White privilege doesn't mean your life hasn't been hard, it means your skin tone isn't one of the things making it harder!
Believe me, having been diagnosed w/ metastatic cancer at 29 & pregnant, I know cards I was dealt suck. But racism would have made it worse if I was Black.
Research is still the reason. Dr. El-Ashry explains why in this blog @BCRFcure. Hear more from Dr. El-Ashry about how MBC impacted her life and decision to focus on research in episode 11 available wherever you get your #podcasts. #MBC#researchisthereason#hereallyear
Shonte Drakeford was diagnosed with #metastatic#TNBC in 2015 that metastasized to her lungs, hip, rib, spine, and lymph nodes. Read about how she learned to reinvent herself: https://t.co/SrcXaYTaDC #bcsm
@swaggsheila1 is a 25-year United States Air Force veteran, mother and advocate who has been living with metastatic breast cancer, since 2009. Black women on average are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women with the disease. https://t.co/sfHrEiSCRW
Send us your questions as we get ready to talk with Anne Loeser and Dr. Aditya Bardia @ABhealer108. What's the right dose? Read more https://t.co/7NZtjVj6bH and send us your questions. Episode will air in December #therightdose#PatientCenteredDosing#MBC#bcsm
In October, breast cancer awareness is extra important. Our Phase II #ClinicalTrial is evaluating how our potential treatment impacts #TNBC patients when used in combination with #chemotherapy and #immunotherapy. Learn more: https://t.co/dgl7YsB4nN. #BCAM
Next week we interview Anne Loeser and Dr. Aditya Bardia about the findings of @the_rightdose survey and what comes next. We want to include YOUR questions. Please add in comments, DM us, or send recording to [email protected]. Let's Ask the Experts together.
CRI Fellow Dr. Susan Klaeger (@susanklaeger) of
@broadinstitute discusses her role in improving personalized vaccines for cancer patients. Watch here. ⬇️
I’m Maimah, CEO of @tigerlilycares diagnosed at 32 with #tnbc. I am magic. I am a unicorn. I am a living legacy in progress. I remove barriers, right injustices and manifest epic shit. Being a love warrior is my legacy. What’s yours? https://t.co/hVeyR88wtK…
#mylifeismylegacy
Here we go... @AACR 2021 Annual Meeting, originally planned for DC in April is now going to be held virtually. Dates to be announced. #aacr21
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I’m overcome w/ SADNESS every time I see a tweet about #ASTRO20. We tried, in many ways, to make the organization understand the importance of including pts as partners rather as an afterthought. We don’t want dumbed down summaries, we want to work together so we can live.