Genetic testing helped stacy martin survive gastric cancer | prophylactic total gastrectomy
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
Nov 915 min read
Guy Nakoa survived Stage IV breast cancer | mastectomy | ibrance | letrozole | radiation treatment
DESCRIPTION Guy Nakoa has survived two diagnoses of Stage IV breast cancer. He initially felt a lump in his breast while showering in...
Jun 1214 min read
Christine Handy survived HER2+ breast cancer | mastectomy | herceptin | taxol | lumpectomy | MRSA
DESCRIPTION Christine Handy withstood osteomyelitis in her right arm, a lumpectomy, two mastectomies and a MRSA infection en route to...
Jun 8, 202414 min read
Cinde Dolphin survived breast cancer | chemotherapy | lumpectomy | mastectomy | radiation treatment
In today’s @CancerInterviews segment, Cinde Dolphin of San Luis Obispo, California tells host Bruce Morton how she went toe-to-toe with...
Dec 7, 202315 min read
Harvey Singer | Male Breast Cancer | Prophylactic Chemotherapy | BRCA2 Genetic Mutation | Mastectomy
Learn how Harvey Singer who had a BRCA2 genetic mutation, found out he had Male Breast Cancer on this episode of Cancer Interviews with...
Oct 9, 202316 min read
Brenda Farris twice survived breast cancer. A mastectomy followed her first diagnosis.
DESCRIPTION In a most unusual way, Brenda Farris of Yuma, Arizona learned she had breast cancer. She went to Palm Springs, California to...
Jul 27, 202310 min read
Move Beyond Surviving | Tom Tressler | Post-Treatment | Breast Cancer | PTSD | Mastectomy
DESCRIPTION An often-overlooked phase of the cancer journey is what takes place after achieving survivorship. On this episode of the...
Feb 2, 202313 min read
Gillian Lichota survived Stage III breast cancer, choosing a mastectomy while she was pregnant.
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
Sep 27, 202218 min read
Allison Hancock survived Stage 2B invasive breast cancer | lumpectomy | cytoxan | taxol
Allison Hancock thought she was in good health until at age 40, a routine breast exam resulted in her being diagnosed with Stage 2B...
Jun 3, 202215 min read
Greg Oberst cared for his wife, Linda, who survived breast cancer | mammogram | mastectomy
Greg Oberst of Covington, Washington learned his wife, Linda, was diagnosed with breast cancer, when he received a frantic phone call...
Jul 4, 20218 min read