‘Cuse Conversations Episode 148: Raising Awareness While Battling Cancer: Danielle Koppenaal ’17 Shares Her Story and Stories of Fellow Cancer Survivors

Original air date: Sept. 12, 2023 In May, Danielle Koppenaal ’17 was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. She is 28 years old. In this “’Cuse Conversation,” Koppenaal shares her approach to battling cancer by taking it day by day. She talks about how she leans on her support system, her efforts to stay active and her commitment to raising awareness about cancer—particularly the increase the medical community is seeing in what it calls “early-onset” cancers in the United States. To chronicle her own journey and to share other stories of cancer survivors, Koppenaal started the ⁠Cancer Chats podcast⁠, an ⁠Instagram account⁠ and ⁠a blog⁠. As a big sports fan, she also works to support the ⁠V Foundation for Cancer Research⁠.