• Survivor Stories: Breast Cancer Awareness

  • Nov 27 2023
  • Length: 43 mins
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Survivor Stories: Breast Cancer Awareness

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  • October 27

    Basic Black: Black and Brown Women Surviving Breast Cancer

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this week on Basic Black, we bring together survivors and experts to discuss   Included in this episode is a piece by host Crystal Haynes getting a follow up mammogram.  According to the American Cancer Society, Black women are about 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women.  They are often diagnosed with a more aggressive form of the disease and sometimes at a younger age.

    Panelists:

    Dr. Naomi Ko, Associate Professor, Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, AND Medical Oncologist at Boston Medical Center

    Nekia Clark, Director of Patient Services and Outreach at the Ellie Fund AND Co-Chair of the Boston Breast Equity Coalition...Nekia is also a breast cancer survivor.

    Jani Raynor, Patient living with breast cancer AND a former patient of the Ellie Fund.

    Karen Burns White, Deputy Associate Director, Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, Center for Cancer Equity and Engagement at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.

    Crystal Haynes hosts.
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