Young Tongues

Kylie Young on Life and Leadership After Tongue Cancer

What happens when tongue cancer threatens not just your health, but your ability to communicate, work and live life on your own terms? In this episode, Barbara is joined

When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

Tara Hanley was used to being the nurse — not the patient. In this episode, Tara joins Barbara to share her journey from a persistent tongue ulcer and repeated biopsies

When a Cold Isn’t Just a Cold

What happens when an everyday cold meets a body that’s been through tongue cancer treatment? With Barbara away, Stef and Jamie have been left in charge of the podcast —

ACC: Finding Your Voice After Tongue Cancer

Last week on The Young Tongues Podcast, Dr Patrick Ha helped us understand the science behind adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) – an incredibly rare form of cancer that can

ACC: When Tongue Cancer Is Even Rarer

Most conversations about tongue cancer – including many on The Young Tongues Podcast – focus on squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). But SCC isn't the only cancer that can affe

Scanxiety: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

Scanxiety. If you’ve been through cancer, chances are you know the feeling all too well. In this panel episode of The Young Tongues Podcast, Barbara is joined by Young T

The Hidden Cost of Cancer: Understanding Financial Toxicity

In this episode of the Young Tongues Podcast, Barbara sits down with Ashleigh Sharman, a mixed methods researcher at the University of Sydney and Fellow in Survivorship a

"Just Be Grateful You're Alive"

In this candid catch-up episode, Barbara, Stef and Jamie begin with plenty of laughter—sharing stories about theatre, summer adventures, travel plans, social media algori

Pregnancy After Tongue Cancer

Can you have a healthy pregnancy after treatment for tongue cancer? What questions should you ask your medical team? And how do you cope with the fear of recurrence while

When Cancer Changes Everything

When Dobie was diagnosed with tongue cancer at just 29 years old, Chaya's life changed overnight. In this deeply personal conversation, she shares the realities of suppor

The Scars That Made Me

Ten years after being diagnosed with stage IV tongue cancer, Roz Salaguit reflects on the journey that changed every part of her life. What began as a tongue ulcer dismi

The Things We Don't Talk About After Cancer

Life after tongue cancer doesn't end when treatment finishes and neither do the challenges. In this honest and wide-ranging conversation, Barbara and Stef reflect on the

Life After Tongue Cancer: Finding a New Normal

Nine years after her tongue cancer diagnosis, Sinead Keane joins Barbara for an honest conversation about what happens after treatment ends. From months of being told sh

From Patient Voice to Research Impact

After a brief podcast hiatus, Barbara, Steph and Jamie reunite to catch up on a busy month filled with advocacy, conferences, research collaborations and growing awarenes

Living with Uncertainty

In this deeply reflective and emotional episode of the Young Tongues podcast, Barbara and Steph come together for an honest conversation about grief, recurrence anxiety,

Living Between Scans - Amelia's Story

In this deeply honest and emotional follow-up conversation, Amelia returns to the Young Tongues podcast to update listeners on what has happened since her first appearanc

Diagnosis: coping with uncertainty and breaking bad news

In this first panel episode of the Young Tongues Podcast, Barbara is joined by Rachael and Kaitlyn to explore the emotional reality of diagnosis. From the long wait betw

You’re All Good Now… Right?

In this episode, Barbara, Jamie and Stef dive into something that doesn’t get talked about enough: what actually happens after treatment ends. You reach that milestone a

A Second Opinion Changed Everything — Laura’s Story

In this episode, we’re joined by Laura (aka Dizz), one of the original members of Young Tongues, a trustee, and someone who has been part of this journey from the very be

Immunotherapy, Uncertainty & Hope: A Conversation with Professor Kevin Harrington

In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Kevin Harrington, one of the world’s leading experts in head and neck cancer, to break down what’s really changing in tongue ca