The Marie Keating Foundation "Talks Cancer" Podcast

In this episode of #TalkingHPV we continue our conversation with Bernie Carter – Assistant Director of Nursing at the Marie Keating Foundation, Associate Professor in Molecular Pathology Dr. Cara Martin, Patient representatives Lyn Fenton and Kim Hanly. Listen in and subscribe on Spotify, apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Visit www.mariekeating.ie for a host of up-to-date information and resources on HPV, Cervical Cancer and Mouth Head and Neck Cancer.

In the second episode of Talking HPV we had  so much information that we split this incredible episode into Part 1 and 2. We were privileged to be joined by some incredibly knowledgeable guests for our round table discussion on HPV Cancer Types, Research & Treatments In this episode we have Bernie Carter – Assistant Director of Nursing at the Marie Keating Foundation, Associate Professor in Molecular Pathology Dr. Cara Martin, Patient representatives Lyn Fenton and Kim Hanly We delve further into HPV discussing topics such as •             What cancer types are caused by HPV? •             Are people born female more at risk? •             Are there effective treatments for HPV? •             Being diagnosed with cervical cancer, impact on patient and family? Along with hearing about the lived experience of women diagnosed with Cervical cancer. Listen in and subscribe on Spotify, apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Visit www.mariekeating.ie for a host of up-to-date information and resources on HPV, Cervical Cancer and Mouth Head and Neck Cancer.  

In this episode Director of Nursing Services at the Marie Keating Foundation Helen Forristal and Assistant Director of Nursing Bernie Carter kick off this series by exploring the facts around HPV in Ireland. They clear up misconceptions and answer questions such as: What is HPV? Is it common? How can I prevent getting a HPV infection? Does it always cause cancer? Is the vaccine safe? Listen in and subscribe on Spotify, apple podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Visit www.mariekeating.ie for a host of up-to-date information and resources on HPV, Cervical Cancer and Mouth Head and Neck Cancer.

Episode 4 part 2 is a continuation of the important conversations started in Part 1. In these episodes we are continuing with the patient voice as we discuss survivorship, living with and beyond cancer and how the women we spoke to in this series have learned to live their best lives despite cancer. Each offers valuable insight and advice from their own unique experience culminating in conversations packed with information for anyone facing a similar journey or those with family, friends or work colleagues facing a breast cancer journey. These episodes cover topics like returning to work, need for public education, chemotherapy, symptom tracking, such as fatigue, pain, peripheral Neuropathy. We discuss weight loss and gain, sexual function, menopause, depression, hair loss, trauma and so much more.

We have reached the final episode of this series of the Marie Keating Foundation Talks Cancer podcast. There is so much valuable information in this episode that we have made it a 2 Parter! What a journey we have been on discussing every step of a breast cancer journey. In these episodes we are continuing with the patient voice as we discuss survivorship, living with and beyond cancer and how the women we spoke to in this series have learned to live their best lives despite cancer. Each offers valuable insight and advice from their own unique experience culminating in conversations packed with information for anyone facing a similar journey or those with family, friends or work colleagues facing a breast cancer journey. These episodes cover topics like returning to work, need for public education, chemotherapy, symptom tracking, such as fatigue, pain, peripheral Neuropathy. We discuss weight loss and gain, sexual function, menopause, depression, hair loss, trauma and so much more.