Carry The Fire

After going through chemotherapy and radiation to treat his throat cancer, Paul Lonergan was in remission. But every cancer patient knows how difficult it is to be declared ‘cancer-free’. Thanks to a landmark clinical trial at The Princess Margaret, Dr. Spreafico and her team caught Paul’s cancer early when it came back and saved his life again. Paul and Dr. Spreafico join Lisa to talk about what it means to get a new lease on life and how The Princess Margaret works to catch cancer if it recurs.

Beth Johnston was a lifelong athlete and busy mother of two when her leukemia diagnosis forced her to confront losing the one tool that always helped her cope with tough times: running. Despite her diagnosis, Beth shares how movement became her lifeline through her cancer treatment and recovery. With humour and candor, Beth reveals the grit it took to keep going, the mental health strategies that helped her rebuild, and how surviving cancer reshaped her entire outlook on life.

Described as graceful, artistic, and innovative, ice dancer and Olympic bronze medalist Piper Gilles is a lot of things; she’s also a cancer survivor. Piper joins Lisa LaFlamme in a wide-ranging interview following her captivating performance at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games, where her journey off the ice inspired her performance on the ice.

In her 20s, Ruby tested positive for a rare genetic mutation that increases her chance of breast cancer. Knowing this, she was able to mitigate her risk of being diagnosed. But a thyroid cancer diagnosis just a few years later came as a total shock. Listen as Ruby and Dr. Stambolic from The Princess Margaret join Lisa for a discussion about the growing number of young people receiving a cancer diagnosis, and what we’re doing at The Princess Margaret to meet this moment.

After attending a free screening event, Rensford De Haan began treatment at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre for a cancer he didn’t even know he had. The mobile event was led by Dr. Neil Fleshner, Love Chair in Prostate Cancer Prevention at The Princess Margaret. This unique initiative was part of a concentrated effort to bring screening directly to more Black men, a community that faces a higher risk of prostate cancer due to both systemic barriers and genetic factors.