Making Breast Cancer Awareness Personal

Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

So, let’s talk about connecting breast cancer awareness efforts to the real people impacted by this disease…

More than just wearing pink, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is about the lives that can be saved through education, early detection, and compassionate care.

Because behind every pink ribbon is a story—a story of someone fighting for, advocating for, or in the most heartbreaking cases, grieving for those lost to the disease.

It’s about real people, real experiences, and real stories—with real struggles that continue even as the month ends.

However, unfortunately, this doesn’t get highlighted enough each time we hop into this month of the year.

That’s why in this episode, we’ll cover why those people should be the focus, as we connect the pinks to them—whether they are the patients, the family members, or the friends.

So, whether you know someone affected by breast cancer or simply want to understand it better, this episode will remind you why it’s important to act—every month of the year, and why we should highlight real-life experiences more than the marketing side of things.

Why you need to check this episode:

- Learn about breast cancer this Breast Cancer Awareness Month; - Understand the importance of regular screenings and mammograms along with the consequences of late diagnosis and care; - Recognize the need to connect awareness efforts to the people affected by the disease and not just the marketing side of things.

“We got to enjoy life at all the stages. [We] want to enjoy [our] life as a young adult, as an adult, and as a senior citizen. And to do that, [we] have to build upon the foundation of good preventative care.” – Dr. Berry Pierre

Notable Quotes:

“We're not taking away from the onus of wearing pink and marketing…but I want us to connect that aspect of someone wearing pink to someone that they may be walking for, [to] someone that they may be raising money for.” – Dr. Berry Pierre

“I just want to make sure that we are bringing it back home and making it personable, so that we just don't see a person wearing pink. We see: this person is wearing pink because they have to look out for someone; this person is wearing pink because they may have lost someone.” – Dr. Berry Pierre

“Maybe you're one of the lucky people who don't know anyone who's been affected by breast cancer in one-way shape or form, [but] we at least want to be empathetic to those who do.” – Dr. Berry Pierre

Mentions:

• Breast Cancer (Blog post)
• Danielle Fishel's Breast Cancer Diagnosis: What We Can Learn

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