Overlooked: Women's Health Can't Wait

This episode hands the mic over to two other survivors of ovarian cancer - Susan Leighton, and Donna Peppin. Both Susan and Donna talk about how they're paying their survivorship forward, through advocacy. For more background on this episode, head to overlookedpod.com, where you can also get in touch with us.   New to the show? Start with episode 1, ‘Fluid Puppy’   How you can support the show: Le...

The cancer comes back again, and Mom starts a new round of chemo. At this point, I decided I would finally go and get a genetics test done for myself. In this episode, I talk to my genetics counselor, and my sister Esther, about the results of her test and what happened next for her.  This episode features: Bonnie Federman, from New York Presbyterian.  Esther Arthur For more background on this epi...

In 2020, Mom was dealing with the covid pandemic as well as cancer. After her chemotherapy treatment ended, she started on a new drug, called niraparib, to try and prevent a recurrence. She would end up back in the emergency room, but this time, it wasn’t covid, or cancer.  And, I talked to Dr Tracy Brooks for a deep dive on PARP inhibitors, a relatively new class of drugs used in cancer treatment...

This episode features: Sarah DeFeo from OCRA . For more background on this episode, head to overlookedpod.com , where you can also get in touch with us. How you can support the show:  Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit the subscribe button Send this episode to someone who would also find it a meaningful listen ABOUT THE SHOW: Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that...

Featuring: Dr James Bentley from Nova Scotia Health . Alison Ross, Director of Knowledge Mobilization at Ovarian Cancer Canada . Jennifer Barton , Director of the Bio5 Institute at the University of Arizona . For more background on this episode, head to overlookedpod.com , where you can also get in touch with us. How you can support the show:  Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit the subscribe but...

Caregiving, and even standing by as someone you love goes through cancer, is its own journey, and deserves its own episode. This episode features Robin Arthur, and Pamela Esposito-Amery from Tell Every Amazing Lady. ABOUT THE SHOW: Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that don't get enough attention. The show is hosted by Golda Arthur, an audio journalist and producer....

For more background on this episode, head to overlookedpod.com , where you can also get in touch with us. Overlooked is an independently-produced podcast, and if you would like to support the show, you can: -Hit the subscribe button -Send this episode to someone who would also find it a meaningful listen -Leave a review on Apple Podcasts   ABOUT THE SHOW: Overlooked tells powerful stories about wo...

For more background on this episode, head to overlookedpod.com ABOUT THE SHOW: Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that don't get enough attention. The show is hosted by Golda Arthur, an audio journalist and producer. Learn more about the show here: https://bit.ly/TheOverlookedNewsletter   Follow the show, and episodes will come to you automatically.   DISCL...

We begin in a hospital room, in Halifax, Canada, as a difficult moment is about to unfold. An introduction to Teresa, and to ovarian cancer as she and her family experienced it. For more background on this episode, head to https://overlookedpod.com/ ABOUT THE SHOW: Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that don't get enough attention. The show is hosted by Golda Arthur,...

For more information on the show, go to www.overlookedpod.com. ABOUT THE SHOW: Overlooked tells powerful stories about women's health conditions that don't get enough attention. The show is hosted by Golda Arthur, an audio journalist and producer. Learn more about the show here: https://bit.ly/TheOverlookedNewsletter   Follow the show, and episodes will come to you automatically.   DISCL...