October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time dedicated to increasing awareness about breast cancer, sharing survivor stories, and raising funds for research, treatments, and cures. In this first October episode, Lauren chats with Dr. Sara Javid, who is a board certified breast surgeon at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. She provides a clinical perspective and walks listeners through how to conduct a breast self-exam, what some of the biggest breast cancer risk factors are, important questions to ask when collecting your family history, genetic testing and counseling, and answers some common questions people have about breast cancer – like does breast density impact breast cancer risk and can men get breast cancer, too? If you are enjoying the podcast, please share with a friend and don't forget to rate and review!

Additional Resources:

• National Breast Cancer Foundation
• Breast Cancer Clinical Trials (NCI)
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network
• FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered)
• Breastcancer.org