Camp Breastie 2026: Full Schedule

12:00pm EDT

Mini-Panel: Wellness, Your Way: A Balanced Approach To Lifestyles For Support (And Not Stress)

Friday June 5, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

From nutrition and movement to alcohol use and environmental exposures, lifestyle factors are often part of the cancer conversation—but knowing where to start (and how far to go) can feel overwhelming.

In this multidisciplinary panel, a medical oncologist, registered dietitian, therapist, and physical therapist will share evidence-based insights and practical strategies for making sustainable lifestyle changes. Together, they’ll address common questions, misconceptions, and the mental load that can come with trying to “do everything right.”

You’ll leave with a clearer sense of what’s impactful, what’s flexible, and how to make choices that feel both supportive and sustainable.

Moderators

Justine Egan-Kunicki

Activity Lead

Justine Egan-Kunicki is a breast cancer advocate, social psychologist, professor, and yoga teacher. She was diagnosed with Stage 1b breast cancer (ER/PR positive, HER-2 negative) at 23 years old in 2012 and later explanted to an aesthetic flat closure in 2022. Justine is a 200-hour... Read More →

Speakers

Amanda Grilli, PT, CLT

Speaker, Well Beyond Breast Cancer

Amanda Grilli, PT, CLT, is a Physical Therapist, Certified Lymphedema Therapist, and Certified Cancer Coach specializing in Breast Cancer Rehabilitation. Through compassionate, evidence-informed care, Amanda helps survivors and previvors ease the lasting side effects of breast cancer... Read More →

Eleonora Teplinsky, MD

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Esther Tambe, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES

Speaker, Fight Through Flights Inc.

Esther Tambe is a New York–based weight-inclusive Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. She specializes in eating disorders, diabetes, and culturally responsive nutrition care, with a strong commitment to supporting Black women and communities... Read More →

Vivian Acosta Cedeño, LCSW

Speaker, Mental Health Team, Your Healing Space LLC

Vivan Acosta Cedeno, LCSW, is a bilingual licensed clinical social worker in NJ and PA, and the founder of Your Healing Space, LLC. She holds a master’s degree from New York University and brings over seven years of clinical experience supporting adults through anxiety, trauma... Read More →

Friday June 5, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
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2:00pm EDT

Mini-Panel: Behind The Headline: What Sticks & What Gets Missed When Cancer Makes The News

Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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Some days, it feels like cancer is everywhere. In the headlines, across your social media feeds, on TV.

But how do you make sense of what you see? This panel brings together journalists with personal cancer experience alongside medical oncologist Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, creating a conversation at the intersection of medicine, media, and lived experience.

Together, they will explore the gap between clinical reality and what actually makes it into the news cycle, what gets oversimplified, what gets left out, and how incomplete coverage shapes the decisions real Breasties make about their own care.

Speakers

Eleonora Teplinsky, MD

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Ali Rogin

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Athena Jones

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Friday June 5, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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Panel

5:00pm EDT

Mini-Panel: The “Detour” — Navigating the Unexpected in a Cancer or High Risk Journey

Friday June 5, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

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Friday June 5, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
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Panel

10:00am EDT

Panel: Health, Safety, Survival & Hope: Holding Community in Uncertain Times

Saturday June 6, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am EDT

Pavillion

What does it mean to navigate cancer, survivorship, or high risk while also existing as a member of an underrepresented or marginalized community?

For many Breasties, concerns around healthcare access, safety, visibility, belonging, and uncertainty can feel especially heavy right now. This panel creates space to name those realities with honesty and care — without losing sight of hope.

Together, panelists will explore how identity shapes experiences in healthcare, what it means to care for yourself and your community during difficult moments, and how we continue to move forward while holding fear, resilience, joy, and hope all at once.

Through anonymous audience participation, reflections, and shared experiences, this session invites everyone into the conversation — creating space to feel seen, release what feels heavy, and remember that no one has to navigate this alone.

Speakers

Joanna Clinton

Speaker / Activity Lead

As a certified fitness instructor, I'm passionate about showcasing how exercise can significantly improve mental health. With over two decades of experience in the fitness industry, including roles at Crunch Fitness and leading Project S.H.E.D., I've witnessed the transformative power... Read More →

Kellie Goss, Ed.D.

Team Breastie

Saturday June 6, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Pavillion

Panel

11:00am EDT

Panel: You Have Options: Taking Charge of Your Breast & Gynecologic Cancer Care

Saturday June 6, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Pavillion

When cancer enters your life—whether in the form of a diagnosis or an elevated risk—one thing becomes abundantly clear: You don't know what you don't know, until you need it most.

This empowering panel brings together top voices in medical oncology, cancer imaging, genetics, surgery, and research to help you cut through the noise.

By highlighting the latest developments in cancer screening, risk reduction, and treatment, and providing actionable advice for making sure your voice is heard, you will walk away from this panel feeling confident in your ability to advocate for the best care possible—whatever that means to you.

Moderators

Kelsey Litwin

Team Breastie, The Breasties

Kelsey Litwin (she/her) is a triple-negative breast cancer survivor from Montreal, Canada. Following her diagnosis at 24 years old, Kelsey has found community among other young breast cancer survivors and hopes, through her work as a freelance journalist, editor, and digital communicator... Read More →

Speakers

Elisabeth Potter, MD

Speaker, RedBud Surgery Center

Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Elisabeth Potter completed her undergraduate studies at Princeton University with a focus in Molecular Biology. She received her medical degree from the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Following... Read More →

Isaac Chan, MD, PhD

Speaker, UT Southwestern

Dr. Isaac Chan is a physician-scientist dedicated to eliminating mortality associated with metastatic breast cancer. He received his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering at Duke University, followed by a combined M.D. and Ph.D. degree at University of North Carolina in genetics... Read More →

Ellie Proussaloglou, MD

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Anjali Malik, MD

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Dr. Anjali Malik is a breast imaging radiologist at Washington Radiology. She detects cancer through image interpretation and imaging-guided biopsies. She advocates for public health on Capitol Hill and within the community. She writes and speaks on a wide range of health topics... Read More →

Deana Gerber, MD

Speaker, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell

Deanna Gerber is a gynecologic oncologist at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell. She specializes in the treatment, prevention and management of cancers of the female reproductive tract. Her passion is to bring more awareness to the complex needs of cancer survivorship. She is also... Read More →

Dena Goldberg, MS, LCGC

Speaker, Dena DNA

Dena is a board-certified genetic counselor with 8 years of clinical experience as well as a content creator. She left her clinical role at UCSF to grow her personal brand, Dena DNA, with a mission to spread awareness of medical genetics and genetic services to the general public... Read More →

Saturday June 6, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
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Panel

12:00pm EDT

Mini-Panel: The Weight We Carry: The Invisible Mental Load of Parenting and Cancer

Saturday June 6, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

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A conversation about parenting through cancer, high risk, survivorship, uncertainty, and everything in between.

Parenting while navigating a cancer or high risk journey can hold so many competing emotions at once: love, guilt, fear, grief, joy, exhaustion, hope, and resilience. Join us for an honest and heartfelt panel conversation about what it means to show up for your children and yourself while navigating diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, recurrence fears, mental health, changing family dynamics, and the unexpected realities that can come with this experience.

Together, panelists will share personal stories, practical insights, and the ways they’ve learned to navigate caregiving, communication, identity, partnership, and emotional wellbeing through the many stages of parenthood and cancer.

Whether you are parenting young children, navigating fertility and future family plans, supporting teens, co-parenting through treatment, or simply carrying the emotional weight of “doing it all,” this session is intended to remind you that you are not alone.

Moderators

Morgan Walker

BRCA1 Previvor and IVF Mom to an almost 2 year old boy and a girl on the way! As a Certified Child Life Specialist I am passionate about helping parents navigate tough conversations with their kids and guiding families through challenging seasons. I’m now a full-time Mom learning... Read More →

Speakers

Brooke Desir

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Brooke Desir is an education and creativity consultant and breast cancer survivor. Creativity and connection are at the heart of both her work and personal life, particularly in her relationship with her son, and became an essential part of how she navigated cancer and survivorship... Read More →

Melary Cruz

Paige Mooney

Speaker / Activity Lead

Paige Mooney is a 33-year-old New Jersey–based project manager with over eight years of professional experience. Diagnosed in 2023 with stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma, she is now navigating survivorship as a mom, wife, and working professional. Paige is passionate about sharing... Read More →

Saturday June 6, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
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2:00pm EDT

Mini-Panel: Nothing About Us Without Us: Patient Advocacy in Research & Policy

Saturday June 6, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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Decisions about research and policy shouldn’t happen without the people most affected.

Join this conversation about how people impacted by cancer can play an active role in advocating for better care in research and policy. We’ll unpack how patients are influencing clinical trials, shaping policy, and pushing for more equitable, inclusive systems.

You’ll hear real examples, learn where your voice can make a difference, and explore ways to get involved—on your own terms.
Because your experience isn’t just valid—it’s vital.

Moderators

Amanda Rice

Speaker, Chick Mission

Speakers

Oksana Reed

Speaker

Oksana Reed was first diagnosed with stage 2B ER+ HER2- breast cancer in 2022 at age 24 while serving in the U.S. Air Force. She was diagnosed as stage 4 (oligometastatic) in 2024 at age 26 after liver metastasis was found via CT in 2023. The metastasis was surgically removed at Walter... Read More →

Elisabeth Potter, MD

Speaker, RedBud Surgery Center

Shantana Hazel

Speaker, Sister Girl Foundation

Shantana Hazel a Bridgeport Connecticut native, health advocate, international speaker and Yale cancer center community research fellow alumni period she is the founder & CEO of Sister girl foundation incorporated and an award-winning author of a new me mind-body soul health and wellness... Read More →

Isaac Chan, MD, PhD

Speaker, UT Southwestern

Saturday June 6, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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3:30pm EDT

Mini-Panel: Redefining Relationships: A Candid Conversation About Sex & Intimacy Brought to You by Good Clean Love

Saturday June 6, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT

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Cancer reshapes the body in ways that are rarely talked about openly, and the impact on sex, intimacy, and desire is no exception. This panel brings together clinical expertise and lived experience to explore what changes, what remains, and what becomes possible after diagnosis and treatment. From physical shifts to emotional complexity, no topic is off limits.

Panelists will speak candidly about body image, desire, partner communication, and the grief that can accompany these changes, alongside practical tools and honest perspectives. This is a space for the questions you have carried quietly, held by a community that understands.

Speakers

Katie Ponte

Activity Lead

Katie is a stage 3A triple positive breast cancer survivor. She is passionate about spreading awareness to young individuals about breast cancer screening, and now works in the cancer research industry. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and two cats!

Ericka Hart, M.Ed.

Speaker

Ericka Hart (pronouns: she/they) is a black queer femme activist, writer, highly acclaimed speaker and award-winning sexuality educator with a Master’s of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University. Ericka’s work broke ground when she went topless showing her double... Read More →

Kim Capone, MD

Speaker, Good Clean Love

Kim Capone, PhD, is a microbiologist with deep expertise in translating cutting-edge microbiome research into consumer health innovations. As Chief Scientific Officer, she brings scientific vision, product innovation insights, and robust research strategies to Vaginal Biome Science... Read More →

Saturday June 6, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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