"Isn't That Interesting?!": Breast Cancer Survivor Stories + Remarkable Research

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Breast cancer...from every possible perspective. Survivor stories, groundbreaking research developments, scientific breakthroughs that we never thought possible...it's all right here, courtesy of earlier.org - Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test, a leading US nonprofit in the area of exclusive funding for earlier methods of breast cancer detection!

  1. 6d ago

    Season 5 / Episode 5: Dr. Stephen Grobmyer

    Dr. Stephen R. Grobmyer, MD, is a nationally and internationally recognized surgical oncologist and Chief of the Cancer Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Previously, he served as Professor of Surgery and Section Head of Breast Surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where he also co-directed its Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program. A leader in breast cancer research and innovation, Dr. Grobmyer focuses on developing new approaches to preventing, detecting, and treating breast cancer. With more than 196 peer-reviewed publications, numerous prestigious awards, and decades of clinical and research experience, he is helping shape the future of cancer care. Dr. Grobmyer has been recognized among Best Doctors in America every year since 2007 and has received numerous distinguished honors, including the Lester Dragstedt Physician Scientist Award and the Society of Surgical Oncology Clinical Investigator Award. His groundbreaking work in cancer care and research has also garnered national media attention, with features on NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, The New York Times, and Vogue.

  2. Oct 6

    Season 5 / Episode 4: Dr. Josephine Esquivel-Upshaw

    Dr. Josephine Esquivel-Upshaw is a professor in the University of Florida College of Dentistry and member of the UF Health Cancer Center. She is part of a research team that helped develop a handheld biosensor designed to detect breast cancer through saliva. This pocket-sized device looks for biomarkers in saliva and showed promise not only in detecting breast cancer, but also in distinguishing between different types of breast cancer. It’s a fascinating example of how researchers are exploring new, simpler and potentially more accessible ways to find breast cancer.

  3. Sep 29

    Season 5 / Episode 3: Dr. Ellen Zamora

    Dr. Ellen Zamora is a dentist in Greensboro, NC, a mother to three boys, a part time homeschool teacher, a pianist and a fitness junkie. Ellen hopes to help others to learn to advocate for themselves and to promote healthy living styles for all breast cancer survivors!

  4. Sep 20

    Season 5 / Episode 2: Dr. Laura Esserman

    Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, is an internationally recognized breast surgeon, breast oncology specialist, and pioneer in personalized breast cancer care. She is a Professor of Surgery and Radiology at UCSF and Director of the UCSF Breast Care Center. Dr. Esserman is a passionate advocate for rethinking how we screen for and treat breast cancer, with a particular focus on reducing over-diagnosis and over-treatment. She has led the groundbreaking I-SPY TRIALS, an innovative approach to accelerating the development of new breast cancer treatments, and spearheaded the WISDOM study, which is exploring a more personalized approach to breast cancer screening based on a woman’s individual risk. A TIME 100 Most Influential People honoree, Dr. Esserman has dedicated her career to advancing personalized, patient-centered care and finding better ways to prevent, detect, and treat breast cancer.

  5. Sep 15

    Season 5 / Episode 1: Lora Songster interviews our Founder Martha Kaley

    This week, we flipped the script! For this special episode, our longtime friend and tremendous supporter Lora Songster steps into the interviewer’s chair to sit down with ME and hear the story behind the story of Martha Kaley and earlier.org. Tune in to hear about my breast cancer diagnosis, the remarkable way my Chocolate Lab, Sherlock, alerted me to a lump in my breast, and the experience that ultimately inspired me to found earlier.org – Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test®. It’s a deeply personal conversation about my journey—and how that journey sparked a mission to help change the future of breast cancer detection.

  6. Sep 1

    Season 4 / Episode 8: Dr. Karen Anderson

    Karen S. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., is a medical oncologist at the Mayo Clinic. Her research focuses on improving outcomes for people with breast cancer, with a particular emphasis on breast cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Anderson actively conducts clinical trials exploring new approaches to breast cancer treatment, including therapies designed to reduce the risk of recurrence after surgery, as well as targeted therapies and immunotherapies for metastatic breast cancer. Her research also examines genomic factors that may help guide treatment decisions and improve personalized care. Beyond treatment, Dr. Anderson is investigating new approaches to cancer detection and prevention, including innovative diagnostics for earlier cancer detection and vaccines designed to prevent or treat cancer. The overarching goal of her work is to improve breast cancer survival—by finding cancer earlier, reducing the risk of relapse, and developing more effective ways to control advanced disease. Her research represents the kind of innovative science that could help change the future of breast cancer care.

  7. Aug 25

    Season 4 / Episode 7: Amy VanHook

    Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation. -Audre Lorde poet, educator, mother of two, and breast cancer survivor Amy VanHook is a two-time breast cancer survivor, mother of two daughters, and a high school educator with an MS in Curriculum and Instruction. Drawing from her own experiences with breast cancer she hopes to share a deeply personal perspective on the importance of self-care, self-advocacy, and giving yourself permission to navigate cancer on your own terms. Her message to women is simple: there is no single “right” way to move through cancer. Your journey belongs to you.

  8. Aug 18

    Season 4 / Episode 6: Dr. Norberto Zwirner

    Dr. Norberto Zwirner is a leading researcher in immunology and cancer immunology, with a particular focus on tumor immunity, immunotherapy, and the role of natural killer (NK) cells in fighting cancer. He serves as a Senior Researcher with Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and leads the Laboratory of Innate Immunity Pathophysiology at IBYME. For his earlier.org-funded research, Dr. Zwirner is investigating a novel approach to the early detection of breast cancer by examining soluble MICA (sMICA) in blood as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker. His work represents the kind of innovative research that could ultimately help us detect breast cancer earlier—when it is most treatable.

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