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EPISODE · Oct 31, 2025 · 52 MIN

Survivor Chat with Matthew Zachary

from CancerSurvivorMD® · host Brad Buchanan and G [Josie] van Londen

A 21-year-old pianist gets brain cancer, refuses chemo to save his music, survives 30 years, founds Stupid Cancer, and now wants to organize 20 million cancer patients into a political force. Josie and Brad sit down with Matthew Zachary to talk history, late effects, parents, creativity, survivor guilt, and his next act: We The Patients. https://wethepatients.orgRelevant links pertinent to this episode:https://stupidcancer.org/https://www.wethepatients.org/https://www.matthewzachary.com/https://www.cancer.org/cancer/managing-cancer/side-effects/hair-skin-nails/hair-loss/cold-caps.html General Links:Disclaimers: https://cancersurvivormd.org/disclaimers/Brad Buchanan: https://linktr.ee/bradthechimeraG [Josie] van Londen: https://linktr.ee/cancersurvivormdCancerBridges: https://cancerbridges.org/

A 21-year-old pianist gets brain cancer, refuses chemo to save his music, survives 30 years, founds Stupid Cancer, and now wants to organize 20 million cancer patients into a political force. Josie and Brad sit down with Matthew Zachary to talk history, late effects, parents, creativity, survivor guilt, and his next act: We The Patients. https://wethepatients.org Relevant links pertinent to this episode: https://stupidcancer.org/https://www.wethepatients.org/https://www.matthewzachary.com/h...

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