Share
30th November 2025
01:51pm GMT
A woman with terminal cancer divorced husband and slept with 200 men after diagnosis.
Molly Kochan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 and underwent various treatments, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a double mastectomy in the hope of beating the disease for good, however, in 2015, she was given the heartbreaking news that the cancer had spread to her bones, brain and liver.
As with many folks with a terminal diagnoses, Molly decided to go on a journey to experience new things...however while many travel the world or do charity work, Molly followed a very different path, discovering her own sexual liberation along the way.
Additionally, the 45-year-old took the public on the journey with her as she launched the six-part podcast Dying for Sex with her best friend Nikki Boyer.
The podcast was turned into a TV show which was released this year starring Michelle Williams.
She also wrote a memoir titled Screw Cancer: Becoming Whole, before she sadly passed away in 2019.
Molly had ended her 15-year loveless marriage to her husband before taking to the dating apps to start her journey of sexual discovery.
The American woman slept with 183 men before her death, all of which was discussed on the popular podcast.
Speaking about the experience, Molly said: “Sex makes me feel alive, and it’s a great distraction from being sick.
“I don’t think I would do any of this stuff without the cancer. Even though I’d maybe want to, I’d be a little more cautious about everything.”
She added: “I literally wanted to hump everyone and everything that I saw. I was horny all of the time. I felt like a teenager again.
“I wish I could cap off the whirlwind hospital story with an amazing tale about a guy who swept me off my feet and made me blush, but my visitor never showed up.
“I realise I did get to fall in love. I am in love. With me.”
Molly also left behind a touching message entitled 'I have died' which was posted on her blog after her passing and reflected on the lessons she gained in her final years with a terminal illness.
"So many people who die, specifically of cancer it seems, write viral letters about embracing life. Eat an avocado every day. Tell your mean neighbor his lawn looks nice. Don’t hesitate, quit your job, go to Bora Bora.
"And then they go on to tell you about the last few months of their lives under palm trees, with a once scabies-infected dog. Often accompanied by an impossibly healthy looking person and partner.
"I don’t have those kinds of life lessons to share. I know what I did at the end of my life. I know what brought me joy," she wrote.
