In this episode of Breast Cancer Conversations, host Laura Carfang introduces guest Judith Fitzgerald, a 14-year breast cancer survivor and patient advocate. Judith is the founder of Sisters for Prevention, a company dedicated to supporting those newly diagnosed with breast cancer through education on diet and lifestyle strategies to reduce recurrence and primary prevention of the disease. She is also an advocate for women's health and has lobbied Congress for a women's health initiative to fund primary prevention clinical trials for women's cancer. Judith serves as an advocate for NIH, NCI and is a Koman advocate in science. Additionally, Judith is involved as an advocate for primary prevention vaccines currently in a phase one clinical trial at the Cleveland Clinic.

Topics Covered Include:
[01:10] Cancer prevention through lifestyle.
[00:03:49] Getting a second opinion.
[00:07:24] Diagnostic testing for women.
[00:11:25] Health and wellness tips.
[00:17:02] Exercise and cancer prevention.
[00:19:27] Hormones in Dairy and Children.
[00:23:58] Breast cancer preventive vaccine.
[00:26:54] Breaks for Breasts movement.
[00:30:55] Breast cancer vaccine delays.

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About SurvivingBreastCancer.org.

Survivingbreastcancer.org (SBC) was created in 2017 to help fill the gaps in breast cancer support, education, and resources. It was founded by Laura Carfang, who was recently diagnosed at that time in her early 30’s. Since 2017, SBC has grown exponentially, serving members in the global breast cancer community. Over these past few years, the SBC website has been visited by community members (over 1,000,000 page views) across 120+ plus countries, and Laura’s podcast, Breast Cancer Conversations has been listened to in over 80 countries.

Leveraging technology and breaking down barriers to access and information, SBC puts the patient first, educating, encouraging and inspiring advocacy. Community members are encouraged to participate in the various free programming, events and services and are all invited to contribute to resolving the growing needs of this population.

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