DREW
DREW MICKELSON, KING 5 NEWS. >>> THANK YOU, DREW, NOW WE
TURN OUR ATTENTION TO A BIG
TOPIC AROUND HERE, IT'S
OCTOBER.
OCTOBER.
OCTOBER. IT'S A TIME WHERE YOU SEE SO
MUCH PINK FOR BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH.
AWARENESS MONTH. BUT THERE'S A SHIFT IN RESEARCH
AND EFFORTS BEING DONE.
>> JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT
THAT, JENNIFER AND DAVID FROM
SUSAN G KOMEN PUGET SOUND.
AND CONGRATULATIONS BECAUSE
YOU'RE A SURVIVOR.
>> MY THAT'S SURGERY WAS TEN
YEARS AGO THIS MONTH.
THIS IS A BIG MONTH FOR ME.
I HAVE MY ANNUAL CHECKUP IN A
FEW DAYS.
FEW DAYS.
FEW DAYS. >> THAT'S WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR TAKING THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. CAN
TIME. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE SHIFT
THAT WE'VE SEEN.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SAY WE
NEED TO DO MORE FOR MET STATIC
CANCER RESEARCH.
CANCER RESEARCH. >> WE AGREE WITH THEM.
>> WE STARTED OUR FIRST
NORTHWEST META STATIC BREAST
CANCER CONFERENCE.
CANCER CONFERENCE. WE HAD OUR LAST AT AMAZON THEE
WEEKS AGO.
WEEKS AGO. AND THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO
UNDERSTAND AND CREATE A SPACE
FOR WOMEN THAT ARE REALLY IN
TREATMENT LIFELONG.
TREATMENT LIFELONG. RIGHT AFTER YOU GET THAT
DIAGNOSIS.
DIAGNOSIS. AND IT'S REALLY SCARY.
THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE WAS ALL
ABOUT CONNECTING WOMEN TO
TRIALS.
TRIALS.
TRIALS. BUT THE IDEA, THE CONCEPT IS
THAT WE WANT WOMEN TO KNOW
ABOUT EARLY DETECTION AND ABOUT
GETTING MAMMOGRAMS EARLY AND TO
UNDERSTAND THEY'RE AT RISK IF
THEY GET DIAGNOSED EARLY, IT
MIGHT COME BACK.
SO THAT'S --
>> METASTATIC IS A BIG WORD.
DEFINE THAT.
DEFINE THAT. >> BREAST CAPSER THAT'S MOVED
FROM THE BREAST TISSUE TO
ANOTHER ORGAN IN YOUR BODY.
IT'S METASTASIZED TO ANOTHER
ORGAN.
ORGAN.
ORGAN. THAT'S WHEN IT'S DEAD HI.
>> SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S
CALLED STAGE FOUR.
>> SAME THING.
SYNONYMS.
SYNONYMS.
SYNONYMS. >> THE IDEA IS THAT ONCE THAT
DIAGNOSIS COMES.
DIAGNOSIS COMES. THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
BE IN TREATMENT FOR THE REST OF
YOUR LIFE.
YOUR LIFE. AND IT'S A REALLY HARD THING TO
DEAL WITH.
DEAL WITH. SO OUR IDEA IS TO KICK WITH
THAT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
-- CONNECT WITH THAT PART OF
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS OUR WAY TO REACH
OUT TO THAT PART OF OUR
COMMUNITY THAT'S GOING TO BE
STRUGGLING FOR THE REST OF
THEIR LIVES.
THEIR LIVES. SO WE DO HAVE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN GOING
THROUGH EARLY STAGE AND ALL THE
DIFFERENT KINDS OF BREAST
CANCER.
CANCER.
CANCER. BUT WE ALSO HAVE IT FOR THOSE
LIVING AT A HIGHER LEVEL.
THAT'S PART OF THE DOLLARS
RAISED THAT WE SPEND ON.
GO TO MAMMOGRAMS.
FREE MAMMOGRAMS AND FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN GOING
THROUGH IT.
THROUGH IT. IF YOU'RE MET STATIC.
THIS NEW TERM FINANCIAL
TOXICITY.
TOXICITY.
TOXICITY. AND IT'S JUST DEVASTATING FOR
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE ABOUT PULLS
VERSES FOOD OR RENT -- PILLS
VERSES FOOD OR RENT.
AND YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
CHOOSE.
CHOOSE.
CHOOSE. >> WE'RE ALSO DEVOTED TO
SPENDING LOTS MORE MONEY ON
METASTATIC RESEARCH.
METASTATIC RESEARCH. 17MILLION THIS YEAR JUST TO
METASTATIC RESEARCH.
METASTATIC RESEARCH. >> AND WEAPON ANNOUNCED WE JUST
HIT OVER A BILLION.
AFTER 30 YEARS.
SO NO OTHER NONPROFIT CAN SAY
WE'RE THE TOP FUNDER OF BREAST
CANCER RESEARCH UNDER THE NIH.
AND THIS EMPHASIS ON BREAST
METASTATIC.
METASTATIC. >> WE SHOULD MENTION.
KEKOMEN YOU HELP PEOPLE IN MANY
WAYS.
WAYS.
WAYS. ANYONE GOING THINK A DIAGNOSIS.
>> WE CONNECT THEM TO SUPPORT
GROUPS, OTHER SURVIVORS.
WE HAVE A THING CALLED BEEN
THERE BAGS FOR WOMEN THAT ARE
ARE JUST DIAGNOSED.
IF YOU'RE ALL ALONE AND YOU'RE
SCARED.
SCARED.
SCARED. WE HAVE OTHER SURVIVORS THAT
WILL GIVE YOU A GOODIE BAG.
THIS IS A WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
THAT NOBODY WANTS TO JOIN.
>> YOU HAVE A BIG EVENT COMING
UP OCTOBER 10th.
A LUNCH FOR THE CURE IN TACOMA
AT THE MORENO.
STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE PEOPLE THIS.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
WE HAVE A MET STATIC PATIENT.
AND A GREAT RESEARCHER
SPEAKING.
SPEAKING.