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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, errors and death.

Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses living with secondary/metastatic breast cancer, acute illness, death and dying, telling children about cancer and uncertainty.

Episode 191: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series(Part62)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Natalie Hall.

Natalie founded Fireflies Fitness whilst in remission from breast cancer. It is a community interest company supporting people with fitness after they have received a cancer diagnosis. She now lives with metastatic cancer that spread to...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, discrimination, sex and intimacy, and LGBTIQ+ themes.

Episode 190: Part of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Series (Part 17)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Francesca Fiennes. Francesca is an experienced Health Promotion Specialist who has worked across the charity sector, the NHS, and now in a local authority Public Health team. She has worked across sex education, breast cancer screening and working with children and young people. She won an award in advancing LGBTQ+ Inclusion...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, lung cancer and medications.

Bonus Episode in collaboration with ALK+ charity.

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Dr. Shobhit Baijal.

Dr. Shobhit Baijal is a leading Consultant Medical Oncologist at The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust and an Honorary Associate Professor at The University of Birmingham. He is a renowned expert in the Oncological management of all forms of Lung, Colorectal and Liver malignancies.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, lung cancer and medications.

Bonus Episode in collaboration with ALK+ charity.

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Debra Montague. 

Debra founded ALK Positive UK in 2018 after a diagnosis of ALK-positive lung cancer and faced with the absence of a dedicated UK support for people living with this rare type of lung cancer. It is the leading charity for people affected with ALK-positive lung cancer and its purpose to extend t...

Trigger warning: cancer, cancer treatment, health inequalities and discrimination.

OUTpatients Conference 2025 where we hear from Dr. Ariel Breaux-Torres talks about anti-racism, abolition and radical hope.

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Trigger warning: cancer, cancer treatment, health inequalities and discrimination.

OUTpatients Conference 2025 where we hear from Daniel Edwards (aka DJ Dallyn) talking about his experience of bowel cancer and Natasha Flegg talking about her experience as friend to Daniel along with both discussing Booty Call a community interest company aimed at supporting the LGBTQ+ community talk about cancer awareness.

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Trigger warning: cancer, cancer treatment, health inequalities and discrimination.

OUTpatients Conference 2025 where we hear from James Barber about how professionals can be better to support LGBTIQ+ people living with and beyond cancer.

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Trigger warning: cancer, cancer treatment, health inequalities and discrimination.

OUTpatients Conference 2025 where we hear from Jawadat talking about their experience of being queer from an Nigerian background.

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African Queer and Creative Community

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Trigger warning: cancer, cancer treatment, health inequalities and discrimination.

OUTpatients Conference 2025 where we hear from Kim Meeking and Dr. Amanda Bolderston about Queering Cancer Charity.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Lando Bosma talking about his research into the use of MR-Linac.

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Elekta MR-Linac

Tools and recommendations for commissioning and quality assurance of deformable image registration in radiotherapy

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Jinzhong Yang and Dr. Bjorn Stemkens talking about the MR-Linac and the need for industry collaboration.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Prof. Martijn Intven talking about his research in rectal and pancreatic cancer treatment with an MR-Linac.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Cameron Baillie talking about the MR-Linac Consortium and why it is needed.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr Kasri Rahim talking about his role as a radiation oncologist utilising the MR-Linac.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. John Conibear talking about his role as a radiation oncologist and role of MR-Linac in the private sector.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Qian Peng discussing her role as a radiation oncologist in China.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Sweet Ping Ng talks about her role as a radiation oncologist and benefits of MR-Linac for head and neck cancer.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Sian Cooper talking about her role in clinical research and her YouTube page on medical misinformation.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Lois Daamen about her role as a methodologist and the MOMENTUM study.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Daniel Moore-Palhares talking about his role as a radiation oncologist and his research around biomarker for tumour response monitoring and spatial recurrence prediction in Glioblastoma.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Chris Gilpin talking about his role at Elekta.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Dr. Tariq Lalmahomed from UMC Utrecht talking about the ERECT trial.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Prof. Seungtaek Choi talking about his role as a radiation oncologist at MD Anderson and importance of clinical trials.

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MR-Linac Consortium 2025 with Charlie Tran talking about his role at GenesisCare Australia and RTT led working.

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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer. 

Episode 189: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 66)

Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Tom Netherwood, sharing his career and what he does now in his role working for Vertual. Vertual is a global leader in virtual reality training solutions, specialising in innovative, immersive technologies that enhance education and improve patient care in healthcare. 

Tom has over 14 years of clinical experience in radiotherapy, having held roles such as an assistant practitioner, a cl...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses access to cancer services and late effects. 

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​​Episode 188: Part of the Leadership Series (Part 61)

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​​Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Imogen Powell Brown and Daniel Hutton. 

​​Daniel Hutton is an experienced Change Manager, Therapeutic Radiographer, and systems thinking practitioner with a strong background in radiotherapy clinical practice. He brings expertise in leading transformation and innovation through collaborative partnership working across diverse organisations. With a unique blend of clinical insight and strategic vision, Daniel supports the design and delivery of sustainabl...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, lack of access to treatment and job loss.

 Episode 187: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 65)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Charlotte Hilton. 

Charlotte is a Project Delivery Manager at the Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance, focussing on the nursing and allied health professional workforce and quality improvement. She has worked in the NHS for almost four years, beginning on the NHS Graduate Management Training Sc...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses living with and beyond cancer, side effects, secondary cancer and death.

Episode 186: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 60)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Vicky Fox. 

Vicky is a specialist yoga teacher working with people impacted by cancer. She started teaching in 2008 but has been working within cancer since 2013. She aims to make classes that are accessible to anyone living with and beyond cancer and the side effects o...

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​​Episode 185: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 63)

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​​Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Dr Sola Adeleke, an oncology registrar based at Guy’s Hospital in London. He completed a PhD in cancer magnetic resonance imaging at the University College London, focused on developing novel MRI techniques such as MRI fingerprinting, whole body MRI and novel low field MRI techniques for cancer applications. Although this episode is focused on a true passion, making cancer services and technology accessible...

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​​Episode 184: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 63)

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​​Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Sarah Berwick, to talk about the Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) Programme and integrating the e-portfolio route into practice.

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​​The purpose of the ACCEND programme is to provide clear and transparent guidance and direction on the knowledge, skills and capabilities required by healthcare professionals who care for people affected by cancer. It has been designed for people in non-oncology ro...

Trigger Warning: this episode discusses discrimination including racism and diagnostic scans.

Episode 183: Part of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Series (Part 17)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Connie.

Connie is of African origin, born in Zimbabwe and emigrated to the UK 27 years ago. She is a proud diagnostic radiographer at Bolton Foundation Trust in the Northwest with 38 years in the profession. She holds an MSc in Nuclear Medicine. Having worked in various positions in different organisations, general...

Trigger Warning: cancer, anal cancer, lung cancer, stigma, treatment, late effects and cancer recurrence.

Rad Chat Live at International Multidisciplinary Anal Cancer Conference 2025 in Leeds where we hear from: Michael Anderson talks about his experience of anal cancer, Bottom Line charity and how to help others going through the same experience.

Anal Cancer Symptoms Macmillan Cancer Support

Bottom Line Anal Cancer Support

Standard versus reduced-dose chemoradiotherapy in anal cancer (PLATO-ACT4): short-term results of a phase 2 randomised controlled trial

Tests for Anal Cancer

Trigger Warning: cancer, anal cancer, stigma, treatment, late effects and cancer recurrence.

Rad Chat Live at International Multidisciplinary Anal Cancer Conference 2025 in Leeds where we hear from: Dr. Emma Hainsworth about her career, qualitative research, IMACC experience and advice to others wanting to get into research.

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Trigger Warning: cancer, anal cancer, stigma, treatment, late effects and cancer recurrence.

Rad Chat Live at International Multidisciplinary Anal Cancer Conference 2025 in Leeds where we hear from: Sarah Steele talks about her experience of cervical cancer, late effects, living with and beyond cancer and what she is doing with the Pelvic Radiation Disease Association (PRDA) at IMACC.

Eve appeal: cervical cancer symptoms 

PRDA best practice guidance

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Trigger Warning: cancer, anal cancer, stigma, treatment and cancer recurrence.

Rad Chat Live at International Multidisciplinary Anal Cancer Conference 2025 in Leeds where we hear from: Johanne, Anne and Robbie about their careers to date, early careers research network, anal cancer research and top tips for other early careers researchers.

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