Culture, Connections and Courage: Unapologetically Navigating Breast Cancer
Real Talk: I Need A Break
Did You Know That Your Tumor Might Change Over Time?
Saving Lives: Decades of Progress for Breast Cancer Survival
Komen’s Origin: From Health Equity for Women to Health Equity for All
What to Know About Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
Advice for Entering Treatment from a Fitness Trainer
Myth Busting: Breast Cancer Risk
Destigmatizing the Conversation Around Breast Cancer for Black Women
A Career Passion Turned Personal
Reaching New Heights As Black Breast Cancer Survivors
Mitigating Breast Cancer Risk in the Black Community
A Personal Journey Through Breast Cancer: Advocacy, Family, and Survival
Healing Women One Scar at a Time
Real Talk: Nipple Loss From Breast Cancer
Should I Do a Breast Self-Exam?
Beyond Treatment: Creating a Plan For the Future
Real Talk: Navigating A Diagnosis At The Holidays
Surveillance Monitoring for Breast Cancer Recurrence
Healing your Mental and Emotional Health
How the Patient Care Center Addresses Breast Health Inequities
Real Talk: Reconstruction or Not? Options After Breast Surgery
Your First Conversation with a Friend Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Knowing What to Say When Someone is Diagnosed with MBC
Working It Out: Cancer and Employment Rights
Faith and Breast Health
Living Boldly and Celebrating Being Beautiful After Cancer
SusieCakes & Komen – A Partnership Fueled by My Personal Story
Real Talk: Young Women Get Breast Cancer
How Komen’s PCC Supports Those Living with MBC and Caregivers
An Inside Look at a Breast Cancer Caregiver’s Perspective
Survivorship: From the Loneliest Starting Point to the Greatest Silver Lining
Real Talk: Latinas with Breast Cancer
Unexpected Financial Burdens of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Expanding Breast Cancer Imaging Through Public Policy
Real Talk: Getting Sexy Back
How I Spoke Up For What I Needed
Finding a Provider Post-Diagnosis
Surrounding Yourself with Positive People and Healthy Resources
The Power of Shared Data
Understanding the Role of Diagnostic Imaging in Breast Care
Inspiring Women to Self-Advocate
Impact of Diagnosis on Mental Health
Breast Health in the LGBTQ+ Community
Deepening Collaboration to Support Black Women with Breast Cancer
Real Talk: Expectations vs. Reality
Supplemental and Diagnostic Imaging
Family Ties
Knowing When to Get Screened for Breast Cancer
Recipes for Joyous Living
Fighting while Expecting
Reframing the Discussion for Surgical Options After Breast Cancer
Connecting Black Cancer Patients to Financial Coverage
Not the Breast Year of My Life
Real Talk: Pregnancy And Breast Cancer
Myths About Mammograms
Survivorship as a Black Woman
Real Talk: Early Menopause Due To Breast Cancer
The Importance of Screening for Early Detection
Taking Charge of My Breast Cancer Risk
How Komen’s Racism & Bias Training Breaks Down Barriers
Making History: Increasing Representation in Cancer Research
Real Talk: LOVE & Breast Cancer
I’ve Seen the Advancements in Genetic Testing Firsthand
Breast Cancer – A Family Affair
How Public Policy is Bridging Gaps for Black Breast Health
20 Years Since Her Diagnosis, Julie is Stronger Than Ever
Finding Empowerment After Breast Cancer
Understanding Your Breast Cancer Risk
Increasing Health Care Workforce Diversity
The Passion Behind the Cause
Real Talk: Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer And The Holidays
High Risk for Breast Cancer? Create a Plan!
The Need for Clinical Trial Participation by Diverse Populations
Happy 200th, Real Pink
Real Talk: Talking to Your Children About Breast Cancer
An Olympian’s Story of Feeling Betrayed by Her Body
Managing Breast Cancer Like a Boss
Understanding Your Risk Through Genetic Counseling and Testing
Real Talk: Breast Cancer’s Mental Impact
Carlita McIlwain Remembers Her Mother as a Service-Driven Force of Nature
Funding the Future of Groundbreaking MBC Research
Dr. Julie Palmer Researches Breast Cancer in Her Sister’s Memory
Finding Joy Again After Losing Jen
An Eternal Sisterhood: Tara Coppedge Remembers Rhonda Howell
Real Talk: Getting Real About Breast Cancer
Navigating the Healthcare System and Improving Patient Outcomes
As a Latina, I Know We Need To Talk About Breast Cancer More
Running For You Mom
Living with MBC in the Latinx community
The Relationship Between Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer
Chances of Early Detection Improve With Screening & Diagnostics Program
Body Dysmorphia After Surgery
25 Years Later: Reflecting on Mom’s Cancer Diagnosis
You Know Your Body Best
Patient Care Services and the Komen Helpline
EP131 – The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bone Health
You Are Your Best Advocate
The Invaluable Support of a Patient Navigator
Breaking Down Barriers with Stand for H.E.R. Interventions
Running With Breast Cancer
Importance of Healthy Living with Bone Metastasis
Living Healthy to Maintain Breast and Bone Health
The Mental Health Impact of Breast Cancer
How Biomarkers, Genetics, and Genomics Help Guide Breast Cancer Treatment
Breast Cancer Can Happen to Anyone
Giving Back as a Patient Navigator
Finding Joy When Facing Loss
Stronger Together
Continuing a Legacy of Advocacy
How Do You Define Strength?
Trusting Your Gut
The Connection Between Breast and Bone Health
I’m Still Here
We All Need Help Sometimes
IBC Can’t Stop Me From Living This Life
Knowledge is Power
Cancer Doesn’t Define Me
There’s Much to be Excited About
Speaking Up
Mom…It’s Cancer
Importance of Early Detection
Tumor Profiling and Breast Cancer Treatment
Standing in the Gap
Creating Purpose Through Community
Hope and Healing
Finding Your Survivor Swag
The Power of Sharing
How Biking Helped Me Through Treatment
Topic: Breast Cancer is Not Just for Those Over 40
Taking Action to Improve Health Equity
Taking Charge of Your Own Health
Laughing in the Face of Fear
The Emotional Impact of Physical Changes
The Call I Wasn’t Expecting
New Advances for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients
MBC Week – Action and Advocacy
MBC Week – Financial
MBC Week – MBC Grant Announcement
MBC Week – Emotional Impact
MBC Week – Physical
Kristin’s Story: Triple Negative Breast Cancer at 30
Breast Cancer and Bone Health: The Patient Perspective
The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bone Health
Honoring Mom’s Legacy
Giving Back After Loss with Nate Adams
Cancer, why not me!
Diagnosed at Age 28
You Are Not Alone with Sarah Sanders (replay)
I am a SurviveHER
Embracing Your Beauty Despite Hair Loss
You are Your Own Best Advocate
Intimacy After Surgery
Saying yes to support isn’t easy
Supporting a Loved One with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Michael Allio – Rebroadcast
A Healthcare Hero’s Journey in Keeping Up with Cancer Care
Breast Cancer in Men
HER2-positive Breast Cancer: What You Should Know
Becoming a Badass Advocate
Addressing Disparities Through Action
Dealing with the death of a parent and celebrating life
Navigating participation in clinical trials
Feeling Empowered Through Genetic Testing
The Impact of Being a Young Caregiver
Coloring Over Cancer
Balancing It All
Advocating to Address Barriers
Faith Through Fire
Living With Inflammatory Breast Cancer
I am my Mother’s Daughter
How CDK4/6 Inhibitors Made a Comeback
How Researcher Perseverance Prevails in the Face of Challenges
Normalizing Breast Cancer Conversations with Michael Cox
Warning Signs of Breast Cancer Recurrence with Karen Sock
My Breast Cancer Story with Betsey Johnson (100th Episode!)
Embracing Change with Valencia McClure
Knowing and Reducing Breast Cancer Risk with Dr. April Spencer
The Evolution of Biosimilars as a Cancer Treatment with Andrew Spiegel
Cancer’s Hidden Blessings with Jennifer Humphries
Talking to Your Doctor with Samantha Harris (Rebroadcast)
Oh The Places You’ll Go Fighting Cancer with Cara Sapida
Metastatic Breast Cancer – A Future Full of Hope with Janet Robinson
The Power of Positivity with Cinda Paynter
Anyone Can Get Breast Cancer with Susan Brown
Breast Cancer, No Longer Your Grandmother’s Disease with Micha Logan
Advocating for Diverse Representation in Clinical Trials with Ricki Fairley
Breast Cancer, Black Women, and Driving Better Outcomes with Athena Jones
How Technology Can Help Address Health Disparities with Dr. Sindhu Pandit
Getting the Most From a Telehealth Appointment with Erica Kuhn
When Pink is a Color, Not a Ribbon with Victoria Shaw
Health Disparities, Covid-19 and Breast Cancer with Dr. Kim Johnson- Part II
Health Disparities, Covid-19 and Breast Cancer with Dr. Kim Johnson- Part I
Future of MBC Therapy – Hope for Better Treatment with Dr. Ben Ho Park
Clinical Trials from a Patient Perspective with Sheila McGlown
Navigating MBC Treatment with Brenda Day
Putting the Patient at the Center of Research with Dr. Benjamin Vincent
The Journey From Early-Stage Diagnosis to MBC with Joy Jenrette
My Personal Breast Cancer Story with Paula Schneider
The Emotional Journey of a Caregiver with Jordan Rathkopf
Lessons Learned Surviving Breast Cancer with Anna Rathkopf
Breast Cancer Screenings During a Pandemic with Laurel Pointer
Mental Health Impact of Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Tori Geib
What Care Partners Wish They Knew When a Family/Friend was Diagnosed with MBC with Janice and Rex Cowden
How to Navigate Sex Through Cancer with Dr. Chery Hysjulien
How Breast Cancer Affects Sexual Health with Dr. Shelby Terstriep
Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Rachal Pecoraro
It’s Ok To Not Be Ok with Stephanie Carroll
Thriving Sexually During and After Breast Cancer with Dr. Lyndsey Harper
Overcoming Adversity with Leecy Fink
Healthy Living and Breast Cancer Risk with Kristen Keenan
You Are Not Alone with Sarah Sanders
Breast Cancer Patients Share their Unique Journeys to Becoming Informed and Empowered with Janet Jordan and Bridgett Spillers
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Facts vs. Fiction with Dr. Erika Hamilton (from Sarah Cannon)
Remembering Mom on Father’s Day with Gary and Kyla Thompson
Breast Cancer Through the Eyes of a Child with Raphael Alejandro
Talking to Your Kids About Breast Cancer with Caprice Massey
The Power of Community with Susie Christianson
Living Your Healthiest Life with Samantha Harris
Special Episode: Surviving COVID-19 while Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Kristin Harris
Growing a Family after Breast Cancer Treatment with Tammy Myers
Harnessing the Power of the Immune System with Dr. Adam Soloff
Demystifying the World of Viruses and Vaccines with Dr. Adam Soloff
Managing Isolation During a Pandemic with Marissa Fors
It’s Time to End This Disease. Now. with Leslie Mullins
Prioritizing Your Health with Summer Watson
Special Episode: Prioritizing safety and health during COVID-19 with Susan Brown
What to Say, And What Not to Say, with Dana Manciagli
MTP – The Beginning of a Movement with Nancy Brinker
Being an Advocate for a Loved One with Earlina Green
Communicating with Your Health Care team with Cheryl Jernigan
Fact vs. Fiction– Debunking Breast Cancer Myths with Dr. Amy Patel
Listening to Your Body with Chaunte Lowe
The Power of Sharing with Kwanza Jones
Creating Lasting Change through Public Policy Advocacy with Mary Boyd and Neel Stallings
Yes, Men Get Breast Cancer Too with Wayne Dornan
Advice from Women Who Have Personal Experience with Their Own Breast Cancer Journey with Melissa Berry
Clinical Trials for People with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Dr. Tatiana Prowell
Does Being Obese Cause Breast Cancer? with Dr. Elizabeth Wellberg (More Than Pink Special Episode)
Life with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Karen Durham (More Than Pink Special Episode)
Warning Signs of Breast Cancer: It’s Not Just a Lump with Dr. April Spencer
How to Support Someone with Breast Cancer with Jade Kendle
How My Family History Inspired Me to Know My “Girls” with Charmaine Johnise
Going Flat after Mastectomy with Katrin van Dam
Living with Breast Cancer with Janet St. James
Emerging Areas of Research and Treatment with Josh Neman
Advice from My Personal Breast Cancer Journey with Monique Robinson
Clinical Trials May Be Your Best Option with Dr. Kathy Miller
Helping Yourself Through Healthy Living with Wendy Kozel
What Happens When Your Breast Cancer Treatment Ends with Pam Kohl
Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Jerri Johnson
Only Research Will Find New Treatments for MBC with Kelly Shanahan
Emerging Areas of Treatment with Dr. Donald McDonnell
When Breast Cancer Hides in Plain Sight with Lynda Weatherby
What’s Your Family History? with Susan M. Domchek, MD
Breast Cancer is Unacceptable with Paula Schneider
Becoming a Change Agent through Public Policy Advocacy with Jamie Jones
Supporting a Loved One with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Michael Allio
When you Don’t Have the Words with Molly Grantham
Everyone Deserves To Grow Up With a Mom with Kyla Thompson
Find Your Fierce with Emily Poeschl
Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer with Carol Smith
Talking to Your Doctor with Dr. Reshma Jagsi
How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Affects Your Mental Health with Abigail (Abbie) Letts O’Brien
Managing Side Effects and Supportive Care with Dr. Lisa Newman
Living with Breast Cancer with Jamil Rivers
Asking for What You Need with Sandy Finestone
The Power of Community with Titus O’Neil
Lessons Learned Surviving Breast Cancer with Kikkan Randall
What’s Your Family History? with Dr. Robina Smith
Prioritizing Your Health with Shaun Robinson
What to Say and What Not to Say with Heidi Floyd
When someone has breast cancer it's scary for them - and for you! What can you do to really help? What should you say? Is it better to just listen? There are as many ways of being a good co-survivor as there are people! The qualifications? A willingness to be yourself and be present.
Facts vs. Fiction with Dr. Dennis Holmes
Breast Cancer is Not Just for Those Over 40 with Nikia Hammonds-Blakely
Talking to Your Doctor with Samantha Harris
More Than Pink: What is Natural After Breast Cancer? with Dr. Christine Fisher
More Than Pink: Becoming Whole Again with Dr. Elisabeth Potter
More Than Pink: Build Them Back or Go Flat? with Dr. Julie Sprunt
More Than Pink: Types of Survivorship and Its Effects with Dr. Dawn Hershman
More Than Pink: Beating Breast Cancer But Going Broke with Marla Blaylock
Introducing Real Pink by Susan G. Komen
More Than Pink: Biosimilars May Provide More Treatment Options with Dr. Wendy Chen
More Than Pink: Targeted Therapies, Biologics and Biosimilars with Dr. Keith Knutson
More Than Pink: Results of the TailorX Study with Dr. Joseph Sparano
More Than Pink: Solving Breast Cancer with Math with Dr. Dr. Tom Yankeelov
More Than Pink: More Than Just a Screening with Dr. Elizabeth Morris
More Than Pink: Life of a Cancer Cell with Dr. Joan Brugge
More Than Pink: Science Fiction Turned Reality – Nanotech Meets Breast Cancer with Dr. Adrian Lee
More Than Pink: The Cold Shoulder – Freezing Breast Cancer Tumors with Dr. Vineet Choudhry
More Than Pink: Barriers in Healthcare – The Latino Community Challenge with Jill Rameriz
More Than Pink: The Real Cost of Cancer with Greg Lee
More Than Pink: How Culture Can Determine Your Cancer Risk with Dr. Virginia Brown
More Than Pink: When Breast Cancer Runs in the Family with Jennifer Felch
More Than Pink: Evolution of Breast Cancer Care with Dr. Debra Patt
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A Personal Journey Through Breast Cancer: Advocacy, Family, and Survival
This episode of “Real Pink” presents an intimate and powerful conversation with Lauren Velarde, whose life was deeply affected by breast cancer. Lauren, shares her compelling story, from the early diagnosis at the age of 26, following a BRCA gene test, to her courageous decision to undergo a bilateral mastectomy. The episode delves into the…
Healing Women One Scar at a Time
Tune into the latest episode of Real Pink to hear Corina Klein share how complications after surgery led her to starting a non-profit organization that provides tattoos for breast cancer survivors who lose their nipples from breast cancer, to help them feel whole again. Episode Transcript Adam Walker: 00:03 From Susan G Komen. This is…
Real Talk: Nipple Loss From Breast Cancer
[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. This is Real Talk, a podcast conversation where we’re digging deep into breast cancer and the realities patients and survivors…
Should I Do a Breast Self-Exam?
Except for skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the U.S., but it can be successfully treated. To support screening and early detection, Susan G. Komen promotes breast self-awareness messages. These messages consist of knowing your risk, getting screened, knowing what is normal for you and making healthy lifestyle choices.…
Beyond Treatment: Creating a Plan For the Future
Once breast cancer treatment ends, you can hardly wait to get back to normal life again. But your body may not respond as fast as you expect it to, your relationships may feel different, and you soon learn that you will need to adjust to a whole new normal in your life. Things don’t necessarily go back to the way they were before. These realizations can all be challenging from an emotional and mental perspective and may take some time to accept. Lauren Tarpley is here today to discuss the reality of what survivorship can really look like after treatment and how she was able to move past the disappointment of trying to get her old self back and to create a plan for her future.
Real Talk: Navigating A Diagnosis At The Holidays
This is Real Talk, a new podcast series where we’re going to break down the stigmas and feelings of embarrassment and talk openly and honestly about just how difficult breast cancer can be – from diagnosis, to treatment, to living with metastatic breast cancer, to life after treatment ends. In today’s episode, we’ll hear from two women who were diagnosed with breast cancer during the holiday season. Shannon Schumacher was diagnosed on December 6, 2022 and had surgery the week after Christmas. She was hospitalized on New Year’s Eve with a collapsed lung. Shannon’s mom is a six-time breast cancer survivor and her grandmother passed away from metastatic breast cancer before Shannon was born. Shannon’s stepdad is living with Stage IV bladder cancer and her brother is currently fighting lymphoma. Patricia Fox found a lump in her breast just days before Thanksgiving in 2013. She had a needle biopsy the day after Thanksgiving and received her breast cancer diagnosis on December 5th that year. Their holidays were far from what they were expecting. They managed their diagnosis and had conversations with health care providers and family members about their treatment plan. It wasn’t exactly the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”
Surveillance Monitoring for Breast Cancer Recurrence
The goal of treating early breast cancer is to remove the cancer and keep it from coming back. When breast cancer returns after treatment, this is called a breast cancer recurrence. Most people diagnosed with breast cancer will never have a recurrence. However, everyone who’s had breast cancer is at risk of recurrence, though that risk varies greatly from person to person. Your health care provider cannot tell you whether or not you will have a recurrence, but they can give you some information about your risk. Joining us today to talk about breast cancer recurrence and the tools available for surveillance monitoring post treatment is Medical Oncologist Angel Rodriguez. Dr. Rodriguez Komen for the Cure Multidisciplinary Fellowship Grant Recipient.
Healing your Mental and Emotional Health
If you’ve heard the words, “You have breast cancer,” you aren’t alone. There are more than 4 million breast cancer survivors and those living with breast cancer in the U.S – more than any other group of cancer survivors. You also likely face unique issues and concerns, such as the stress of living in a new normal and the fear of recurrence. You may still be trying to process everything that you just went through or grieving life plans that had to change. The mental and emotional effects of breast cancer are real and after being diagnosed at the age of 38, today’s guest learned for herself just how important it is to feel all your emotions through it to allow yourself to heal. Ryn Sloane is here to share her story with us and how she is now committed to helping survivors go from surviving to thriving!
How the Patient Care Center Addresses Breast Health Inequities
Multiple communities face unique barriers to breast health care, including lack of access to quality care, financial constraints and cultural differences. Susan G. Komen’s Patient Care Center works to address these barriers by providing a variety of services and resources, such as patient navigation, financial assistance and culturally sensitive care. Komen patient navigator Mariana Garza joins us today to discuss the specific breast health inequities these communities face in accessing breast health care, as well as the ways that the Patient Care Center is helping to break down these barriers.
Real Talk: Reconstruction or Not? Options After Breast Surgery
In today’s episode, we’ll hear from two women who both required surgery to treat their breast cancer but made different decisions about what happened after that surgery. Christy Burbidge had a mastectomy on her left side and decided not to have her breast reconstructed. Suzanne Fonseca opted for reconstruction after her breast surgery but experienced one complication after another, and multiple surgeries later, decided to have her implants removed for good. There’s no right (or wrong) decision when it comes to selecting the treatment that is right for you. And no choice is without risks or wondering after the fact if you made the right decision.
Your First Conversation with a Friend Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
What do you say to a friend when you find out they have been diagnosed with breast cancer? How do you address them? Stacey Lucas is a close friend, mother, community member and cancer survivor. Through her journey, she has found strength in her close family, trust in her doctors and staying physically active. Tune in to hear from Stacey first hand on how to support newly diagnosed friends, family members and loved ones.
Knowing What to Say When Someone is Diagnosed with MBC
When someone has metastatic breast cancer, it is scary for them – and for you! What can you do to really help? What should you say? Is it better to just listen? Today’s guest received a de novo metastatic diagnosis in January 2021 and then elected to retire early from a 30-year technology sales career in order to slow life down and to focus on family, friends and thriving with MBC. Carlee Dixon’s surprise diagnosis also inspired her to learn as much as possible about breast cancer and take every opportunity to educate friends and acquaintances about breast cancer prevention and the day to day reality. Today, Carlee is here to shed some light on how to best support those who are living with metastatic breast cancer.