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Interview with Dana Starr Ball: Cervical Cancer Survivor and Advocate
This week Mary and Alex sat down with Dana Starr Ball. Dana is 34, a wife, and a mother to two wild boys. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist in the Charleston, SC area and has been practicing since 2008. She teaches Kinesiology, Myology and Clinical Massage techniques in a Massage Therapy training program and continuing education courses for LMTs as well. Dana was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of 29.
Episode Highlights
· Dana's diagnosis and symptoms [1:18]
· Uncommon symptoms [4:54]
· Dana's Treatment [7:25]
· The treatment plan [6:43]
· High risk HPV [9:34]
· Pre-op [10:57]
· Post op struggles [11:25]
· Being OK with awkward [13:35]
· The power of empathy [15:04]
· What would you do differently? [16:34]
· In the gallery [19:14]
· Doing God's work [20:03]
· Being diagnosed with another unrelated cancer [21:10]
· An exercise in perseverance [22:35]
· Pelvic floor therapy: another advocate! [24:30]
· Standards abroad vs the US [28:19]
· Thank you! [30:34]
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Summary Keywords
gynecologic cancers, diagnosis, women, gynecology, health, womb stories, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, vulvar cancer, relationships, mother, daughter, cancer, GCAM, gynecologic cancer awareness month, cervical cancer, HPV