Live from Stage 4: MBC News for Us, by Us
Could a cure for breast cancer be closer than you think? Welcome to "Live from Stage 4" — a bold, hopeful podcast where people living with metastatic breast cancer, clinicians, and researchers take center stage. We share real stories, decode the science, and spotlight the ideas and breakthroughs that matter — for patients, caregivers, and anyone who believes progress is possible. This podcast is for us, by us, and all about us.
Episodes
21 episodes
Front Row Seat: We'll Never Cure Cancer Without AI, Say Steve Brown & Lisa Booth
What if a misdiagnosis nearly cost you your life—and AI became your second opinion? In this episode, we sit down with Steve Brown, CEO of CureWise, and Lisa Booth, both living with cancer and pioneering the use of AI to navigate their treatment...
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Season 2026
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Episode 21
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56:55
Live Chat: The Courage to Choose Life on Your Terms with Dar Finkelstein
In one of the most powerful conversations we've ever recorded, Dar Finkelstein—known throughout the metastatic breast cancer community as "The Queen of Joy"—shares her decision to stop treatment and transition to hospice care.After nearl...
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Season 2026
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Episode 20
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43:41
Podcasters Roundtable: Change Your One Thing with Gary Thompson
Join us for a moving conversation with Gary Thompson, creator of the Team Powdered Donut™️ podcast and advocate for the metastatic breast cancer community. After losing his wife Maureen to stage IV breast cancer in 2014, Gary has dedicated over...
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Season 2026
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Episode 19
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49:10
Symptoms Spotlight: Insomnia with Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk
In this short episode, hosts Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk dive deep into one of the most challenging symptoms cancer patients face: insomnia. Both hosts share their personal struggles with sleep disruption following their cancer diag...
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Season 2026
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Episode 18
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14:03
Live Chat: From Devastating Diagnosis to Distinction with Lesley Stephen MBE
In this powerful episode, Victoria Goldberg sits down with Lesley Stephen MBE, a patient advocate from Edinburgh, Scotland, who has defied all odds living 12 years with stage 4 HER2+ metastatic breast cancer—far beyond her initial prognosis of ...
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Season 2026
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Episode 17
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52:14
Symptoms Spotlight: Constipation with Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk
In this episode of our Symptoms Spotlight series, hosts Melanie Sisk and Abigail Johnston tackle a topic many cancer patients experience but few feel comfortable discussing—constipation. From understanding what constipation really looks like (h...
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Season 2026
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Episode 16
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9:34
Our Happy Place: Heated Rivalry Rx
Join hosts Victoria Goldberg and Dr. Jill Tirabassi for a special episode where they take a break from their usual metastatic breast cancer discussions to dive deep into their latest obsession: the HBO Max series "Heated Rivalry."In this...
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Season 2026
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Episode 15
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39:01
Symptoms Spotlight: Diarrhea with Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk
In this candid episode of Symptoms Spotlight, hosts Melanie Sisk and Abigail Johnston tackle one of the most disruptive yet often under-discussed side effects of cancer treatment: diarrhea caused by cancer medications.Melanie and Abigail...
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Season 2026
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Episode 14
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13:22
Podcasters Roundtable: Melissa Berry on Fashion Meets Cancer Advocacy
In this episode of our Podcasters Roundtable series, we sit down with Melissa Berry, the voice behind "Dear Cancer, I'm Beautiful" and founder of Cancer Fashionista.Before her Stage 1 triple negative breast cancer diagnosis at 42, Meliss...
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Season 2026
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Episode 13
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44:42
Symptoms Spotlight: Fatigue with Abigail Johnston and Melanie Sisk
Join hosts Melanie Sisk and Abigail Johnston as they shine a light on the real experiences of managing cancer symptoms. In each episode of the Symptoms Spotlight series of short episodes, we explore different symptoms caused by cancer or its tr...
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Season 2026
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Episode 12
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11:10
Front Row: SABCS 2025 Insights with Dr. Francisco Esteva
Welcome to the first episode of 2026! Join host Victoria Goldberg in conversation with Dr. Francisco Esteva, a prominent board-certified medical oncologist specializing in the research and treatment of breast cancer, Chief of the Division of...
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Season 2026
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Episode 11
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46:55
Future at Risk: Why We Can’t Turn Back Now with Josh Newby
In this episode, co-hosts Victoria Goldberg and Martha Carlso are joined by Josh Newby, Founder and Executive Director of Theresa’s Research Foundation (TRF), for an in-depth conversation about the evolving landscape of metastatic breast cancer...
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Season 2025
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Episode 10
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43:51
Live Chat: Shining a Light on MBC with Tami Bowling
What happens when one person’s story becomes a beacon of hope for thousands? In this powerful episode, host Victoria Goldberg sits down with Tami Bowling, creator of LightUp MBC Live, to explore her path from a shocking metastatic breast cancer...
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Season 2025
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Episode 9
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40:16
Future at Risk: A Researcher's Story
In this episode we get urgent and personal: with deep cuts to NIH and NCI funding threatening labs, jobs, and future treatments, what happens to science — and to patients — when the pipeline is squeezed?To make that real, we’re talking ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 8
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46:52
Fighting for Patients: Dr. Rebecca Shatsky on Insurance, Burnout, and Hope in MBC
Join us for a powerful conversation with Dr. Rebecca Shatsky, Director of Breast Medical Oncology at UC San Diego, as she shares her experiences fighting for patients with breast cancer. In this episode, Dr. Shatsky discusses the growing challe...
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Season 2025
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Episode 7
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47:21
Podcasters Roundtable: Samira Daswani, Host of The Patient from Hell
In this episode, hosts Victoria Goldberg and Abigail Johnston sit down with Samira Daswani, host of "The Patient From Hell" podcast, for a candid and insightful conversation about patient advocacy, storytelling, and the evolving landscape of ca...
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Season 2025
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Episode 6
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40:09
Live Chat: SERD Surge with Dr. Sherry Shen
In today's episode, the first in our ongoing “Live Chat” series — informal conversations with members of the medical community, advocates, and patients about what matters most to them and to us, hosts Victoria Goldberg and Dr. Ellen Landsberger...
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Season 2025
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Episode 5
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36:01
MBC Insiders: MBC Awareness Day and More
This is the first episode of the recurring MBC Insiders series created by and starring the podcast team. In the first episode, published on October 13th, the National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, we meet seven panelists with 80+ year...
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Season 2025
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Episode 4
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46:46
Future at Risk: What Happens when Funding Stops
In this episode of "Live from Stage 4: MBC News for Us, by Us," host Victoria Goldberg sits down with Dr. Gloria Echeverria, a leading researcher at Baylor College of Medicine, to discuss the urgent challenges facing cancer research in the Unit...
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Season 2025
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Episode 3
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42:57
Future at Risk: Protecting Research, Protecting Lives
What if the decades of progress against cancer — the breakthroughs, the rising survival rates, the new vaccines and cutting‑edge therapies — were suddenly put in jeopardy? Five decades after the “war on cancer” began, the U.S. has built a world...
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Season 2025
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Episode 2
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47:49
Future at Risk: About Us, MBC, and the Role of Research
In this powerful panel episode, hosts Victoria Goldberg and Abigail Johnston are joined by Dr. Jill Tirabassi and Alexis Desai—each bringing their unique perspective as patients, advocates, and experts living with metastatic breast cancer...
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Season 2025
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Episode 1
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38:45
