DESCRIPTION Stacy Martin says genetic testing saved her life.   The testing indicated she had the CDH1 mutation.  The mutation gave her an 80 percent chance of getting gastric cancer and a 60 percent chance of breast cancer.  She opted for a prophylactic total gastrectomy to remove her stomach and addressed the possibility of breast cancer with a bilateral mastectomy.  Without a stomach, Stacy has had to change the way she eats, requiring food every two hours, and having to c

DESCRIPTION When Jessica Whorton discovered lumps on her left breast in 2011, she sought medical attention.  The doctors she spoke with...

In today’s @CancerInterviews segment, Cinde Dolphin of San Luis Obispo, California tells host Bruce Morton how she went toe-to-toe with...

DESCRIPTION In this episode of the @CancerInterviews podcast, Molly Lindquist tells host Bruce Morton how she survived breast cancer. ...

DESCRIPTION In a most unusual way, Brenda Farris of Yuma, Arizona learned she had breast cancer.  She went to Palm Springs, California to...

DESCRIPTION An often-overlooked phase of the cancer journey is what takes place after achieving survivorship.  On this episode of the...

DESCRIPTION In today’s @CancerInterviews podcast, Stephanie Smith tells host Bruce Morton how she survived breast cancer.  She was...

Gillian Lichota had to juggle the daunting combination of pregnancy and a mastectomy with Stage III breast cancer.  Gillian dealt with both, achieved survivorship and went on to establish a foundation designed to aid young women diagnosed with breast cancer.   Gillian and her husband, from Washington, DC, had tried for three years to conceive a child without success, so they turned to invitro fertilization in order to conceive.  After immediately after starting on IVF, Gillia

DESCRIPTION Cathy Leman’s breast cancer journey did not begin with something she noticed, but something noticed during her annual...

Allison Hancock thought she was in good health until at age 40, a routine breast exam resulted in her being diagnosed with Stage 2B...

DESCRIPTION In her early forties, Heidi Slansky of Keller, Texas was in the best shape of her life.  She was a fitness fanatic and loved...

In this episode of the Cancer Interviews, podcast Michelle Beck tells how she twice survived breast cancer.  In 2012, she was diagnosed...

: Not only has Liza Fues twice survived breast cancer, but her journey took place in 1980s and 90s, when the health care community knew...

DESCRIPTION: A nurse practitioner found a lump in one of Becky Olson’s breasts at age 36.  That led to her first breast cancer...