Episode 15: Michelle Audoin – How to Be Seen in Your Cancer

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How do you make doctors see you when they keep saying "don't worry" and you know something's wrong?

Michelle Audoin asked her surgical team to show her what reconstruction looks like on a Black woman's body. They had nothing. When she pushed for a CT scan, her "stage zero" diagnosis became stage four. Her invisibility in the medical system nearly cost her life.

In this conversation, Michelle shares the exact questions that force doctors to take you seriously: "Where's the science behind that?" You'll learn why dense breasts need supplemental screening—and why you can't wait for the system to call you back. She explains how "I don't know my family history" should qualify you for genetic testing, not disqualify you.

Eight years into thriving with metastatic breast cancer, Michelle created Uncovered—making visible what the system refused to show her.

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Joelle K

I'm a 54 year old former CMO/CRO and generational breast cancer survivor. My early cancer experiences shaped my personal and professional philosophy to continuously cultivate an approach that adjusts to whatever curveball shows up. And we know, curveballs are constant, especially in midlife with aging parents, maturing kids (if you have kids), and opportunities to focus on new goals for our next 50 years. I have a book being released in January - Crushing the Cancer Curveball, A Veteran's Guide for the Newly Diagnosed. While no one wants cancer, 1 in 2 Americans and 1 in 4 people worldwide will face cancer in their lifetimes. There's an alternative narrative to the terror, anger and fear that accompanies a diagnosis - a narrative that spawns compassion, confidence, and even joy. I'd love to talk about it with you and your audience.

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