My Mammogram Was Clear. I Still Had Breast Cancer ft. Stacey Hunt

About this episode

Stacey Hunt shares her journey of early breast cancer detection despite a clear mammogram, emphasizing the importance of self-advocacy and awareness of breast cancer risks.

On this deeply personal episode of SHE MD, co-host Mary Alice Haney sits down with her lifelong best friend, Stacey Hunt, to share the story of how listening to the podcast led Stacey to advocate for herself, and ultimately, catch her breast cancer early enough to save her life. After hearing the Olivia Munn episode and learning about lifetime breast cancer risk assessments, dense breast tissue, and the importance of MRIs for high-risk women, Stacey decided to take action. Despite having a recent “clear” mammogram and no symptoms, she pushed for additional testing after learning her lifetime risk score was 28%. That MRI revealed a tiny invasive lobular breast cancer hidden beneath extremely dense breast tissue; something her mammogram missed entirely. Together, Stacey, Mary Alice, and Thais Aliabadi have an emotional and eye-opening conversation about self-advocacy, early detection, dense breasts, genetic testing, the realities of a breast cancer diagnosis, treatment decisions, reconstruction options, menopause after cancer, and the emotional toll that comes with survivorship. This episode is both a powerful reminder that early detection saves lives and a call for every woman to…

People in this episode

Host: Mary Alice Haney

Guest: Stacey Hunt

Topics covered

• breast cancer
• self-advocacy
• early detection
• dense breast tissue
• genetic testing
• survivorship

Keywords

• mammogram
• breast cancer
• early detection
• dense breasts
• MRI
• self-advocacy
• genetic testing
• survivorship

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