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Not Your Grandma’s Cancer Show
Diagnosed with cancer in your 20s, 30s or 40s? You’ve just found your people.
This podcast from Shine Cancer Support dives into the real stuff no one talks about after cancer — sex, menopause, friends who ghost, long-term side effects, gender, neurodiversity, and more.
Scroll through, grab a tea (or a margarita), and tune in. New episodes drop monthly.
Wanna hang out or learn more? Visit: www.shinecancersupport.org
Episodes
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowLive at Shine Connect: Finding Direction After Cancer
Recorded live at Shine Connect 2026, this episode of Not Your Grandma’s Cancer Show explores finding direction when cancer leaves you in limbo, with the…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowToo Young for Bowel Cancer?
Is going to the loo 20 times a day now my new normal? In this episode of Not Your Grandma's Cancer Show, host Tatum De Roeck talks with Matt, Renee and Chris…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowFrom orgasm to fatigue - we answer more sex after cancer questions
Sex and relationship therapist, Zoe is back with Tatum to answer more of your sex questions. They dive into why orgasms can feel different, pleasure mapping…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowWhere did my libido go? We answer your questions about sex after cancer
Cancer can really mess with your sex life and most information about sex is designed for older people. But not here! Whether you're single, dating, in a poly…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowFinding your voice after a cancer diagnosis
Why is speaking up in medical settings so difficult? How do we make sure that our needs and priorities are heard and understood? On this episode of Not Your…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowLymphomas and Leukemias
Christian, Satveer, and Ceinwen join Tatum to share their varied experiences of being diagnosed with a high-grade blood cancer. Christian had just moved out of…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowWhat is it like to have a rare cancer?
What do you do when doctors don't have a lot of answers, treatments are new, and there are no organisations specifically for your cancer? George and Maddie…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowWhy We Need Ceremonies for Grief and Change
How do you say goodbye to a career, a plan, or a chapter you weren't ready to close? Tatum sits down with Megan and Brian to talk about the power of personal…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowWhat does body confidence mean to us now?
In this episode, Tatum is joined by Roland, Sally, and Mel to explore how cancer can impact body confidence. They explore what it's like having extensive…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowScamuary - Cancer Scams and Scammers (again!)
Welcome to Scamuary! Ceinwen and Clare join Tatum for a lighthearted dive into the nefarious world of cancer scams. Ceinwen discusses the story of an infamous…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowFamily Dynamics
As we approach the festive season we're diving into family dynamics. Often we imagine families pulling together after a cancer diagnosis but sometimes it…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowThe Science of Sleep
In this episode, Tatum cosies up with the science of sleep, pulling back the covers on the latest research to learn how we can all get a few more Zzzzs. Sleep…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowLive at Shine Connect - Am I Normal?
If you missed our Shine Connect conference, do not fear! In this upbeat live episode, recorded at the event, we not only hear about Shine's upcoming research…
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What really happens in a cancer support programme?
In this episode, Tatum chats with Clare, Shine's Programme Delivery Manager, to lift the lid on what really goes down in a cancer support programme — spoiler…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowBreakups hit different after a cancer diagnosis.
Getting your heart broken is brutal. Add a cancer diagnosis into the mix? That’s a whole other level of emotional chaos. And yet, no one really talks about how…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowTravelling after cancer
Travel after cancer is sometimes easier said than done. You might have more worries, more aches and pains, less confidence and higher insurance premiums. In…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowIt's my anxiety
What happens to our anxiety when we get a cancer diagnosis? Can our previous coping strategies keep up with the extra anxiety workload? Is there anything about…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowWhere to Begin with Benefits
Cancer can be expensive. For many of us, income goes down just as expenses go up. Our SHINE survey revealed we miss out on benefits—not because we’re not…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowIs palliative care what we think it is?
Sam and Professor Jonathan Koffman join Tatum to give an inside look at what palliative care offers. There are so many misconceptions so it can be reassuring…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowThe Scoop on Returning to Work
What do I put on my CV to explain the gap? What if I go back to back to my job but I can't do the role like ? Julie Denning joins Tatum to share her expertise…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowStomas and Meetups
Sam and Lana join Tatum to share how they instantly bonded at a Shine meetup event with humour about living with stomas. They share tips of what they wish they…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowDoes our language change after diagnosis?
Joss and Gemma join Tatum to dive into the surprising trickiness of words when communicating with others after a diagnosis. They share their PR campaigns…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowMenopause and Cancer with Dani
Dani joins Tatum to talk about all things hormonal, why we deserve more options and why its ok to be a bit more of a difficult patient! She also shares what…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowCancer Scams and Scammers Part 2
Clare, Ceinwen and Tatum are back on the cancer scamming case. They delve into the seedy world of dodgy detection machines, TikTok bots creating fake arrests…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowFaith and cancer: how our beliefs can help us to cope
In this podcast we're looking at faith and cancer. It's not a topic that gets spoken about a lot, so we thought we'd examine the different ways members of the…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowCoping with cancer in your 20s
Having cancer in your 20s is just different. It can feel especially isolating because friends are busy dating, travelling and diving into careers when you you…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowLosing a partner to cancer: coping with grief & rebuilding your life
Tatum talks with Jakub, Andrew and Pete about coping with grief, especially when the emotions that come with it are sometimes surprising.
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowReimagining Resilience - Live at Shine Connect 2024
In this special live episode, Tatum hosts the podcast with Shine Co-CEO, Ceinwen, and speaks to guests Rena, Matt, Becca and Adam about how they've coped with…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowWhat does time mean to us now?
Jesse, Farman and Meera join Tatum to share how their sense of time has been impacted by their cancer diagnoses. All three of our guests are living with an…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowExperiences of being a South Asian Woman with cancer.
Benisha and Poornima chat with Tatum about their cancer diagnoses, feminist fathers, younger brothers' weddings and being single. They share what it's like to…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowWhen friends ghost you after cancer
What do you do when your BFF disappears? Or your other friends ghost you? If you've found that some of your friendships haven't lived up to the hype, you're…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowBonus episode: When cancer is a marathon and not a sprint - living with chronic cancer
In this bonus episode, Tatum talks to Christopher, Maddie and Amber who are all living with cancer long-term. Christopher was diagnosed with chronic…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowThe emotion of numbers: Understanding cancer science and statistics
In this episode, we dive into the feelings that numbers and stats can bring up when you're diagnosed with cancer, and talk about how we can put them into…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowPride Special: Gender identity and cancer
This month we're looking at gender identity and cancer. Whether you're non-binary, trans or questioning, Tatum and our guests are here for you, and they're…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowMental health and cancer: Reconnecting with your mind
This episode looks at the mental health impact of cancer. Not feeling like yourself? Unable to "get back to normal"? You're not alone - and you're not losing…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowReconnecting with your body
Many people find that they feel different in their bodies after cancer - you might have lost trust in your body, or feel like your body has turned against you…
Not Your Grandma’s Cancer ShowDoctors get cancer too: hearing from healthcare professionals
Most of us are used to talking to healthcare professionals about our cancer but we don't usually talk to them about *their* cancer. In this podcast, we hear…
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Living with the lasting effects of cancer
When your initial cancer treatment is over, your friends and family might think you're fine - but we know you can be left with many lasting effects and…
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Newly Diagnosed? This episode is for you!
If you're newly diagnosed with cancer, welcome, you're in the right place. In this episode, members of the Shine community share their top tips and what they…
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Living with genetic cancers
Tatum explores what it's like to carry a 'cancer gene' and speaks to Helen, who carries the BRCA gene, and Cara who has Lynch syndrome. Cara developed bowel…
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Neurodiversity and cancer - how neurodivergence affects how we experience cancer
Tatum speaks to Dr. Char Goodwin and Neil MacVicar, both of whom are neurodivergent and have been diagnosed with cancer. The quote Char references is from Dr…
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Stories of breast cancer
October is breast cancer awareness month and in our latest podcast Tatum speaks to three members of Shine's community about their experiences of the UK's most…
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And now for the science bit: frontiers of cancer research with Prof Gerard Evan
This month, we're delighted to speak to Prof Gerard Evan who is based at the UK's Francis Crick Institute and is one of the world's leading cancer researchers…
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Talking about cancer, sex and intimacy
In this episode, Tatum chats to Sarah and Cheryl of the Cancer, Sex and Intimacy Project which is now a partner of Shine Cancer Support. Sarah and Cheryl talk…
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Going Out Out! The Pride and Cancer episode
To celebrate London Pride, our podcast this month is looking at how we can navigate the desire to go OUT OUT for Pride while also managing cancer and all the…
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Talking about infertility: Part 2, Stories of Infertility after Cancer
In this podcast, we explore what it's like to be left infertile after cancer. Tatum talks to Amanda, Katy and Gemma about their experiences of cancer…
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Talking about infertility: Part 1
Tatum speaks to Dr. Cheryl Fitzgerald, a consultant gynaecologist in reproductive medicine in Manchester, and Shine volunteer Hannah, about the ways in which…
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Exercise after cancer
May is Shine's Exercise after Cancer Month and on the podcast we've got two great guests: exercise specialist and breast cancer survivor Carolyn Garritt…
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Chronic cancer: when your cancer doesn’t fit inside the cancer box
This month we're talking about chronic cancer. Chronic cancer often can't be cured but it also may not need treatment immediately. Sometimes, they can be…
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And now for our highlights....the Not Your Grandma’s Cancer Show compilation
Just listening in for the first time? Need a reminder of everything we've covered in the podcast? Look no further! In this special episode, we've got a run…
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Cancer’s mental health impact: experiences of young adults
In this episode, Tatum welcomes Clare from Shine to review some of the experiences that were shared at Shine's annual conference. They hear from Rime, who…
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Shine Connect catch up: Dating and Sex after Cancer
If you missed our amazing Shine Connect 2022 young adult cancer conference fear not! In a special podcast episode, we bring you some highlights from our Dating…
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Shine Connect conference & Breast Cancer Awareness month
In this mini-sode, Shine Cancer Support co-founder Emma Willis discusses her breast cancer diagnosis, aged 29 and how her experiences of isolation led to the…
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Losing Friends with Cancer
Having a friend die is tough under any circumstance but when you're part of the cancer community it can hit you in a different way. Anxiety (could this happen…
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Managing menopause after cancer - without HRT
In the third of our series about menopause after cancer, Tatum talks to Dr. Jane Davis, a GP and women's health specialist, about managing menopause when you…
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Managing menopause after cancer with Dr. Juliet Balfour - the HRT episode
In the second of our trio of menopause episodes, Tatum talks to Dr. Juliet Balfour, a GP and menopause expert based in Somerset, England. Tatum and Dr. Balfour…
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Experiences of menopause after cancer
In the first of our trio of menopause episodes, Tatum talks to three Shine community members about their experiences of menopause after a cancer diagnosis…
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A Black woman’s experience of cancer
In this episode, we chat to Aff, one of Shine's fabulous volunteers, about her experience of breast cancer as a Black woman in her 30s. From wigs to…
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The Queer Sex Pride Episode
June is Pride month and we're delighted to share our new episode on queer sex after a cancer diagnosis. Tatum was joined by Stewart O'Callaghan from Live…
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When you’re a parent with cancer
Being a parent with cancer can be especially isolating. You may have friends with children or friends who have cancer - but you probably don't have many…