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Our MBC LifeS05 E05 - ASCO 2022: When the Dust Settles, Will ADCs Change MBC?Send us a textWhile the DESTINY-Breast04 trial, which earned a standing ovation as a practice-changing study for treatment of HER2-low MBC garnered most of the headlines from the ASCO (America Society of Clinical Oncologists) annual meeting in June, it was not the only reason for optimism. In this episode, the first of a two-part series, Our MBC Life’s Victoria Goldberg and Lynda Weatherby continue to explore what the research shared at ASCO means for us, the patients living with MBC. You’ll hear from preeminent oncologists Stephanie Graff, Director of Bre...2022-11-0257 min
Our MBC LifeS04 E17 - Psilocybin-assisted Therapy: One Patient vs the DEASend us a textWelcome to the third and final episode in our series on the potential of psilocybin-assisted therapy to relieve the existential distress of, and help us live as well as possible with, metastatic breast cancer. In this episode, we speak with two women taking action to increase legal access to psilocybin-assisted therapy in the United States. The first is a patient living with MBC who, along with her doctor, has brought a lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Agency which is denying her access to psilocybin in the palliative care setting and under e...2022-07-071h 14
Our MBC LifeS04 E16 - Psilocybin-assisted Therapy: Patient ExperiencesSend us a textWelcome to the second episode in our series on the potential of psilocybin-assisted therapy to help us live as well as possible with metastatic breast cancer.In this episode, we talk to two women with breast cancer who had legal access to psilocybin-assisted therapy. Journalist and writer Erica Rex participated in a clinical trial at Johns Hopkins after being diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. Mari Singfield, a young Canadian woman living with MBC, gained access through an exemption to Section 56(1) of the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a process facilitated...2022-06-291h 25
Our MBC LifeS04 E15 - Healing our Distress: The Potential of Psilocybin-assisted TherapySend us a textWelcome to our series on the potential of psilocybin-assisted therapy to help us live as well as possible with metastatic breast cancer. Distress, including anxiety, depression, and loss of meaning, is a common side effect for those of us living with MBC. Psilocybin-assisted therapy has been tested and found effective in relieving distress among advanced cancer patients but is not widely available. Our new series provides an introduction to the potential of psilocybin-assisted therapy in healing—rather than suppressing—our distress. In this first episode, co-host and producer of this se...2022-06-1500 min
Our MBC LifeS04 E11 - MBC & Parenting: The Parents Are Hanging InSend us a textRemember all those birth and parenting books we poured over as newly minted parents? Well, I bet if we checked, there would be nothing on how to parent while living with MBC. This episode is one of three in our series of “MBC & Parenting,” where we will address all things related to being a parent living with a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. In later episodes, we’ll share some viewpoints of their children and information from a panel of experts that will provide insight into tackling some of the hard subjects we tend to shy...2022-05-111h 09
Our MBC LifeS04 E07 - Grief, Loss, & FaithSend us a textThis episode has been a long time in the making. We knew that to cover our varied perspectives on grief, loss, and end-of-life, a discussion on faith traditions would be an important part. The world around us infers that talking about death is not the same as talking about the joy of birth or the happiest of life's milestones. Certainly this unspoken “sweeping under the rug” of what is actually happening to all people and all families can feel so isolating. We wanted to hear some messages of love and hope from those at the...2022-04-132h 05
Real PinkWhen Breast Cancer Hides in Plain Sight with Lynda WeatherbyThis week on Real Pink we are hosting daily conversations about breast cancer that hides in the shadows: metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
In the US alone, MBC is expected to kill 42,000 people. This special episode, featuring Lynda Weatherby, is part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Special Guest: Lynda Weatherby.Sponsored By:Susan G. Komen - MBC Week: Susan G. Komen is proud to launch the “MBC Fund” specifically designed to spur scientific discoveries and support those women and men living with Metastatic Breast Cancer, building on Komen’s $210 million investment in metast...2019-10-1417 min