Real Pink Podcast Episodes
Balancing It All
Christine George is a marketing professional, real estate enthusiast, Mom, wife and yogi. She oversees all marketing related activities for Leading Edge Real Estate, and is also responsible for leading the business planning process for agents which includes business planning strategies, coaching and accountability. Her passion is her yoga practice and her blog, BelieveInBalance in which she…
Read MoreAdvocating to Address Barriers
Adam Walker (00:03):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. Susan G Komen has long worked to mobilize our communities to take action. Susan G Komen center for public policy serves…
Read MoreFaith Through Fire
Adam Walker (00:03):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. Adam Walker (00:14):A breast cancer diagnosis can bring a wide range of emotions, including shock, fear, sadness, and anger, the support…
Read MoreLiving With Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Episode Transcript: Adam Walker (00:03):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 about one to 5% of breast cancers in the U S are inflammatory breast cancer. This is an aggressive…
Read MoreI 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 increased risk of getting breast cancer. When cancer does affect multiple generations in a family, the impact can be far greater reaching than just…
Read MoreHow 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, Group Leader and Medical Oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of Melbourne, in Australia & Komen-funded…
Read MoreHow 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 they know their work will help patients and improve lives. Today, we are talking to Dr. Jennifer Guerriero, Instructor in Medicine and the Director of the…
Read MoreNormalizing 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 aren’t just caused by health issues but also by social injustice—unequal access to health care, a lack of diversity in…
Read MoreWarning Signs of Breast Cancer Recurrence with Karen Sock
Breast cancer, unfortunately, can come back even if doctors believe the chances are low. We don’t know why breast cancer recurs or when it will – it could be as soon as a few years after you’ve completed treatment, or it can be 20 years later. As a breast cancer survivor, you can stay in…
Read MoreMy Breast Cancer Story with Betsey Johnson (100th Episode!)
Our guest today knows first hand how important it is to stay on top of your breast health. Fashion designer Betsey Johnson was diagnosed with breast cancer 21 years ago and is here to share her story. Today is our 100th episode of Real Pink and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all…
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