Mets Monday Advocate Spotlight on Katherine O’Brien

Kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we interview Katherine O’Brien, a leading force in MBC advocacy since 2009. Katherine was diagnosed with MBC in 2009 at the age of 43 and she quickly recognized that there were very few media accounts featuring people living with a Stage IV diagnosis. As a full time writer she decided to change this lack of media coverage of MBC using the power of her pen. Katherine was the co-chair of the Awareness Task Force for the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance also known as MBCA, and helped develop their Here ALL Year initiative. 

SOCIAL/GUEST INFO
Twitter - @ihatebreastcanc
Insta - @kobkatherineobrien

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
History of Metastatic Breast Cancer Day
MBCN (Metastatic Breast Cancer Network)
NCCN Guidelines for MBC Patients
NCI Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)

POLICY AND FUNDING ADVOCACY
NBCC Stop the Clock Campaign
Project Lead and Fran Visco
Metavivor Stage IV Stampede
MBC Alliance
Young Survival Coalition Advocate