About this episode

Maria Montoya shares her journey as a two-time breast cancer survivor and discusses the challenges faced in the healthcare system.

Leave a message and let us know what you liked about the episode! Maria Montoya shares her personal experience as a two-time AYA breast cancer survivor. Diagnosed first at 30 and later at 37, she discusses dealing with Li Fraumeni Syndrome—a rare genetic predisposition to various cancers. Maria also talks about the systemic gaps she encountered in the healthcare system, such as limited genetic testing and inadequate fertility counseling, and what can be done to fix this. She also shares how g...

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Hosts: Dr. Tina Kaczor, Dr. Leah Sherman

Guest: Maria Montoya

Topics covered

• breast cancer
• patient advocacy
• genetic testing
• healthcare system
• fertility counseling

Keywords

• breast cancer
• AYA cancer
• Li Fraumeni Syndrome
• genetic predisposition
• healthcare gaps

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Li Fraumeni Syndrome

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