Patient from Hell
by Manta Cares
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About this podcast
Are you a cancer patient? Caregiver? Survivor? Advocate? Friend? Then you've come to the right place! The Patient from Hell is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by cancer survivor, founder of Manta Cares, and self-described "patient from hell", Samira Daswani. The podcast features guests who are making the cancer experience a little easier. Each episode will educate, empower, inspire and most importantly, show you that you are not alone in your experience. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to (or watch!) podcasts.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 126 episodes
- Taking Ownership of Your Care After Breast Cancer Treatment | Kia Lee, Author of Lighthouse · 36 minThe end of active treatment is often treated as a finish line. For many patients, it is the start of a harder adjustment. Kia Lee was 38 when she found a lump in her right…
- First-Line Treatment for Metastatic TNBC: Inside the ASCENT-03 Trial | Dr. Alissa Huston, University of Rochester · 40 minThis episode is sponsored by Gilead Sciences. Gilead had no involvement or input in the podcast content. Gilead is working to transform how cancer is treated. We are innovating…
- The Genetic Test Every Patient Should Have Before 5-FU Chemotherapy | Dr. Gabe Brooks · 31 minTwo of the most widely used chemotherapy drugs in the world, 5-FU and capecitabine, have been in use since the 1950s. A small share of patients carry variants in a gene called…
- What Patient-Centered Research Looks Like, From a Nurse Who Became the Patient | Janice Cowden · 30 minThis episode is sponsored by Gilead Sciences. Gilead had no involvement or input in the podcast content. Gilead is working to transform how cancer is treated. We are innovating…
- Health Equity in Cancer Starts in the Lab | Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr., PhD · 27 minResearchers studying lung cancer draw on more than 800 cell lines as a scientific baseline. Not one of them came from a Hispanic/Latin(x), American Indian/Alaska Native, or…
- New First-Line Treatment: Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer with Dr. Sara Tolaney (Dana-Farber Cancer Inst.) · 32 minThis episode is sponsored by Gilead Sciences. Gilead had no involvement or input in the podcast content. Gilead is working to transform how cancer is treated. We are innovating…
- “If You Have Lungs, You Can Get Lung Cancer” | Early Detection, Screening Cost & Stigma | Shira Boehler · 26 minShira Boehler's family is full of doctors, and every one of them told her not to get the full-body MRI. She canceled the appointment repeatedly herself, until her husband…
- Living Six Years with Stage 4 Lung Cancer | In Memory of Natalie Brown · 32 minThis episode is dedicated to Natalie's memory and to every patient navigating life with cancer. Natalie Brown's answer to "How are you?" was always simple: "I'm here."…
- A Rare Liver Transplant Cured His Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer · 37 minTim McDonald was sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner in 2020 when the pain started. A few days later, a doctor handed him a single sheet of paper and said three words nobody…
- Outperforming Cancer: Stacking Evidence-Based Strategies on Top of Standard Care · 38 minWhen Marybeth Gilliam was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, she did what her years as a healthcare researcher had trained her to do: she went looking for the evidence…
- The Biggest Trends from ASCO 2026 | Cancer Research Update · 7 minWelcome to the Patient from Hell podcast! Live from ASCO 2026, we explore breakthroughs in clinical oncology, cancer research, AI healthcare tools, and targeted therapy for…
- Doctor Facing Lymphoma: The Truth About Integrative Care · 28 minWhat happens when a medical doctor trained in oncology becomes the cancer patient and then transforms into a primary caregiver for his own father? In this moving continuation of…
- When the Doctor Becomes the Patient: Dr. Achim Zinggrebe on Lymphoma & Integrative Care · 30 min"I knew the diagnosis, the prognosis, and the five-year survival rates. And for the first time, knowing more didn't help, it made it worse." In this powerful episode of The…
- This Popular Cancer 'Cure' Is Actually Dangerous · 36 minWhy are you still so tired? If you’ve finished treatment but your energy hasn't returned, you aren't alone. In this episode, host Samira sits down with Naturopathic Doctor and…
- From Cracked Ribs to Clinical Trials | Her Experimental Treatment Journey · 32 minFor more patient resources and advocacy, visit Manta Cares at mantacares.com. In this episode, we hear a compelling story of a patient's journey through a severe cough and the…
- Why You Shouldn't Rush Your Cancer Journey · 25 min"Don't rush the process." In this episode, we sit down with Kim Burket, Executive Director of Goodness Village, to discuss a side of the cancer journey that often goes…
- Leukemia Survivor on Stem Cell Transplant, Post-Traumatic Growth, and Rebuilding Life After Cancer · 48 minRich — a leukemia survivor, nurse practitioner, and longtime oncology clinician — to talk about what it’s really like to survive cancer, rebuild your life after treatment, and…
- AI in Cancer Care: Hype, Hope, & Reality (2026 Update) · 30 minIs Artificial Intelligence actually helping cancer patients, or is it just noise? In this episode of The Patient From Hell, Samira sits down with Dr. Shadi Nabhan to separate the…
- Rebuilding Life After Cancer: Viktor Frankl, Resilience, and the “Power of AND” (Harriet Cabelly) · 45 minCancer survivorship isn’t about “going back to normal.” It’s about rebuilding—on purpose. In this episode of Patient From Hell, host Samira Daswani sits down with Harriet…
- Exercise Is Cancer Side-Effect Medicine (Backed by New Survival Data) · 45 minExercise isn’t just “nice to have” during cancer, it can function like treatment for the side effects: fatigue, muscle loss (sarcopenia), joint pain, neuropathy, weakness, and…
