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The Stupid Cancer Show

Stupid Cancer, Inc.art19.com

For over a decade, The Stupid Cancer Show was the unfiltered, award-winning voice of the young adult cancer movement. Hosted by cancer survivor and loudmouth-in-chief Matthew Zachary, the show ran more than 400 episodes and pulled no punches—covering everything from healthcare corruption and policy failures to mental health, survivorship, research, pop culture, and patient rights. It wasn’t polite. It wasn’t sanitized. It was real talk for a generation ignored by the cancer world. This was the show that built a movement. That gave the mic to the 15–39 age group. That told cancer what it could go do with itself. Brought to you by Stupid Cancer—the nonprofit that redefined support for adolescent and young adult patients—the show helped end isolation, build community, and give a whole generation permission to live, laugh, rage, and heal on their own terms. The archive still speaks volumes. Catch it if you missed it.

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Episodes

FOOD POLITICS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MYLES BESKIND Young Adult Suvivor, Colon Cancer, Stage IV Author, Blood, Sweat, and Tears A Humorous Guide to Caring for Cancer Patients MARION NESTLE, PHD Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health NYU Steinhardt School Of Culture, Education and Human Development Author, Food Politics Author, Safe Food See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 19, 20111 hr 9 min

THE FUTURE OF NONPROFITS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT ANGELA VAN TREUREN Young Adult Survivor Small Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix Member, CaringBridge RANDALL C. MOSS Social Media Marketing Manager MeadWestvaco Author, The Future of Nonprofits DAVID O. RENZ PHD Beth K. Smith/Missouri Chair in Nonprofit Leadership Director, Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership Chair, Department of Public Affairs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 12, 20111 hr 21 min

TANNING, SKIN CANCER & MELANOMA

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT JULIANNA CARVATT Young Adult Survivor, Melanoma JENNIFER A. STEIN, MD PHD Assistant Professor Associate Director of Pigmented Lesion Services Department of Dermatology NYU Dermatologic, Skin and Cancer Associates SAMANTHA GUILD Bereaved Young Adult Siblling National Patient Advocate AIM At Melanoma See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 05, 20111 hr 10 min

JULIE CLARK, FOUNDER OF BABY EINSTEIN

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT AMANDA FREEMAN Young Adult Survivor, Sarcoma Broadcast Production Associate The Stupid Cancer Show JULIE CLARK Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Founder, Baby Einstein Author, You Are The Best Medicine See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 28, 20111 hr 14 min

STAY FIT & BE WELL

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT JESSICA ROGERS Young Adult Survivor Breast Cancer KATHLEEN VENEZIA Young Adult Survivor Breast & Thyroid Cancer Health Coach/Founder, Bella Wellness LISA HOFFMAN Author, "The Healing Power of Movement: How to Benefit From Physical Activity During Your Cancer Treatment" Founder, Solo Fitness See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 21, 20111 hr 15 min

PENN STATE THON

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT DYLAN MOSER Childhood Cancer Survivor, Leukemia SEAN SHAPIRO Young Adult Cancer Advocate Chairperson, The 2012 NYC Hope Gala Member, i[2]y NYC Planning Committee KIRSTEN QUISENBERRY Overall Public Relations Chairperson Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance MaraTHON 2012 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 14, 20111 hr 11 min

CARINGBRIDGE

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT BRITTA ARAGON Young Adult Survivor, Hodgkin's Lymphoma Founder, Cinco Vidas NICHOLAS RIVITUSO Young Adult Survivor Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Non Hodgkins Small Cell Lymphoma SONA MEHRING Founder/CEO CaringBridge See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 07, 20111 hr 11 min

STAYING PRETTY: HAIR AND MAKE UP

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT BENJAMIN RUBENSTEIN 2x Adolescent Cancer Survivor Author, TWICE Blogger, cancerslayerblog.com MIA DAVIS Organizing Director Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Co-Leader, Workgroup for Safe Markets RAMY GAFNI Young Adult Survivor, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Celebrity Make-Up Artist Creator, Ramy beauty therapy® cosmetics Author, Ramy Gafni's Beauty Therapy: The Ultimate Guide to Looking and Feeling Great While Living with Cancer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ...

May 31, 20111 hr 19 min

GERBER GRADUATES :: LONG-TERM CHILDHOOD SURVIVORS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT REBECCA WARD Uterine Cancer Survivor Nurse Paralegal Project Coordinator "Dancing with N.E.D." Documentary Film ANNA BROWER Childhood Cancer Survivor Hodgkin's Lymphoma Co-Chair, i[2]y NYC/Metro Planning Committee SUSAN MOSER ESQ. Childhood Cancer Survivor Sacrococcygeal Teratoma Co-Chair, i[2]y NYC/Metro Planning Committee DANA GENNARELLI Childhood Cancer Survivor, Leukemia Human Resources Coordinator I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation JAMES MANNING Childhood Cancer Su...

May 24, 20111 hr 18 min

CANCER IN THE KLIEG LIGHTS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT VOLARY Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Singer/Songwriter, Volary Music ROB RUFUS Young Adult Survivor, Germ Cell Cancer Singer/Songwriter, The Blacklist Royals NAMRATA SINGH GUJRAL Writer/Director One A Minute See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 17, 20111 hr 20 min

CANCER CAMPS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT ANNA BROWER Young Adult Survivor, Hodgkin's Lymphoma Chair, i[2]y NYC/Metro Chapter DAVE SMITH Young Adult Cancer Advocate CEO, Special Love, Inc. GEOFF EATON 2x Young Adult Survivor, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Founder, Executive Director Young Adult Cancer Canada See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 10, 20111 hr 19 min

PARENTS OF YOUNG PATIENTS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT DORI PLAIT Young Adult Survivor Thyroid Cancer ADELINA PLAIT Thyroid Cancer Survivor Parent of Young Adult Survivor BONNIE JULIUS Bereaved Parent President & Co-Founder Crickett's Answer For Cancer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 03, 20111 hr 18 min

CLINICAL TRIAL MYTHS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MEREDITH ISRAEL Young Adult Survivor Stage 4 Breast Cancer Volunteer, Max Cure Foundation NITA L. SEIBEL, MD Senior Investigator Clinical Investigations Branch Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program National Cancer Institute STEVEN FRIEDMAN, MHSA Chief, Clinical Trials Operations and Informatics Branch Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis National Cancer Institute DEBORAH VOLLMER DAHLKE Director, Clinical Trial Network Texas Life Science Foun...

Apr 26, 20111 hr 22 min

POST-OMG SUMMIT WRAPUP

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT ANN KRAMER Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer MEG HARRISON Patient Services Manager Leukemia & Lymphoma Society New York City Chapter KAREN DEMAIRO Senior Divisional Patient Services Manager Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Long Island Chapter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 19, 20111 hr 19 min

EMPLOYMENT, LEGAL & INSURANCE

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT ADELE RAMOS Young Adult Survivor, Ostrosarcoma Poet, Spoken Word Artist JOANNA MORALES Director, Disability Rights Legal Center Cancer Legal Resource Center REBECCA NELLIS Director of Programs Cancer and Careers See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 12, 20111 hr 17 min

PATIENT NAVIGATION

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT KELLY MADIGAN Young Adult Survivor Hodgkin's Lymphoma SHARON FRANCZ Executive Director, Co-Founder National Coalition of Oncology Nurse Navigators REBECCA TRUPP, RN OCN Vice President, Co-Founder National Coalition of Oncology Nurse Navigators See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 05, 20111 hr 12 min

SINGLE WITH CANCER

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT ERIC CHARSKY Young Adult Survivor Colon Cancer SAGE BOLTE, PHD Young Adult Oncology Counselor INOVA Heath Systems JONNY IMERMAN Young Adult Survivor Testicular Cancer Founder, Imerman Angels TRACY MAXWELL Young Adult Survivor Ovarian Cancer Founder, Solo Survivors See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 29, 20111 hr 19 min

PARENTING AND CANCER

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT COBY BROWN YA Survivor, Ewing Sarcoma Singer/Songwriter JULIE LARSON Young Adult Cancer Advocate NYC Young Adult Psychotherapist MARCIA DONZIGER YA, Ovarian Cancer Founder, MyLifeline.org MARC G. RAPPAPORT, DO YA Survivor, Thyroid Cancer Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine UVM/Danbury Hospital ERIN ZAMMETT RUDDY YA Survivor, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Author, My So Called Normal Life Blogger, Parenting.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Mar 22, 20111 hr 16 min

STUPID DIABETES

PATIENT SPOTLIGHT RYAN HOESLEY Young Adult Type 1 Diabetic, 10 Years Athletic Committee Chair JimmyInsulin.org MEREDITH SWARTZ Young Adult Type 1 Diabetic : 10 Years Marketing Director JimmyInsulin.org JEREMY WEISBACH Young Adult Diabetic Founder, JimmyInsulin.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 15, 20111 hr 7 min

SURVIVORS GO RETAIL

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT LIGAYA JOY KING Young Adult Survivor, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma LOREN BRILL Young Adult Survivor, Hodgkin's Lymphoma Founder, Sweet Loren's Cookie & Brownie Dough DAVID LUKS Young Adult Survivor, Testicular Cancer Founder, Deluxe Honeydrop Beverages See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 08, 20111 hr 8 min

CANCER MYTHS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT SUSAN MOSER Young Adult Survivor Sacro-Coccygeal Teratoma, Grade III LEONARD SENDER Chairman, i[2]y Cancer Foundation Clinical Professor of Medicine Director of Oncology Services CHAO Comprehensive Cancer Center TIMOTHY MOYNIHAN, MD Education Chair Department of Medical Oncology The Mayo Clinic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 01, 20111 hr 19 min

CRAZY SEXY KRIS CARR

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT ALISA SAVORETTI Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Founder/President My Hope Chest KRIS CARR Young Adult Survivor Author, Wellness Coach Director, Crazy Sexy Cancer Founder, Crazy Sexy Life See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 22, 20111 hr 19 min

NOREEN FRASER

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT LINDSAY GENA Young Adult Survivor Stage 4 Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma NOREEN FRASER Breast Cancer Suvivor Co-Creator/Co-Producer, StandUp2Cancer Founder, Noreen Fraser Foundation See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 15, 20111 hr 4 min

YOUNG SURVIVAL COALITION

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT JEMMA CABRAL 2x Young Adult Survivor, Hodkins Lymphoma Team FD Alum, Imerman Angels Mentor Volunteer & Advocate, American Cancer Society JENNA GLAZER Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Director of Development Young Survival Coalition DANA MCCAW Young Adult Breast Cancer Advocate Development Associate Young Survival Coalition See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 08, 20111 hr 7 min

MARROW MYTHS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT LINDSAY RAWOT Young Adult Survivor Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma ADVOCATE SPOTLIGHT AMANDA ZWILLING Young Adult Cancer Advocate KATHARINA HARF COO and Co-founder DKMS Americas ALINA SUPRUNOVA Business Development DKMS Americas EMILY PETERSON Senior Resource Development Specialist Office of Patient Advocacy National Marrow Donor Program MARY HALET Regional Director Recruitment/Community Development National Marrow Donor Program See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

Jan 25, 20111 hr 11 min

SEASON 8 PREMIERE: LIVESTRONG!

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT DUSTY SHOWERS "Unusual Breast Cancer Advocate" The Man In the Pink Bra The 2nd Baseman DOUG ULMAN 3x Young Adult Cancer Survivor Founder, The Ulman Cancer Fund For Young Adults CEO, LIVESTRONG See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jan 18, 20111 hr 7 min

SEASON FINALE - CANCER RESEARCH!

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT DANIEL STOLFI Acute Non-Hodgkins T-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Executive Producer, Writer and Actor Cancer Can't Dance Like This MARGARET FOTI, Ph.D., M.D. (h.c.) Chief Executive Officer American Association for Cancer Research JON RETZLAFF Managing Director Science Policy and Government Affairs American Association for Cancer Research See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 21, 20101 hr 14 min

COMEDY CURES

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MARK KWON Young Adult Survivor Hodgkin's Lymphoma MATTY GOLDBERG Young Adult Suvivor, Brain Cancer Actor, Comedian and Activist, [website] SARANNE ROTHBERG Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Founder, Comedy Cures See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 14, 20101 hr 24 min

REMEMBERING POP SINGER RICH CRONIN

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT KALI MORDAUNT Young Adult Survivor, Brain Cancer Regional Chair, i[2]y Buffalo MELISSA HOLLAND Partner. Cronin & Holland Executive Vice President, CEO Orange Freeze Entertainment Corp. Executive Director, Rich Cronin Hope Foundation CASSANDRA CRONIN Bereaved Sister Co-Founder Rich Cronin Hope Foundation See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 07, 20101 hr 23 min

MUSIC MAKES THE PEOPLE

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MEL MAJOROS Young Adult Survivor Breast Cancer [BLOG] Producer/Host, The Cancer Warrior on EmpoweRadio MIMI FERRARO Young Adult Survivor Breast Cancer Singer/Songwriter, Recording Artist [website] CHRISTINE BAZE Young Adult Survivor Cervical Cancer Singer/Songwriter, Recording Artist [website] Founder, The Yellow Umbrella See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 30, 20101 hr 19 min
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