Technology is revolutionizing the fight against Breast Cancer
The Current powered by Kim Komando
WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc
4.6 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2017
⏱️ 18 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | cancer. Just saying the word brings up thoughts of fear and hospitals, radiation, chemotherapy, |
| 0:08.5 | and possibly death. I've had far too many people in my life succumb to cancer. My Aunt Patty, |
| 0:15.1 | she was truly the life of the party. Such a beautiful, good-hearted woman, who no matter what the family |
| 0:21.6 | gathering's purpose was, let me tell you, Aunt Pat would down a couple of beers and then |
| 0:27.2 | belt out Patsy Cline's crazy, just as if they were soul sisters. |
| 0:31.3 | Crazy. I'm crazy for feeling so lonely. Those were such great times according to the American Cancer Society more than 252,000 women |
| 0:46.5 | will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year except for skin cancer it's the most |
| 0:52.4 | common cancer among women affecting affecting one in eight. |
| 0:55.4 | And many people don't realize that men can get breast cancer too. |
| 0:59.5 | But there's good news both in terms of survival rates and new technology that's saving lives. |
| 1:06.9 | I'm America's Digital Pro Kim Commando. |
| 1:09.5 | And in this Commando on-demand podcast, we're going to talk to a few women who faced different journeys with breast cancer. |
| 1:15.8 | But thanks to technology and medical advancements, cancer is no longer a death sentence. |
| 1:21.6 | One woman was able to stop the cancer before it even started, and what is just a remarkable story of survival and beating all the odds. |
| 1:28.9 | And another woman started a national movement to let others know they may be at a higher risk. |
| 1:35.0 | We'll also speak with the American Cancer Society's chief medical officer and a physician from one of the country's most respected breast cancer research centers. |
| 1:43.6 | And just a little reminder, if you're not already getting each and every one of our |
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| 1:55.9 | This way, you get my podcast delivered to you automatically every single week. |
| 2:00.0 | The Commando-On-demand podcast is brought to you in part by IDrive. |
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