A podcast for care partners, cancer patients, and anybody who knows or loves somebody with cancer, particularly colorectal cancer (CRC). Care Partners Compass is told through the lens of a Stage 4 CRC care partner with occasional guests.
Season 1 will be primarily from my personal experience as a stage 4 CRC care partner. Topics will include diagnosis, biomarkers, clinical trials, second opinions, finding hope and joy, and more.
The podcast trailer is out now. Please listen and share widely.
Logo design: Kristine Dunkerton
Episodes will be dropping in March 2024 - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
If you are 45 and older, or are any age and are experiencing anemia, unexplained weight loss, or other symptoms, please schedule your colonoscopy.
Disclaimer:
This podcast and its content is for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by any hosts or guests on this podcast are their own personal opinions.
Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation.
This podcast does not contain medical or legal advice. Please consult your medical professional about any medical questions or concerns.
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Latest Episodes
S2E3 - The Importance of Exercise to Cancer Patients (and how care partners can help too)
Here are links to some of the information talked about in the episode:Research:- MSK article (April 2025) on exercise as cancer therapy- MSK article (Jan 2017) on canc...
S2Ep2 Home Is Where the Healthcare Is (Sometimes)
This episode is called Home is Where the Healthcare Is (Sometimes).In October 2024, my incredible Kristine (💙💙) had a major surgery - CRS/HIPEC. Over the last few mont...
S2Ep1 Saving Cancer Research
This episode is truly from the heart, not just because I recorded it and am uploading it on Valentine's Day 2025, but because cancer research means the world to me. It...
S1Ep11 Healthy Distractions
Welcome to the eleventh episode of Care Partner's Compass: Navigating CRC where I talk with my best friend for over 30 years, my wife Kristine about healthy distractio...
S1Ep10 The Importance of Just Saying Yes (in Cancerland)
Welcome to the tenth episode of Care Partner's Compass: Navigating CRC where I talk with friend and fellow stage 4 care partner Liz from Vancouver. Liz's daughter Hale...