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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

HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT CJ GEORGE Pediatric Cancer Survivor, Stage III A.L.L. National Youth Ambassador 2012-2013 Hyundai Hope On Wheels ZAFAR BROOKS Director of Corporate Social Responsibility Hyundai Motor America Program Director for Hyundai Hope On Wheels LEONARD SENDER, MD Medical Director, Hyundai Cancer Institute Division Chief, Pediatric Oncology CHOC Children's Hospital in Orange Board Chair, Stupid Cancer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

May 15, 20121 hr 16 min

LIFE AFTER TREATMENT

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT EMILY COUSINS Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Contributor, The Stupid Cancer Blog BARBARA GOLBY, LCSW Clinical Social Worker Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center PENNY DAMASKOS, PHD, LCSW, OSW-C Director, Resources for Life after Cancer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 08, 20121 hr 13 min

GIVING BACK THE RIGHT WAY

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MEGAN WEINER Young Adult Survivor, Hodgkin's Disease RACHEL SUTLIFF Young Adult Survivor, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma KIMBERLY NOVOSEL Young Adult Cancer Advocate Co-Founder, Giving Back is the New Black HEATHER ANDERSON Young Adult Cancer Advocate Co-Founder, Giving Back is the New Black See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 01, 20121 hr 10 min

CANCER CAMPS: TAKE ME AWAY!

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT THOMAS RYAN Young Adult Survivor, Brain Tumor GARY MERVIS Chairman and Founder Camp Good Days and Special Times SARAH BLUMENFELD Development Director Camp Kesem RACHEL FIREFLY FIRESTONE National Program Director Camp Kesem See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 24, 20121 hr 9 min

STANDARDS OF CARE

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MICHELLE GOODWIN 2x YA Survivor, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Art Director/Photographer Creator, Malignant Humor REBECCA H JOHNSON, MD Medical Director Adolescent and Young Adult Program Seattle Children's Hospital PETER F. COCCIA, MD Section Chief Division of Hematology/Oncology University of Nebraska Medical Center See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 17, 20121 hr 10 min

SHOWTIME'S "THE BIG C" WITH LAURA LINNEY

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT BRADLEY SCHMIDT Childhood Cancer Survivor, Neuroblastoma Chiropractor/Publisher/Speaker Author, "Where Does The Fight Come From: How I Survived Childhood Cancer" LAURA LINNEY Emmy & Golden Globe Award-winning Actress Star, Showtime's "The Big C" DARLENE HUNT Actor/Writer/Comedian Creator/Executive Producer Showtime's "The Big C" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 09, 20121 hr 10 min

PRE-OMG2012 MANIA WITH 50/50's WILL REISER

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT WILL REISER Young Adult Survivor, Spinal Cancer Screenwriter, 50/50 ALLISON WARD Young Adult Survivor, Ovarian Cancer Chair, OMG! Cancer Summit Steering Committee SHARON FRANCZ, RN Founder National Coalition of Oncology Nurse Navigators TAMIKA FELDER Young Adult Survivor, Cervical Cancer Founder/CEO, Tamika & Friends See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 27, 20121 hr 18 min

TAKE THOSE PILLS! (Patient Adherence and Compliance)

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT SU CIAMPA Young Adult Survivor, Ewings Sarcoma EMILY MORRISON Young Adult Survivor, Brain Tumor ALEXANDER SIMON Senior Producer, Events Division Frost & Sullivan DIRK G. SCHROEDER, ScS MPH Executive Vice President HOLA Doctor See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 20, 20121 hr 21 min

STUPID LUNG CANCER

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MATTHEW HIZNAY Young Adult Survivor, Lung Cancer Second Year Med Student University of Toldeo NATHAN PENNELL, MD, PhD Board Certified Oncologist Taussig Cancer Center Cleveland Clinic KATE BROWN Director of Support and Advocacy LUNGevity Foundation See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 13, 20121 hr 11 min

TEEN IMPACT PROGRAM @CHLA

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT STACY GAGAS Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Resource Specialist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute National Breast Cancer Coalition Advocate AURA KUPERBERG Director, Teen Impact / HOPE Program Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases Children's Hospital Los Angeles OCTAVIO ZAVALA Program Administrator Teen Impact Program Children's Hospital of Los Angeles DAVID R. FREYER, DO, MS Medical Director, HOPE Survivorship and Transition Services Children's Center for Cancer &amp...

Mar 06, 20121 hr 21 min

PEACE, LOVE AND COLLABORATION

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT JACLYN SABOL Young Adult Survivor, Brain Tumor JONNY IMERMAN Young Adult Survivor Testicular Cancer Founder, Imerman Angels A.J. JACOBS Editor At Large Esquire Magazine Autnor, "Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 28, 20121 hr 19 min

CANCER POLITICS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT KATY DONAHUE Young Adult Survivor, Osteosarcoma Nurse Coordinator The Stephen D. Hassenfeld Center ANGELA WALL Communications Manager Breast Cancer Action MELINDA HENNEBERGER Breast Cancer Survivor Poltical Writer, The Washington Post Founder, Politics Daily See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 21, 20121 hr 23 min

EXPRESS YOURSELF!

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT ELIZABETH EPPELSHEIMER Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer SUSAN GLADER Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Author, No Where Hair JENNIFER ADAN Young Adult Co-Survivor Nashville Singer/Songwriter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 14, 20121 hr 21 min

C4YW BREAST CANCER CONFERENCE

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT CAMBREY THOMAS Young Adult Survivor Acute Myeloid Leukemia STACEY LEWIS, CHES Deputy Chief Executive Young Survival Coalition JEAN A. SACHS, MSS, MLSP Chief Executive Officer Living Beyond Breast Cancer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 07, 20121 hr 16 min

AUTHOR WENDELL POTTER

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT LAZ RAPSTRONG 2x Cancer Survivor, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia CEO/ Founder of Rapstrong Records, Hip Hop Artist/TV Producer "Musical Therapy" WENDELL POTTER Infamous Health Insurance Industry Whistleblower Author, "DEADLY SPIN: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans" Senior Analyst, The Center for Public Integrity See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

Dec 20, 20111 hr 8 min

POWER BLOGGERS

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT PAM CROMWELL Young Adult Fighter, Breast Cancer Founder, PinkForPam EMILY COUSINS Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Writer/Editor/Blogger The Stupid Cancer Blog KAIROL ROSENTHAL Young Adult Survivor, Thyroid Cancer Author, "Everything Changes: The Insider's Guide To Cancer In Your 20s and 30s" Champion Blogger, EverythingChangesBook.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 13, 20111 hr 20 min

SCOTT HAMILTION & THE CLEVELAND CLINIC

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT CHARLIE LUSTMAN Young Adult Survivor, Osteosarcoma Singer/Songwriter Writer/Producer,Made Me Nuclear SCOTT HAMILTON 2x Survivor, Pituitary Brain Tumor US Olympic Gold Medalist 4 time World Figure Skating Champion 4 time National Champion TRENT THOMAS Young Adult Survivor Testicular Cancer 4th Angel Mentor ERIN SHAW Young Adult Survivor Hodgkin's Lymphoma 4th Angel Mentor See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

Dec 06, 20111 hr 10 min

MUSIC MAKES THE PEOPLE

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MELINDA HOOD Young Adult Survivor Uterine Cancer SPECIAL GUEST LINDSEY MILLER Young Adult Survivor Pancreatic Cancer BRANDON SCHOTT Young Adult Survivior Testicular Cancer Singer/Songwriter LAURA ROPPE Young Adult Survivor Triple Negative Breast Cancer Singer/Songwriter, Author See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 29, 20111 hr 20 min

ADVANCED AND CHRONIC CANCER

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT ALLI WARD Young Adult Survivor, Ovarian Cancer Chair, OMG2012 Cancer Summit Steering Committee TANI BAHTI, RN, CT, CHPN Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse Author, "Dying to Know - Straight Talk about Death and Dying" Producer, "Living Through Dying The Struggle for Grace" Founder/Executive Director, Passages JENNY GREENFIELD, LCSW Hospice Social Worker Volunteer, Camp Mak-A-Dream See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...

Nov 22, 20111 hr 17 min

STIRRING UP TROUBLE

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT JENNA BENN, MSW Cancer Crusher, Grey Zone Lymphoma Survivor Twist Out Cancer Founder HANS RUFFERT Young Adult Survivor, Stomach Cancer Celebrity Chef, Next Food Network Star Chef, Out Of Z Bleu MATTHEW FARBER, MA Director Provider Economics and Public Policy Association of Community Cancer Centers See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 15, 20111 hr 18 min

WHAT IS AN ePATIENT?

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT RACHEL CAPPIO Young Adult Survivor, Leukemia AMY TENDERICH Patient Advocate / Diabetes Blogger Health 2.0 Speaker and Consultant Founder, Diabetes Mine "e-PATIENT DAVE" DEBRONKART Survivor, Kidney Cancer National Patient Advocate/Activist Volunteer Chairman, Society for Participatory Medicine Author, Blogger, Speaker ePatient Dave See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 08, 20111 hr 11 min

CANCER IN FILM, PART DEUX

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT CARABALLO-FARMAN Breast Cancer Advocates Visual Artists, Leonor Caraballo and Abou Farman S. CASPER WONG Award-winning Writer/Director/Producer Founder, OO Media Director, The LuLu Sessions STEVE MAZAN Young Adult Survivor, Liver Cancer Emmy-Winning Writer And Stand-Up Comedian Dying To Do Letterman See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 01, 20111 hr 16 min

TOO MUCH PINK?

ADVOCATE SPOTLIGHT KIMMY MCATEE Youth Health Advocate PR and Marketing Manager Keep A Breast Foundation HANNAH KLEIN CONNOLLY Survivor, Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Activist Founder, Pinkwashing.org Founder Her2friends MIA DAVIS Organizing Director Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Co-Leader, Workgroup for Safe Markets AMY LUBITOW PHD Assistant Professor Department of Sociology and Anthropology Portland State University See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

Oct 25, 20111 hr 11 min

SPOTLIGHT: KOMEN FOR THE CURE

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT TANIA KATAN Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Writer, Activist, Humorist Author, My One Night Stand With Cancer MELINDA BECK Health Journal Columnist The Wall Street Journal ELISSA THORNER BANTUG 2x Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Program Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Program Young Woman's Representative Susan G. Komen Multicultural Advisory Council BRIDGET SPENCE Young Adult Survivor, Stage IV Breast Cancer Coach, Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure Member, Sus...

Oct 18, 20111 hr 22 min

SPOTLIGHT: BREAST CANCER ACTION

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MARISSA LEVESQUE Young Adult Suvivor, Breast Cancer ANGELA WALL PHD Communications Manager Breast Cancer Action KIM IRISH JD Program Manager Breast Cancer Action CAITLIN CARMODY Membership Coordinator Breast Cancer Action See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 11, 20111 hr 16 min

SPOTLIGHT: YOUNG SURVIVAL COALITION

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT CARRIE MALICKI Young Adult Suvivor, Breast Cancer JENNIFER MERSCHDORF Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Chief Executive Officer Young Survival Coalition JENNA GLAZER Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Director of Development Young Survival Coalition STACEY LEWIS, CHES Young Adult Breast Cancer Advocate Vice President of Programming Young Survival Coalition See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

Oct 04, 20111 hr 10 min

CANCER FILMS: 50/50 & WRONG WAY TO HOPE

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MEGAN HILDEBRANDT Acclaimed Visual Artist Young Adult Survivor, Hodgkin's Lymphoma SPECIAL GUEST JONATHAN LEVINE Director, 50/50 Film AARON BRYANT Young Adult Cancer Advocate Director, "Wrong Way to Hope" MIKE LANG Young Adult Survivor, Hodgkin's Lymphoma Producer, "Wrong Way to Hope" Director/Coordinator/Guide Survive & Thrive Expeditions Ltd. Cancer Survivor Network Coordinator Tom Baker Cancer Centre/UofC JENNIFER LUCE Young Adult Survivor, Ovarian Cancer LAURIE HINSPER...

Sep 27, 20111 hr 17 min

ZOE OZ & HEALTHCORPS, INC.

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT MATT KLEIN Young Adult Survivor Hodgkin's Disease ZOE OZ Daughter, Dr. Mehmet Oz Youth Health Advocate Blogger, teenDailyStrength.com Contributor, YOU: The Owner's Manual for Teens AMY BARONE Director of Communications HealthCorps SARAH FRANK Coordinator, HeathCorps West Side High School NYC See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 20, 20111 hr 16 min

SEASON NINE PREMIERE!

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT JOLENE VONMILLANICH Young Adult Survivor Rockstar MAILET LOPEZ Young Adult Survivor, Breast Cancer Co-Founder, Squeaky Wheel Media Founder, IHadCancer.com JONNY IMERMAN Young Adult Survivor, Testicular Cancer Founder, Imerman Angels TAMIKA FELDER Young Adult Survivor, Cervical Cancer Founder, Tamika And Friends See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 13, 20111 hr 22 min

AUTHOR DR. SANDRA STEINGRABER: DOES EVERYTHING CAUSE CANCER?

SURVIVOR SPOTLIGHT AIMEE KNAUFF, ND 3x Young Adult Survivor, Brain Cancer Naturopathic Doctor Sojourns Community Health Clinic SANDRA STEINGRABER, PH.D. Acclaimed Ecologist Author, Raising Elijah Author, Living Downstream Ithaca College Scholar in Residence Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 26, 20111 hr 16 min
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