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Braving Chemo is written by Dr. Zavaleta. She shares with us her medical background as well as her own personal diagnosis with Triple negative breast cancer.

Dr. Zavaleta tells us about strategies she used to manage the side effects of chemotherapy and outlines remedies and resources to help all of us Brave Chemo!

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Braving Chemo Book: amzn.to/3dpOsR8
About Dr. Zavaleta: www.beverlyzavaletamd.com/about-braving-chemo
IG: bzavaletamd
Twitter: @BZavaletaMD

Website: www.survivingbreastcancer.org
IG: @Survivingbreastcancerorg @breastcancerconversations

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Cathy Leman, founder of dam. mad. About Breast Cancer, registered dietician, and nutrition therapist, discusses how eating for your "best self" looks different for all of us. Leman examines how a breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery might compel us to make lifestyle changes surrounding our eating and exercise habits. As with all things in life, Leman recommends thinking about nutrition as a balance. We discuss viewing food as power for our bodies, setting intentions, eating to make us feel good, and changing our mindset from "blame" to "balance." Cathy Leman's Website: https://dammadaboutbreastcancer.com/
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The majority of us have developed cancer for no obvious reason. We didn't have a family history.  We didn't have a genetic mutation.  A lot of us claim that we were in "the best shape of our lives" when we heard the words, "you have cancer." In today's Podcast, Dr. Nagourney shares with us how cancer uses various pathways to infiltrate and proliferate in our bodies.  However, not every pathway is broken. Cancer is devious and can use normal pathways in abnormal ways. In his research, Dr. Nagourney has pioneered personalized medicine based not on genomics, but instead, on cell biology.

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Grace is one of the most lovely and articulate ladies we've met on our podcast. She was doing grassroots work in Nigeria when she unexpectedly fainted. After returning to New York and meeting with multiple doctors, she was told that she had breast cancer.But how could this be? She didn't have any of the "usual" symptoms.

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Breast Cancer Meets Covid-19 by SurvivingBreastCancer.org

Summary: In this episode, Laura discusses the results of the breast cancer meets Covid-19 survey that was previously sent out to the SBC community. The results revealed that people in the SBC community would like more communication from their doctors. In addition, many of the guidelines for Covid-19 are similar to what individuals going through a breast cancer diagnosis must abide by. As a result, there is a sense of uncertainty as to how to approach certain situations during this time and how to still be able to go through breast cancer treatment when individuals are not able to go to the hospital as often. Laura encourages people to talk to their doctors and to engage in coping strategies in order to feel better during this difficult time.

Topics:
6:02 Similarities between Covid-19 and Breast Cancer
11:44 Statistics on the SBC community’s breast cancer diagnoses
16:42 The impact of Covid-19 in the breast cancer treatment setting
19:40 Coping strategies
22:40 How does Covid-19 impact me

Quotes: 
23:18 Laura: “And so I understand that there's this okay, but what about me? How does COVID-19 impacted me specifically, and my particular diagnosis, and that is something I really wanted to communicate as well, that there is this odd dichotomy between what we're experiencing and what we're going through. I would say the major themes that came from this, this survey is that we do have concerns about uncertainty, there's anxiety and fear, and then we're also getting conflicted information.”

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A breast cancer diagnosis can feel lonely at times. It's natural for us to want to connect with others who are experiencing something similar, whether that is losing your hair from chemo, deciding on what type of surgery is best for you, or navigating the path of (in)fertility. In today's episode we speak with April Stearns, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Wildfire Magazine. A magazine created with young women diagnosed with breast cancer in mind. April shares her personal story after being diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer at the age of 35. Her daughter was three years old. April speaks to the delicate topics of childbearing, genetic testing, breast feeding, and her decision to have a single mastectomy and forego reconstruction. While breast cancer is a heavy topic, April brings hope and joy to the conversation. She has created space for the community to flourish.Welcome to the ConversationLINKS:www.survivingbreastcancer.orgwww.breastcancerconversations.orgwww.wildfirecommunity.org

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Veronica shares her tips and advice of what it was like for her leading up to her single mastectomy. We've never gone through this before, how do we prepare? What is that day like when they ask us to come in really early in the morning for prep prior to the surgery. Veronica shares her experience so that it can help calm the nerves of others. Veronica was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer. She is a single woman and carries the fortitude to navigate her breast cancer journey. From taking herself to and from appointments and recovering from a single mastectomy, she reminds us that we have the strength to do this! Like so many of us, our families are spread out. When you find out you have a breast cancer diagnosis, you are flooded with questions and emotions. Veronica shares her advice about what she wishes she had known leading up to the day of surgery.

Topics:
4:05 Veronica’s initial diagnosis
13:25 Surgery
24:19 Radiation
30:20 Post-mastectomy reconstruction
38:18 Chest port 
42:15 Chemotherapy
44:10 Eating and lifestyle changes

Resources: 
Podigy https://podigy.co/

Quotes:
51:57 Veronica: “So I mean, so there's good that comes out of, you know, having to go through these breast cancer journeys. And I think that's where my strength has come so I can end on that note, even when I lost my hair, I got up, I put my makeup on. The American Cancer Society has a beauty class, and they give you beautiful makeup. And they teach you how to draw in your eyebrows. And you're surrounded with other women who have just recently been diagnosed, and have this surgery. So if you can be you can survive this. You can come out stronger, and you can become the person you never thought you could be.”

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In our third part of In Memory of Kerensa, Glenn, her husband, takes us on the path of what it is like living with stage IV breast cancer. Kerensa's breast cancer had recurred. It had spread to her bones and was in her pelvis and spin. Over the course of a year it had taken over most of her body. This episode sheds light on the realities of a stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis. All stages of breast cancer are treatable and while there is still no cure, doctors, medical professionals and scientists are working diligently to one day say there is an end to breast cancer.

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This is Part II of our series in honor of Kerensa Irvin. In this episode we experience the wedding, shopping for the wedding dress, and life of a women diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 22. Towards the end of the episode we learn that the cancer has returned and Kerensa has now been diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer.

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In this episode, we are going to talk about toxicity. Sure, we are familiar with returning from a vacation and needing to quote “detox”, maybe it’s a week of smoothies and prepping healthy meals, or sweating it out at the gym to release toxins. When you are diagnosed with cancer, we also talk about toxicity. This is typically within the context of chemotherapy or radiation where the benefits of the treatment out weight the risk. Today we are going to take a deep dive into the financial burden of a breast cancer diagnosis. It’s the elephant in the room. We have amazing doctors who talk to us about treatment options, surgery options, what’s taking place in the most recent and cutting-edge studies as well as the outcomes and our prognosis. But who is talking to us about the cost of a cancer diagnosis? We know the cost of the therapies and treatments are outrageously high, but what about the unintended costs associated with your diagnosis? Are you financially prepared to take time off from work to make it to weekly chemo infusions, or pay for parking when you return the next day for a Neulasta shot? What about finding child care so you can attend your follow-up appointments? These additional costs can sneak up on you and really become a hardship. That is to ask, are we financially toxic? Are we living with financial toxicity? To help shed light on this topic we speak with Dr. Ryan Nipp who has studied this very topic. Dr. Ryan Nipp is a gastrointestinal oncologist and health services researcher at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. He completed his medicine residency at Duke University and his oncology fellowship at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. Dr. Nipp’s research focuses on optimizing the care delivered to patients with cancer. Specifically, his research platform consists of studies interfacing between palliative care, geriatric oncology, and health services research. His goal is to improve the quality of life and care for patients with cancer and their family. He is interested in developing models of healthcare delivery to improve patient’s quality of life, address their symptom burden, and promote patient-centered decision-making. 

Topics: 
-Financial Toxicity dating back to 2010-How to make it easier for patients (i.e., is there a pill they can take at home vs coming into the infusion center). 
-Working with vulnerable populations and being able to reimburse transportation for clinical trials.
-Can we engage with industry so that it is a win-win? 
-The Cost Measure instrument to assess financial toxicity 
-Palliative Care; people are living better and living longer with early intervention of palliative care. 

Tweetables:
"We're very good about describing the problem… what can we do about it?" 
"We now have the highest amount of evidence that palliative care works we now need to start implementing this."

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