Leah has the dubious distinction of being our #cancerinsider. In this episode, she shares her history of diagnosis and treatment while seeing patients at an integrative cancer center. Join us in this unscripted chat!
Today, Leah is once again practicing in an integrative cancer center, and during the recording of this episode, she happens to be awaiting the results of a recent MRI. As every person who has gone through cancer treatments knows, past and present are forever intertwined. This is a jam-packed episode where we touch on scanxiety, the difference between lumpectomy & mastectomy, whether cancer is truly “preventable,” and so much more.
Links we mentioned on this episode and other cool stuff:
Cancer Treatment Centers of America where Leah worked (and received her treatment)
Leah’s story, contemporaneously told, on Tumblr
What does Leah Like? (Pinterest)
The Cancer Social Club: Leah’s community-building project
Dr. Richard Brown, Leah’s plastic surgeon, on TikTok
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01:14 - October... you know what that means
05:46 - Why the word "prevention" is bothersome
12:26 - Back to Leah's story...
16:26 - The "Oh, *^#!" moment
22:23 - Leah's treatment
25:04 - Working during treatment
29:37 - What did you do during treatment?
33:08 - Surgery? Chemo? Radiation?
34:49 - Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy
41:12 - Second opinions... needed?
43:21 - To be continued...