Explore every episode of the podcast Inflammatory Breast Cancer WTF?!
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 10 - Humans in the loop | 01 Aug 2026 | 00:21:06 | |
The lull between surgery and radiotherapy gives space for roving thoughts. Zoe is de-institutionalising, Laura is watching doomy thrillers, and we're feeling a bit more human. | |||
| It’s all come down to this…. | 15 Jul 2026 | 00:26:51 | |
We're back, after a hectic month finishing chemo, prepping for surgery, having surgery, recovering from surgery. It’s mostly about surgery! Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF. Resources (not recommendations) DIEP Flap Reconstruction: Everything you need to know | |||
| 1 in 30,000 | 15 Jun 2026 | 00:28:30 | |
Zoe is preparing for surgery. And having spent too much time in hospitals, she and Laura are obsessing about spaces and weaponised words. What are the odds of getting Inflammatory Breast Cancer? Thanks to magical thinking, Zoe has raised her chance of a big lottery win. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF Resources | |||
| Surgical Speculations | 28 May 2026 | 00:30:17 | |
Zoe and Laura update the story so far, ramble about AC chemo, reconstructive surgery, and why rowing and the Thames mean so much to Zoe. Oh and why Laura probably won’t write a book called ‘All about me’. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF. Resources | |||
| 90s Bangers and the Red Devil | 04 May 2026 | 00:28:40 | |
Goodbye Paclitaxol and hello AC. Check those side effects! Zoe and Laura are figuring out how a mother helps her adult daughter, and Zoe is challenged by the weird world of breast reconstruction. | |||
| Getting on My Nerves | 19 Apr 2026 | 00:25:24 | |
Zoe's taste buds have taken a hike, Laura got an MBE, all the 'parents' are happy with how treatment is going, and we dig into Inflammatory Breast Cancer getting lost in the wider breast cancer conversation. Follow on Instagram @inflammatorybreastcancer_WTF Links: Macmillan - Heart Health and Cancer Treatment British Heart Foundation - Chemotherapy and the Heart Macmillan - Peripheral neuropathy NHS - Peripheral neuropathy overview | |||
| Pass the Port | 03 Apr 2026 | 00:23:35 | |
It's not about the wine...more's the pity! Zoe and Laura dive into portacath world, and blether about being pissed off with your body when you get Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Resources Cancer Research UK https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/chemotherapy/how-you-have/into-your-vein/portacath Macmillan https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatment/types-of-treatment/cancer-drug-treatments/implantable-ports | |||
| IBC and f-e-r-t-i-l-i-t-y | 21 Mar 2026 | 00:23:24 | |
Zoe and Laura have a less personal conversation on the different fertility preservation options when you have Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Make sure you stay till the bitter end! Follow on Instagram @InflammatoryBreastCancer_WTF Links: Cancer and fertility management: FIGO best practice advice https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ijgo.70426 Macmillan https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/fertility NHS https://mft.nhs.uk/saint-marys/services/gynaecology/reproductivemedicine/fertility- preservation-for-patients-diagnosed-with-cancer/ Cancer, Fertility and Me https://cancerfertilityandme.org.uk/CFM-home https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9280471/ Breast Cancer Now https://breastcancernow.org/media-assets/pyck233u/bcc28-fertility-pregnancy-and-breast-cancer-web.pdf BMJ Oncology https://bmjoncology.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000843 | |||
| St. Brigid's Day - Lá Fhéile Bríde | 08 Mar 2026 | 00:16:07 | |
It's St Brigid's Day and Zoe's starting chemo for Inflammatory Breast Cancer. We talk about the first session, NHS and private health care, and leave fertility for another day. Follow on Instagram @InflammatoryBreastCancer_WTF | |||
| WTF just happened?! | 03 Mar 2026 | 00:27:18 | |
Blindsided by a diagnosis of Inflammatory Breast Cancer at 36, Zoe and her mother Laura give a patient's perspective on symptoms, treatment and battling to keep things normal. Follow on Instagram @InflammatoryBreastCancer_WTF | |||