Breast Cancer Conversations

Love the podcast? Send us a text! When we hear that a new breast cancer treatment has received FDA approval, we often see the headline, but rarely the years of research, difficult decisions, and clinical trials that made that milestone possible. So what actually happens behind the scenes? In this episode of Breast Cancer Conversations, Laura Carfang, EdD, Founder and CEO of SurvivingBreastCancer.org, welcomes Brian Sullivan, CEO and Co-Founder of Celcuity, for an inside look at the science an...

Love the podcast? Send us a text! What if one of the most important breast cancer warning signs isn't a lump at all? When filmmakers Shelby and Nathan Slager discovered how few people knew about inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), they decided to do something unexpected: make a movie. In this episode of Breast Cancer Conversations, host Laura Carfang sits down with Shelby, Nathan, and Shelby's mother, Mary, to explore the intersection of breast cancer, hereditary cancer risk, family relationshi...

Love the podcast? Send us a text! A breast cancer diagnosis brings far more than medical decisions. There are emotional challenges, treatment side effects, financial pressures, questions about clinical trials, and the ongoing need for trusted information and community. Yet many of these needs fall outside the traditional healthcare system. So who's filling those gaps? And how can we make sure people diagnosed with breast cancer can find the right resources when they need them? In this special...

Love the podcast? Send us a text! Many people turn to CBD hoping for relief from pain, nausea, anxiety, sleep problems, and other side effects of cancer treatment. But CBD isn’t risk-free, and “natural” doesn’t necessarily mean harmless. It can be biologically active, product quality varies widely, and it may interact with medications used during breast cancer treatment. magic-episode-02 In this episode of Breast Cancer Conversations, we take an evidence-focused look at CBD and breast c...

Love the podcast? Send us a text! For many people with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, taking a daily medication like tamoxifen can become part of life for years. But what does it actually feel like to live with the side effects day after day? In this candid episode of Breast Cancer Conversations, Laura Carfang sits down with Lindsey, who was diagnosed with DCIS at age 37 after finding a lump herself. Following surgery and radiation, Lindsey began taking tamoxifen—and quickly discove...