Mar 31, 2020

Nia Hammel joined us on the podcast to share her breast cancer story. In 2016, at the age of 35, Nia was diagnosed with stage 2B invasive ductal carcinoma. She thought the lump she had was fibrocystic and due to her menstrual cycle, until the lump started to dimple. Nia wishes she had been more educated about breast...

Mar 26, 2020

On this episode, Dr. Shannon Puhalla, medical oncologist and hematologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, joined us on the podcast to talk about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the influences on cancer treatments. She talked about the most critical population—those currently undergoing active treatment....

Mar 24, 2020

Melissa Eppard joined us on the podcast to share her breast cancer story. She was diagnosed with triple-negative, stage 1, grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma in 2014. She talks about the difficulties with losing her insurance right before finding her lump and having to wait to be seen for diagnostic testing. Melissa also...

Mar 19, 2020

On this episode, Sasha Milicevic shared her breast cancer journey. Sasha was 43 when she was diagnosed with stage 0. Sasha talked about having a lumpectomy followed by a mastectomy, which she had out not pure fear and ignorance. She talks about the complications following the mastectomy and the reconstructive process,...

Mar 17, 2020

Lize Lozelle, Marketing Director for Casting for Recovery, joined us on the podcast this week. Casting for Recovery is a national nonprofit organization providing fly fishing retreats for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Women of all ages and stages of diagnosis are welcome to apply. She shares the history of...