Drummer April Samuels was 41 and playing professionally when she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive type that had already run through her family screening history. In this episode of Kicking Cancer's Ass, April tells Joelle Kaufman how she went from diagnosis to double mastectomy in two weeks, why she chose to go flat and has never doubted it, and what she wishes every woman with fibrocystic or dense breasts knew about how often to get screened. She also shares how she built Breast Cancer Can Stick It, the nonprofit she started by selling t-shirts out of her car, and Drumathon, the event that has helped raise nearly $700,000 for treatment assistance, mammograms, and research. April hosts three shows for the cancer community: The Beat, the monthly Mighty and Metastatic, and the annual Triple Negative Breast Cancer Broadcast. If you or someone you love is facing triple negative breast cancer, weighing a mastectomy or reconstruction, or looking for a community that leads with hope and humor instead of pity, this conversation is for you.
Topics Discussed:
Diagnosed at 41, flat by choice
The screening most dense-breasted women never get
Selling “Breast Cancer Can Stick It” from her trunk
