Bonus - Kate Petrides
Kate Petrides joins Lisa and special guest host Emily Veach to share her story. From early stage diagnosis to her metastatic life she has been an advocate for MBC research. Kate shares how she has prepared for a lifespan that is shorter than what she expected. This is a very personal account of life with metastatic breast cancer.
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.
Mets Monday Advocate Spotlight on Katherine O’Brien
Kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month is Katherine O’Brien, a leading force in MBC advocacy. In her interview with Lisa Laudico she talks about the continuing lack of MBC awareness and the MBCA’s new Here ALL Year initiative launching this month.
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
Dept. of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program
Dr. Gayle Vaday, Program Manager of the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs focused on Breast Cancer (BCRP), joins co-hosts Sheila McGlown and Lisa Laudico for a conversation about MBC funding and research and how the funds are distributed. In addition, Sheila McGlown talks about her experience as a consumer reviewer at DoD and her special connection to this critical research funder.
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.
The Cancer Couch
Tom Scalera talks about what motivates him to carry on the work his wife, Rebecca Timlin-Scalera, started at The Cancer Couch Foundation. He joins Lisa in this episode to talk about the need for research, new treatments, and how Covid has impacted the grief process.
Just Gotta Share
Hear from listeners and guests with their Just Gotta Share moments and meet the Our MBC Life team.
Nancy U. Lin, MD
A conversation with Dr. Nancy Lin, Director of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Brain Mets Advocates
In this advocacy spotlight, join us to meet two leading MBC advocates who are focused on addressing issues related to Brain Mets and Metastatic Breast Cancer.
Meet the 3 Black Docs
3 Black Docs know how to keep it real and laugh and have fun. Come along for an incredible conversation.
A conversation with Emily
A conversation with Emily is an interview that Lisa and Emily did in January, 2020.
Honoring Emily
Join our conversation with Emily Garnett's husband, Christian Garnett, and her dear friend and fellow MBC advocate, Abigail Johnston.
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.
Our MBC Life
Amplifying voices, sharing realities. Introducing Our MBC Life from SHARE Cancer Support.
Voices challenging racial disparities in MBC and healthcare
In this episode, our conversation with two women, Jersi Baker and Maimah Karmo who are using their voice to ask questions, challenge norms, and demand a change to who is sitting at the table and striving to create racial equity in the MBC and BC community.