Latest Metastatic Podcast Episodes
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...
Episode 246: Real Talk: Young Women Get Breast Cancer
Real Pink - October 09, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsReal Talk was created to talk about real issues and although the average age at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis is 62, young women are being diagnosed every day. We’ll use this conversation to share the experiences of what it is like to go through breast cancer at a younger age, before many...
Episode 245: How Komen’s PCC Supports Those Living with MBC and Caregivers
Real Pink - October 02, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsMetastatic breast cancer, also called Stage IV, is when breast cancer has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed and scared when you’re living with metastatic breast cancer. But you’re not alone. Thousands of people in the U.S. and around the world ar...
Episode 244: An Inside Look at a Breast Cancer Caregiver’s Perspective
Real Pink - September 25, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsSergio Andres Mendoza lost the love of his life, Sarah Fernandez Mendoza, to metastatic breast cancer in 2017. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to honor Sarah’s legacy while raising their two young children, giving back to Komen in multiple ways and providing inspiration for other breast canc...
Episode 243: Survivorship: From the Loneliest Starting Point to the Greatest Silver Lining
Real Pink - September 18, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWhen active treatment ends and the last appointment is over, you are feeling many emotions. Normal is nowhere on the list. This is a point upon which most everyone can agree – there has been a great deal written about the harsh reality patients face when treatment ends, and even that word – patie...
Episode 242: Real Talk: Latinas with Breast Cancer
Real Pink - September 11, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThis 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. ...
Episode 241: Unexpected Financial Burdens of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Real Pink - September 04, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsContinuously increasing treatment costs for patients with metastatic breast cancer can create financial hardship, which is known as financial toxicity. According to The Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 50% of women delay or avoid breast cancer care because of the associated costs. Financial to...
Episode 240: Expanding Breast Cancer Imaging Through Public Policy
Real Pink - August 28, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWidespread access to preventive screening mammography, without cost sharing, is available to millions of women as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Unfortunately, some individuals at a higher risk of breast cancer or those requiring follow-up imaging due to an abnormal mammogram result f...
Episode 239: Real Talk: Getting Sexy Back
Real Pink - August 21, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThis 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. ...
Episode 238: How I Spoke Up For What I Needed
Real Pink - August 14, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWhen someone has breast cancer it’s scary for them – and for you! What can you do to really help? What should you say? Friends and family often have good intentions but simply don’t know what to do. Today’s guest found herself being supported by an army of people immediately following her diagnos...
Episode 237: Finding a Provider Post-Diagnosis
Real Pink - August 07, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsA breast cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. Knowing which questions to ask can help you understand your diagnosis and advocate for yourself as you begin to assemble your healthcare team and develop your treatment plan with your doctors. Finding the right providers is perhaps one of the most i...
Episode 236: Surrounding Yourself with Positive People and Healthy Resources
Real Pink - July 31, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsA metastatic breast cancer diagnosis is difficult. You’re processing a lot of information and dealing with many emotions. You may feel overwhelmed and scared, but you are not alone. Today’s guest was diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma 6 months after her mammogram came back clear. Before s...
Episode 235: The Power of Shared Data
Real Pink - July 24, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsToday we are excited to introduce ShareForCures, Komen’s groundbreaking research initiative that puts patients at the center of scientific breakthroughs. We’ll explore how ShareForCures is making waves by harnessing the power of data, empowering patients to share their health information to exped...
Episode 234: Understanding the Role of Diagnostic Imaging in Breast Care
Real Pink - July 17, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsAdvances in diagnostic imaging have the potential to personalize care for the MBC community. This is because these more disease-specific or target-specific imaging agents can more precisely measure cancer activity and burden at multiple time points starting at the time the patient is diagnosed an...
Episode 233: Inspiring Women to Self-Advocate
Real Pink - July 10, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsSelf-advocacy is an important and ongoing part of a breast cancer journey. It can begin as soon as you have an inkling that something is wrong and should continue through follow-up care and treatment. It can be as simple as asking your healthcare team more questions and letting them know how you’...
Episode 232: Impact of Diagnosis on Mental Health
Real Pink - July 03, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsA breast cancer diagnosis can bring a wide range of emotions, including shock, fear, sadness and anger. These feelings are normal. Some people find joining a support group or talking to a counselor or therapist helpful in coping with these feelings. Today’s guest is a Komen staff member and a lic...
Episode 231: Breast Health in the LGBTQ+ Community
Real Pink - June 26, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsHappy Pride Month, everyone! We know that early detection of breast cancer can save lives. Although screening mammography rates for lesbian and bisexual women are similar to rates for heterosexual women, some lesbian and bisexual women may still not get regular mammograms. This may be due to lack...
Episode 230: Deepening Collaboration to Support Black Women with Breast Cancer
Real Pink - June 19, 2023 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThe breast health inequities that Black women in the U.S. experience are a social imperative that calls for collective action. Black women are about 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. To help address these inequities in Indianapolis, a group of community organizations rec...
Episode 229: Real Talk: Expectations vs. Reality
Real Pink - June 12, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThis 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. ...
Episode 228: Supplemental and Diagnostic Imaging
Real Pink - June 05, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsCurrent law requires insurance companies to cover the cost of annual mammograms for women over the age of 40, without any cost to the woman. Unfortunately, individuals at a higher risk of breast cancer or those requiring follow-up imaging due to an abnormal mammogram result will likely be facing ...
Episode 227: Family Ties
Real Pink - May 29, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsBreast cancer screening and early detection play an important role in your health. Screening tests can help detect breast cancer at an early stage when the chances of survival are highest. In this episode, we will dive into the importance of screening and how that can help with early detection. A...
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