Breastcancer.org Podcast

By Breastcancer.org

New episodes publish every Tuesday at 5 a.m. ET.

Covering everything from the latest breast cancer treatments to the rising costs of care to what it’s like to be diagnosed when you’re pregnant, The B... more

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June 24, 2022Loosening COVID-19 Restrictions and Immunocompromised People: Do You Feel Left Behind?
If you’re being treated for breast cancer, you may be considered immunocompromised, meaning your immune system isn’t functioning at its full capacity. As mask mandates are being dropped and other COVID-19 restrictions are loosening, many immunocompromised people feel left behind and are worried that other people’s eagerness to get back to quote “normal” may make them sick.
Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Wojciechowski explain:
vaccine effectiveness in immunocompromised people
his mask recommendations
how immunocompromised people can continue to protect themselves
how he’s talking to his patients about this issue
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18min
June 02, 2022Genetic and Genomic Tests: What’s the Difference?
If you’ve been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, your doctor may have talked to you about genomic testing. You also may have heard about genetic testing. The names sound similar, but the tests are very different.

Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Wojciechowski explain:
how the tests are used and how they’re done
for whom the tests are recommended
how the tests are different
how he talks to his patients about the tests
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17min
May 27, 2022Just Ask: Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials
Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Barrett talk about:
why diversity in in clinical trials is so important
what the Just Ask program is and how it works
reactions to the program
her recommendations for people who want to be part of a clinical trial
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30min
April 29, 2022Dating and Breast Cancer
In this episode, four very different people explain their diagnoses and how they approached dating after breast cancer:
Shawn is a nurse who lives in Kentucky and has had two breast cancer diagnoses.
Suzette Brown is a stand-up comedian and founder of NYLaughs, a non-profit that produces free comedy events in public spaces to inspire audiences, enrich the lives of New Yorkers, and connect people through humor. She is also the creator of #StrongBlackBoobs, which aims to increase breast health awareness and heighten self-esteem among breast cancer patients of color.
Jenne lives in Philadelphia and was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27.
Bret Miller is the co-founder of the Male Breast Cancer Coalition and founder of the Bret Miller 1T Foundation.
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48min
March 28, 2022Adolescent and Young Adult Breast Cancer
Dr. Rebecca Johnson is a pediatric oncologist/hematologist at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. She specializes in treating childhood blood disorders and cancer in kids, teens, and young adults. While at Seattle Children’s Hospital, she founded the adolescent and young adult oncology program and is now building a similar program at Mary Bridge.
Dr. Johnson was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 27 years old. This personal experience helped shape her research interests, which include patient engagement, cancer epidemiology, and unmet needs and barriers to care among adolescents and young adults. Earlier this year, Dr. Johnson and colleagues wrote a clinical review of breast cancer in adolescent and young adult women that was published in the Journal of Oncology Practice.
Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Johnson discuss:
why the number of younger women diagnosed with breast cancer is going up, as well as the size of the increase
issues that are more challenging for younger women with breast cancer
reconstruction options for very young women
her advice for a newly diagnosed adolescent or young woman
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54min
December 21, 2021Top Research Presented at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Dr. Sara Tolaney is chief of the Division of Breast Oncology and associate director of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, as well as associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
The 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium featured four days of presentations on the latest research on breast cancer. Dr. Tolaney joined us to discuss the research that is most immediately applicable to people who’ve been diagnosed with the disease.
Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Tolaney explain:
results of an early study looking at how effective the experimental medicine datopotamab deruxtecan was in treating metastatic, triple-negative breast cancer
a study comparing Enhertu (chemical name: fam-trastuzumab-deruxtecan-nxki) to Kadcyla (chemical name: T-DM1 or ad-trastuzumab emtansine) for metastatic, HER2-positive breast cancer that had spread to the brain
the studies that she thinks are practice-changing
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11min
December 19, 2021 Aromatase Inhibitors versus Tamoxifen for Pre-Menopausal Women Diagnosed With Early-Stage, Hormone Receptor-Positive Disease
Dr. Jeremy Braybrooke is a consultant medical oncologist and clinical lead for oncology at University Hospitals Bristol, as well as a senior clinical research fellow at the University of Oxford. Rosie Bradley is a medical statistician in the Clinical Trial Service Unit at the University of Oxford.
At the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Rosie presented the results of their meta-analysis of four studies looking at effectiveness of aromatase inhibitors compared to tamoxifen in pre-menopausal women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive disease.
Listen to the episode to hear them explain:
the results of the study, showing that an aromatase inhibitor and ovarian suppression reduced recurrence risk more than tamoxifen, but didn’t lead to better overall survival
the side effects of aromatase inhibitors and tamoxifen
how Dr. Braybrooke is advising his pre-menopausal patients diagnosed with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive disease
Running time: 14:19
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15min
December 19, 2021 Experimental Elacestrant: A Standard of Care for Pre-Treated, Metastatic, Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer?
Dr. Aditya Bardia is associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the breast cancer research program at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
At the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, he presented results from the EMERALD trial, comparing the experimental medicine elacestrant to the standard of care for post-menopausal women diagnosed with metastatic, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has grown during treatment with hormonal therapy. That standard of care is either Faslodex or an aromatase inhibitor.
Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Bardia explain:
how elacestrant works
the results of the EMERALD study
what the results mean for post-menopausal women and men diagnosed with metastatic, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has grown while being treated with hormonal therapy
Running time: 12:58
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13min
December 19, 2021 Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk
Dr. Avonne Connor is assistant professor of epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. Much of Dr. Connor’s research focuses on cancer health disparities in women, especially cancer risk factors that people have some control over, such as drinking alcohol, weight, exercise, and smoking.
Listen to the episode to Dr. Connor explain:
how much alcohol affects breast cancer risk
why alcohol as a breast cancer risk factor is so emotional
why binge drinking is so harmful
why drinking during treatment isn’t a good idea
steps people can take if they want to reduce or quit drinking
Running time: 24:45
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25min
December 18, 2021 Tattoo Ink Showing Up on Mammograms
Dr. Susan Summerton is associate professor of clinical radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Summerton joined us to talk about an issue that many people are unaware of: Ink from tattoos on the upper body migrating to the lymph nodes and showing up as white specks on a mammogram. In some cases, this can lead to more tests to rule out breast cancer.
Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Summerton explain:
how tattoo ink ends up in the underarm lymph nodes
how often this happens
how often tattoo ink leads to more testing
what women with tattoos who are getting regular mammograms should know
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