Expert Advice on Genetic Testing, Cancer Prevention & Care Disparities with Dr. Rachel Brem

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Relationships, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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321. Expert Advice on Genetic Testing, Cancer Prevention & Care Disparities with Dr. Rachel Brem Dr. Rachel Brem is back to discuss genetic testing for breast cancer risk, systemic issues within the medical establishment, guidance for those with dense breasts, and practical advice on MRI and mammograms. Plus, we’ll hear some of the heartfelt and inspiring messages you’ve left us since you learned of Amanda’s diagnosis. Discover: -The shocking statistic about who is most susceptible to breast cancer; -Why every doctor has a bias and what to do about it; -The truth about “overdiagnosis”; and -How to get genetic testing and what to do with the information you receive. On Dr. Rachel Brem: Dr. Rachel Brem is the author of No Longer Radical: Understanding Mastectomies and Choosing the Breast Cancer Care That's Right For You. Dr. Brem is an internationally known breast cancer expert who has been instrumental in developing and implementing new technologies to improve breast cancer detection. She is Professor and Director of Breast Imaging and Intervention at George Washington University, Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiology, and Chief Medical Advisor and Cofounder of the Brem Foundation. She is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology and the Society of Breast Imaging. Find our first episode with Dr. Brem here: 320. Early Detection, Mammograms & Breast Cancer Care with Dr. Rachel Brem

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0:00.0	Welcome back to We Can Do Hard Things. We're back with Dr. Rachel Brem,
0:14.3	who's sharing with us all the information we need
0:17.4	in order to advocate for ourselves with doctors
0:21.0	when it comes to detecting breast cancer as early as possible, because that's
0:26.1	the key.
0:27.1	We've got to know about it as early as possible when it is curable and treatable.
0:33.0	So how to become our own best advocate.
0:36.0	She shares with us what to say and when to push
0:39.0	to make sure our care is what it needs to be.
0:42.0	Okay, Dr. Brem, I want to ask you about something really important.
0:47.0	Black women and breast cancer.
0:50.0	Black women have a 40% greater chance of dying from breast cancer than white women.
0:56.4	What do black women need to know to do differently or is it the entire medical establishment that is failing
1:06.4	black women and they don't need to do anything differently the medical
1:10.1	establishment needs to do things differently. Yes and yes and yes.
1:14.0	So a black women die 40% more frequently
1:17.0	than white women stage by stage of breast cancer.
1:20.0	It is a multiple complex issue.
1:22.1	One is that they're at increased population risk.
1:25.3	In fact, the American College of Radiology
1:27.2	two years ago identified them as a high risk population.
1:30.1	But there are other high risk populations
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