MBC Insiders: MBC Awareness Day and More

This is the first episode of the recurring MBC Insiders series created by and starring the podcast team. In the first episode, published on October 13th, the National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, we meet seven panelists with 80+ years  living with Metastatic Breast Cancer between them and they are here to share the hard-won wisdom of true MBC insiders.  We'll explore the issues that matter most to people living with MBC, including how the language clinicians and media use can harm or help, and candid conversations about progression and the idea of "cure."Joining Victoria Goldberg:Martha Carlson -- diagnosed de novo in December of 2014, a writer and advocate who mentors, contributes to research and publications, and works to improve understanding of the MBC patient experience. Melanie Sisk -- diagnosed with early breast cancer at 43 and later, metastatic at 47, which ended her nursing career, she channels urgency into advocacy. Lynda Weatherby -- living with MBC since 2013 after 2001 DCIS, a Seattle-based patient advocate and advocate founder of “The Project to End Postpartum Breast Cancer."Ellen Landsberger, MD --  a retired  OB/GYN from New York has lived with metastatic breast cancer for years, but it was the loss of a close friend to the disease that sparked her interest in using her voice to help educate others. Jill Tirabassi, MD --  researcher and advocate, and another physician on our team, diagnosed with breast cancer during her second pregnancy at the age of 36, she now works part-time while raising her two young sons with her husband outside of Buffalo, New York.Alexis Desai -- born and raised New Yorker, and former educator, diagnosed with MBC at the age of 37, actively involved with Metavivor and is a recent graduate of NBCC Project Lead. Last but not least, Judy Perkins -- cancer Immunotherapy pioneer, who is the first person to be very likely cured of metastatic breast cancer through a form of immunotherapy known as tumor infiltrating lymphocytes or TILs.Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed the episode, subscribe and leave a review — it really helps. Follow us on social media @livefromstage4 and visit our website at www.livefromstage4.org for show notes and links. Your support helps us continue to share important stories and advocate for those living with metastatic breast cancer.Until next time, take care and keep pushing for progress.