out"
About This Episode Humor, silence, avoidance and isolation — each is a common response to a cancer diagnosis. But these traits, particularly common in men, can harm their…
EPISODE 28
Testicular Cancer: "If you find something, say something."
About This Episode At 49, Jeremy never imagined testicular cancer — but experiencing sharp pain sent him to the doctor, and a Stage 3 diagnosis prompted him to…
EPISODE 23
NHL’s Kelly Chase Drops the Gloves Against Cancer: "I don’t mind fighting anybody. I just like to see the size of him."
About This Episode Former NHL player Kelly Chase is known as one of the toughest guys to wear a St. Louis Blues jersey, racking up more than 2,000…
EPISODE 22
Sidelined by Sarcoma: A Teen Athlete’s Resolve to Get Back on the Field
About This Episode In January of his senior year of high school, Thomas was stretching and noticed a painless bump on his right hamstring. The three-sport athlete thought…
EPISODE 20
It’s Cancer: Now What? Finding Direction After the Diagnosis
About This Episode After a diagnosis, every Siteman patient and their team develops a treatment plan. And every treatment plan becomes as unique as the patient it supports.…
EPISODE 12
Nurses: Teachers, Counselors & Friends in Cancer Care
About This Episode When patients describe their nurse, they often use words such as caregiver, teacher, counselor or friend. Three nurses at Siteman Cancer Center (Shannon, Pam and…
EPISODE 11
It Takes Two: One Diagnosis Becomes a Journey for Partners
About This Episode It wasn’t Pam’s first cancer diagnosis. In fact, because of a rare genetic disorder she has, Pam and her husband, Charlie, expected she would be…
EPISODE 9a
The Physical and Mental Toll of Breast Cancer: Part 1
About This Episode Do I need to have my breast removed? Will I lose them both? What about my nipples – will I get to keep them? How…
EPISODE 8
Keep Choosing Positivity
About This Episode In Episode 8 of This is Cancer, we honor the life of our colleague and dear friend, Jenny Miller. In the summer of 2022, the…
EPISODE 6
Tour de Force
About This Episode When Justin noticed a dip in his competitive cycling performance, a visit to the chiropractor led to the discovery of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Washington University radiation…
Meet the Hosts
Laura Susic
Laura is an Emmy and Telly-award-winning producer with 25 years of experience in the video production industry. She began her career in local news producing award-winning newscasts in Columbia, MO, Cleveland, OH, Indianapolis, IN, and back at home in St. Louis, MO. Since 2007, she has worked as a freelance writer, producer, executive producer, talent, and content creator on countless projects ranging from nationally syndicated shows and commercials to corporate marketing videos and live stream events. Most recently, Laura took on the role of Co-Host and Producer of the podcast, “This is Cancer.”
Patrick Shafer
Patrick is an Emmy Award winning media specialist with over 15 years of experience in scripted and unscripted television, commercials, corporate media, documentary filmmaking, and podcast producing. His career has led him to more than 25 countries. Frequent roles include director of photography, drone pilot, writer, editor, producer, (reluctant) on-camera talent, and now podcast host! His family history and personal struggles against cancer makes the podcast, “This is Cancer,” a true passion project.