Black Breast Cancer Survivors' Intervention (BBCSI)

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The Black Breast Cancer Survivors' Intervention (BBCSI) is a 6-week quality of life peer education program. The BBCSI curriculum was co-developed with My Style Matters, Inc. (MSM) and Celebrate Life Cancer Ministry (CLCM). Both organizations are community advisors for the Bench to Community Initiative (BCI). The development of the curriculum is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). To participate in the group, please email us at bench2community@gmail.com.

Episodes

  1. 02/03/2025

    Module 6 | Health Advocacy 101

    Overview of Health Advocacy 101 Timestamps: (00:00) - What is Advocacy? (01:42) - Ask, Listen and co-Create (02:02) - Health Advocacy (02:50) - What do you Call One who Facilitates Health Advocacy? (03:32) - Patient Advocates (04:00) - Some Examples of Patient Advocacy Include (05:05) - Self Advocacy (07:22) - Media Advocacy (09:37) - Research Advocacy (12:19) - Community Advocacy (13:23) - Ethics and Principles (14:37) - Homework

    15 min

  2. 02/03/2025

    Module 5 | Hair and Health Pt. 2

    Overview of Hair and Health Pt. 2 Timestamps: (00:00) - Our Prior Knowledge (01:42) - Breast Cancer, and Everyday Exposures (04:27) - Survivorship and Safer Personal Care Product Choices (05:21) - As a Breast Cancer Survivor, this Information could be Beneficial for Several Reasons (08:05) - Here are Six Practical Tips to Help you Reduce Exposure to Harmful Ingredients Found in your Personal Care Products (12:27) - Conclusion

    13 min

  3. 02/03/2025

    Module 4 | Hair and Health Pt. 1

    Overview of Hair and Health Pt. 1 Timestamps: (00:00) - Hair and Health part 1 (01:15) - Hair & Identity (03:29) - The Politics of Black Hair (04:19) - What's in Your Products? (09:41) - Watch the Videos | Reflect on the Questions (09:47) - Session 1: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: A Guide to Awareness and Prevention (10:48) - Session 2: From Fleeting to Lasting: Transient vs Non-Persistent Chemicals (11:17) - Session 3: Most Common EDCs (11:46) - Homework

    13 min

  4. 02/03/2025

    Module 2 | Body & Soul

    Overview of Caring for Your Soul and Body Timestamps: (00:03) - Overview of Caring for Your Soul and Body (01:31) - Faith: Religious Practice (03:22) - Faith: Spiritual Practice (04:26) - Seeking Meaning/Purpose in Life (07:29) - Maintaining Hope (09:22) - Healing Art and Nature (13:00) - Assessment and Self-Evaluation of Caring for Your Soul & Body (15:05) - Communicating about Caring for Your Soul & Body (17:06) - Homework

    18 min

  5. 02/03/2025

    Module 3 | Pain

    Overview of Pain Timestamps: (00:00) - Overview of Pain (02:37) - Causes of Pain in Breast Cancer (03:44) - Pain after Breast Surgery (05:27) - Pain and Lymphedema (06:50) - Pain after Radiation Therapy (07:43) - Treating Pain with Medication (09:56) - Concerns about Pain Medication (11:21) - Physical Dependence (12:03) - Medication Tolerance (12:52) - Side Effects with Pain Medication (13:14) - General Use Non-Drug Pain Relief (15:44) - Assessment and Self Evaluation of Pain (18:34) - Communicating about Pain (20:18) - Homework

    21 min

  6. 02/03/2025 ·  Bonus

    Module 3 | Fatigue

    Overview of Fatigue Timestamps: (00:00) - Overview of Fatigue (03:02) - Problems Associated with Fatigue (03:32) - Lack of Sleep or Insomnia (04:18) - Anemia (06:01) - Nutrition and Fatigue (06:51) - Medications and Fatigue (07:38) - Low Energy (09:49) - Assessment and Evaluation (13:21) - Communicating about Fatigue (16:53) - Homework

    18 min

  7. 01/20/2025

    Module 1 | Emotions

    Overview of Emotions Timestamps: (00:03) - Overview of Dealing with Emotions (01:20) - Anxiety (03:36) - Fear of Recurrence (07:04) - Uncertainty about the Future (09:33) - Getting Accurate Information about Recurrence (10:20) - Assessment and Self-Evaluation (12:15) - Communicating about Your Emotions (13:32) - Homework

    14 min

  8. 01/20/2025

    Module 1 | The New You

    Overview of The New You Timestamps: (00:03) - Overview of The New You (00:26) - Physical Changes (03:60) - Body Image or Loss (06:39) - Intimacy (08:02) - Sexuality (09:58) - Assessment and Self-Evaluation of The New You (12:11) - Communicating about The New You (16:37) - Homework

    17 min
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The Black Breast Cancer Survivors' Intervention (BBCSI) is a 6-week quality of life peer education program. The BBCSI curriculum was co-developed with My Style Matters, Inc. (MSM) and Celebrate Life Cancer Ministry (CLCM). Both organizations are community advisors for the Bench to Community Initiative (BCI). The development of the curriculum is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). To participate in the group, please email us at bench2community@gmail.com.

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