Breast Cancer Vigilance

About the Episode

Beyond October, breast cancer vigilance must be a 365-day reality for Black women. In the newest episode, we talk with Black women survivors whose collective journey offers support and inspiration.

  • Ricki Fairley
    CO-FOUNDER, TOUCH, THE BREAST CANCER ALLIANCE

    “I’m really working hard on how to talk to black women differently about science, about clinical trial research, and about the need to save our lives from breast cancer.”

  • Brandi Proctor
    ANCHOR, BMORE LIFESTYLE ON FOX45

    “Having a preventative double mastectomy was the most over-the-top, radical, scary thing I’ve ever done, but I felt like my life depended on it and I owed it to my children.”

  • Deltra James
    BREAST CANCER ADVOCATE

    “I have five daughters and I don’t want them to live their lives dictated by fear, but I do want them to have the best chance at not receiving a cancer diagnosis.”

  • Arianna Apodaca
    INTERN COORDINATOR, TOUCH, THE BREAST CANCER ALLIANCE

    “Don’t be scared to get a second opinion and be your own advocate because you are paying your doctors. Use your money wisely and to its full advantage.”

    Editorial Team
    January 12, 2022

    Acknowledgement

    Our podcasts are possible with generous support from the following donors:

    • “Anonymous” Donors
    • Craig Newmark Philanthropies
    • Groundswell Fund
    • The Park Foundation
    • TD Charitable Foundation