Surviving Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Giving Back to Help Others

Dinah McClymonds shares her journey with triple negative breast cancer and how regular mammograms detected her condition. She elaborates on her 2016 diagnosis and subsequent chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation, until she completed treatment a year later. Dinah had a positive experience with the medical care she received but acknowledges that many women lack such access.

Her conversation with Dorothy highlights that early detection can significantly impact outcomes, even for those without a family history of the disease. She stresses the importance of mammograms and the need for broader access to these screenings, especially for uninsured women.

Dinah also touches on her role as the chair for the 2025 Everything’s Coming Up Roses Luncheon supporting The Rose. Her background in fundraising and volunteering shapes her efforts to increase awareness and resources for those in need.

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Key Questions Answered

1.) What prompted Dinah McClymonds to discuss breast cancer treatment and medical care?

2.) When and how was Dinah McClymonds's breast cancer diagnosed?

3.) How did her age and ethnicity influence her breast cancer treatment and prognosis?

4.) Did Dinah inform her family about her diagnosis, and how did genetic testing play a role for her identical twin?

5.) What is Dinah's message regarding early breast cancer detection and access to treatment?

Timestamped Overview

00:00 Dinah to chair 2025 breast cancer luncheon.

03:33 Involvement in volunteer work with Kappa Alpha Theta.

09:06 Access to breast cancer treatment varies widely.

10:39 Challenging cancer diagnosis disrupts vacation plans.

14:06 Mammogram detected breast cancer, no symptoms noticed.

18:00 Unexplained triple negative, not hormonal, just fluke.

21:59 Effects of breast cancer treatment on body.

23:43 Accepting aging and medical treatment's inevitable impact.

29:04 Supporting access to early cancer detection and treatment.

30:11 Thank you for being our chair today.

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