We are honored to open applications for our Black MBC BreastRest Retreat in partnership with Touch, Black Breast Cancer Alliance —created intentionally for Black women living with metastatic breast cancer.
Because the truth is— Black women are navigating a system that was not built with them at the center.
🖤 Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer than any other race/ethnicity 🖤 6x more likely to develop distant metastasis after an initial diagnosis than white women 🖤 Experience significantly higher levels of emotional distress 🖤 And are 40% less likely to receive palliative care—including mental health support.
At BreastRest, our foundation is intentional care—offering mental health support, somatic and nervous system care, true rest and restoration, meaningful community and connection, moments of joy and reclamation, and personalized care experiences designed to nurture the whole person.
This is for you if: ✨ You identify as a Black woman ✨ You are living with metastatic breast cancer anywhere in the United States ✨ You are 45 years old or younger ✨ You are able to travel to Jackson, GA
Queens supporting Queens—always.
🔗 Applications are now open until April 19th.
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Welcome to our TNBC Sanctuary — a safe & trusted home for Black and Afro-Latina individuals diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and their loved ones.
We created this site to be a source of everything and anything Black triple negative breast cancer, including trusted information, community support, and the newest research.
Learn about our mission at BlackTNBCSanctuary.org
#BlackBreastCancerAwareness #TogetherWeCan #BlackBreastCancer #BreastCancer #BlackTNBC #BlackTNBCSanctuary #TripleNegativeBreastCancer #TNBC
Black women are making the appointments, coordinating the follow-ups, and holding the health of entire households together. And somehow, in the middle of all of that, their own check-ins get pushed to the bottom of the list.
National Women's Health Week is a reminder that the person doing the most for everyone else is the one who most needs someone asking: when is your last appointment? When did you last check in with yourself?
The care you give your family starts with the care you give you. We are here for that part too.
#WomensHealthWeek #TouchBBCA #BlackWomensHealth #NationalWomensHealthWeek #YouComeFirst #BlackWomenDeserveMore
Imagine your doctor recommends a test that could guide the most effective treatment for your cancer — and your insurance denies it.Not because it doesn’t exist. Not because it isn’t needed. But because it’s deemed not medically necessary — even where the law requires coverage.
That’s the reality patients are facing.
Jaymie Knox was 32, newly married, and diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. A biomarker test identified the mutation driving her cancer and helped guide her to a treatment matched to her disease.
Seven years later, she’s in remission and has built a family, fostering two young children who had already experienced multiple placements.
Her story is in USA Today — and it’s the outcome every patient deserves.
But here’s what the headline doesn’t say: in states where coverage is required, patients are still facing delays and barriers to access.
Jaymie’s outcome shouldn’t depend on luck.
Read her full story: /story/life/health-wellness/2026/04/21/jaymie-knox-lung-cancer/89665894007/
We sat down with our co-founder Val to hear her story as a nurse navigating cancer and the lessons she’s carried through it all. 💐
From care on the front lines to becoming a patient herself, Val shares what she wishes every new nurse knew about resilience, compassion, and showing up for yourself while you show up for others.
The Doctor Is In
GLP-1s And Cancer...
What Do We Need to Know?
Meet Dr. Cleo Ryals. She is a prominent health equity researcher who uses large-scale, "real-world" data to pinpoint exactly where Black patients are being left behind in cancer care.
At the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), Dr. Ryals presented groundbreaking research specifically looking at GLP-1 usage through an equity lens. Her study used nearly 1 million electronic health records of breast cancer patients to understand GLP-1 trends. Join to learn about her findings.
We want to share a free program for Parents Navigating Metastatic Breast Cancer offered by our partners.
We understand that cancer affects every part of life. Parents often have to manage appointments, insurance paperwork, employment responsibilities, household needs, all while caring for their children.
To help address these challenges, Triage Cancer is partnering with the Bright Spot Network to offer free education, practical tools, and individualized support for parents navigating metastatic breast cancer. This wrap-around program is designed to help parents feel more prepared, informed, and connected.
There are offered workshops to provide practical strategies, guides to help navigate legal and financial issues, cancer rights, and parenting with cancer, as well as Family resource Navigation.
To learn more about this program, or to access the sign up form, visit: TriageCancer.org/Parenting.
This month our CEO Ricki Fairley moderated the 10th Annual Thought Leadership Summit hosted by BlackDoctor.
The conversation convened experts, advocates, and industry leaders, including LaToya Bolds-Johnson, Dr. Regina Hampton, Dr. Clayton Yates, and a representative from Amgen to chart a new path forward—one rooted in trust, inclusion, and generational healing.
Watch the full panel today at Blackdoctor.com
YOUR STORY HAS THE POWER TO HEAL.
We’re expanding the conversation we started four years ago to provide education about clinical trials from voices of trust. We are looking for Black Americans living with prostate cancer to share their stories on camera and help change the future of Black health in America.
You were made for more than surviving. You were made for this moment, and we need your help to continue to advance the science and save Black lives. Ready to participate or know someone who should?
Email [email protected] to learn more and sign up.
To the nurses who show up in the middle of uncertainty, exhaustion, and urgency and still manage to make care feel human. 🌿
For many patients, especially Black women navigating breast cancer, nurses are often the ones who explain, notice, advocate, and stay present when things feel overwhelming.
Today we honor that care, the kind that isn’t always seen, but is always felt. Happy International Nurses Day 🤎
The future of healthcare is being reimagined—and access is at the center of it. 🩺✨
Join the BlackDoctor Pro Virtual Clinical Trials Summit on May 20 as leading experts come together to explore how innovation, inclusion, and expanded access can transform clinical research and save lives. 🌍💡
From global perspectives to real solutions, this is where progress meets purpose. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the movement advancing equitable healthcare for all.
🔗 Register now and secure your spot—limited availability! https://blackdoctor.pro/clinical-trials/
