A strategic podcast where Amy Ledin talks about the main F’s that have influenced her life and have helped her in creating her best self. She covers areas in faith, family, forgiveness, food, fitness, and formula. She will deep dive into how placing her baby for adoption at 18, losing almost 100 pounds, facing her marriage-ending affair, and battling stage 4 cancer for almost 7 years, has only made her stronger. Join Amy as she takes you through her story, her life-changing struggles, and sh ...
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With one in two of us receiving a cancer diagnosis at some point during our lives, it has never been more important to improve the outcomes for people affected by cancer. This cancer research podcast is brought to you by The University of Manchester in partnership with the Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC). In each episode, our cancer researchers discuss the innovations, discoveries and projects that are changing the landscape of early detection.
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205 - Empowerment in Midlife: Revealing Your Potential with Joe Hoye
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Explore the key components of designing your ideal life. Host Amy Ledin introduces Joe Hoye, a renowned fitness expert spearheading a summit on perimenopause, menopause, and overall well-being. Joe shares his transformative journey, ignited at age 13 by his mother's introduction to the gym, propelling him into a career in surgical technology with a…
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204 - Six Reasons You Should Rehearse Your Day
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Discover how a simple five-minute nightly routine can transform your day with reduced stress and heightened efficiency. Host Amy Ledin shares personal insights and actionable strategies for implementing this practice, emphasizing the benefits of detailed planning for daily tasks and nutrition. She explains how mentally rehearsing your day can help …
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Embark on a journey of understanding, solace, and resilience as we explore grief, faith, and the human spirit. Host Amy Ledin graciously welcomes Sarah Prebianca to the podcast. Together, they have unraveled Sarah's remarkable story—a testament to resilience in the face of unimaginable loss, her daughter Georgia taken by a rare disease. Through Sar…
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Forget about the generic "What I Eat in a Day" posts flooding your social media feeds. Amy Ledin breaks away from the norm, revealing the intricacies of her weekly meal plans, complete with recipes, grocery lists, and strategic advice. Amy delves into the significance of meal timings, managing portions, and embracing mindful eating, giving you a pe…
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201 - Managing Stress and Leveraging the Body's Energy for Healing With Isaac Ho
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In this enlightening episode, Amy Ledin welcomes back Isaac Ho for a deep dive into understanding the intricate relationship between our emotions, physical health, and overall well-being. Isaac, with 20 years of experience as a trainer and therapist, shares his journey and insights into how our bodies respond to stress and the significance of tunin…
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200 - Overcoming Emotional Immaturity with Dr. Nicole LePera (The Holistic Psychologist)
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Host Amy Ledin delves into the transformative power of emotional maturity with Dr. Nicole LePera, the Holistic Psychologist. This insightful episode explores the impact of childhood experiences, the significance of self-care in managing triggers, the effectiveness of future self-journaling for rewiring habits, and the profound benefits of community…
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Never-smoking lung cancer with Professor Matt Evison and patient Sally Hayton: Overcoming barriers to early detection in symptomatic lung cancer patients
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In the latest episode of One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast, we speak to Professor Matt Evison, Professor of Thoracic oncology, and never-smoker ALK+ lung cancer patient, Sally Hayton about: · Never-smoker lung cancer symptoms, demographics, and occurrence · Sally’s experience of receiving her lung cancer diagnosis and the barriers sh…
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199 - The Slow Identity Killer and How to Fix That Today
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Explore the journey of self-recovery with Amy Ledin in 'The Slow Identity Killer,' where she tackles the challenges of losing one's sense of self through life's unpredictability's. She reveals her personal struggle through a season of upheaval, including a significant loss—leading to a disruption of routine and confidence. Discover Amy's raw insigh…
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198 - Proven Mindset to Transforming Fitness From Within With Jared Hamilton
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Challenge conventional wisdom on fat loss with a fresh perspective that prioritizes mental and emotional health as the foundation for physical change. This episode Amy discusses with Jared the critical role of addressing underlying issues like binge eating, emotional eating, and self-sabotage before embarking on a weight loss journey. Learn about t…
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197 - How To Keep Your Diet On Track Anywhere with Sara Frenza
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Learn how to navigate the challenges of staying healthy while traveling. Amy and Sara, both fitness coaches, discuss the nuances of traveling without compromising on their health goals. They cover practical advice on planning, restraint, and making informed choices. This episode is packed with real-world strategies for anyone looking to maintain th…
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196 - Plastic Surgery: I Got My Implants Put Back In
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Amy revisits her journey with breast implants, sharing the unexpected turn of deciding to have them reinserted after previous removal due to concerns about breast implant illness. With raw honesty, she explores the intricate balance between physical appearance and mental health, offering a nuanced perspective on cosmetic surgery. This episode unpac…
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195 - How Emotional Energy Affects Your Health
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Coach and Therapist, Isaac Ho shares the journey of uncovering the hidden links between past traumas and physical health issues. Through personal experiences and professional insights, this episode sheds light on how unresolved emotional pain can manifest in the body. It delves into the transformative power of holistic healing practices, emphasizin…
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Amy Ledin raises an intriguing question at the heart of today's discussion: 'What new habits are now a part of your daily life that weren't here before?' In this thought-provoking episode, Amy discusses the journey of evolving one's identity to foster a healthier, more fulfilling life. She shares insights into the psychological shifts necessary for…
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Breast cancer in Black African women with Professor David Wedge: How analysing genomics can improve our understanding of the aggressiveness of breast cancer
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In this episode, we speak to Professor David Wedge, Professor of Cancer Genomics and Data Science, about breast cancer in Black African women, focussing on: · Cancer genomics and what we understand ethnicity to be in the context of genomic research · David’s work within the International Cancer Genome Consortium · The increase in aggressiveness of …
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193 - New Season, New Chapter - Back in Canada
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Amy Ledin delves into the complexities of her family's significant move back to Canada, shedding light on the emotional and logistical challenges faced together. From tackling immigration hurdles to confronting the difficulties of reuniting their family across borders, Amy shares the story of their journey with honesty and vulnerability. This episo…
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Hereditary cancer predisposition with Dr Emma Woodward and patient Nick Brown: How can the ATLAS study improve cancer early detection in carriers of Li Fraumeni Syndrome?
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In this episode, we speak to Dr Emma Woodward and patient Nick Brown, about hereditary cancer predisposition, focusing on: · Li Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS), a rare cancer predisposing condition which gives a 70% lifetime risk of developing cancer, caused by germline mutations in the TP53 gene · Nick’s diagnosis with LFS syndrome and the affect this has…
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One in Two - Clinical trials with Professor Corinne Faivre-Finn: How RAPID RT could improve survival rates for lung cancer patients
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In this episode, we speak to Corinne Faivre-Finn, a Professor of Thoracic Radiation Oncology about lung cancer clinical trials, focussing on: · Radiotherapy: what it is and how it’s used to treat lung cancers · Clinical trials: what are they, who are they for and how are they set up · The RAPID-RT clinical trial that launched at The Christie in ear…
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One in Two Podcast - Lung Cancer in never smokers with Dr Fabio Gomes: The ALK positive mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
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In this episode, we speak to Dr Fabio Gomes, a Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, about lung cancer in never smokers, focusing on: The commonality of lung cancer in never smokers Why never smokers are susceptible to lung cancer, and why you only need lungs to get lung cancer ALK positive mutations in non-small cell …
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Cancer biomarkers with Professor Caroline Dive: How liquid biopsies could pave the way for lung cancer detection and treatment
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In this episode, we speak to Professor Caroline Dive, Professor of Cancer Pharmacology at The University of Manchester, Interim Director of the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute and Director of the CRUK Cancer Biomarker Centre, about cancer biomarkers in lung cancer, focussing on: Establishing a Cancer Biomarker Centre in Manchester Developin…
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192 - My Fitness Journey 20 Years Later: From Self-Hate to Self-Love & Sustainable Success
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Join Amy in her inspiring fitness journey, starting from her childhood struggles with weight and body image. She recalls being put on diets as a young child and facing teasing due to her weight. Her mother's constant dieting influenced her own approach to weight management as she grew older. She went through various weight loss methods, including e…
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191 - Chapter 3: Life Update! We Are Moving! A Journey of Change and Blessings.
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Join Amy Ledin in this heartfelt episode of the F* It! podcast as she shares her family's journey of embracing change, finding a new home, and rediscovering her passion for the podcast. From navigating life's uncertainties to making intentional decisions, Amy's story is filled with blessings and exciting new ventures. Links for mentions in this epi…
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One in Two podcast - The basic biology of lung cancer with Dr Colin Lindsay: Exploring oncogenic drivers such as the KRAS mutation
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In this episode, we speak to Dr Colin Lindsay, Clinical Senior Lecturer at The Christie and The University of Manchester about the basic biology of lung cancer, focusing on: The high incidence of lung cancer here in Manchester The differences between non-small cell and small-cell lung cancer Oncogenic drivers in lung cancer such as the KRAS mutatio…
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Listen in as Amy helps us understand the power of modeling and it's impact beyond yourself. Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Sign up for the next Follow-Through Challenge Follow me on Social…
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Listen in and learn about the power of the reticular activating system through personal stories and experiences, and discover how it can help you filter out what matters and find what's important to you. Sign up for the next Follow-Through Challenge Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give u…
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One in Two podcast – Screening access challenges with Dr Jen Davies-Oliveira and Stewart O’Callaghan: How to improve cancer screening uptake in the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalised groups
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In this special episode, we speak to Dr Jen Davies-Oliveira, a researcher and PhD student at The University of Manchester and Stewart O’Callaghan, the Founder and Chief Executive of Live Through This, the UK’s only LGBTQIA+ Cancer charity. We discuss challenges that LGBTQIA+ people face when accessing cancer care in the UK, Jen’s research project i…
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Listen in as Amy let's us in on how she gets her wins for the next day! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Sign up for the next Follow-Through Challenge Follow me on Social Media: Amy on IG Am…
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187 - Stress Tips| Closing The Loop | Commanding Your Brain | Managing Cortisol
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Today we have Amy's tips for dealing with stress, it's potential good and bad effects on us, and how stress manifests as we grow older. Based on her own personal experiences with battling cancer, losing weight and coaching people, she gives us her tips to manage stress no matter your age. Listen in for these nuggets to help us continue to become ou…
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Let's listen in as Amy get's real with her loss and what she's doing afterwards. Losses are inevitable. It's what you do after that defines you! This latest episode is about how to overcome personal setbacks and challenges. Amy shares her personal story of breaking her 556-day activity streak, discussing how investing in long-going streaks can be a…
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185 - Life Stresses, navigating change, and Canada
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Let's listen in as Amy shares with us the current stresses she's going through and how she and Erik are overcoming them. Use these tools in your life and share with us how they have helped you! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Po…
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184 - Sabotage and Making The Food Connection
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Listen in as Amy shares with us her mindset methods to battle self sabotage, and how to avoid it. Look inside yourself to find why you are doing this to you! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox.…
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183 - Saturday Rant: Do not make this dieting mistake
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Saturday Rant: Do not make this dieting mistake Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Sign up for the next Follow-Through Challenge Follow me on Social Media: Amy on IG Amy on Facebook Check out …
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182 - Changing Your Identity: Controlling your RAS (reticular activating system)
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Listen in as Amy takes us through using our Reticular Activating System (RAS) to help us change our identity so we can become our best self! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Sign up for the …
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181 - Confidence & Change: Changing Your Identity With These 2 Tools
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Listen in on how Amy used enclothed cognition and anchoring to overcome her last bout with cancer, and by using these tools, we too can help us become our best selves! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser an…
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180 - Confidence & Change Creating A Best-Self Character
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Listen in as Amy gives us the tools to create our best self characters for every part of our lives! She also gives us an example of a Queen who uses this very method to overcome her fears to perform on the greatest of stages! Find out why we need to identify the following in order to create our best self characters: Who does your best self look lik…
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179 - Losses Becomes Learns: 5 for 50 Round 2
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Listen in as Amy and Kamele talk about their most recent 5 for 50 journey. They give us great tips on deciding on your five items and how to set yourself up for success. Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser …
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BECOME UNSTOPPABLE! Listen as Amy talks about building your core values and making real change in your life. She also revisits some past episodes to help us on our journey to real, long lasting changes in our lives. Books and episodes linked below. Episodes referenced: Ep 37 - Core Values - This Is Where You Start Ep 49 - Creating A Health Characte…
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BECOME UNSTOPPABLE! Listen as Amy talks about building confidence and making real change in your life. She also revisits some past episodes to help us on our journey to real, long lasting changes in our lives. Books and episodes linked below. Episodes referenced: Ep 37 - Core Values - This Is Where You Start Ep 49 - Creating A Health Character Ep 4…
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Prostate cancer with Professor Robert Bristow: Is globalisation the future of cancer research?
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This World Cancer Day 2023, we speak to Professor Robert Bristow, the Director of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Chief Academic Officer at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Cancer Studies at The University of Manchester about his research in prostate cancer. We also cover the broader cancer research environment in Mancheste…
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176 - Creating A Contract for My Family Vacation
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Amy helps us go through the process to create a contract for implementation on our family vacation. Habits can be reinforced or created, even when on vacation. Accountability is key to achieving our goals, no matter how small they may seem. But, they can lead to accomplishments of larger goals in the long run. Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challe…
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175 - My Trip To Mexico: Redefining Success with 5 for 50
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Amy shares with us her process to still show up as her best self while having some losses when things come up unplanned! Let's redefine what success will be! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox.…
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With every loss is an opportunity for us to learn a lesson that we can use to improve ourselves going forward. Amy gives us this Software Update to learn why the loss needs to sting for it to stick! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTune…
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173 - Are You an Almond Mom Part 2 w/ Kamele'onālanimainā'anela
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Here's part 2 of the Almond Mom. This time Kamele'onālanimainā'anela (Kamele) joins Amy for the discussion and helps us with understand a Childs point of view. We may not say anything, but kids see everything! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a revi…
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172 - SOFTWARE UPDATE: The battle with my best self
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In this short software update, Amy helps us to dig in and identify those connections to food so we can stay strong in times where we could justify compromises to our meal plan and goals. Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast A…
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171 - Fitness & Food: Are You An Almond Mom?
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Are you an Almond Mom? In this episode, Amy teaches us how to promote healthy habits with your kids and family without becoming an Almond Mom! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Sign up for th…
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One in Two podcast - Looking outside the cell with Professor Sarah Cartmell: can we see where cancer starts?
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In this episode we speak to Professor Sarah Cartmell on her work in bioengineering and ex-vivo modelling which involves studying cancer cells outside of an organism. Specifically, we talk about her team's work developing these models that can analyse, in three dimensions, how non-cancerous lung cancer cells develop into tumours and what the finding…
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Using assessments to set yourself up for success! Create the momentum that is needed to succeed! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Sign up for the next Follow-Through Challenge Follow me on S…
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One in Two podcast - Womb cancer and Lynch syndrome with Professor Emma Crosbie: How did we change clinical practice?
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In this episode, we speak to Professor Emma Crosbie about her research in womb cancer and the breakthrough she made in discovering a link between Lynch syndrome and womb cancer. We discuss the steps Emma and her team took to change NICE guidance on testing for Lynch syndrome for women with womb cancer, and what this now means for the many women and…
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Here are some habits from those who have signed up for the 5 for 50 Challenge and shared their habits. Also some tips to revise and or improve your habits. We do this together and help each other become the best versions of ourselves we all can be. Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us…
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Listen to what our family are doing for their next 5 for 50 challenge starting November 1! Sign up here to do the 5 for 50 challenge with us! If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Sign up for the next Follow-Through Challenge Follow me on Social …
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One in Two podcast - Nano-omics with Dr Marilena Hadjidemetriou: can nanoparticles help us find early signs of cancer?
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In this episode we speak to Dr Marilena Hadjidemetriou about her research on nano-omics, which aims to integrate nanotechnology to the ‘world of omics’ as well as proteomic biomarker discovery. We find out how nano-omics is being used to isolate molecular biomarkers that highlight the early stages of cancer in patients, making earlier cancer detect…
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