Breastcancer.org Podcast

Better Sexual Health For Women Taking Hormonal Therapy

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hormonal therapy can cause a number of troubling issues for women, including loss of libido, hot flashes, and pain during sex. At the 2023 American So...

Cannabis for Peripheral Neuropathy

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting Dr. Marisa Weiss, founder and chief medical officer of Breastcancer.org, presented re...

Kisqali Helps Treat Early-Stage Breast Cancer

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Dr. Slamon presented results from the NATALEE trial, showing that Kisqali plus an ar...

Treatments for Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, also called BIA-ALCL, is a rare type of cancer of the immune system that can develop in the ...

Cancer Ghosting

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cancer ghosting – when friends and loved ones cease all contact after a cancer diagnosis – is a common and extremely painful experience for many p...

Music Listening Helps Treat Cognitive Problems

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ashley Henneghan explains her research showing listening to classical music helped ease memory and thinking problems in people who received breast...

Cognitively-Based Compassion Training May Help Ease Stress

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Thaddeus Pace is one of the leaders of the Breast Cancer SUPORT (Survivors and Partners Online Research Together) Project, which is studying how c...

Breast Cancer Care for LGBTQ+ People

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a paper published in JAMA Oncology, Dr. Erik Eckert, of Stanford, and his colleagues found that LGBTQ people with breast cancer faces delays in dia...

Breast Cancer Survival Differences in Black and White Women

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Although Black women are less like to be diagnosed with breast cancer than white women, they are more likely to die if they do develop the disease. Mu...

Breast Cancer Vaccines

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. G. Thomas Budd, an oncologist and Dr. Justin Johnson, an immunologist, are collaborating on research looking at a vaccine to prevent triple-negati...

Sexual Health Side Effects From Breast Cancer Treatment

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sarah Tevis recently conducted a study that found that many women who receive breast cancer treatment have side effects that affect their sexual h...

Medical Aid in Dying Laws

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Medical aid in dying laws, also called death with dignity laws, physician-assisted suicide laws, and right-to-die laws, are difficult for some people ...

Low-Dose Tamoxifen to Reduce Risk in Women Who Received Chest Radiation

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Women with a higher-than-average risk of breast cancer often take tamoxifen to reduce that risk. There are a number of reasons why a woman might have ...

Cancer Culture: Art, Culture, and Equitable Development

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, metastatic breast cancer advocate Beth Fairchild sat down with us to talk about her new organization,...

Experimental Capivasertib Seems Promising for Advanced-Stage, Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Researchers are always looking for new treatments for advanced-stage breast cancer. Dr. Nicholas Turner explains the results of the CAPitello-291 tria...

GRASP: Helping Advocates Understand Research, Helping Researchers Understand Patients

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

GRASP – Guiding Researchers and Advocates to Scientific Partnership – connects patients, doctors, and researchers to exchange ideas and learn from...

2022 SABCS Key Take-Aways

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium featured five days of research presentations, educational sessions, and posters. The amount of research p...

What I Get From Breastcancer.org Meetups

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa Onsurez, who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2021, explains the #ThisIsMBC project at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Sympos...

Enhertu Offers Better Overall Survival Than Kadcyla for Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

2021 results from the DESTINY-Breast03 study showed that Enhertu (chemical name: fam-trastuzumab-deruxtecan-nxki) more than doubled the 12-month progr...

Experimental Elacestrant Seems Effective for Breast Cancer Resistant to Other Types of Hormonal Therapy

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Doctors are looking for new treatment options for people diagnosed with metastatic hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has gro...

What Patients Want Doctors and Researchers to Know About Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A number of issues affecting people diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, including financial toxicity, support, and early palliative care, were di...

Helping Patients Advocate for Themselves

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We know that disparities exist in healthcare, including in breast cancer outcomes and in general care before someone is diagnosed. Evidence suggests t...

Healthy Eating During Breast Cancer Treatment

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, eating nutritious food is an important part of your treatment plan. What you eat can affect your recove...

Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Breast Implant Scar Tissue

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In September 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put out a safety alert about reports of squamous cell carcinoma and other lymphomas in ...

What Is Cancer Survivorship?

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The concept of survivorship is complicated and means different things to different people. Still, in most cases, we’re usually talking about the tim...

Paying for Breast Cancer Care

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joanna Morales and Loriana Hernandez-Aldama talk about the common issues people face when paying for cancer care and offer solutions for them. Listen ...

Verzenio Improves Overall Survival in Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative, Advanced Stage Breast Cancer

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2022, Dr. Matthew Goetz presented interim overall survival results from the MONARCH 3 study show...

Trodelvy Offers Benefits for Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2022, Dr. Rugo presented results from the TROPiCS-02 trial, which was looking to see if the targ...

Enhertu for HER2-Low Breast Cancer: Patient-Reported Outcomes

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2022, Dr. Naoto Ueno presented patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes from the DESTINY-Breast...

Mental Health Benefits of Pets

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We know that many people with breast cancer find that pets offer comfort and companionship and help them better cope with all the emotions that come w...

How Therapy Can Help People Affected by Breast Cancer

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Being diagnosed with breast cancer can be scary, upsetting, and traumatic for the person diagnosed, as well as their family members. Many people could...

Fezolinetant: A Non-Hormonal Treatment for Hot Flashes

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer before menopause, some of your treatments, including chemotherapy and hormonal therapy, can bring on men...

Enhertu for HER2-Low Breast Cancer

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At the recent 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, researchers presented results showing Enhertu (chemical name: fam-trastuzumab...

Loosening COVID-19 Restrictions and Immunocompromised People: Do You Feel Left Behind?

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re being treated for breast cancer, you may be considered immunocompromised, meaning your immune system isn’t functioning at its full capac...

Genetic and Genomic Tests: What’s the Difference?

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 gen...

Just Ask: Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 wo...

Dating and Breast Cancer

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Adolescent and Young Adult Breast Cancer

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Rebecca Johnson is a pediatric oncologist/hematologist at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Washington. She specializes in treating chi...

Top Research Presented at the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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-Far...

Aromatase Inhibitors versus Tamoxifen for Pre-Menopausal Women Diagnosed With Early-Stage, Hormone Receptor-Positive Disease

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jeremy Braybrooke is a consultant medical oncologist and clinical lead for oncology at University Hospitals Bristol, as well as a senior clinical ...

Experimental Elacestrant: A Standard of Care for Pre-Treated, Metastatic, Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer?

11 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Aditya Bardia is associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the breast cancer research program at Massachusetts Gen...

Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Avonne Connor is assistant professor of epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. Much of Dr. Connor’s research focuses on cancer health dispari...

Breast Cancer Research at ESMO 2021

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Brian Wojciechowski practices medical oncology in Delaware County, Pennsylvania at Riddle, Taylor, and Crozer hospitals and also serves as Breastc...

Kisqali Plus Femara Seems Best Option for Advanced-Stage Hormone-Receptor-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Gabriel Hortobagyi is professor of breast medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is a past president of the Ame...

Keytruda Added to Chemotherapy Improves Overall Survival for Metastatic PD-L1-Positive, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hope Rugo is professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology at the University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Co...

The Importance of Diversity in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lola Fayanju is the Helen O. Dickens Presidential Associate Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where ...

Tattoo Ink Showing Up on Mammograms

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Susan Summerton is associate professor of clinical radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Summerton joined us to talk about an issue tha...

Immunotherapy Keytruda for Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Better pCR and Lower Recurrence Rates: ESMO 2019 Coverage

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Peter Schmid is chair in cancer medicine at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University London and also serves as clinical director of the Breas...

Reconstruction Options After Lumpectomy

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Monique Gary is a board-certified, fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist and medical director of the Grand View Health-Penn Cancer Network...

Breast Cancer Research at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jennifer Litton is a board-certified medical oncologist and professor of breast medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Cen...

Breast Cancer, a CEO, and a New Nonhormonal Birth Control

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Saundra Pelletier is the CEO and founder of Evofem Biosciences. Saundra was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer while her company was conducting ph...

Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., practices medical oncology in Delaware County, Pennsylvania at Riddle, Taylor, and Crozer hospitals and also serves as Brea...

Breast Self-Exam

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., practices medical oncology in Delaware County, Pennsylvania at Riddle, Taylor, and Crozer hospitals and also serves as Brea...

Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccines

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hana El Sahly is associate professor of molecular virology and microbiology in the Vaccine and Treatment and Evaluation Unit at the Baylor College...

Lymphedema 101

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marcia Beck is a clinical nurse specialist at the University of Kansas Health System. Marcia is certified in adult health and breast health and also c...

J&J COVID Vaccine and Blood Clots: What This Means for People With Breast Cancer

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., practices medical oncology in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, at Riddle, Taylor, and Crozer hospitals and also serves as Bre...

American Rescue Plan: Benefits for the Breast Cancer Community

02 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joanna Fawzy Morales is a cancer rights attorney, author, speaker, and CEO of Triage Cancer, a national nonprofit organization providing free educatio...

Scalp Cooling: How It Works to Preserve Hair

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Steven Isakoff is a medical oncologist who serves as associate director for clinical research at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center ...

Update on COVID-19 Vaccines

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Halle Moore is director of breast medical oncology and co-director of the Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program at the Cleveland Clinic. Her researc...

Immunotherapy Side Effects

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jennifer Litton is a board-certified medical oncologist and professor of breast medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Cen...

Talking to Your Doctor About Going Flat

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Deanna Attai is associate clinical professor of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Attai was an early adopter of social m...

Intermittent Fasting: Can it Help With Weight Loss?

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Neil Iyengar is a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center whose practice focuses on people with breast cancer. His research i...

SABCS 2020: Doctors May Not Recognize the Severity of Radiation Side Effects

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Reshma Jagsi is the Newman Family Professor and deputy chair of the department of radiation oncology and director of the Center for Bioethics and ...

SABCS 2020: Pregnancy After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fertility after breast cancer treatment is an important issue for many, many younger women diagnosed with breast cancer. At the 2020 San Antonio Breas...

Why Health Literacy Is Important for People With Breast Cancer

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jenni Sheng is assistant professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Sheng mainly treats people diagnosed with b...

SABCS 2020: Easing Depression in Young Breast Cancer Survivors

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Patricia Ganz is a medical oncologist who is distinguished professor of medicine as well as professor of health policy and management at UCLA. She...

Using Cold Caps During Breast Cancer Treatment

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Heba Abdalla is a member of the Breastcancer.org community who was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer at age 36 when she was pregnant wit...

SABCS 2020: Supplement Use After Breast Cancer

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Maura Harrigan is an oncology research registered dietitian and project manager at the Yale School of Medicine. She also serves as a registered dietit...

Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Chirag Shah is a radiation oncologist and director of breast radiation and clinical research in the department of radiation oncology at the Clevel...

Ira’s Story: Living as a Trans Man With a BRCA1 Mutation

21 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ira Feinstein is an American author currently living in Chicago. Cut Off will be his first book. Growing up in Georgia and Michigan, Ira lived as Carl...

Weslinne’s Story: Diagnosed With Breast Cancer During COVID-19

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Weslinne Cespedes, who lives in Brooklyn, was diagnosed with stage III triple-negative breast cancer at age 30 in March of this year, just as New York...

Does Chemotherapy Choice Affect How Well Tecentriq Works Against Breast Cancer?

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Leisha Emens is professor of medicine in hematology/oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Hillman Cancer Center. She is also co-leader of the H...

Breast Cancer Research at ESMO 2020

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Michael Method is an oncologist and also senior medical adviser and global lead for adjuvant breast cancer treatment research at Lilly Oncology. ...

Flu Vaccines and Holiday Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Infectious disease expert Dr. Elizabeth Robilotti is assistant attending physician and associate medical epidemiologist at the Memorial Sloan Ketterin...

COVID-19 Testing Confusion

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Megan Kruse is a breast medical oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic. On Aug. 24, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) modifi...

Verzenio Reduces Recurrence Risk for Certain Early-Stage Breast Cancers

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Stephen Johnston is professor of breast cancer medicine and consultant medical oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Instit...

COVID-19 and Breast Cancer Care: Follow-Up Questions

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On July 30, 2020, Breastcancer.org hosted a virtual town hall to hear from medical experts and patients about the effect of COVID-19 on breast cance...

Breast Cancer Risk and Race

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lola Fayanju is assistant professor of surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine. In addition to treating people with breast cancer surger...

Acupuncture to Ease Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dory Ellen Fish is a board-certified, state-licensed acupuncturist with 25 years of experience in 5 Element and Traditional Chinese Medicine acupunctu...

Sexual Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kelly Shanahan is a metastatic patient advocate and METAvivor board member. She had to give up her OB/GYN practice because of side effects from me...

September and October 2014 Research Highlights

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this Breastcancer.org podcast, Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., Breastcancer.org medical adviser, discusses some of the research that was published in Se...

October 2014 Research Highlights

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this Breastcancer.org podcast, Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., Breastcancer.org medical adviser, discusses some of the research that was published in Oc...

Aniela McGuinness: Choosing to Laugh at What Life Gives Her

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This Breastcancer.org podcast features Aniela McGuinness, an actress and the creator of the My Breast Choice blog. Aniela knew she had an abnormal BRC...

The Elements Project -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Beth Fairchild, president of METAvivor, talks about the #ThisIsMBC Elements Project.

Shades of Brown Foundation -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2018 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sheila McGlown, who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer 5 years after her mother died of the disease, talks about her work with the Shades of ...

Talzenna Patient-Reported Outcomes

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jennifer Litton, a board-certified medical oncologist and professor of breast medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Cente...

Low White Blood Cell Counts and Infection Risk

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., practices medical oncology in Delaware County, Pennsylvania at Riddle, Taylor, and Crozer hospitals and also serves as Brea...

What My Patients Are Asking: The Difference Between 2D and 3D Mammograms

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., practices medical oncology in Delaware County, Pennsylvania at Riddle, Taylor, and Crozer hospitals and also serves as Brea...

Quarantine Fatigue: How to Stay Vigilant About Your Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jackie Gollan is associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science and a clinical psychologist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg Scho...

Breast Cancer and Race: Disparities and Mental Health Effects

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Lola Fayanju is assistant professor of surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine. In addition to treating people with breast cancer surger...

Numbness After Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Frank DellaCroce, or “Dr. D” as he has come to be known, is a founding partner of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery and St. Charles Su...

COVID-19 and Metastatic Breast Cancer

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

During her professional career, Shirley Mertz was a political science teacher and high school principal. Before her retirement, Shirley was diagnosed ...

Update: Breast Surgery and Reconstruction During COVID-19

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Julie Sprunt is a board-certified Fellow of the American Academy of Surgeons who specializes in breast surgery, treating all breast conditions. Af...

What My Patients Are Asking: Does A Cancer’s Stage Change If It Spreads or Comes Back Years Later?

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest is Dr. Brian Wojciechowski, who practices medical oncology in Delaware County, Pennsylvania at Riddle, Taylor, and Crozer hospitals and also...

Top News at 2019 SABCS – Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2019 SABCS

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Goodpasture, senior director of medical affairs at Eli Lilly and Company, discusses some of the research presented at the 2019 San Antonio Breast...

SABCS 2019: Tucatinib: A New Standard of Care for HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer?

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Rashmi Murthy, assistant professor of breast medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, discusses the resul...

COVID-19 Insurance and Financial Issues for People With Breast Cancer

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joanna Morales is a cancer rights attorney, author, speaker, and CEO of Triage Cancer, a national nonprofit organization connecting people to cancer ...

Staying Active During Quarantine: Tips for People With Breast Cancer

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sami Mansfield started her career as a cancer exercise specialist in 2003. Since being inspired by coaching her first client who had been diagnosed wi...

Breast Surgery and Reconstruction During COVID-19

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Editor's Note: On April 21, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons released guidelines on how breast reconstruction surgery can begin again. The Am...

COVID-19 and Breast Cancer Treatment

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Wojciechowski, M.D., practices medical oncology in Delaware County, Pennsylvania at Riddle, Taylor, and Crozer hospitals and also serves as Brea...