Chemotherapy: just the word can fill you with dread.  But maybe what you think you know about chemo isn't quite true any more..

Treatments have changed, drugs that can help with side effects have improved, thanks to clinical trials treatments have become more specific.. but it can still be tough. 

In this podcast you will meet Dr Craig Carden a Ballarat based Medical Oncologist who will talk you through what you might expect if you're about to undertake your first round of chemotherapy.  You'll also meet Oncology Nurses Elizabeth McEncroe and Heather McErvale form St John of God Ballarat Hospital.

Chemotherapy: just the word can fill you with dread.&nbsp; But maybe what you think you know about chemo isn't quite true any more..
Treatments have changed, drugs that can help with side effects have improved, thanks to clinical trials treatments have become more specific.. but it can still be tough.&nbsp;
In this podcast you will meet Dr Craig Carden a Ballarat based Medical Oncologist who will talk you through what you might expect if you're about to undertake your first round of chemotherapy.&nbsp; You'll also meet Oncology Nurses Elizabeth McEncroe and Heather McErvale form St John of God Ballarat Hospital.

We get it, no one wants to know about cancer.  But with a diagnosis you need to know what's going on and we think we can help.  This podcast will take you through what might happen next.  We've covered the main treatments: Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation.

We've asked the experts, Oncologists, Surgeons, Nurses and Survivors.  We've tried to find the information you can use in this podcast series.

A podcast for people who have just been diagnosed with cancer

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Cancer Survivor Guide: Chemotherapy

Getting a cancer diagnosis can be devastating.  You can feel like the rest of your life is put on hold while you tackle treatment.. but what happens when treatment stops (or moves into a maintenance phase)?  You've become a Cancer Survivor but now what?

Oncologist Dr Michael Jefford from Peter MacCallum Cancer hospital has helped to found the Australian Cancer Survivorship Center (ACSC).  The Center aims to optimize the health and well-being of cancer survivors and their carers.  Dr Karolina Lisy(PhD) is a researcher at the Survivorship Center looking at how treatment can be optimized for all cancer patients no matter what their background.

In this Cancer Survivor Guide podcast you'll hear how ACSC provides information to survivors and their health carers about the best wellness pathways after cancer treatment and the research that's being done to make sure treatment gives the very best survivorship outcomes.

 

 

Getting a cancer diagnosis can be devastating.&nbsp; You can feel like the rest of your life is put on hold while you tackle treatment.. but what happens when treatment stops (or moves into a maintenance phase)?&nbsp; You've become a Cancer Survivor but now what?
Oncologist Dr Michael Jefford from Peter MacCallum Cancer hospital has helped to found the Australian Cancer Survivorship Center (ACSC).&nbsp; The Center aims to optimize the health and well-being of cancer survivors and their carers.&nbsp; Dr Karolina Lisy(PhD) is a researcher at the Survivorship Center looking at how treatment can be optimized for all cancer patients no matter what their background.
In this Cancer Survivor Guide podcast you'll hear how ACSC provides information to survivors and their health carers about the best wellness pathways after cancer treatment and the research that's being done to make sure treatment gives the very best survivorship outcomes.
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Cancer Survivor Guide:  Welcome to Survivorship

Why do I always feel so tired?  Cancer and cancer treatments can leave you feeling like you've been run over by a truck.

Exhaustion is expected during a lot of oncology treatments but it shouldn't dominate your life.  Occupational Therapist Kelsey Morecombe from Ballarat Health Services talks about the role occupational therapy can have in your cancer treatment.

In this Cancer Survivor Guide Podcast you'll hear Kelsey explain how to make the most of your energy so that fatigue doesn't dominate your whole day.

Why do I always feel so tired?&nbsp; Cancer and cancer treatments can leave you feeling like you've been run over by a truck.
Exhaustion is expected during a lot of oncology treatments but it shouldn't dominate your life.&nbsp; Occupational Therapist Kelsey Morecombe from Ballarat Health Services talks about the role occupational therapy can have in your cancer treatment.
In this Cancer Survivor Guide Podcast you'll hear Kelsey explain how to make the most of your energy so that fatigue doesn't dominate your whole day.

Cancer Survivor Guide:  Fed up with Fatigue

Exercise may not be something that comes to mind when you’ve been diagnosed with cancer or undergoing treatment.  But, did you know exercise can help counteract many negative side effects of cancer and its treatment, including fatigue? 

Accredited Exercise Physiologist Tracey Duggan shares in this podcast some valuable benefits of exercising before and after surgery, during treatment and beyond.

Working as an Exercise Physiologist with Ballarat Health Services in the oncology department, Tracey works with patients undergoing all sorts of treatment.  She feels fortunate to be able to help patients improve their quality of life, physical function, as well as assist manage treatment related side effects through exercise.

Exercise may not be something that comes to mind when you&rsquo;ve been diagnosed with cancer or undergoing treatment. &nbsp;But, did you know exercise can help counteract many negative side effects of cancer and its treatment, including fatigue?&nbsp;
Accredited Exercise Physiologist Tracey Duggan shares in this podcast some valuable benefits of exercising before and after surgery, during treatment and beyond.
Working as an Exercise Physiologist with Ballarat Health Services in the oncology department, Tracey works with patients undergoing all sorts of treatment. &nbsp;She feels fortunate to be able to help patients improve their quality of life, physical function, as well as assist manage treatment related side effects through exercise.

Cancer Survivor Guide: Chemotherapy

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