CancerSurvivorMD®

CancerSurvivorMD®

Brad Buchanan and G [Josie] van Londen

Episodes 31
Avg. Duration 43m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Sep 2023
Latest Episode May 2026

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Monthly
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Episodic
Consistency
56%
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rss.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

Hello! Welcome to CancerSurvivorMD’s podcast by Brad and Josie! 

We will share our experiences with living in sickness, health, and anything in between to allow healing and growth. The topics will focus on cancer survivors and caregivers but will likely resonate with anyone who has been diagnosed with any health condition. 

Brad is a retired English professor and cancer survivor, now a facilitator of the Writing as Healing workshop. 

Josie is a retired medical oncologist and cancer survivor. 

If you have any questions or topic suggestions, please send them our way, and we will try to incorporate your request. 

Please take a look at the disclaimers (https://cancersurvivormd.org/disclaimers). Words can hurt—if you feel you might get or have been triggered, please stop listening and seek support.  

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Author Chat with Tim McDonald

May 29, 2026 57m Transcript

In this Author Chat, Josie and Brad welcome Tim McDonald, stage IV colorectal cancer survivor, liver transplant recipient, patient advocate, and author of From Patient to Advocate: Turning…

Provider Chat with Janette Poppenberg

May 18, 2026 37m Transcript

In this episode of Cancer Survivor MD, Dr. Josie van Londen is joined by Brad Buchanan, Colleen Dwyer Diehl, and special guest Janette Poppenberg, a cancer-certified personal trainer in the…

Author Chat with Carolyn Roy-Bornstein

May 08, 2026 52m Transcript

In this Author Chat, Josie van Londen and Brad Buchanan speak with pediatrician and writer Carolyn Roy-Bornstein about her new book, A Prescription for Burnout: Restorative Writing for Healthcare…

Essential Elements of Cancersurvivorship Care: Care Coordination

Apr 15, 2026 26m Transcript

In this final episode of The Essential Elements of Cancer Survivorship Care, we explore care coordination—the complex, often overwhelming task of managing life after cancer. From juggling medical…

Essential Elements of Cancersurvivorship Care: Symptoms

Mar 16, 2026 42m Transcript

Colleen Dwyer, Brad Buchanan, and Dr Josie explain in this episode that symptoms after cancer treatment can be physical, emotional, functional, or financial, and they often come in clusters. Some…

Essential Elements of Cancersurvivorship Care: Lifestyle

Mar 05, 2026 39m Transcript

In this episode of the Cancer Survivor MD podcast series on essential elements of cancer survivorship care, Dr. Josie van Londen is joined by Brad Buchanan and Colleen Dwyer to discuss lifestyle and…

Survivorchat with Trevor Maxwell

Jan 23, 2026 1h 13m Transcript

We introduce Trevor Maxwell, founder of Man Up To Cancer, who shares his stage IV colon cancer diagnosis at 41 and how a rare MSI-high tumor type, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and multiple major…

Author Chat with Fred Appelbaum

Dec 22, 2025 55m Transcript

In this episode of Cancer Survivor MD, Josie van Londen and Brad Buchanan interview Dr. Fred Appelbaum of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center about his book Living Medicine and the history—and…

Survivor Chat with Matthew Zachary

Oct 31, 2025 52m Transcript

A 21-year-old pianist gets brain cancer, refuses chemo to save his music, survives 30 years, founds Stupid Cancer, and now wants to organize 20 million cancer patients into a political force. Josie…

Essential Elements of Cancer Survivorship Care: Screening for Secondary Cancers

Oct 23, 2025 35m Transcript

Brad Buchanan, Colleen Dwyer, and I will discuss an essential aspect of cancer survivorship care. In this episode, we’ll focus on the importance of screening for secondary cancers among cancer…

Author Chat with Joelle Kaufman

Oct 08, 2025 51m Transcript

Joelle Kaufman — cancer survivor, BRCA1 carrier, and author of “Crushing the Cancer Curve Ball: A Playbook for the Newly Diagnosed (and Their Family and Friends)” — joins Josie and co-host Brad…

Essential Elements of Cancer Survivorship Care: Cancer Surveillance

Sep 09, 2025 48m Transcript

In this episode, we sit down with social worker Colleen Dwyer from Cancer Bridges to talk about one of the five key parts of survivorship care: keeping an eye out for cancer coming back, also called…

The FDA is failing rare disease patients. I’m one of them.

Jul 21, 2025 14m Transcript

In this powerful conversation, G [Josie] Van Londen, MD, shares her journey with primary mitochondrial disease and the life-changing impact of the investigational drug elamipretide. She describes the…

Provider Talk with Colleen Dwyer Diehl

Feb 14, 2025 31m Transcript

In this episode, Dr. Josie welcomes Colleen Dwyer Diehl, LCSW, a clinical social worker at Cancer Bridges, to introduce an exciting new mini-series on cancer survivorship. Colleen shares her journey,…

Author Chat with Patrick Bringley

Feb 04, 2025 42m Transcript

In this episode, we sit down with Patrick Bringley, MA, author of All the Beauty in the World, to explore his profound journey from working at The New Yorker to spending a decade as a museum guard at…

Caregiver Chat with Gary

Dec 12, 2024 40m Transcript

Caregiving is a journey that touches many of our lives in profound and often unexpected ways. It is a role that demands resilience, compassion, and adaptability. In this episode, I have the pleasure…

Author Chat with Chris Gabbard

Nov 26, 2024 51m Transcript

“A Life Beyond Reason: Chris Gabbard on Loss, Caregiving, and Spiritual Growth”In this deeply moving episode, Chris Gabbard, PhD, MA, professor and author of A Life Beyond Reason, shares his profound…

Author Chat with Jill Squire

Sep 21, 2024 41m Transcript

Discover the essential tools and wisdom to empower yourself or a loved one through a cancer journey in our latest episode. Featuring author Jill Squire, BSN, RN, OCN,  and her groundbreaking book…

Survivor Chat with Brad and Josie: Cancer Treatment Complications Part 2

Aug 29, 2024 46m Transcript

Could you endure the excruciating pain of cancer therapy complications and still find gratitude in the experience? Join us as Brad shares his gripping story of survival following a stem cell…

Survivorchat with Brad and Josie: Cancer Treatment Complications Part 1

Aug 13, 2024 28m Transcript

Join us as Brad and I dive into the unspoken challenges related to cancer therapies. We share our personal experiences with honesty and vulnerability. We had so much content that we split it into two…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does CancerSurvivorMD® have?

CancerSurvivorMD® has published 31 episodes since September 2023, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.

Is CancerSurvivorMD® still active?

CancerSurvivorMD® is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 43m.

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