INTERLUDE: Cancer Stories with Dr. Teplinsky

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Nediva Monroe. Nediva was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 2014 and right around the time of her 5 year cancerversary, was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer to her bones. On today’s episode, she takes us back to those moments of finding out she had metastatic disease in 2019 and shares what her treatment has been like — discussi...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Betty Dicker. Betty was diagnosed with a BRCA2 mutation when her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010. Betty had a prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy (removal of fallopian tubes and ovaries) to reduce her ovarian cancer risk. She had been planning on a bilateral mastectomy but life got in the way. She was undergoing breast cancer surveillance...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Terri Conneran. Terri was diagnosed with stage 3 non small cell lung cancer in 2017 and has had multiple recurrence since then. Several years after her diagnosis, she found out that her cancer expressed the KRAS biomarker (KRAS mutation) and she went looking for a group or community of other people who also had the KRAS mutation but she didn’t fin...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Dr. Jennifer Caudle. Dr. Caudle is a board-certified family medicine physician, Associate Professor at Rowan University School of Medicine. She regularly appears as an on-air health expert for local and national news networks, including the TODAY Show, CNN, PBS and many others. She is regularly quoted and published in magazines and media outlets such as...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Dr. Amy Comander. Dr. Comander is a breast oncologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, the Director of Breast Oncology and Cancer Survivorship at the Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham and at Newton Wellesley Hospital, and Medical Director of the Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham. She is the Director of Lifestyle Medicine at t...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Dr. Shaghayegh DeNoble. Dr. DeNoble is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, fellowship trained in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, and a women’s health expert with a focus on menopause and sexual health. She is the founder of Advanced Gynecology of North Jersey. This conversation is a 30 minute crash course in gynecology- we cov...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Shari Todd. Shari is a 48 year old mom of two and was diagnosed with stage 2 ER+/PR+/HER2- invasive ductal carcinoma in January 2022. She went through surgery, chemotherapy and radiation and is currently on endocrine therapy. At the end of radiation, she developed rectal bleeding and was diagnosed with an early stage colon cancer and required surgery. O...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Fitz Koehler. Fitz is an author, keynote speaker, fitness expert, professional race announcer, mom, and breast cancer survivor. She has a Master’s Degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences and has been teaching fitness around the world for decades. In early 2019, Fitz was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fitz shares both the struggles and triumphs she experien...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Angela Pohl. Angela is an ultramarathon runner who was training for a 100 mile race when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2021. Angela was initially a guest on the podcast back in September 2021 and is back now to talk about life now that she completed active treatment over a year ago. She received neoadjuvant chemotherapy with TCHP, had a bilate...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Dr. Kellie Reed, a board-certified dermatologist based in Austin, TX who specializes in general medical dermatology (including surgical and pediatric) as well as aesthetic skin care. She is a native Texan and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business Honors Program. She completed her medical training at The University of Texas...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Nicole Seagriff and Shayla Martin. Nicole is a two time breast cancer survivor and the President of The Pink Agenda. Shayla is a breast cancer survivor (about to reach her 5 year cancerversary in October 2023), serves on the leadership council of The Pink Agenda and is running the 2023 NYC Marathon with Team TPA! As I am also running with Team TPA, on t...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Dr. Narjust Florez, a thoracic medical oncologist and Associate Director of the Cancer Care Equity Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and faculty at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical interests include targeted therapy for lung cancer, care of women with lung cancer and aspects of their cancer survivorship-including sexual health! She is the...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Anne Keane. Anne was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer when she was 36 years old and had a 1 year old daughter at the time. She has now been living with triple positive metastatic breast cancer for nearly 7 years. Anne is a runner and recently ran the 2023 Boston Marathon as part of the The Dana Farber Marathon team, raising $29,000 for research....

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Bri Rickertsen. Bri was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35 in 2020 and she used movement and meditation to get through chemotherapy, surgery, radiation and targeted treatment. Now that she is done with active treatment, her goal is to increase the number of cancer survivors and thrivers – in and out of treatment – who are reaching exerci...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Morgan Adams. Morgan Adams is a holistic sleep coach for women who struggle with getting a good night’s sleep consistently. Her goal is to help women feel better and live better, and the key to both begins with a good night’s sleep. Morgan is a former insomniac who spent almost a decade using prescription sleeping pills despite knowing that...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Dr. Brooklyn Olumba. Dr. Olumba is a clinical pharmacist, BRCA2 mutation carrier, and a 3-year breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed with stage 1B breast cancer at the age of 28 following an annual breast MRI at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She is passionate about genetic testing, patient advocacy, and using social media as tool to connect com...

On today’s episode, I am talking all about cancer and mental health. We know that impacts on mental health are extremely prevalent throughout the entire spectrum of cancer from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. Yet, there remains a significant stigma in talking about and addressing mental health. In this conversation, you’ll hear about anxiety and depression – how to identi...

Welcome back to the Interlude Podcast. You are listening to Episode 133, a conversation with Chelsey Gomez. On today’s episode, I am speaking with Chelsey Gomez, the artist known as “Ohyouresotough.” She is a two time survivor of Hodgkin lymphoma and owns a non traditional cancer brand of the same name, “Ohyouresotough” which emphasizes humor as a way to cope with cancer and chro...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Anna Crollman. Anna is an 8-year triple-positive breast cancer thriver who is passionate about helping women own their unique stories, step into their authentic selves, and thrive through trauma with self-love, wellness, and style. She is a women’s health advocate, a mama to a 3-year-old and a baby on the way, and a fashion enthusiast. Anna shares her e...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Beth Browning. Beth is a biologist, a mom of 2, a runner, and is living with stage 4 ovarian cancer. She was training for the Chicago Marathon in June 2021 when she felt a lump under her arm. She was initially suspected to have breast cancer but was ultimately diagnosed with ovarian cancer. One of the first questions that she asked her oncologist was &#...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Dr. Lara Lambert. Dr. Lambert is an internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care physician and lives in Charleston, South Carolina. She was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer at the age of 40. We speak about her treatment which included radiation, surgery, ileostomy (and ileostomy reversal), and chemotherapy…oh and a wedding thrown in there! S...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Roberta Lombardi. Roberta is a breast cancer survivor and early stage ally to the MBC community. She began Infinite Strength in 2018 to provide single mothers in active treatment for breast cancer with financial and emotional support. As the nonprofit grew, she understood the unique needs patients with MBC had and the lack of support and access to care...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Marcella Kelson. Marcella is a Maternal Wellness specialist with a background in mental health and developmental psychology. Marcella’s mission is to provide authentic, tangible and empowering tools for millennial mothers. She herself is a mom to 4 year old Otto and 10 month old Francesca and was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in Aug...

On today’s solo episode, I am talking all about what breast cancer survivors and thrivers need to know about nutrition and supplements. I am sharing the evidence behind topics such as plant-based diets, processed foods, intermittent fasting, soy, dairy, supplements such as Calcium, Vitamin D, melatonin, collagen peptides and more. If you prefer to watch this as a presentation with video, it...

On today’s episode, I am speaking with Samantha Harris. Samantha is well known for her roles as Dancing With the Stars and Entertainment Tonight co-host. Back in 2014, she felt a lump in her breast just 11 days after a clean mammogram. She persisted and advocated for herself and was subsequently diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. Samantha was previously on the Interlude (Episode 15 back...