All About Lobular Breast Cancer
Did you know that not ALL breast cancer can be detected by a lump? We are joined by Laurie Hutcheson of the Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance and researchers Steffi Oesterreich, PhD and Adrian Lee, PhD why ILC is difficult to research and what looks promising for the future.
Male Breast Cancer & Remembering Ryan Keith
Kate Keith and Michael Singer share their experiences with male breast cancer. Kate shares personal stories about her husband Ryan who died earlier this year from metastatic breast cancer.
Ricki Fairley and TOUCH, The Black Cancer Alliance
Ricki Fairley, founder of TOUCH, the Black Breast Cancer Alliance, shares her incredible story of how she upended and changed her life and ended her successful marketing career when she was diagnosed Stage 3A Triple Negative Breast Cancer . Ricki talks about the founding of her organization and her overall goal to address Black Breast Cancer as a unique and special disease state, with the overall goal of reducing the mortality rate for Black women.
Just Gotta SHARE
Join us for our new podcast highlighting the voices of you, our listeners, and guests of the podcast with Just Gotta SHARE moments. In addition, we feature two stand-alone segments: Jersi Baker’s Trailblazer of the Month and an interview with Lara MacNamara, founder of Hope Scarves
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Dr. Dorraya El-Ashry, the Chief Scientific Officer for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) joins host Lisa Laudico to talk about the many exciting MBC research initiatives that BCRF is undertaking. Dr. El-Ashry provides an excellent overview of the bright spots and the challenges in MBC research. She has a personal connection to MBC and discusses her own research.
Metavivor and #LightupMBC
Jamil Rivers, the new President of Metavivor, joins the pod to talk about research, health disparities, self-care, and what she sees ahead for the organization. And Laura Inahara shares the story of her best friend Jess Moore and the #LightUpMBC campaign that honors her.
Racial disparities in healthcare
In this episode, we speak with leading MBC advocates, Sheila McGlown and Chawnte Randall, and with the social media breast cancer leaders, Jasmine Souers and Marissa Thomas of For The Breast Of US about their own experiences and how they advocate for their own treatment and for those in their communities.