Podcast

Turning Cancer Into Comedy

Author(s):

Kristie L. Kahl

In this week’s episode, we spoke with wife, mother, comedian and colon cancer survivor Heather Tolley-Bauer about finding comedy as an outlet to her diagnosis.

In the face of a cancer diagnosis and learning she was positive for Lynch Syndrome, wife and mother Heather Tolley-Bauer used comedy as an outlet to cope with her diagnosis and raises awareness for colon cancer.

Also the founder of Hyphen-Up, the “stay-at-home mom and a kick-ass cancer survivor” hopes to help others embrace who they are.

To read more about Tolley-Bauer, visit "Humor Heals."

Related Videos
Image of woman with black hair.
Related Content
"FDA" text.
December 20th 2024

FDA Approves Braftovi Plus Erbitux and Chemo for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Subset

Darlene Dobkowski, MA
Braftovi received accelerated approval with Erbitux and mFOLFOX6 for metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation.
cancer horizons logo: a white microphone on a navy blue background
March 11th 2024

Oncology Approvals, Psychological Outcomes for Survivors and an Ovarian Cancer Vaccine

Alex Biese Brielle Benyon
Last week we saw some FDA approvals come through, as well as research that explored the psychosocial outcomes of individuals who survived pediatric rhabdosarcoma.
Illustration of a woman with long brown straight hair with light brown eyes.
December 3rd 2024

Loss and Life Have Given Me a Wealth of Gratitude After Cancer

Carla Deschamps
When my grandmother passed away one Thanksgiving after my colon cancer diagnosis, I realized how grateful I am for her life and my own as a survivor.
cancer horizons podcast logo: a white microphone on a blue background
March 4th 2024

Cannabis Talks During Cancer, Cardiometabolic Comorbidities and Current Research

Alex Biese Brielle Benyon
In addition to a breakthrough therapy designation for a lung cancer drug, this week we’ll be talking a lot about additional side effects and health conditions that may come with a cancer diagnosis, and how to manage them.
Image of a person holding a red heart.
November 27th 2024

How I Truly Learned to Live With Stage 4 Colon Cancer

Lauryn Cooney
With stage 4 colon cancer, I still think about death, but I’ve learned how to live in the present to enjoy each day I have.
Image of a page in a book that says "pancreatic cancer."
November 22nd 2024

‘One Tree Hill’ Actor Dies of Cancer, ‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Reveals Diagnosis and More

Alex Biese Ashley Chan
From the deaths of actor Paul Teal and Chicago Bulls player Bob Love to a contestant on “Jeopardy!” revealing his colon cancer diagnosis, here’s what’s happening in the oncology space this week.