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Hosted by Gwen Kelly · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 66 episodes
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Join Gwen Kelly, Host and Founder of Combating Cancer, a podcast focused on strength, resilience, and hope. Creating a space where people can share their personal cancer journeys—whether that involves navigating treatment, celebrating remission, or honoring the memory of a loved one.
Gwen Kelly hosts Combating Cancer, a education show with 66 episodes published.
Episode 66- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly of Combating Cancer shares that her latest scans were stable with no evidence of disease and explains what "scan day" is like for her as a stage III astrocytoma survivor on a 90-da
Episode 65- Show Notes: In this delayed birthday episode of Combating Cancer, host Gwen Kelly, diagnosed with Stage 3 astrocytoma brain cancer at 19, shares the list she wishes someone had handed her in that hospital roo
Episode 64- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma at 19, welcomes 14-year-old Onnaka Gerloff, who was diagnosed with astrocytoma brain and spine cancer at age seven. Onnaka shares her curren
Episode 63- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma brain cancer at 19, reflects on something she's noticed in herself over the past couple of years: cancer didn't make her less compassionate,
Episode 62- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma at 19, welcomes Anna Monastero to Combating Cancer to discuss young-adult cancer, advocacy, and navigating treatment. Anna, diagnosed at 29
Episode 61- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma brain cancer at 19, reflects on a message from a terminally ill girl that the scariest part isn't dying but that people stop talking about t
Episode 60- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly welcomes caregiver Rick Osteen to Combating Cancer to share his experience supporting his wife through a colon cancer diagnosis and treatment. Rick discusses navigating radiation a
Episode 59- Show Notes: In this solo episode, Gwen Kelly opens up about a topic that has been weighing heavily on her heart: bullying and cruelty toward people facing cancer. Drawing from stories she's heard throughout t
Episode 58- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, a stage three astrocytoma survivor diagnosed at 19, welcomes 16-year-old Riley Polster, whom she met through TikTok and who shares the same diagnosis. Riley recounts her journey f
Episode 57- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, a stage three astrocytoma brain cancer survivor diagnosed at 19, explains she created Combating Cancer to offer a safe, honest space for those affected by cancer. She shares why s
Episode 56- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma at 19, welcomes Bron Watson from Australia to Combating Cancer to discuss creating a safe, honest space for people affected by cancer. Bron,
Episode 55- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly introduces Combating Cancer and shares her stage three astrocytoma diagnosis at 19, explaining the podcast's goal of creating a safe, honest space for anyone affected by cancer. Bu
Episode 54- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, a stage III astrocytoma brain cancer survivor, welcomes 22-year-old Megan McCoy, whom she met on TikTok, to discuss how cancer affected her family. Megan shares that her mother wa
Episode 53- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly welcomes listeners to Combating Cancer, sharing her background of being diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma brain cancer at 19 and her goal of creating a safe, honest community
Episode 52- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, a stage three astrocytoma survivor diagnosed at 19, welcomes Dr. Tiffany Troso Sandoval, a medical oncologist specializing in breast and gynecologic cancers. Dr. Troso worked at M
Episode 51- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly welcomes listeners to Combating Cancer, sharing that she was diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma at 19 and created the platform as a safe, honest space for anyone impacted by ca
Episode 50- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma at 19, welcomes her newly announced fiancé, Jake Cregan, to Combating Cancer to share their relationship story and how cancer shaped it. The
Episode 49- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly welcomes listeners to Combating Cancer, shares her background of being diagnosed with astrocytoma brain cancer at 19, and reflects on how cancer reshaped her mind, relationships, i
Episode 48- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly, who was diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma at age 19, welcomes Glenn Sturm, who has undergone 18 years of chemotherapy (6,300 days oral, 610 days IV). Glenn explains his main
Episode 47- Show Notes: Host Gwen Kelly welcomes listeners to Combating Cancer, shares that she was diagnosed with stage three astrocytoma brain cancer at 19, and explains the podcast's purpose: creating an honest space
Bron Watson
nurse, educator, entrepreneur, founder of The Social Coach and The Serenity Project · The Serenity Project
1 appearance on this show
Glenn Sturm
1 appearance on this show
Emily Williams
Executive Director of The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College · Royal Fleet Auxiliary
1 appearance on this show
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