Talk IBC Terry Arnold

Terry speaks with Dr. Daniel Stover, an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Biomedical Informatics at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. They discuss new research and the processes for inflammatory breast cancer.

In this episode, Dr. Kelsey Corrigan, who works in the lab with Dr. Wendy Woodward at MD Anderson in Houston, TX, discusses how they are recruiting metastatic inflammatory breast cancer patients or survivors and their caregivers to complete a brief 5-minute survey assessing patient and caregiver perception of the disease and treatment options as well as preferences regarding treatment options.

Dr. Wendy Woodward is the Executive Director of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic and Program. Here she discusses inflammatory breast cancer and the need for dedicated centers and networking with other specialty centers.

In this episode of TalkIBC we are discussing lymphedema with certified specialist Dr. Marc Miller.

Ivy was diagnosed as Stage 3B IBC in November 2021. After 5 months of Doxorubicin+AC and Taksol, Double Mastectomy (have gene mutation called PALB2), and 30 radiation sessions, she is NED since August 2022. Professionally, Ivy is a chemist providing consulting in the chemistry and biology field to the U.S. Government. She lives in Maryland with her husband and 7 year old twin girls.

Description of DiscussionSISU- A Finnish concept of strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. Sisu is not momentary courage, but the ability to sustain that courage. How has Robin applied sisu through the course of her IBC treatment from 2016 to recent developments of brain metastatic activity and stepping into whole brain radiation while still living with inflammatory breast cancer with quality of life and hope. BioMeet Robin Mat...