“We Have to Stop Being Afraid”: Bershan Shaw on Breast Cancer and Mental Health

Bershan Shaw opens up about the mental and emotional realities of long-term breast cancer survivorship, from depression and scanxiety to losing seven women from her clinical trial. Seventeen years after her Stage IV diagnosis, she explains why survivors must speak up, why their visibility gives newly diagnosed women hope, and why Black women must stop letting fear keep them from screenings and honest conversations about their health.

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Bershan Shaw 

Website - bershanshaw.com

IG - @bershanshaw

Website - sistersnetworkinc.org

IG -  @sistersnetwork

YouTube Channel - @SisInSurvivorshipPodcast