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Hi, everyone. I'm Katie Couric, and this is next question.

As many of you might know, I've been through my own breast cancer journey, and the one thing

I've learned is that the story doesn't necessarily stop when treatment ends. In fact, for so many women,

that's when a whole new chapter begins. Today, I'm talking with Dr. Lillian Smith, senior vice president

and global development head for breast cancer at Eli Lilly and Company, as well as breast cancer

patient advocate and Lilly partner, Lichet Roll. We're talking about life after diagnosis

and treatment, why knowing your body's normal is so critical how to understand your risk of

recurrence, especially when diagnosed with early breast cancer that does have a high risk of coming back

and what it means to be your own advocate in follow-up care.

Dr. Smith and Lichet, welcome to both of you.

I'm so excited to be with you and have this important conversation about breast cancer

and really life after breast cancer treatment.

And Dr. Smith, may I call you, Lillian?

You may, of course.

Let me start with you. I know you

went into oncology and then you decided to really focus on breast cancer. What led you down this

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