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The Cancer Pod: Integrative Medicine Talk
Navigating a cancer diagnosis, treatment, or recovery comes with complex decisions, unpredictable side effects, and daily challenges—but it doesn't have to feel completely heavy or overwhelming. The Cancer Pod is an integrative oncology podcast designed to provide patients, survivors, and caregivers with practical, evidence-based tools, unfiltered conversations, and just the right amount of humor to keep things a little less scary.
Recent Episodes
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Sept. 30, 2026
Inherited: A Life Without a Cure with Melanie Ezell
When faced with a Stage IV terminal cancer diagnosis at age 37, how do you keep living, surfing big waves, and raising a child? In this powerful episode, author and big-wave surfer Melanie Ezell joins Leah to share her unfiltered story of surviving Stage IV ovarian cancer, navigating recurrences, and finding profound joy despite an incurable diagnosis. Melanie, author of the memoir Inherited: A Life Without a Cure and writer behind the popular Substack An Incurable Life, opens up about using b
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Sept. 16, 2026
Life, Illustrated with James Burns, Artist and Prostate Cancer Advocate
Georgia-based artist and prostate cancer education advocate James Burns joins Leah to talk about his autobiographical medical graphic novels “The Death of Me” and “The Half-Life,” which chronicle his stage 4A prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment, and life after.
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Sept. 2, 2026
Can Exercise Actually Fight Cancer? The Science of Movement with JC Rodriguez
Can working out actually change what's happening inside your body during cancer treatment? Dr. Leah Sherman sits down with certified clinical exercise physiologist JC Rodriguez to unpack the real science behind exercise and cancer—including how movement may redirect blood flow away from tumors, alter tumor metabolism, and boost immune surveillance. JC breaks down what this looks like in practice: how to move through severe fatigue with “mentally small” wins like a 5-minute walk or in-...
Recent Blog Posts
Sept. 14, 2026
Moving Beyond Fatigue: Safe Exercise Strategies for Cancer Survivors
When you step out of active cancer treatment, there is often an unspoken expectation (from others and often from ourselves) that it is time to return to “normal,” jump right back into your old work routine, or resume your previous exercise regimen t…
April 22, 2026
How to Recover From Any Surgery Smoothly
The Five “Must Dos” to Heal from Surgery (A blog post based on the episode: Optimize Surgery Recovery: An Integrative Approach) Facing surgery can feel like you're on the receiving end of an event, like it's beyond your control. Between the steril…
Jan. 14, 2026
The Cherry Bomb: a Mocktail for Dry January
Dry January Mocktail: The Cherry Bomb, A Mocktail with Benefits Are you taking part in Dry January (or Sober October) this year? If so, you’ve probably noticed something: most mocktails are basically sparkling juice with a fancy ice cube. They’re s…