Extra! Extra! Stef’s coming out of the Emetophobia closet—just as Amy’s out of the bathroom holding the dreaded bowl. In even more disgusting news, we’re telling you about the Portland pathologist whose benign results are anything but. Grab your barf bags for this news report. (Note: the count is now up to 12 patients.) Then, Letters hurls us into the guilt, recurrence fear, and uncertainty of survivorship. One thing is certain, though: RATS have infested Amy’s (other) ducts and the only thing stinkier? Getting a second cancer when you’re trying to outsmart your first. Take a ride with us, but buckle up. Is CAR T cell therapy safe enough? About the Providence pathologist: https://www.kptv.com/2024/02/29/providence-patients-plan-sue-over-lab-errors/?outputType=ampCAR T cell therapy black box warning: https://www.onclive.com/view/fda-requests-class-wide-boxed-warning-for-car-t-cell-agents-regarding-secondary-t-cell-malignancy-riskCancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse and produced by Nathan McGehee. Theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song by Jessica Boudreaux. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alert! Alert! This is NOT a test of the emergency cancer broadcast system. Tumour has it that the worst club with the best members has a new recruit from across the pond and we’re having a chin wag about it. The gals share differing opinions on keeping an illness under royal wraps, but we can all agree that nobody’s hiring Kate’s PR team. What do other cancer commoners think about all this? Well, we’ll tell you. From triggered to intrigued, our listeners’ responses run the gamut. And what’s the Olivia Munn of it all? We stan a queen who uses her platform to educate. So pull up a tuffet, grab a crumpet, and stay out of the comments sections, babes. Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, you can do that RIGHT HERE! Follow us on Instagram @cancerforbreakfastpodEmail us at cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time for another Second Opinion! This one features friend of the podcast Flora, a metastatic PNET patient with an unexpected new living situation. First, hear the real deal about PNETs (Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor). She’ll tell us just how this wacky cancer functions, where you’ve heard of it, and why it’s an insidious foe. Then, put the mirrors on the ceiling and pop some pink champagne on ice! Flora generously tells us how surprising it is when hospice is (literally AND figuratively) just what the doctor ordered. What is happening to Flora is sad, for sure, but this is not a sad episode; it’s a closer look at the human condition, spirituality as medicine, and a chapter of life we will—ready or not—all face. With her humor and wisdom, she’s a sage for the ages. May we introduce you to a chaos goblin better known as Flora (and sometimes Fler)? Here is the Vermont organization Flora mentioned, which helps cancer people access cannabis: https://www.highly-rooted.com/vccnCancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, you can do that RIGHT HERE! Follow us on Instagram @cancerforbreakfastpodEmail us at cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here’s the (sacred) dirt! Stef’s got a scan update, and it’s hard to node what to think! Is it cancer—or just a socially starved coworker? The trials and tribulations never end! Amy’s had a (don’t worry) breast biopsy (it’s not what it sounds like) and boy is this room dimly lit. Perhaps she needs an EMBER to light things up. In RATS, cancer cells in space grow at the figurative speed of light. Hey, some of us go to the moon to study cancer, and some of us just get cancer and go on NPR— guess which ones we are? The NPR ones! Check out Stef and Amy on OPB’s Think Out Loud, and then hear us appear again during their end of the year Best of 2023 episode! It was an honor just to be nominated! We’d like to thank our producer Nathan, and YOU for rating us! LA Times on the Chimayo dirt: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-04-13/they-come-to-this-new-mexico-shrine-in-search-of-miracles-and-some-holy-dirtCancer cells in space from the International Space Station: https://www.issnationallab.org/iss-national-lab-cancer-moonshot-initiative/Listen to us on Think Out Loud! https://www.opb.org/article/2023/10/30/cancer-for-breakfast-stefanie-lejeunesse-amy-dials/?outputType=ampAnd stream the great round-up of producer faves: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/12/21/best-stories-of-2023/?outputType=amp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Close Your BonesIn the final chapter of our ongoing financial roller coaster, a hero arrives—in a white coat, not a cape. It’s a bird, it’s a plane…actually, is that Air Force One?! Then, a letter from a rectal cancer survivor whose fertility didn’t make it. How do we honor that grief and explore closure (literally)? Stef outs herself as a full moon hippie (we knew it, didn’t we, listeners?) and Amy’s biting on others’ cultural rituals? Amy! We’ve talked about this! Then, a *deeply* touchy topic with major science potential: harvesting hard-to-get tumors. The gals spitball how to help a study find its subjects. It’s body talk that no one knows how to broach. Ahem, yes we said BODIES (fair warning). And in RATS, a travel grant took Stef to the Lobular Breast Cancer Symposium and she’s back to tell the tale. What happens when you see yourself as a data point on a screen? In this case? It’s thrilling! This episode is dedicated to Rach. The full booklet of abstracts from the ILC Symposium is available for free here: http://ilcsymposium.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ILC2023_AbstractBooklet_v2.6_comp.pdfAnd the posters presented are available to download (PDFs) here: http://ilcsymposium.com/ilc-2023-posters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Downward Spiral The cycle continues! Spin™️ Teachers — They’re Just Like Us! and Amy’s wheels are spinning. Stef’s got a twinge of doubt about how her upcoming scan will pan out, but two things are for sure: bills are high and morale is low going into this one. The gals remember a few fallen friends whose losses are looming large. Luckily, a letter writer brings us her ritual to combat scanxiety, along with a few examples of what not to say. RATS discusses new findings about cancer in 9/11 first responders. Now shake your lime green salt shaker over to Apple and leave us a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryze and shine, it’s ya gals and we’re talking scans, soccer, and sucralose. Maybe it’s a rant, but for real: when food is sneaky about taste or ingredients, it just makes us mad. Stef’s heading off to the Lobular Breast Cancer Symposium as a patient advocate. Will she see Dr. Otto Metzger and offer him a jar of her famous canned pears? Can he call Fred Hutch about her medical debt? Only time will tell. We’re throwing caution to the wind, splashing out and taking the Breast Cancer Caravan to the OL Reign soccer experience, so join us for the 10/1 game! In letters, a listener turns us on to yet another mushroom opportunity. Then, RATS scampers in with a good news/bad news situation. The bad news is that cancer for young people is on the rise. The good news? We’re looping in an expert about it.Marusic's starred Booklist review is here: https://www.booklistonline.com/A-New-War-on-Cancer-The-Unlikely-Heroes-Revolutionizing-Prevention-/pid=9777372JAMA's report on the rise in cancer rates among those under 50: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808381And Healthline's take on it: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/cancer-rates-increasing-people-under-50#How-to-combat-rising-rates-of-GI-cancersCancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee. You can listen to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and almost all other major platforms. Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  Follow us on Instagram @cancerforbreakfastpodEmail us at cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s the recommended jail time for therapists who unexpectedly quit on their patients? Asking for Stef, who is in the dumps about being dumped. We hear from listeners about their therapy experiences good and bad (and we mean bad….). Is cancer the answer? Obviously not, but maybe slime is. Speaking of bad experiences, having cancer while fat might just take the cake. In letters, we get an update from Mama Mia’s daughter who Adi-poses the question: will Stef cover the protective quality of a little fluff around our organs in a future RATS? Ciao bella! You know it's a si! Not so bella? Media that misrepresents a cancer diagnosis! RATS tell the tale of PNET, a neuroendocrine cancer very different than the pancreatic cancer we know and hate. Celebrities, they’re just like us? You decide. https://people.com/health/maria-menounos-reveals-she-survived-pancreatic-cancer-with-a-baby-on-the-way/https://www.cancer.gov/types/pancreatic/patient/pnet-treatment-pdqhttps://pancan.org/news/maria-menounos-reveals-pnet-diagnosis-talks-importance-of-early-detection/Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  Follow us on Instagram @cancerforbreakfastpodEmail us at cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you kitting? Stef is off to the YMCA with her locker full of accoutrements, and Amy’s off the sauce and full of fast ideas. Letters ask why cancer muggles are always lionizing squeaky clean marathon runners, and we ask back: why are centenarians celebrated for their daily dram of whiskey or pack of smokes while carcinomies are assumed to be sinning lushes?  Finally, our pests remain uncontrolled (sorry Brandon), and they’re pumped about Dr Hadiya Nicole Green. Can boiling hot nanoparticles kill solid tumors in humans? Seems like it, but we smell a rat (and that rat is institutional racism). Dr Green’s foundation: https://oralee.org/drgreen/The NIH covers Dr Green: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/9138/Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux.Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  Follow us on Instagram @cancerforbreakfastpodor Twitter @cancerbreakfaste-mail us at cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a-me, Mario… wait no. It’s just us, Stef and Amy. While recovering from surgery—Stef’s on a side quest! Her new video game pastime is helping her heal in more ways than one. Another character (Amy) shares listener letters that cover everything from a Molly Shannon cancer flick review to more of that relatable scanxiety. Then, a diagnosing doc’s perplexing recommendation to a listener’s Italian mama has us hauling out our soapboxes once again. Mamma Mia, indeed! RATS sets aside the deep dive today and instead offers a shallow swim… it’s a lighter sprinkling of news and headlines, including a treatment that makes sure cancer kids go into adulthood with full hearts.Our pal Rudy’s podcast is here; check it out! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/random-redux-review/id1480112332Here’s a list of games about grief from a really cool mental health-focused site (it doesn’t list Cozy Grove, however, the game Stef’s been playing): https://safeinourworld.org/news/15-games-about-death-and-grief/ and and article from the Guardian about this: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/apr/19/how-video-games-help-people-through-griefFrom RATS: Here’s an article about Merck’s plan to have a vaccine by 2030: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/04/10/moderna-hopes-to-offer-new-vaccines-for-cancer-heart-disease-by-2030.htmlHere’s the NCI blog’s piece about protecting heart health in cancer kids: https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/childhood-cancer-dexrazoxane-protects-heart-doxorubicinHere’s the CNN article about the melanoma vaccine (featuring a surprise appearance by Hugh Jackman!): https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/04/17/health/experimental-skin-cancer-vaccine/index.htmlAnd here’s a press release from our old friends Systems Oncology about SERA2. Fingers crossed! https://systemsoncology.com/news/systems-oncology-to-present-positive-preclinical-data-for-sera2-at-j-p-morgan-41st-annual-healthcare-conference/Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux of Summer Cannibals. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  Follow us on *Instagram (*we made a new account!) @cancerforbreakfastpod or on Twitter @cancerbreakfastSubmit a letter via e-mail cancerforbreakfast@gmail.comAnd as always, thanks for listening!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When fate (or 23 and Me) intervenes at the eleventh hour, do you open your heart to new experiences or continue searching for an AirBnB to pass away in? It’s the premiere of Second Opinion: our conversations with the cancer people, experts and innovators that excite us. Up first: Holly Raines. A talented photographer, a cool mom, and a woman with end stage cervical cancer, Holly tells Stef about the stunning conversation that made her delay her choice to die with dignity in favor of living with integrity for a few more weeks. Second Opinion bonus episodes will drop right into the regular Cancer for Breakfast feed whenever we have one to share. If you’d like to nominate a guest, drop us a line at cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com!Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Second Opinion theme music is by Vyvyvyr. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  Want to connect on social media? Instagram @cancerforbreakfastpod Twitter @cancerbreakfastSubmit a letter via e-mail cancerforbreakfast@gmail.comAnd as always, thanks for listening!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stef’s back from the YSC Summit and Amy has a giggle at the expense of Laughter Yoga. Fun in public really gets Stef’s goat. Then, what’s the deal with longevity? Perhaps the Seventh Day Adventists can spill the beans…or at least share them? Next, it’s our *privilege* to read a letter from a listener that holds a mirror up to cancer spaces and asks why we’re all so eager to get back to our old bodies—weren’t they trying to kill us?? Here’s the skinny; it’s time for everyone to start reading the room. The body you’re shaming might not (just) be your own. Another letter (that begins at 26:10 for those who need to peace out) breaks our hearts with a request for resources for a kiddo with a terminal brain tumor. Have we mentioned recently that a mere 4% of overall funding goes to childhood cancers? RATS continues the conversation on DIPG, a devastating disease of the brain. We’ve got books, podcasts, and websites to recommend, but what’s really needed is research. Links are below to donate in Walter’s memory. https://www.chadtough.orghttps://rallyfoundation.orghttps://curethekids.orgCancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux of Summer Cannibals. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  Follow us on *Instagram (*we made a new account!) @cancerforbreakfastpod or on Twitter @cancerbreakfastSubmit a letter via e-mail cancerforbreakfast@gmail.comAnd as always, thanks for listening!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cat’s out of the bag and the co-host is in another state (we miss you, Amy!!), but we’re making it work with some pals old and new. If you can believe it, we nabbed Thriver Writer, survivor and recent divorcée (keep reading; it’s relevant) Meghan McCallum! Joining us too: producer, co-survivor and husband extraordinaire Nathan McGehee. The convo? Relationships of all flavors, with some live letters that brought the house down. How do you get your mojo back when the hormones aren’t flowing like they used to? When do you disclose cancer status to a date? And oh yeah: "At leasters"? come here, we just wanna talk. A huge thank you to the brave readers that joined us on stage and the anons that let us share their words, too. RATS come scurrying out of the weed(s) to confront the cannabis problem. Sure, there are some studies, but without legalization and with all these taboos, how’s a breastie supposed to get straight answers? We try to help clear the air. A HUGE HUGE mound of gratitude to Young Survival Coalition for having us, and to everyone who stayed to listen, talked to us after, and whom we met over the incredible summit weekend. We love you, YSC!!As promised, here is the link-o-rama! Meghan McCallum’s writing can be found at https://www.thriverwriter.com and she’s on the ‘gram too: https://instagram.com/thriverwriter?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=For kids of cancer grownups, Camp Kesem offers free summer camps nationwide: https://www.kesem.orgHealing Pines Respite offers free wellness retreats in & around North Carolina: https://www.healingpinesrespite.orgLittle Pink Houses of Hope provides no cost retreats to survivors, thrives, and their families. https://www.littlepink.orgFight Through Flights offers free wellness retreats and travel opportunities for Black survivors and thrivers https://www.fightthroughflights.orgFor The Breast of Us empowers women of color with breast cancer diagnoses! https://breastofus.comYSC’s virtual meetups for LGBTQIA folks are so good! https://youngsurvival.org/ysc-private-facebook-group-for-lgbtq-survivors-and-thriversCANNABIS STUFF! The study on anti-tumor effects for ER+ breast cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018723/ & the possible mechanism combined with endocrine disruption: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25177025Antitumor activity of plant cannabinoids with emphasis on the effect of cannabidiol on human breast carcinoma. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16728591/http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/68/9_Supplement/Cannabidiol as a novel inhibitor of Id-1 gene expression in aggressive breast cancer cells. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18025276 & Full Text: http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/6/11/2921.longModulation of the tumor microenvironment and inhibition of EGF/EGFR pathway; novel anti-tumor mechanisms of Cannabidiol in breast cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387115/Modulation of breast cancer cell viability by a cannabinoid receptor 2 agonist, JWH-015(Synthetic THC), is calcium dependent https://www.dovepress.com/modulation-of-breast-cancer-cell-viability-by-a-cannabinoid-receptor-2-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-BCTTCannabis expert RN doing amazing work: http://www.nursekristin.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re on assignment, in the field, and coming to you LIVE…actually, RECORDED from the Young Survival Coalition Summit 2023! Charlotte, North Carolina aka The Queen City is swarming with breast cancer royalty! But wait just a ding dang minute: who’s that on the mic? To livestream the episode we’re recording at the summit, go HERE at 11am EST on Sunday Feb 19. https://summit.youngsurvival.org/schedule/Can’t make it? No prob! The episode will show up in our feed soon!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Knock Knock, who’s there? Intrusive thoughts, and they’re living rent free. Amy’s brain won’t let her break up with breast cancer no matter how many private yoga sessions or massages she has in one day. Time to sublet her space in Cancerland! In letters, the gals read a helpful note from a longtime pal of the podcast who wants to make sure we’re giving religious listeners a fair shake. You can take the cancer out of the heathens, but you can’t take the heathens out of cancer. A promising science writer gets a shout-out for her work on ovarian cancer…and Parkinson’s! RATS offers bundles of POSITIVE news for early stage breasties who are dreaming of the pitter patter of little feet. Not rodents’, babies!Join Cancer for Breakfast at the Young Survival Coalition Summit 2023! https://summit.youngsurvival.org/Learn more about the RATS in this episode here:  https://www.aacr.org/about-the-aacr/newsroom/news-releases/breast-cancer-patients-who-interrupted-endocrine-therapy-to-pursue-pregnancy-did-not-experience-worse-short-term-recurrence-rates/Marisa Wexler’s ovarian cancer writing is here: https://ovariancancernewstoday.com/author/marisa-wexler/page/2/Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux of Summer Cannibals. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  Follow us on *Instagram (*we’re still hacked, but will hopefully be back in our account soon!) @cancerforbreakfast or on Twitter @cancerbreakfastSubmit a letter via e-mail cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s an update! We‘ve got episodes in the can and an explanation for our absence. Don’t worry, everything’s stable in cancer land! But Stef’s sudden indigestion? There’s an explanation for that, too. Young Survivors, assemble! The Summit is straight ahead, and we’re strapping on our gear. 2023, you’re a formidable opponent already. Meet us at the YSC Summit! https://summit.youngsurvival.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Call the paps! Today we’ve got a smear campaign and it’s all about the CervicalCheck scandal. Our leading lady is whistleblower Vicky Phelan. A criminally incompetent lab in Texas and a negligent cover up that’s costing lives? Salt in the wound, indeed. And speaking of cancer scams (our Favre-ite kind of gossip), is sodium the cure-all or just another one of Stefano’s snake oils? Listener letters ask: why is real support so hard to find in a group? And is replacing a beloved care provider-turned-friend like finding a second needle in a haystack? RATS wonders if a low protein diet can help chemo’s efficacy in treating colon cancer. Now that’s some refreshing GATOR-aid.More on our Salty Stefano: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2014/03/stanislaw-burzynski-four-decades-of-an-unproven-cancer-cure/Make sense out of House Mice: https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2022/10/18/stopping-the-spread-a-revolution-in-how-we-think-about-metastasis/RATS can be found  here and here.Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux of Summer Cannibals. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  Follow us on *Instagram (*we’re still hacked, but will hopefully be back in our account soon!) @cancerforbreakfastSubmit a letter via e-mail cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s baaaack…by popular demand! The very jewel of our franchise that drops but once a year, it’s the creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky Escape from October! This time, we’ve escaped so thoroughly that it’s practically December! Gather ‘round: it’s time for one whole episode with no evidence of disease. This year we waste no time chilling you to the bone. Is that grandma giving you a jingle from the great beyond? Who is that judgmental presence refusing to let you play model trains in peace? Is that stranger flipping through the yellow pages a specter or something even more terrifying? Go fetch the rifle, Sue; the gentrifiers are building another haunted speakeasy, and those haints ain’t down with vaping. Tsk tsk! This years’ web of horror is dedicated to Charlotte. Thanks to friends and listeners Kerry, Kelsi, Beth(2), Erika, Leah and Amy’s pal with the haunted Irish castle house for making this a spooktacular we won’t soon forget!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fetch your earbuds! It’s time for a new episode of the pupcast—woof, we mean PODcast. But really, our dogs are barkin’ and for once that isn’t a euphemism for med-induced foot pain. No, we’re talking a beautiful Mitzvah, here! Then, Amy gets a wicked case of stage fright as she MyChart dives into some scan results that send her into a panic with nary a disco in sight, while Stef recaps her wedding to that same old guy and her scan with the same old results. Mazel tov! A listener letter has the gals shaking their heads (and fists) at a funeral-goer’s tactless question. Then, a pimple-prone cancer honey needs solutions for the problems popping up since starting cancer treatment. RATS has good news for AML patients whose telomeres are just a little Too $hort. Oy vey!Here are the AML articles we used for this RATS: https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/acute-myeloid-leukemia-survivor-shows-no-signs-of-cancer-after-clinical-trial.h00-159538167.htmlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5729630/Check us out on The Cancer Pod! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amy-stef-cancer-for-breakfast-cancerinsider/id1584013388?i=1000585608993Here is that site that lets you search trials and check for drug and food/supplement interactions: https://metastatictrialtalk.org/Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux of Summer Cannibals. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  e-mail us at cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes it’s cancer, sometimes it’s a bad burrito, y’all! Stef lives to tell the tale of her ascites scare. Turns out having a body is stressful…and expensive!  The gals talk medical debt and financial toxicity. When insurance still makes you pay thousands for necessary care, how do you stay afloat? Speaking of grifts…we mean GRAFTS…Amy took a trip to her fat grafting surgery and all she got was this lousy dysmorphia. Do her boobs look great now, or is she their Only Fan? Then, to really bring down the mood, we take a moment to remember some friends who passed this summer. It never gets easier. In letters, a creative listener rolls radiation into her honeymoon and dishes on an accident prone frenemy, and another deals with a tactless long-lost friend who probably should’ve stayed lost.  We’ve rounded up our RATS to talk about glyphosate and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Is this common weed killer also a PEOPLE killer? Well…just listen. But yes. NPR’s piece is here. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/09/1110370391/cost-cancer-treatment-medical-debtTo look back at some of our wonderful friends’ lives and stories, here are their IG handles:@bowelbabe@theenlightenedarsehole@wonkyarm@baxlala@coffeedrinkinmamaThat glyphosate info is here:https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/health/us-glyphosate-cancer-study-scli-intl https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383574218300887https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1382668909001100Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux of Summer Cannibals. Want to support the podcast? We’re on BuyMeACoffee and Patreon. We appreciate it so much when you rate, review or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  you can do that RIGHT HERE!  Follow us on Instagram @cancerforbreakfastor Twitter @cancerbreakfaste-mail us at cancerforbreakfast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.