Latest Metastatic Podcast Episodes
Episode 276: Strong in Spirit: Maintaining Positivity with MBC
Real Pink - April 29, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsListen to the latest episode of Real Pink to hear Marianne Alexander share how she stays strong in spirit and maintains positivity while living with metastatic breast cancer at the young age of 35.
Episode 275: Culture, Connections and Courage: Unapologetically Navigating Breast Cancer
Real Pink - April 22, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsTune into the latest episode of Real Pink to hear breast cancer advocate, Michelle Benjamin, and licensed professional oncology counselor and breast cancer survivor, Dr. Chalice Rhodes, delve into the importance of cultural connections, the power of advocacy, and the necessity of prioritizing men...
Episode 274: Real Talk: I Need A Break
Real Pink - April 15, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThis is Real Talk, a podcast conversation where we’re digging deep into breast cancer and the realities patients and survivors face every day. We’re talking openly and honestly about just how difficult breast cancer can be, from being diagnosed to selecting the right treatment plan, to living day...
Episode 273: Did You Know That Your Tumor Might Change Over Time?
Real Pink - April 08, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsNo two breast cancers are the same, and researchers have come a long way in understanding what makes each breast tumor unique. This is the entire premise behind personalized medicine. By looking at a tumor’s biomarkers, doctors can tailor their patient’s treatment to best fight their unique tumor...
Episode 272: Saving Lives: Decades of Progress for Breast Cancer Survival
Real Pink - April 01, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWe still have a long way to go to conquer breast cancer, but we have made some big advances that are saving lives and making a difference. A new modeling study has recently published that the mortality rate for U.S. women with breast cancer decreased an estimated 58 percent between 1975 and 2019....
Episode 271: Komen’s Origin: From Health Equity for Women to Health Equity for All
Real Pink - March 25, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsMarch is Women’s History Month so it’s fitting that we talk about how Susan G. Komen started off making history and continues to make history as an organization dedicated to achieving health equity. At its inception in 1982, Komen started as a health equity organization dedicated to supporting wo...
Episode 270: What to Know About Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
Real Pink - March 18, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratings1 in 5 women who have had breast cancer surgery and treatment are at risk for developing a potentially detrimental side effect of breast cancer – breast cancer related lymphedema— a condition in which lymphatic fluid gets trapped in lymph vessels and causes chronic arm swelling leading to reduced...
Episode 269: Advice for Entering Treatment from a Fitness Trainer
Real Pink - March 11, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsStarting treatment for breast cancer can be overwhelming and you might feel scared or alone. Often, hearing from people who have been diagnosed themselves can help provide a sense of safety and support. Tune into the latest episode of Real Pink to hear fitness trainer Amanda Butler share some ins...
Episode 268: Myth Busting: Breast Cancer Risk
Real Pink - March 04, 2024 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsTune into the latest episode of Real Pink to hear Anna Horvat do some myth busting around breast cancer risk to shed light on factors that ARE and ARE NOT scientifically proven to increase you breast cancer risk so you can feel empowered to make important breast care decisions and take charge of ...
Episode 267: Destigmatizing the Conversation Around Breast Cancer for Black Women
Real Pink - February 26, 2024 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsBlack women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age, at later stages and with more aggressive types of breast cancer than white women. This makes knowing your family health history crucial and potentially lifesaving. Ricki Fairley, a 12 - year late stage breast cancer ...
Episode 266: A Career Passion Turned Personal
Real Pink - February 19, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsSometimes on our show, we hear stories of women who make career changes after they receive a breast cancer diagnosis, some of them finding that they want to chase passions, give back to others, or perhaps simply realign their priorities. It is less often, however, that we are joined by women who...
Episode 265: Reaching New Heights As Black Breast Cancer Survivors
Real Pink - February 12, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsIn today’s episode, we’ll hear from two women whose lives have been changed by breast cancer, and the ways they are soaring to new heights as Black women. Donna Dennis is a former track and field star and known as one of the greatest female sprinters in the nation. She qualified as an alternate f...
Episode 264: Mitigating Breast Cancer Risk in the Black Community
Real Pink - February 05, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsBlack women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age, at later stages and with more aggressive types of breast cancer than white women. This underscores the importance of learning about your personal risk of breast cancer. Dr. Kameelah Phillips joins us today to share h...
Episode 263: A Personal Journey Through Breast Cancer: Advocacy, Family, and Survival
Real Pink - January 29, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThis 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 bila...
Episode 262: Healing Women One Scar at a Time
Real Pink - January 22, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsTune 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 261: Real Talk: Nipple Loss From Breast Cancer
Real Pink - January 15, 2024 16:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThis is Real Talk, a podcast conversation where we’re digging deep into breast cancer and the realities patients and survivors face every day. We’re talking openly and honestly about just how difficult breast cancer can be – from being diagnosed, to selecting the right treatment plan, to living d...
Episode 260: Repeat: Finding Empowerment After Breast Cancer
Real Pink - January 08, 2024 16:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsOn this show, we often talk about how lives are changed after breast cancer, how a survivor’s life takes on a new normal. There can be many challenges that come along with that – from self-esteem to navigating relationships, and even sometimes the shifting of life priorities. Today’s guest has be...
Episode 259: Should I Do a Breast Self-Exam?
Real Pink - January 01, 2024 18:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsExcept 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 ...
Episode 258: Beyond Treatment: Creating a Plan For the Future
Real Pink - December 25, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsOnce 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 g...
Episode 257: Real Talk: Navigating A Diagnosis At The Holidays
Real Pink - December 18, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsA time that is often joyous and celebratory may not be – and this episode will give strength to those who find themselves in a tough spot and help families and loved ones better understand how to support and uplift someone who may be struggling this time of year. In today’s episode, we’ll hear fr...
Episode 256: Surveillance Monitoring for Breast Cancer Recurrence
Real Pink - December 11, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThe 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...
Episode 255: Healing your Mental and Emotional Health
Real Pink - December 04, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsIf 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 livin...
Episode 254: How the Patient Care Center Addresses Breast Health Inequities
Real Pink - November 27, 2023 14:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsMultiple 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 navigat...
Episode 253: Real Talk: Reconstruction or Not? Options After Breast Surgery
Real Pink - November 20, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsIn 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 ...
Episode 252: Your first conversation with a friend diagnosed with breast cancer
Real Pink - November 13, 2023 11:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWhat 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 physi...
Episode 251: Knowing What to Say When Someone is Diagnosed with MBC
Real Pink - November 06, 2023 15:15 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWhen 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 c...
Episode 250: Working It Out: Cancer and Employment Rights
Real Pink - October 30, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsBreast cancer affects patients, survivors, families and health care professionals in many ways, one of them being the law. When someone receives a diagnosis, their job is often the first place that they may be legally impacted. Our jobs provide us with income and health insurance. Therefore, it i...
Episode 249: Faith and Breast Health
Real Pink - October 23, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsSusan G. Komen’s Worship in Pink is a volunteer-driven breast health educational program powered by local faith-based communities. The program empowers faith communities with knowledge and resources to take an active role in their breast health. Here today to discuss the Worship in Pink program a...
Episode 248: Living Boldly and Celebrating Being Beautiful After Cancer
Real Pink - October 16, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWomen newly diagnosed with breast cancer are often desperately seeking connection from others who have been through the journey before, looking for real women with real answers. Today’s guest, Krisdee Clark, is the author of the blog The Blonde Bombshell. This is a place where she shares her per...
Episode 247: My Personal Breast Cancer Story - A Partnership Fueled by My Personal Story
Real Pink - October 11, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsIntro: In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, SusieCakes and Susan G. Komen are teaming up with limited edition desserts created to raise awareness and support their shared vision of a world without breast cancer. Susan Sarich, SusieCakes founder and CEO, leads a workforce that is 80 percent...
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