Talk of Hope Podcast

Talk of Hope is a podcast for people affected by lung cancer.

Featuring personal accounts from people living with the disease as well as healthcare experts highlighting improvements in diagnosis, treatment and care, Talk of Hope offers light and positivity during an anxious and fearful time.

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Each episode, we’ll hear from people with different experiences of lung cancer as well as healthcare professionals who will share what’s going on to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

Talk of Hope is a fortnightly podcast, with new episodes released every other Tuesday.

Episode one: Hope is our rocket fuel – with Mel Erwin

Mel never used to like the word ‘hope’. She found it a bit wishy washy. But as she’s become more and more familiar with the community and the richness of what’s happening – the research, the development, the new drugs – she realised there is tangible hope.

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You can also check out past episodes of our podcast Let’s Talk about Lung Cancer:

Lung cancer awareness month 2024 special

Episode 1: Back and forth with primary care, featuring Joe Crofts and Nick Whitehead
Episode 2: Life with one lung, featuring Kevin McSweeney and Carole Smart
Episode 3: Why is lung cancer last on the list, featuring Lucy Woollard and Gordon and Lynn Handley
Episode 4: Lose the labels. Lose the stigma, featuring Glenn O’Neill.

Lung cancer awareness month 2023 special

Episode 1: An unusual symptom, featuring Brian Gemmell
Episode 2: Lung cancer isn’t an instant death sentence, featuring Ruthra Coventry and Jeff Smith
Episode 3: Challenging patient stereotypes, featuring Spike Elliott
Episode 4: Addressing the elephant in the room, featuring Nick Whitehead

Series two

Episode 1: Hello Mandee!
Episode 2: Life on a watch and watch regime, featuring Kerrie Mitchell
Episode 3: Travelling with lung cancer, featuring Jules Fielder and Nick and Paula Whitehead
Episode 4: Loved ones and your diagnosis, featuring Natasha Loveridge
Episode 5: Life on different treatments, featuring Andy McKay and Karen Michael
Episode 6: Working with lung cancer, featuring Branwen Hywel

Series one

Episode 1: Symptoms, diagnosis and tests for lung cancer, featuring Dr David Gilligan
Episode 2: Biomarker testing and genetically-driven lung cancers, featuring Dr David Gilligan and Peter Conway
Episode 3: Early detection, featuring lung cancer researcher Dr Emma O’Dowd
Episode 4: Getting on the right path, featuring Dr Emma O’Dowd, and Senior Nurse Practitioner, Carol Stonham MBE
Episode 5: When surgery is an option, featuring Alex Brunelli and Pat Crawford
Episode 6: Before and after surgery, featuring Alex Brunelli and Pat Crawford
Episode 7: Lung cancer nurse specialists, featuring Laura Swift
Episode 8: Series round up

Specials

National lung cancer screening, featuring Cathy Brokenshire, Sammy Quaife and Professor David Baldwin.
World Cancer Day 2023, featuring Jules Fielder and Ian Vizer
Four-episode special for Lung cancer awareness month 2022, featuring Jane and Steven Holmes, Dr Chris George, Jules Fielder and Professor Ray Donnelly MBE.