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Trigger Warning: This episode discusses cancer, cancer diagnostics, cancer treatments, metastatic disease, death and dying.

Episode 163: Part of the Living with and  Beyond Series (Part 53)

Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Paul Schneider, who shares his experience with cancer and the support he received from charities like Swallows Head and Neck Cancer Charity and how he used his experiences to set up Hear the Roar podcast.

CPD Reflection Points:

1. How can you integrate the insights from the podcast into your practice to improve patient care?
2. Understand the psychosocial impact of HNC on patients, including the emotional and psychological challenges, and how to provide supportive care.
3. Evaluate the quality of life(QoL) factors for patients diagnosed with HNC and strategies to improve QoL during and after treatment.

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Links from the Episode:

• To see Paul using the PBM equipment and his experience at the time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdci65n-Ljc
• To download the Hear the Roar podcast interviews, visit https://heartheroar.buzzsprout.com
• Swallows cancer charity. https://theswallows.org.uk

Research links from the Episode:

• Quality Assessment of PBM Protocols for Oral Complications in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: Part 1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9300948/
• Serious Long-Term Effects of Head and Neck Cancer from the Survivors’ Point of View. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10048748/

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