Male Breast Cancer & Remembering Ryan Keith

Join co-hosts Kirby Lewis and Lisa Laudico for our interview with Male Breast Cancer advocate, Michael Singer, and Kate Keith, widow of Male MBC advocate, Ryan Keith.  Kate talks candidly about how Ryan was diagnosed, his treatment challenges, and how it felt for him to be a man with MBC.  Michael Singer, an early-stage breast cancer advocate, discusses how he has seen awareness around male breast cancer change over the years and how advocacy made this happen.  Ryan Keith died of MBC in May of this year and we will be hearing more about Ryan during our special episode remembering those who have died from MBC at the end of this month.

SOCIAL/HASHTAGS
Michael Singer X
#MenHaveBreastsToo
#MaleBreastCancer

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
METAvivor
Dr. Eric Winer
Project Lead
Bret Miller
Richard Roundtree

Male Breast Cancer Coalition is now often affiliated Male Breast Cancer Global Alliance.

RYAN KEITH
Ryan’s Obituary

MORE INFO ON MALE BREAST CANCER
Breast Cancer . org: Men with Breast Cancer Have Lower Survival Rates than Women
American Cancer Society: Breast Cancer in Men
CDC: About Breast Cancer in Men
Texas Medical Center: (FDA says) More Men Needed in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
NIH: Male Breast Cancer

ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF AND SECOND OPINIONS
HealthCentral: Metastatic Breast Cancer - The Advice I Needed Most
Breast Cancer . org: Getting a Second Opinion

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