Tag: Womens Health

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Pathways to Hope: Navigating the Breast Cancer Journey with Victoria Smart (Ep. 34)

Pathways to Hope: Navigating the Breast Cancer Journey with Victoria Smart (Ep. 34)

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Breast cancer remains a significant health challenge facing millions of women today, with early detection and access to quality care being crucial in the fight against this pervasive disease.

Let’s tackle the tough conversations and navigate the journey together.

In this episode, Barbara Archer speaks with Victoria Smart, Senior Vice President of Mission for the Susan G. Komen organization, the world’s largest breast cancer organization with over $3 billion in investments in breast cancer research, advocacy, and patient support to date. They have an insightful discussion on the different types of breast cancer, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment choices, emotional and psychological impact, and post-recovery options and challenges.

Victoria Smart discusses: 

  • Best practices to improve the chance of early detection
  • What patients may expect while undergoing treatment and navigating various options
  • Effective coping strategies and lifestyle changes to aid the fight against breast cancer
  • How friends and family of a breast cancer patient can build a strong support system
  • Advancements in breast cancer research (including the advocacy and efforts of Susan G. Komen)
  • And more

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About Our Guest: 

Victoria Smart is the Senior Vice President of Mission for the Susan G. Komen organization, the world’s largest breast cancer organization with over $3 billion in investments in breast cancer research, advocacy, and patient support to date. 

Victoria leads Komen’s research and scientific strategies, including the Big Data for Breast Cancer program, which seeks to bring innovation to patients faster, the Komen Patient Care Center serving over 55,0000 annually and Komen’s Center for Public Policy advocating for patient protection and access to care.

Victoria has been working in the fight against cancer for nearly 25 years, beginning her career with the American Association for Cancer Research. 

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The Silent Symptoms of Menopause with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg (Ep. 5)

The Silent Symptoms of Menopause with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg (Ep. 5)

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Are you or a loved one nearing menopause or full menopausal? Have you been experiencing sleep problems? Do you feel moody? Do you have hot flashes, itchy skin or have you experienced hair loss? These are all silent symptoms of menopause. 

In this episode, Barbara Archer is joined by Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg, the chief of the division of behavioral medicine at McDonald women’s hospital, University hospitals at Cleveland medical center, and professor in reproductive biology and psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. Her areas of clinical specialization include sexual medicine, female sexual disorder, menopause, pregnancy, and postpartum mood disorder, as well as the psychological aspects of infertility. 

Dr. Kingsberg is an associate editor for sexual medicine reviews, sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of menopause, and is a past president now serving as advocacy chair for both the North American menopause society and the international society for the study of women’s sexual health and she is here to discuss all things menopause! 

Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg discusses: 

  • Symptoms of menopause as well as those less common that many women undergo 
  • What to look out for when you are post-menopausal 
  • How menopausal symptoms can change balances in your vagina, making some daily tasks a little bit tougher
  • How to spot pre-menopause and understand how your body is handling it
  • And more

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