Episode 109: Balancing It All
People diagnosed with breast cancer have many unique sources of stress. As we head into Mother’s Day, we will explore some of the challenges that mothers face in particular. Throughout the process, mo...
19 Apr 202114min
Episode 108: Advocating to Address Barriers
Susan G. Komen has long worked to mobilize our communities to take action. Susan G. Komen’s Center for Public Policy serves as the leading voice of the more than 3.8 million breast cancer survivors, 1...
12 Apr 202120min
Episode 107: Faith Through Fire
A breast cancer diagnosis can bring a wide range of emotions including shock, fear, sadness and anger. The support of family, friends and others can be helpful as you go through diagnosis, treatment a...
5 Apr 202114min
Episode 106: Living With Inflammatory Breast Cancer
About 1-5 percent of breast cancers in the U.S are Inflammatory Breast Cancer. This is an aggressive form of breast cancer, with signs that tend to arise quickly, often within weeks or months. There ...
29 Mars 202114min
Episode 105: I am my Mother’s Daughter
Most breast cancers are not related to genes or family history. However, if you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, your family members, especially sisters, daughters and mothers may have an incre...
22 Mars 202119min
How CDK4/6 Inhibitors Made a Comeback
Sometimes pre-clinical studies show that a drug has a good chance of helping patients, but when the drug is tested on patients, it doesn't work as expected. Today, we are talking to Dr. Shom Goel, Gro...
15 Mars 202111min
How Researcher Perseverance Prevails in the Face of Challenges
Many scientific researchers face challenges in their work and the Covid-19 pandemic has only added to these challenges, but researchers are incredibly resilient and continue to push forward because th...
8 Mars 202119min
Normalizing Breast Cancer Conversations with Michael Cox
In the U.S today, Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age, in later stages, with more aggressive types and have a lower 5-year survival rate. These disparities ...
1 Mars 202112min
