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Over the past 25 years, ACS CAN has mobilized hundreds of thousands of advocates across every state and congressional district. Through millions of grassroots advocacy engagements with policymakers and thousands of strategic partnerships, we’ve made cancer a national priority, giving patients and families a voice in enacting and defending policies that reduce disparities and save lives. Learn more: https://www.fightcancer.org/25-years-acs-can

On August 29, 2026, this is the video that played as attendees entered the auditorium for the DiepCFoundation Breast Symposium 2026. Each story is unique. Each story reflects difficult decsions in breast cancer care and brest reconstruction. I honor each of these individuals and all the people who are part of the DiepCFoundation community. Thank you for sharing your stories. We welcome your comments and questions. Please like our channel and subscribe after watching to get notifications of more educational videos about topics related to breast reconstruction. Your generous tax-free gift here https://www.diepcfoundation.org/donate/ will help us publish more educational videos. Thank you for your support. http://www.diepcfoundation.org/ is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing education and resources to empower women and men with information to make an informed decision about options for breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/diepCfoundat... https://twitter.com/6state https://www.instagram.com/diepcfounda... https://www.pinterest.com/tgcoutee/interviews-with-plastic-surgeons/ https://diepcjourney.libsyn.com/

Welcome to Week 3, Day 2 of the BeACTive exercise series for people with breast cancer. Today’s workout is a full body strength workout. We are going to slow down our movement and focus on building muscle with this whole body workout. Because the pace today is a bit slower, we want you to focus on range of motion and trying to keep a consistent tempo. We will alternate between upper and lower body exercises today to give those muscles a rest between sets and make this workout extra efficient.  Equipment needed: * Action: Chair + small weights * Challenge: Small weights * Train: Small/medium weights Exercises featured in this video: * Single leg/squat lunge * Curl and press * Deadlift  * Row Join your host Sami Mansfield, certified cancer exercise trainer and Founder of Cancer Wellness for Life, and real members of LBBC’s community who are thriving—and exercising—with breast cancer. Let’s get started! Find more program details, tips for getting started, ways to connect to community of support: https://www.lbbc.org/about-breast-cancer/wellness-body-image/nutrition-exercise/exercise?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=exercise&utm_content=workout Full 3-week series links: Intro/How to use the series: https://youtu.be/4kfBRBnGysU https://youtu.be/yoH6-_6qWfA https://youtu.be/5FrxBlG95Ro https://youtu.be/r_oOaWtJuLo https://youtu.be/59sbdwSHKDI https://youtu.be/fuonP0lbWHk https://youtu.be/aHIQh5Uxnls https://youtu.be/02C-39i_WWg https://youtu.be/-H9CXHKqDYs https://youtu.be/pE7aCUrOUPg Meet the women of the BeACTive series and learn what motivates them: Megan D: https://youtu.be/pycDgCMamB0?si=ubq_yVd96cIS1kvm Bobbi: https://youtu.be/ViQSy7Xw23M?si=rSVn66ukrzRWvLqZ Jamie: https://youtu.be/9Pb_jGoY6mM?si=pWQdZcOGIElx3B4g Nadiyah: https://youtu.be/vuY7H0QqpRQ?si=CsSV4ayqgj81Au1w Nancy: https://youtu.be/XHVO_uNaxuk?si=06BVcLFIqHcHaki- Amanda: https://youtu.be/b9cnr0a78Bk?si=32ecLvj3ZvFJkkZh Megan R: https://youtu.be/jI4ZsSgHR8o?si=yjOXeQhAHrgsvM09 Monica: https://youtu.be/cMiNCjY-VvE?si=oSYChYk_gIzhJhOj DISCLAIMER: You are volunteering to participate in physical exercise without supervision, which may include but may not be limited to weight and/or resistance training and we encourage you to communicate with your healthcare provider, especially if you are in active treatment. Follow any recommendations from your healthcare team. If you are experiencing any pain, dizziness, or shortness of breath that continues and doesn’t resolve with rest or after you stop exercising, or unusual symptoms when you are exercising, please contact your healthcare provider. By engaging in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at your own risk. Chapters: 00:00 - 2:04 Intro 2:05 - 6:08 Circuit 1 6:09 - 10:08 Circuit 2 10:09 - 14:07 Circuit 3 14:08 - 17:58 Circuit 4 17:59 - 20:06 Cool down At Living Beyond Breast Cancer, we make sure people facing breast cancer have the support they need. We’re here with real answers, real stories, and real help—every step of the way. Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingbeyondbreastcancer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/living-beyond-breast-cancer Instagram: https://instagram.com/livingbeyondbc YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/LBBC1991 #BeACTive #BreastCancer #Workout

This is part 1 of our 3-part series: 2023 Knowledge is power: Black breast cancer experience. Session 1 | All the feels: Supporting the mental health of Black women with breast cancer Join Atiba Page and Lisa Nelson as they discuss the prevalent needs in mental health for Black women impacted by breast cancer. During this session, they will unpack how to best support mental and emotional well-being, address existing barriers, and offer practical advice and resources. This session will equip you with tools to best support yourself and others. Session 2 | Purifying Black beauty: Reducing exposures to toxins in personal care products (starts at 37:28) Learn from Tiah Tomlin-Harris, Dr. Dede K. Teteh, and Dr. Jazma Tapia about the harmful effects of toxins commonly found in our products like parabens, phthalates, and synthetic fragrances. Explore the impact of these toxins on your health and how you can demand legislative change. Get practical tips and guidance on making informed choices for safer products because you deserve products that nourish and celebrate your natural Black beauty. About our speakers: Atiba Page is a diversity and inclusion manager at Bristol Myers Squibb and a member of LBBC's board of directors and our Black Breast Cancer Advisory Council. She also founded Khronic Kuties, a social media and local community support group whose goal is to help people achieve professional success. Read more about Atiba: https://www.lbbc.org/about-us/team/board/atiba-page Lisa Nelson, LMSW, OSWC, is a licensed master social worker, a certified oncology social worker (OSW-C), a trained end-of-life doula, and an NYU Zelda Foster Palliative Care and Leadership Fellow. With over 20 years of experience, she has dedicated her career to direct practice with chronically ill adults. Read more about Lisa: https://www.lbbc.org/about-us/speaker/lisa-petgrave-nelson Tiah Tomlin-Harris, MS, is the so-founder of My Style Matters, Inc., and a graduate of LBBC's Young Advocate program. She's an activist, an advocate, a Cancer Coach, a Breast Health Educator, a consultant, and a Project Lead graduate of the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC). Read more about Tiah: https://www.lbbc.org/about-us/speaker/tiah-tomlin Dede K. Teteh, DrPH, MPH, CHES, is an assistant professor of public health in the Department of Health Sciences at Chapman University. She is a public health professional with 15 years of experience encompassing academia, research, policy development, and strategic communications. Read more about Dr. Teteh: https://www.lbbc.org/about-us/speaker/dede-k-teteh Jazma Leona Tapia, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Health Equities at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her ongoing research concentrates on discerning the implications of estrogenic endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which are commonly found in hair and other personal care products, on the risk of breast cancer progression. Read more about Dr. Tapia: https://www.lbbc.org/about-us/speaker/jazma-leona-tapia The Crown Act: https://www.thecrownact.com/ Program partners: Living Beyond Breast Cancer - https://lbbc.org My Style Matters - https://mystylematters.org Watch Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6dSnFHR2rk&list=PLy56aUjhRF4kYx38twf6FaXTNzKhyBfjh&index=2 More information on Black breast cancer: https://www.lbbc.org/black?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=kip23 Personal stories of Black women with breast cancer: https://www.lbbc.org/blog?population=black&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=kip23 Chapters: 00:00 - 1:20 Session 1 intro 1:21 - 6:08 Mental health needs for Black women 6:09 - 13:50 Therapy, insurance, & mental health 13:51 - 15:02 Correlations between stress and cancer 15:03 - 17:08 Dealing with medications that affect mental health 17:09 - 19:45 Overcoming stereotypes 19:46 - 21:57 Commonalities between Black women's mental health & MBC 21:58 - 25:27 Dealing with your spouse's emotions 25:28 - 27:55 Rekindling intimacy 27:56 - 32:43 Neurodiversity, employment, & survivorship 32:44 - 34:46 Signs you need mental health treatment 34:47 - 37:44 Navigating conversation of death 37:45 - 42:27 Session 2 intro 42:28 - 49:37 Hair, products, & chemicals 49:38 - 50:36 What are EDCs? 50:37 - 53:02 Share your story 53:03 - 54:08 What we know about breast cancer 54:09 - 57:28 EDC, hair products & breast cancer 57:29 - 1:04:47 Breast cancer risk & Black cell lines 1:04:48 - 1:07:15 Resources 1:07:16 - 1:18:58 Q&A At Living Beyond Breast Cancer, we make sure people facing breast cancer have the support they need. We’re here with real answers, real stories, and real help—every step of the way. Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingbeyondbreastcancer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/living-beyond-breast-cancer Instagram: https://instagram.com/livingbeyondbc YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/LBBC1991 #BlackWithBreastCancer #cleanbeauty

Session 1 | Empowering patient advocates to remove barriers to care in their community Join our interactive panel of patient advocates and physicians as we share tangible tools for creating change in our communities. Learn to be a force multiplier in your community by sharing adding your voice to the health equity movement. Session 2 | When we tri(al) we save lives! (starts at 29:33) Learn from this panel of doctors, researchers and patients as they share their experiences and how clinical trial participation is saving the lives of Black Breasties. Recorded during our 2023 Knowledge is power: Black breast cancer experience series. Program partners: Tigerlily Foundation - https://www.tigerlilyfoundation.org TOUCH: The Black Breast Cancer Alliance - https://touchbbca.org For more information on Black breast cancer visit, https://www.lbbc.org/black?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=kip23 For personal stories of Black women with breast cancer visit, https://www.lbbc.org/blog?population=black&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=kip23 To talk to someone who gets it, connect with our peer led Breast Cancer Helpline at https://www.lbbc.org/community/breast-cancer-helpline?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=kip23

Session 1 | Inequality you can't ignore This session will discuss how TCI and LBBC make medical communities aware of these disparities and help open their eyes to any blind spots and procedural issues that could be unknowingly perpetuating the problem. Session 2 | "I got you sis" (starts at 37:13) Survivorship can be about picking up where you left off or pause.... reset...restart.... either way, I got you sis! Navigating survivorship from diagnosis and beyond as a Black Woman. Recorded during our 2023 Knowledge is power: Black breast cancer experience series. Program partners: The Chrysalis Initiative: https://thechrysalisinitiative.org/ For the Breast of Us: https://www.breastofus.com/ For more information on Black breast cancer visit, https://www.lbbc.org/black?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=kip23 For personal stories of Black women with breast cancer visit, https://www.lbbc.org/blog?population=black&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=kip23 To talk to someone who gets it, connect with our peer led Breast Cancer Helpline at https://www.lbbc.org/community/breast-cancer-helpline?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=kip23

Studies show that breast cancer treatment outcomes for Black women compared to White women are not equal, resulting in a 42% higher mortality rate for Black women. But little has been done to change this reality. This is the story of how we made the medical community aware of this disparity and helped open their eyes to any blind spots and procedural issues that could be unknowingly perpetuating the problem. Website: https://thechrysalisinitiative.org/ Donate: https://thechrysalisinitiative.org/do... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrysalisin... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrysalisini... Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrysalisinit