She was a D1 college athlete and state champion. Doctors blamed anxiety and an eating disorder. Then a routine chest x-ray revealed a mass that changed the course of her life.

In this episode of Beast vs Zombie, Katie Day opens up about her journey from unexplained symptoms to a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma diagnosis as a senior in college — and how surviving cancer completely reshaped who she became.

✅ Misdiagnosed for months before doctors found the real cause

✅ Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma during her final year of college

✅ How cancer rewired her mindset, confidence, and career path

✅ Now turning her survival into purpose at Blood Cancer United

A powerful reminder that even in life's darkest chapters, there's always a comeback waiting.

🎙️ Guest: Katie Day

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad

Chapters

0:00 - Hook

1:24 - Advice for Facing the Unknown

3:06 - Diagnosed at 21: The Story Begins

5:44 - The Phone Call That Changed Everything

7:25 - What Is Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma?

10:21 - Why More Young People Are Getting Cancer

13:43 - Inside Chemo: Treatment & Side Effects

19:46 - The Cancer Came Back

20:41 - Fighting Cancer During COVID

29:13 - Stem Cell Transplant: Her Dad's Cells

34:00 - New Chapter: Working at Blood Cancer United

45:06 - How to Get Involved & Give Back

49:00 - Best Advice She's Ever Received

58:17 - On Grief, Loss & Letting Go

1:01:48 - Final Thoughts & Where to Follow

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In this episode of The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie, host Dominique Muhammad sits down with Savio Clemente — keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, journalist, resilience strategist, and two-time non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivor — for a raw conversation about what it really takes to survive cancer, twice.

Savio opens up about his 2014 diagnosis, a decade of remission, and the shocking 2024 relapse that led to a grueling 29-day hospital stay, a stem cell transplant, and a body pushed to its absolute limit.

✅ Why doctors call it a "medical rebirth" — and why he now has two birthdays

✅ The physical toll: losing 26 pounds, tachycardia scares, and not being recognized by his own phone

✅ How 20+ years of meditation and metacognition helped him regulate his mind through the pain

✅ Why he refuses to let cancer define who he is — and calls it "one of the best things that happened" to him

✅ The mental framework anyone facing hardship can use to find strength in the struggle

This isn't just a survival story — it's a masterclass in resilience, mindset, and choosing perspective even when your body is falling apart.

If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs to hear it today. ️

🎙️ Guest: Savio Clemente

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad

📺 Channel: The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie

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In this powerful episode of BeastvsZombie, Armeda shares her incredible journey of surviving cancer not once, but twice. From being diagnosed at a young age to becoming a mother while battling cancer, facing chemotherapy, losing her leg, and overcoming a life-threatening diagnosis. Her story is one of strength, resilience, and hope.

Armeda opens up about living as an amputee, surviving rare bone cancer, and finding purpose through life's greatest challenges. This conversation is a reminder that even in our darkest moments, we are stronger than we realize.

🎙️ Guest: Armeda Batchler Cancer Survivor

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad Co-Host: Bree Jones

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In this powerful episode of The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie, host Dominique Muhammad sits down with Kelley Sgroi — a breast cancer survivor, licensed therapist, bestselling author, and business owner. Kelley shares the emotional reality of hearing the words "You have breast cancer," enduring chemotherapy, radiation, and multiple surgeries, and how she rebuilt her life through resilience, mindset, and purpose.

More than a survivor story, this conversation explores how our beliefs shape our lives, why anxiety doesn't define us, and how choosing growth over fear can transform even life's darkest moments.

✅ The emotional moment she was diagnosed with breast cancer

✅ How chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery changed her life

✅ Why your mindset can become your greatest weapon during adversity

✅ The hidden connection between anxiety, self-worth, and mental health

✅ How she turned pain into purpose and became a licensed therapist

✅ Why healing is about more than just beating cancer

✅ The life lessons every survivor—and every human—needs to hear

Whether you're fighting cancer, supporting a loved one, navigating anxiety, or simply looking for hope through difficult times, this episode is filled with powerful insights, resilience, and inspiration that will stay with you long after it ends.

🎙️ Guest: Kelley Sgroi — Breast Cancer Survivor, Licensed Therapist & Bestselling Author

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad

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She was diagnosed with Stage 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer — and she refused to let it define her.

In this episode of The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie, host Dominique Muhammad sits down with Priscilla Jones, known as Prissy
Passion — a Stage 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer survivor who was diagnosed in 2024 and declared cancer-free in 2025. Priscilla
opens up about how she used mindset, faith, holistic habits, and self-advocacy to fight one of the hardest battles of her life — and win.

✅ Why "mind over matter" was her #1 weapon against cancer
✅ How she balanced her medical treatment plan with natural healing
✅ What she did daily to keep her mindset strong during chemo & radiation
✅ Why you MUST advocate for yourself with your doctors
✅ How she went from 6 months of chemo + 20 rounds of radiation to zero medications
✅ The role of diet, meditation, journaling & affirmations in her healing journey
✅ What she wants every cancer patient to know about treatment plans

No matter where you are in your cancer journey — fighting, surviving, or supporting someone who is — this episode will give you the
tools, the truth, and the hope to keep pushing forward.

🎙️ Guest: Priscilla Jones (Prissy Passion) — Stage 3 Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor
🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad
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Functional medicine health coach Kelly Lutman joins Beast vs. Zombie to expose why traditional medicine often masks symptoms instead of healing the root cause. From gut health and food quality to sleep hygiene and hydration, Kelly breaks down practical, science-backed steps anyone can take to reclaim their health — without relying solely on prescriptions.

In this episode Kelly explains why your acid reflux medication might be making digestion worse, how processed foods strip your body of nutrients, and why sleep is one of the most underrated tools for healing. Dominique also opens up about his own health journey through chemo, radiation, and bone marrow transplants — and how he applies these lessons daily.

If you've ever felt like your doctor is just managing symptoms instead of solving problems, this conversation will change how you think about your health.

What You'll Learn:

✅ Why conventional medicine often treats symptoms, not root causes

✅ How processed food impacts your gut and energy levels

✅ The truth about acid reflux medications

✅ Sleep hygiene tips that actually work

✅ Simple hydration habits for better health

✅ How functional medicine supports cancer recovery

About Kelly Lutman: Kelly Lutman is a functional medicine health coach and published author who helps clients overcome chronic conditions like IBS, type 2 diabetes, and supports cancer patients through their healing journey using root-cause focused strategies.

🎙️ Guest: Kelly Lutman — Functional Medicine Health Coach & Author

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad

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She noticed a small lump on the side of her neck.

Within just a few weeks — it had grown into her jugular vein,

was crushing her trachea, and pushing her esophagus aside.

Then her doctor delivered the worst possible news:

"It could be a cancer with no treatment.

You should get your affairs in order."

In this episode of The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie,

host Dominique Muhammad sits down with Yvonne DeVita —

author, business owner, and lymphoma cancer survivor —

for a raw and deeply inspiring conversation about her

life-changing battle with cancer.

In this episode:

✔️ How her small neck lump became a life-threatening emergency

✔️ Doctors delaying her treatment while cancer grew rapidly

✔️ Being placed in ICU under a Difficult Airway Response Team

✔️ The moment she was told it was treatable lymphoma

✔️ Going through chemo while still running her business

✔️ Hair loss, recovery, positivity & living cancer-free today

If you or someone you love is fighting cancer —

this episode will remind you that hope is always possible.

🎙️ Guest: Yvonne DeVita — Author & The Book Whisperer

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad

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What does it take to beat Stage 4 Cancer at 17 — and still play

basketball through chemotherapy?

In this episode of The Cancer Podcast: BeastVsZombie, host Dominique

Muhammad sits down with John Jackson — high school athlete, cancer

survivor, ESPN documentary star, and now college basketball player

at Providence College.

John breaks down:

🔥 Getting diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma before senior year

🔥 Playing with a chemo port in his chest — and breaking his school record

🔥 How his athlete mindset became his biggest weapon against cancer

🔥 Life after cancer — now playing college ball at Providence College

🔥 Giving back to the pediatric cancer community

If you need proof that the human spirit can overcome anything —

this episode is for you.

🎙️ Guest: John Jackson | Cancer Survivor → College Athlete

🎧 Host: Dominique Muhammad

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