Weston Park Cancer Charity Podcast

Nov 18 2022 25

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This podcast is brought to you by Weston Park Cancer Charity; sharing stories about our work, what we do and the people we support. From funding life-saving research to providing practical help and emotional support, it’s our job to care in every sense for our patients and their families. Cancer changes everything. But so do we.

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Yoga Nidra (45 minute session)

Nov 18 2022 43 mins

Get comfortable and relax as expert therapist Sarah Cotton uses visualisation and guided meditation to take us through a 45 minute yoga nidra session.

Yoga Nidra (25 minute session)

Nov 18 2022 24 mins

Get comfortable and relax as expert therapist Sarah Cotton uses visualisation and guided meditation to take us through a 25 minute yoga nidra session.

Complementary Therapies

Nov 17 2022 12 mins

Hear from our Head of Care Services, Margaret Harrison, about the complementary therapies we have on offer, how to access them, and the difference they can make to people affected by cancer.

Enhancing the radiotherapy experience

Oct 10 2022 15 mins

We're joined by Nicki Ingram, a clinical specialist radiographer, to talk about the ways the radiotherapy team at Weston Park use funding from the charity to make the patient experience as good as possible.

Meet Emma and Niall

Aug 15 2022 16 mins

Get to know Emma Clarke, our CEO, and Niall Baker, our Chair of the Board of Trustees - we join them to hear why they wanted to get involved with Weston Park and what ambitions they have for the charity.

Lung Cancer - Professor Angela Cox

Nov 15 2021 14 mins

As part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we talk to Professor Angela Cox from the University of Sheffield, who is using our funding to develop a blood test for earlier diagnosis of lung cancer.

Early Phase Clinical Trials

Jun 15 2021 14 mins

In the second of our two clinical trials episodes, we talk to Professor Sarah Danson, Sheffield Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre Clinical Lead, to learn more about early phase trials, and how the Charity's funding helps to offer brand new treatments to Weston Park patients.

Cancer Clinical Trials Centre

Jun 08 2021 15 mins

In the first of our two episodes about clinical trials, we hear from Professor Jon Wadsley, Clinical Director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Centre at Weston Park, about what clinical trials are, how they can benefit cancer patients, and how the Charity supports them.

Welfare Support

Dec 18 2020 15 mins

Hear about the ways we can support you through financial difficulty. Advice Worker Dave Owen discusses expert benefits advice; and Information and Support Radiographer Emily Howarth explains our emergency hardship grants.

Independent Living Coordination Service

Dec 16 2020 16 mins

We talk to Steve Chu, Chief Executive at Age UK Sheffield, about the Independent Living Coordination Service, a joint project between Age UK Sheffield and Weston Park Cancer Charity to support older people living with cancer.