The Boobie Queen: Li-Fraumeni syndrome and Breast Cancer

Sickboy

CBC

Society & Culture

4.8 • 524 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Whitney has always been known as "The Boobie Queen". The nickname took on a whole new meaning after being diagnosed with stage three cancer at the age of 30! Join the gang for a wonderful conversation about perseverance all the while exploring Li-Fraumeni syndrome — an inherited familial predisposition to a wide range of certain, often rare, cancers. Whitney the Boobie Queen is a positive ray of light who has no problem bringing levity to a harsh diagnosis and is an inspiration to young adult cancer survivors everywhere!

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0:00.0	I'm Lisa Yuso, a digital producer at Ideas, the podcast that likes to feed your curiosity.
0:07.8	I ask my colleagues why they think you should listen.
0:11.8	Ideas can make you the smartest, most interesting guest at your next dinner party in less than 60 minutes.
0:18.7	It's got the best of a storytelling podcast
0:21.2	with the best of a great lecture.
0:23.6	You can pretty much never predict
0:25.4	where an episode will take you,
0:27.0	but you can count on every episode
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0:30.9	even just a little.
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0:33.7	wherever you get your podcasts.
0:39.9	This is a CBC podcast.
0:44.2	Welcome to Sick Boy, a podcast where we talk about what it's like to be sick.
0:47.7	This week's guest is Whitney.
0:49.6	She has Lee from Eni's syndrome.
0:51.9	Let's talk about it.
1:05.0	Yeah. Lee from many's syndrome. Let's talk about it. I feel like the clap club. I feel like the clap club is a bad thing in other places.
1:11.7	Yeah, I mean, there's only two clap clubs,
1:14.0	and there's one that you definitely don't want to be a part.
1:16.9	What a great start.
1:21.0	Yeah, I think that is a good place to start.
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