The Warriors In Pink Podcast

In this episode, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu joins us to talk about her experience and the reasons that guided her to become the breast cancer awareness advocate she is today. Betty is a philanthropist and the First Lady of Ondo State in Nigeria. In 1997, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Following her successful treatment, she started the nonprofit organisation, Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) to raise awareness of the disease. She has won awards for her work and commitment to the fight against breast cancer in Nigeria.

Latifa Cherif, founder and president of the association "Les Amis du Ruban Rose" is also an entrepreneur, mother, social activist, and breast cancer survivor. She is joined by Samia Akariou, actress, director, and active member of the association. The pair talk about the importance of a stable support system and how important it is for patients during their treatment and recovery. Today, both Latifa and Samia are campaigning to make women understand that psychological support is very important during treatment. It is partly responsible for 70% of the healing. You must break the taboo and have the courage to say: "Yes, I have breast cancer! So what?".

In this episode, Maruf ‘Max’ Azimov, tells us about breast cancer experienced by a male. Max was diagnosed with the disease when he was just 24. So, when the doctors at a local hospital in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where his family lives – broke the news that he had cancer, his world came tumbling down. Max shares with us his story about diagnosis, treatment, and community support. Max has been cancer-free for four years and his leitmotiv is, “Women do your checks regularly and men, you too. Don’t ignore symptoms as breast cancer can happen to anyone”.

In this first episode, we talk to Yasmine Ghaith, Actress, motivational speaker, breast cancer survivor, CEO at YG Pieces. Yasmine Ghaith explains that her diagnosis in September 2016 was a major turning point in her life, not only from a health perspective, but also from a professional one as well. A teacher at the time, Yasmine switched her focus to acting and motivational speaking, spreading awareness about breast cancer. In 2019, she launched her jewelry line YG Pieces, 18k handcrafted gold pieces inspired by her journey and scars.