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Cancer-Related Fatigue: What It Is and How to Manage It Jul 06, 2019

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Ashish Khanna, M.D., is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and part of the ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation Program. Dr. Khanna completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Kingsbrook Jewish Rehabilitation Institute in Brooklyn, NY, where he became interested in cancer rehabilitation early on. He completed his fellowship subspecialization in cancer rehabilitation at Medstar Georgetown University and the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC. He specializes in the treatment of people who have pain or functional issues as a result of cancer or cancer treatments, including people who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. This includes pain, shoulder issues, fatigue, joint pain from aromatase inhibitors, and other issues. He has lectured at numerous international conferences, has published peer-reviewed research on a variety of related topics, and is the co-author of an upcoming book on cancer rehabilitation.

Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Khanna explain:

how cancer-related fatigue is different from other fatigue
the link between inflammation and fatigue
why exercise is the best remedy for fatigue
steps you can take if you think you have cancer-related fatigue

Telling Your Breast Cancer Story With Art Therapy Jun 21, 2019

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Stephanie McLeod-Estevez is a licensed clinical professional counselor and art therapist with 15 years of clinical expertise in treating anxiety, depression, and trauma. Stephanie also is a breast cancer survivor. She started her company, Creative Transformations, in 2016 to provide information, tools, and services to people diagnosed with cancer to enhance their emotional health and wellness. Her writing has been published in Wildfire, Coping with Cancer, and Breast Cancer Wellness.

In this podcast on art therapy, Stephanie explains how people diagnosed with cancer can use it to heal emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Listen to the podcast to hear Stephanie discuss:

her own breast cancer journey and how that influenced her career
the process of art therapy and its benefits
how to find a reputable art therapist

ASCO 2019: Right to Try Legislation and Why Clinical Trial Entry Criteria Need to Change Jun 19, 2019

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Dr. Kelly Shanahan describes herself as a mother, wife, daughter, doctor, and woman living with metastatic breast cancer. Neuropathy from breast cancer treatment forced her to retire from her OB/GYN practice. She now works tirelessly as an independent metastatic breast cancer advocate. Dr. Shanahan was part of a panel on Right to Try Legislation at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. In this podcast, she explains Right to Try and Compassionate Use legislation and why she thinks the real answer is changing the criteria for enrolling in clinical trials.

Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Shanahan talk about:

why she thinks Right to Try legislation is flawed
how the common criteria for entering a clinical trial exclude a majority of people diagnosed with metastatic disease and how trials can be changed
how she would proceed if her disease progressed and she didn't meet the eligibility criteria for an appropriate clinical trial

ASCO 2019: Women Don't Need Reminders to Take Aromatase Inhibitors, They Need Better Treatments for Side Effects Jun 14, 2019

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A member of the Breastcancer.org Professional Advisory Board, Dr. Dawn Hershman leads the Breast Cancer Program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University, where she is professor of medicine and epidemiology. Dr. Hershman is a nationally recognized expert in breast cancer treatment, prevention, and survivorship. '

At this ASCO annual meeting, Dr. Hershman presented results from a study looking at whether text messaging could increase the number of women who stick to their aromatase inhibitor treatment plans.

Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Hershman talk about:

the background of the study
the study results, which showed no difference in treatment adherence between women who received text messages and women who didn't
what future research needs to do to better help women stick to their aromatase inhibitor treatment plans

Top Metastatic Breast Cancer Research at ASCO 2019 Jun 14, 2019

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Dr. Maura Dickler, vice president of oncology late phase development for Eli Lilly and Company, offers insights on some of the most interesting research on metastatic breast cancer presented at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Dickler explain:

results from the IMpassion 130 trial looking at Tecentriq (chemical name: atezolizumab) and Abraxane (chemical name: albumin-bound or nab-paclitaxel) to treat metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
results from the Young-PEARL trial studying Ibrance (chemical name: palbociclib) and Aromasin (chemical name: exemestane) along with ovarian suppression to treat premenopausal women diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer overall survival
results from the MONALEESA-7 trial, which examined using Kisqali (chemical name: ribociclib) and hormonal therapy to treat premenopausal women diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced-stage breast cancer

ASCO 2019: The BWEL Study: Diet and Exercise in Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Jun 07, 2019

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Dr. Jennifer Ligibel is associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School who treats breast cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Ligibel's research looks at the relationship between diet and exercise and breast cancer risk and prognosis. Her current project is the Breast Cancer Weight Loss (BWEL) study, which is looking at connections between exercise, diet, weight management, sleep, and health and wellness outcomes in women being treated for breast cancer.

Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Ligibel talk about:

the progress of the BWEL study so far
how the BWEL study is different from other studies that looked at low-fat diets and breast cancer
why the BWEL study wants to examine methods that work best to help women diagnosed with breast cancer lose weight and exercise more

ASCO 2019: Diet, Exercise, and Breast Cancer Outcomes Jun 07, 2019

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Dr. Karen Basen-Engquist is professor of behavioral science and director of the Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Basen-Engquist’s research focuses on cancer survivors and how health behavior interventions can reduce the severity of late-term side effects, improve physical function, optimize quality of life, and reduce the risk of chronic diseases. She also studies ways to help people make behavior changes and ways to assess symptoms and behavior in cancer patients and survivors.

Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Basen-Engquist talk about:

how to talk about diet and exercise with your doctor
why exercise and maintaining a healthy weight should be part of every person's long-term cancer care
how people who are feeling overwhelmed about having to make a lot of diet, weight, and exercise changes can start slowly to improve their health

Can a Low-Fat Diet Reduce the Risk of Dying From Breast Cancer? -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting Jun 07, 2019

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Dr. Rowan Chlebowski, of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, explains the results of the latest analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative.

Metabolite Markers -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting Jun 05, 2019

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Dr. Liz O'Day talks about a test her company is developing that uses metabolites in blood to assess whether a person with metastatic breast cancer will respond to CDK4/6 inhibitors.

Live by Living -- Heard in the Halls: Voices From the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting Jun 04, 2019

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Dan Miller, founder of Live by Living, explains how the organization offers free outdoor experiences to people diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers.

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