For my second BCA episode, I came in contact with Deb Kirkland through the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and it was an honor to have her on the podcast! Deb is a breast cancer survivor who dedicates her life to breast cancer advocacy by being a part of the Young Survivor Coalition, a former advocate reviewer for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the DoD, and is currently working in the Mercy Hospital in Baltimore Maryland. There are several important links below about self assessment, the young survival coalition and metastatic breast cancer! Furthermore, the timestamps for the episode are below!

Important links:

Self assessment that tells you your risk: Brightpink.org 

More information about metastatic breast cancer: http://www.metavivor.org/take-action/

This is a great resource for young women who are diagnosed: https://www.youngsurvival.org/

Timestamps:

1:00- Being diagnosed with breast cancer 

2:55- Ways of detecting breast cancer

4:45- Your role in the Young Survivor Coalition and the Mercy Medical Center

7:31- Stigmas with breast cancer in countries outside the U.S 

8:47- Are we doing enough to find the cure?

9:45- How can we contribute to the cause?

11:23- Common breast cancer myths

12:42- What should men do if they think they have breast cancer?

13:40- Metastatic breast cancer

14:50- Being an breast cancer advocate reviewer for the DoD and Susan G. Komen

16:20- How to be an advocate reviewer