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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara
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Rad Chat is a forward-thinking global knowledge hub where healthcare professionals can advance their knowledge and expertise in radiotherapy and oncology by utilising the award winning, first therapeutic radiographer led oncology podcast and social media channels. We're empowering healthcare professionals worldwide by providing free, CPD-accredited radiotherapy and oncology education, by sharing real-world experience, expert insights, best practice and patient perspectives, we're helping healthcare professionals’ advance cancer care and improve patient outcomes.

  1. 7H AGO

    E197: Carly Moosah - Breast Cancer, BRCA and Bloom43

    Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, death and dying, genetic testing and how to talk to your children about cancer. Episode 197: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 65). Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Carly Moosah. Carly is the Patient Champion of Bloom43. Through her lived experience of breast cancer, Carly has used her own experience to support others within the community. Breast cancer advocate, speaker, coach, certified end of life doula and content creator. Carly is also the co-host of monthly BRCA support groups and show and tell events at Future Dreams House in London helping women to prepare for their Breast surgeries with confidence.  In this insightful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara hear about Carly’s journey navigating breast cancer, BRCA testing, advocacy work, Plexaa and Bloom43. CPD Reflection Points: Read this article and reflect on Carly’s treatment journey.Reflect and consider how an increased knowledge of BRCA gene function and associated risks change your approach to discussing genetic risk and screening with patients or to talk to your family/friends about it?Consider how integrating patients’ lived experiences with clinical information about genetic testing enhance communication and support in practice?Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form. Links from the Episode: Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and cancerThe NHS Jewish BRCA Testing ProgrammeBreast reconstruction using your own tissuePembrolizumab(Keytruda)BRCA ChatterFuture Dreams CharityPlexaa Bloom43Macmillan prehabiliation guidelinesResearch links from the Episode: Thermal Preconditioning for Surgery: A Systematic ReviewRad Chat Links: Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.   You must not use any images, audio, video, graphics or clips separately from their accompanying context.   Please acknowledge Rad Chat (and any identified contributors) clearly whenever referencing or sharing our content.

    42 min

  2. 5D AGO

    E196: Shreya Patel-Parekh - Women’s Health and thefifty1percent podcast

    Trigger Warning: this episode discusses discrimination, cardiac arrests, cancer, menstruation and women’s health. Episode 196: Part of the Leadership Series(Part32) Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down Shreya Patel-Parekh. Shreya founded thefifty1percent with a simple belief: women deserve health information that’s human and genuinely useful. She is dedicated to providing the knowledge, collaboration and community women need to make informed decisions about their bodies, rooted in their real lives, environments and circumstances. Through her podcast and events, she brings together science, lived experience and meaningful storytelling to cut through the noise, challenge one-size-fits-all narratives and help close the gender health gap with clarity, compassion and context. In this episode hear about Shreya’s personal and professional journey, women’s health and thefifty1percent podcast she hosts. CPD Reflection Points:  reflect on Shreya’s experience of becoming a parent in her corporate role.read this journal article on the social media infodemic of health-related misinformation and technical solutions. Consider the differences between disinformation vs misinformation. How could both impact people with a health condition.Evaluate how you can tackle misinformation in your professional role.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form. Links from the Episode: Cardiac arrest symptoms in womenInvisible Women bookWomen’s health concern World Health Organisation women’s healthJust a period campaignMenstrual health projectPeriod povertyBloody good periodRad Chat Links: Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

    35 min

  3. JAN 13

    E195: Sonia Kumar MP - Member of Parliament and a Physiotherapist

    Trigger Warning: this episode discusses discrimination and incontinence. Episode 195: Part of the Leadership Series (Part 31) Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Sonia Kumar who is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley since 2024. She was an physiotherapist in the NHS before becoming an MP. In this episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara hear about Sonia’s career, challenges she has faced and get an insight into what life as an MP is like. CPD Reflection Points: reflect on Sonia’s experience as a woman of colour in politics.consider the discrimination, micro-aggressions and barriers women face in the work place.reflect and discuss how you could actively challenge the barriers women face in the workplace.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form. Links from the Episode: Sonia Kumar MPPhysiotherapistIncontinenceRad Chat Links: Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.   You must not use any images, audio, video, graphics or clips separately from their accompanying context.   Please acknowledge Rad Chat (and any identified contributors) clearly whenever referencing or sharing our content.

    45 min

  4. 12/15/2025

    E194: Becky Robbins - Gamma Knife Treatment for a Benign Meningioma

    Trigger Warning: this episode discusses diagnosis, treatment, mental health and fear of recurrence. Episode 194: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 64). Description: In this insightful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Becky to hear about her life, treatment for a meningioma and her advice to others. Becky is a mum of 3: “My family is my world and I'm very blessed. I love the simple things in life, like being outside and going on country walks. I am passionate about clean eating and nutrition, although I still have lots to learn. I'm a HR Manager and love my job, I really enjoy working with people. Health wise, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 3 and then a meningioma brain tumour in 2019, but I won't let that stop me!” CPD Reflection Points: Reflect on Becky’s experience of diagnosis, balancing personal life and treatment.Consider the positives and negatives of radiosurgery vs surgery.Consider how you could support someone like Becky through diagnosis, treatment and follow up.Read about the symptoms of a Meningioma.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form. Links from the Episode: National Centre for Stereotactic Radiosurgery Sheffield National Rheumatoid Arthritis SocietyArthritis ActionArthritis UKBrain TrustMacmillan Cancer Support Meningioma in AdultsThe Brain Tumour CharityResearch links from the Episode: Long-term Outcomes After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for MeningiomasGamma Knife radiosurgery of imaging-diagnosed intracranial meningiomaTen-year follow-up after Gamma Knife radiosurgery of benign meningiomasRad Chat Links: Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.   You must not use any images, audio, video, graphics or clips separately from their accompanying context.   Please acknowledge Rad Chat (and any identified contributors) clearly whenever referencing or sharing our content.

    36 min

  5. 12/13/2025 · BONUS

    Bonus Episode: Rad Chat 4th Birthday Messages

    Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer. This bonus episode shares birthday messages from our community with reflections from Jo and Naman too. Rad Chat Links: Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTube© Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.   You must not use any images, audio, video, graphics or clips separately from their accompanying context.   Please acknowledge Rad Chat (and any identified contributors) clearly whenever referencing or sharing our content.

    23 min

  6. 12/10/2025

    E193: Rad Chat & Menopause and Cancer Podcast Collaboration with Dani Binnington

    Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, surgery, menopause, mental health and side effects of treatment. Rad Chat Podcast Episode 193: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 63)Menopause and Cancer Podcast Episode: 195 Description: In this collaborative episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Dani Binnington from the Menopause and Cancer podcast to share the host seats.  Together, we discuss: Why menopause after cancer is so often overlooked in oncologyWhat clinicians are seeing in their day-to-day practiceHow communication can improve so patients feel heard, supported and safeWhat needs to change for future generationsCPD Reflection Points: Reflect on your understanding of the relationship between menopause and cancer. Consider how this may influence the way you signpost patients for support.Consider how effectively you recognise and manage the physical and emotional impact of treatment-induced or early menopause in people living with and beyond cancer, and what could you do differently to support their wellbeing?Read the Menopause and Cancer survey results.Read the symptoms of Menopause.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form. Links from the Episode: Menopause and CancerNavigating Menopause After Cancer: A comprehensive, empowering guide to all your treatment options, where to get help and how to feel betterMenopause Support UKBritish Menopause SocietyThe Menopause charityMenopause MattersResearch links from the Episode: Menopausal hormone therapy and incidence, mortality, and survival of breast cancer subtypes: a prospective cohort studyMenopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk: a population-based cohort study of 1.3 million women in NorwayThe influence of menopause age on gynecologic cancer risk: a comprehensive analysis using NHANES dataBMI and breast cancer risk around age at menopauseHormone Replacement Therapy and Risks of Various Cancers in Postmenopausal Women with De Novo or a History of EndometriosisMenopausal Hormone Therapy in Breast Cancer SurvivorsMenopause age and cancer risk is influenced by rare genetic variantsMenopause and Cancer Links: Menopause and Cancer Navigating Menopause After Cancer: A comprehensive, empowering guide to all your treatment options, where to get help and how to feel betterRad Chat Links: Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.   You must not use any images, audio, video, graphics or clips separately from their accompanying context.   Please acknowledge Rad Chat (and any identified contributors) clearly whenever referencing or sharing our content.

    1h 4m

  7. 12/01/2025

    E192: Georgiana Synesi - Inclusivity in Clinical Trials

    Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, discrimination, deprivation and clinical trials. Episode 192: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 19) Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Georgiana Synesi. Georgiana is a final year PhD student at the Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at the Institute of Cancer Research, London. Her undergraduate and Masters’ degrees are both in pharmacology, but her interest in working with different stakeholders (rather than cells!) to solve problems led her to clinical trials. Her research is all about making cancer clinical trials more inclusive. Georgiana plans to hand in her thesis by the end of 2025, and after that will hopefully continue her research in a postdoctoral role.    This episode is a deep dive into Georgiana’s career, barriers and enablers to clinical trials along with what other researchers can do to ensure better representation of marginalised groups in clinical research trials. CPD Reflection Points: read this blog and reflect on why diverse groups are needed in clinical trials.read this blog and consider the steps you could take to improve access to clinical trial information.consider ways clinicians and researchers can take to reduce their bias towards marginalised groups when speaking about clinical trials, use this article to help you.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form. Links from the Episode: Bladder CancerAction Bladder Cancer CharityFight Bladder Cancer CharityHead and Neck CancerSwallows CharityOracle Head and Neck Cancer UKMouth Cancer FoundationSalivary Gland Cancer UKCancer Research UK Find a Clinical TrialResearch links from the Episode: Physician Bias and Clinical Trial Participation in Underrepresented PopulationsImplicit bias in healthcare: clinical practice, research and decision makingInclusion and Diversity in Clinical Trials: Actionable Steps to Drive Lasting ChangeRad Chat Links: Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke. © Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.   You must not use any images, audio, video, graphics or clips separately from their accompanying context.   Please acknowledge Rad Chat (and any identified contributors) clearly whenever referencing or sharing our content.

    37 min

  8. 11/27/2025 · BONUS

    Rad Chat Live at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event #5: Danny Hutton - Network Manager at the North West Radiotherapy Specialised Services Clinical Network

    Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer and cancer treatment. Listen to Jo McNamara and Naman Julka-Anderson speak to delegates at the North West Radiotherapy Research Strategy Event. Rad Chat Links: Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTube© Rad Chat 2025. All rights reserved.   We (or our licensors) own all intellectual property rights in this podcast and all related content, online and offline.   You may not use, copy, modify, download, archive, reproduce, distribute, display, publish, licence, create derivative works from or commercially exploit any part of our content unless we expressly agree in writing.   You must not use any images, audio, video, graphics or clips separately from their accompanying context.   Please acknowledge Rad Chat (and any identified contributors) clearly whenever referencing or sharing our content.

    8 min
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Rad Chat is a forward-thinking global knowledge hub where healthcare professionals can advance their knowledge and expertise in radiotherapy and oncology by utilising the award winning, first therapeutic radiographer led oncology podcast and social media channels. We're empowering healthcare professionals worldwide by providing free, CPD-accredited radiotherapy and oncology education, by sharing real-world experience, expert insights, best practice and patient perspectives, we're helping healthcare professionals’ advance cancer care and improve patient outcomes.

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  • Creator
    Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    488
  • Rating
    Explicit
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