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New episodes publish every other Tuesday at 5 a.m. ET.Covering everything from the latest breast cancer treatments to the rising costs of care to what it’s like to be diagnosed when you’re pregnant, The Breastcancer.org Podcast explores all things breast cancer. Join host and veteran science reporter Jamie DePolo as she talks to world-renowned oncologists, breast cancer advocates, and everyday people affected by breast cancer. Guests have included oncologists Hope Rugo, Dennis Slamon, and Eleonora Teplinsky, as well as advocates from METAvivor, Breast Cancer Action, SHARE, and GRASP. The Breastcancer.org Podcast is produced by Breastcancer.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Learn more about breast cancer and join our community at www.breastcancer.org.
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- 3 days ago15 min
ASCO 2026 Poster Session Research
At the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting poster session, we asked four scientists to discuss their research. Listen to the episode to hear: Peter Stanfield, of the University of Wisconsin, explains his research on cancer screening rates in transgender and gender-diverse people. Nico Gotera, of the University of Texas Health Science Center, explains research on GLP-1 medicines and rates of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Anna Tanasijevic, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, explains research on how much cancer survivors exercise. Xianghui Zou, of NYU Langone Health, explains research on the timing of immunotherapy infusions for people with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer.
- 3 days ago18 min
Creating More Equitable Health Systems
Felicia Marie Knaul, PhD, is a global health researcher whose work focuses on strengthening health systems, advancing gender equity, and improving access to care for those who need it most. She’s also lived through a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and that experience informs her efforts to transform health systems around the world. Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Knaul discuss: her experience with breast cancer why she founded Tómatelo a Pecho and what the organization does why she thinks cancer control can drive the creation of better healthcare systems
- 3 days ago21 min
Top Breast Cancer Research at ASCO 2026
Eleonora Teplinsky, MD, is the head of breast and gynecologic medical oncology and Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center in Paramus, New Jersey, as well as an ASCO breast cancer expert. She explained the most compelling research results on breast cancer presented at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Teplinsky explain: the importance of the OPTIMA study, as well as her caveats about the results the latest results from the ASCENT-04 study what progression-free survival 2 (PFS2) is and how it helps doctors decide which treatments should be given first what we do and don’t know about GLP-1 medicines and cancer
- 4 days ago11 min
Losing Weight Boosts Quality of Life in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
At the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, Dr. Jennifer Ligibel, director of the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, presented early results from the Breast Cancer Weight Loss (BWEL) study. The findings showed that among women with early-stage breast cancer, losing weight led to better physical and mental health, and also helped ease fatigue. Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Ligibel explain: the design of the BWEL study why the women in the study had to have hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative or triple-negative breast cancer the next steps for the study
- 5 days ago16 min
Does Breast Cancer That Seems to Have High Recurrence Risk Always Need Chemo?
Results from the OPTIMA trial suggest that people with early-stage hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that seems to have a high risk of recurrence based on clinical features — like a high number of positive lymph nodes — may be able to safely skip chemotherapy if they have a low Prosigna risk of recurrence score. The findings were presented at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. Iain MacPherson, professor of breast oncology at the University of Glasgow, was chief investigator of the study. Listen to the episode to hear Dr. MacPherson explain: the design and results of the OPTIMA study why he thinks the trial results are groundbreaking whether or not the results apply to men with this type of breast cancer
- 6 days ago15 min
Why My Perspective on Clinical Trials Changed
At the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Megan-Claire Chase, known as Warrior Megsie on social media, was one of the speakers at the ASCO Voices session. In her talk, she explained how her views on clinical trials shifted after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Listen to the episode to hear Megsie explain: some of the reasons why the Black community distrusts the medical system why she didn’t want to be part of a clinical trial how her feelings changed after she suffered rare, debilitating side effects from treatment why she became an outspoken advocate
- 1 weeks ago31 min
Can GLP-1s Treat Lymphedema?
Dr. Michael Stubblefield is a cancer rehabilitation expert and Dr. Joseph Dayan is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has pioneered techniques to ease lymphedema with surgery. They’re both very interested in how the GLP-1 medicines, like Ozempic, Wegovey, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Victoza, and Trulicity — just to name a few — could be used to manage lymphedema. Listen to the episode to hear Drs. Stubblefield and Dayan explain: how common lymphedema is among people with breast cancer current lymphedema treatments how the new study using a GLP-1 medicine to treat lymphedema came about what we know right now about GLP-1 medicines and breast cancer treatments
- 3 weeks ago30 min
Is Breast Cancer Linked to Certain Bacteria?
Dr. Dipali Sharma and her team published two papers that found links between bacteria, including F. nucleatum, the bacterium that causes periodontal disease, and the development of breast cancer. Listen to the episode to hear Dr. Sharma explain: her work to figure out how bacteria travel from the gut or mouth to the breast the changes the bacteria cause in breast cells why breast cells with BRCA1 mutations were more likely to have higher levels of bacteria in them how research to inhibit a specific enzyme may one day lead to a new breast cancer treatment
About Breastcancer.org Podcast
New episodes publish every other Tuesday at 5 a.m. ET.Covering everything from the latest breast cancer treatments to the rising costs of care to what it’s like to be diagnosed when you’re pregnant, The Breastcancer.org Podcast explores all things breast cancer. Join host and veteran science reporter Jamie DePolo as she talks to world-renowned oncologists, breast cancer advocates, and everyday people affected by breast cancer. Guests have included oncologists Hope Rugo, Dennis Slamon, and Eleonora Teplinsky, as well as advocates from METAvivor, Breast Cancer Action, SHARE, and GRASP. The Breastcancer.org Podcast is produced by Breastcancer.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Learn more about breast cancer and join our community at www.breastcancer.org.
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