EPISODE · Nov 5, 2025 · 21 MIN
Chemo & Mustard Gas: What They Never Told Us
from The Unexpected Detour ❤️ · host Frances Hammond
What happens when a life-saving treatment is born from a weapon of war? In this episode, Frances unpacks the hidden history between mustard gas and early chemotherapy, the racist experiments on Puerto Rican patients, and what it means to advocate for yourself in a system that hasn’t always protected Black and Brown bodies. This is real talk for Survivors, Thrivers, caregivers, and anyone who’s ever sat in a chemo chair and wondered, “What did they really put in my veins?”#ChemoAndMustardGas #WhatTheyNeverToldUs #BreastCancerEducation #CancerTruth #MedicalRacism #PuertoRicoHistory #SurvivorAndThriver #BlackWomenDeserveBetter #PatientAdvocate #CancerAwareness #OncologyTalk #TheUnexpectedDetourPodcast #FrancesHammondTouching base | Nature Genetics https://share.google/V7AoFV3ejDm2U77FRThis link will tell the story of Cornelius Rhoads.
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What happens when a life-saving treatment is born from a weapon of war? In this episode, Frances unpacks the hidden history between mustard gas and early chemotherapy, the racist experiments on Puerto Rican patients, and what it means to advocate for yourself in a system that hasn’t always protected Black and Brown bodies. This is real talk for Survivors, Thrivers, caregivers, and anyone who’s ever sat in a chemo chair and wondered, “What did they really put in my veins?”#ChemoAndMustardGas #WhatTheyNeverToldUs #BreastCancerEducation #CancerTruth #MedicalRacism #PuertoRicoHistory #SurvivorAndThriver #BlackWomenDeserveBetter #PatientAdvocate #CancerAwareness #OncologyTalk #TheUnexpectedDetourPodcast #FrancesHammondTouching base | Nature Genetics https://share.google/V7AoFV3ejDm2U77FRThis link will tell the story of Cornelius Rhoads.
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