REACH - Research in Exercise And Cancer Health
About the show
Being a cancer survivor brings its own set of challenges that can affect every aspect of your life. Join Ciaran Fairman, alongside leading researchers, doctors, health professionals and cancer survivors themselves, as they bring you the latest in exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle behaviors to reduce cancer risk and improve survivorship.
Episodes
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Episode 18: Ep 16 – Dr. Trista Manikowske: Cancer-related fatigue, phased rehabilitation in oncology
July 30th, 2017 | 59 mins 24 secs
Trista graduated from the University of Northern Colorado, where she spent a lot of her time working in the Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute. In this episode, we chat about Trista’s PhD dissertation where she looked at the difference...
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Episode 17: Ep 15 - Kylee Sacksteder (Part 1), Physician, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor, Alarm clock snoozer.
July 24th, 2017 | 47 mins 9 secs
Kylee is in the final year of her dermatology residency. Having moved to Columbus a few years ago, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. We chat about how she balanced her cancer treatments, along with planning a wedding at the same time!...
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Episode 16: Ep 14. Patricia Sheehan: Cancer-related fatigue & cancer rehabilitation in Ireland.
July 17th, 2017 | 1 hr 1 min
Patricia is a PhD researcher at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland. Patricia is finishing up her dissertation, where she looked at a physical activity program to improve symptoms of cancer-related fatigue. In this episode, we focus on...
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Episode 15: Ep 13. Jeff Vallance Part 2. Physical activity and Survivorship, Canadian initiatives to improve cancer resources – everything in between.
July 10th, 2017 | 48 mins 38 secs
This is part 2 with Jeff, who is a researcher at Athabasca University who looks a physical activity and sedentary behavior in a variety of cancer populations. We talk about the Amber study, a massive study looking at physical...
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Episode 14: Ep 12 – Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed Pt.1: Head and Neck cancer, cancer related cachexia and improving research translation.
July 3rd, 2017 | 49 mins 17 secs
Nicole is a Professor at the University of Calgary who focuses on physical activity for cancer survivors. In this episode, we chat about head and neck cancer, and some of the challenging side effects of the cancer and its treatment. Due to its...
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Episode 13: Episode 11 – Darcey Wion: Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor, Women’s Health cover fitness star
June 25th, 2017 | 48 mins 31 secs
Darcey Wion is a trainer at System of Strength, an incredible gym and community in Columbus Ohio. In this episode, we chat about Darcey’s journey from being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma fresh out of college, to now being the on the cover of...
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Episode 12: Episode 10 – Jeff Vallance: Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Rock-climbing and gynecological cancers and everything in between.
June 19th, 2017 | 45 mins 58 secs
Jeff is a researcher at Athabasca University who looks a physical activity and sedentary behavior in a variety of cancer populations. We chat about reallocating time to physical activity in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, how rock-climbing might be...
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Episode 11: Episode 9 – Matt Lampson part 2. Pizza, pro soccer and his foundation.
June 11th, 2017 | 34 mins 56 secs
In the second part of my interview with Lamps, we chat about his journey from college to professional soccer player, some of the long term side effect of treatment he still suffers from today and some of the challenges he faces. We chat about the...
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Episode 10: Episode 8 – Titch Madzima: Weight training and protein supplementation in breast cancer survivors.
June 5th, 2017 | 51 mins 41 secs
Titch is an assistant professor at Elon University, where he investigates the effects of different exercise interventions on cancer survivors. In today’s show, we talk about Titch’s dissertation research, where he looked at the effects of...
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Episode 9: Episode 7 - Dr. Kristin Campbell. Top questions in physical activity and cancer survivorship
May 28th, 2017 | 52 mins 52 secs
Kristin is an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada researching how physical activity can benefit cancer patients and survivors. In this episode, we talk about some of the most important questions to answer in the realm...
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Episode 8: Episode 6 - Sarah Weller, exercise physiologist speaks about cancer rehab
May 21st, 2017 | 51 mins 51 secs
In today’s episode I speak to Sarah Weller, an exercise physiologist in Vancouver, Canada. Sarah has over 10 years of experience working with a variety of cancer patients and survivors at varying times of treatment. We chat about Sarah’s wealth of...
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Episode 7: Episode 5 - Matt Lampson: Lymphoma survivor, professional athlete, all-round badass
May 15th, 2017 | 53 mins 30 secs
Matt was diagnosed with stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma a week after graduating high school. Instead of going on to play college soccer, Matt had to stay in Ohio and go through a brutal regimen of chemotherapy and radiation. This episode is part 1 of a...