We would get in this elevator with other people, and I would kind of watch to see if anyone hit

six. So, you know, you would kind of look around as anyone else here for chemo treatment.

As people would get off the elevator, it was like, who stayed on to go to six. Okay, you're here

for that. This is death, sex, and money.

What do I do when he dies? What next? What happens then? What next?

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

Well, I won't pay full price, so I'll give you a dime.

And need to talk about more.

I'm sure there are a million women who would love to kiss you.

I'm on a sale. Four years ago, I was visiting

L.A., and I had a beer with my friend Colin Campbell. He and I had worked together in New York,

but then he moved to the West Coast, and it had been a while since we'd really caught up. But I did

know that he was supporting his wife through breast cancer treatment.

I mean, Colin's a producer, so he sort of kind of produced the cancer experience for me.

That's Kate Pickert, Colin's wife. I was 35 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

At the time of her diagnosis, Kate was a health care reporter for Time magazine,

but she'd had very little experience being a patient.

Her instinct as a journalist was to learn more.

But when she went to look for a book that talked about the history of breast cancer

and the ways we treat it, she couldn't find it.

The fact that this book didn't exist and women didn't know this story is like, something went wrong.

So she wrote that book. It's called Radical, the science, culture, and history of breast cancer in America.

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