Highly regarded Geneticist, Professor Ingrid Winship AO discusses the dynamic world of genomics and how a genetic test may impact you and your family.

Drawing on her decades of experience Professor Winship provides practical information to help unpack the complexities of genetics that empowers people to make informed decisions.

“What we do is about empowering people, trying to prevent predictable complications and keep healthy people healthy and genomics, genetic testing, genetic counselling, risk assessment and risk management are the cornerstones of that kind of preventative strategy.”

Professor Winship discusses approaching genetics in a wholistic way and the importance of informed consent and the role genetic counsellors play in ensuring everyone understands, and is comfortable with the process.

“The most important part of what we do is to be person focused – in genetics we extend this to the family.'

Aged just 27 when she was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, Taylor chats to Stephanie about the challenges of losing her identity to cancer, the pressure it put on her loved ones, and how accessing a clinical trial was literally "life-saving"!

“Without this treatment I would not be here. Immunotherapy as a cancer treatment is the way of the future. It should be the gold standard. It should be the frontline treatment for all cancer patients moving forward.” - Taylor

Taylor discusses the difficulties she faced as an early-onset bowel cancer patient living regionally, as well as the barriers associated with accessing a clinical trial, and the importance of this treatment being listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Navigating a bowel cancer diagnosis as a woman can be particularly complex.

Issues like perimenopause and menopause can have overlapping symptoms, making it challenging to identify what’s truly going on.

"Bowel cancer buddies", Kat and Kristin, sit down with Stephanie to dive into a candid conversation about all things "poop".

"Women have complex body systems that deserve careful attention. Don’t place women in the too hard basket.” - Kristin.

With a blend of positivity and humour, Kat and Kristin encourage women to get comfortable with their bodies and their bowels.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, we're here for you.

This informative chat with Bowel Care Nurse, Fiona, and Psychosocial Support, Hannah, discusses the importance of supportive care and provides a snapshot of the pivotal role Bowel Cancer Australia’s Specialist Telehealth Support Services can play throughout the care continuum.

“Let people with experience walk with you so you can focus on living as well as you can during treatment. We help you fit cancer into your life not fit your life into cancer.” ~ Hannah

From stoma management and how to treat side effects, to emotional and peer-to-peer support, Fiona and Hannah share their wealth of experience as they help patients find their new normal.

This New Year make exercise a priority.

The benefits of exercise are well documented. Bowel Care Exercise Physiologist, Kailey, provides tips to help keep you motivated before, during and after treatment.

Joining Kailey on this episode is bowel cancer advocate, Jon, who shares his lived experience and discusses how exercise empowered him to take control of his diagnosis and the positive impacts on his mental wellbeing.

“Being able to exercise gave me a sense of control back … and the benefits were not just physical, the mental health benefits have also been enormous.” – Jon.

Stephanie chats with Bowel Care Nutritionist, Jo and advocate, Jemima to help demystify nutrition throughout treatment, living with a stoma, and life beyond bowel cancer.

Jemima shares her lived experience and explains how Jo empowered her to implement some small changes that have enabled her to navigate her “new” normal, returning to work and travelling abroad.

An episode where Jo and Jemima discuss easy to implement nutritional tips that can assist with sustainable lifestyle changes.

“I trusted Jo’s expertise and advice, and she gave me the confidence to jump straight in, and the results started to show immediately. There is no way I could have done this without her guidance.” - Jemima

Josh and Ant chat with Stephanie around the importance of raising bowel cancer awareness and the difficulty and pain of losing their loved ones far too young - Josh’s brother Mitch and Ant’s friend Dean.

Both long-time supporters of Bowel Cancer Australia’s Decembeard campaign, Josh and Ant discuss the positive impact of honouring their friend and brother through their fundraising initiatives and urge others to have the conversation around bowel cancer awareness.

“If you tell one person, it’s like a tree as each person shares the message, the tree continues to sprout.” ~ Josh

This episode is a heartwarming nod to Dean and Mitch, as Ant and Josh honour them both through their fundraising and awareness initiatives.

If you want to raise money in honour of a loved one, please register now at https://decembeard.org.au/

Bowel Cancer Australia advocates, Jenny and Peter join Stephanie to share their Call on Canberra 2025 experience and discussions with policy makers about the living with early-onset bowel cancer.

Impacted heavily in the rush-hour of their lives, Jenny and Peter are both deeply passionate about seeing the landscape change for early-onset bowel cancer and discuss the power of the collective voice in making meaningful change.

“I consider attending Call on Canberra a true privilege.” ~ Peter.

New attendee Jenny discusses her surprise at how warmly she was welcomed by politicians.

“I was touched by how embraced we were on the day, being acknowledged in the House was so special and it really cemented the reason we are doing what we are doing and why I became an advocate.” ~ Jenny

A conversation about the importance of sharing your story and how rewarding advocating with authenticity can make a meaningful difference.