Archive for February 2025
Black Bodies, Black Health: Transforming Breast Cancer Care
[00:00:00] Adam Walker: Support for the Real Pink podcast comes from Merck. From Susan G Komen, this is Real Pink, a podcast exploring real stories, struggles, and triumphs related to breast cancer. We’re taking the conversation from the doctor’s office to your living room. Welcome to the Komen Health Equity Revolution podcast series. Each month…
Read MoreIs Personalized Medicine the Key to Better Quality of Life and Treatment?
[00:00:00] Adam Walker: This episode of The Real Pink Podcast is brought to you by Relay Therapeutics. Relay Therapeutics is a precision medicine company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that is transforming the process of discovering new medicines by combining leading edge computational and experimental approaches. Relay Therapeutics work in breast cancer focuses on the most…
Read MoreReal Talk: Sexual Health & Vaginal Dryness
[00:00:00] Adam Walker: From Susan G Komen, This is Real Pink, a podcast exploring real stories, struggles, and triumphs related to breast cancer. We’re taking the conversation from the doctor’s office to your living room. [00:00:17] This is Real Talk, a podcast conversation where we’re digging deep into breast cancer and the realities patients and…
Read MoreThe Importance of Taking an Active Role in Your Treatment
As we kick off Black History Month here on Real Pink, we’re excited to highlight guests who have been affected by breast cancer and are using their experiences to make an impact. Today’s guest advocated for herself to ensure that she was receiving the best, most personalized treatment for her after her diagnosis, and in the process learned the staggering fact that less than 10% of clinical trial participants are members of racial or ethnic communities who often face higher breast cancer or mortality rates. This fueled Tina Pickett to get involved. She is passionate about educating women on early detection, health equity and representation in research and her team was at the top of the fundraising board at her local Race for the Cure.
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