Ep. 94: Anna Crollman on Surviving, Thriving, and Fighting for Health Equity"

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🗓️ Episode Summary:
In this fiery and inspiring episode, host Jamie Vaughn welcomes Anna Crollman—10-year breast cancer survivor, founder of My Cancer Chic, national patient advocate, and cause marketing manager at Cake Body. Anna shares her personal journey from diagnosis at age 27 to becoming a force for healthcare equity and empowerment. The two dive deep into survivorship, relationship dynamics, fertility preservation, the politics of healthcare, and why knowing your breast cancer risk today could save your life tomorrow.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• Who Anna was before breast cancer—and how the diagnosis changed everything.
• How she discovered her lump, advocated fiercely for fertility preservation, and fired her first doctor.
• The real deal about young women and breast cancer—hint: yes, it happens, and it’s often aggressive.
• The healthcare system’s blind spots when it comes to young people, insurance gaps, and access to screening.
• Why healthcare is political—and why that matters to you, even if you’re healthy.
• Tangible calls to action that everyone—diagnosed or not—should take today.

🔗 Connect with Anna Crollman – My Cancer Chic

📍 Website: https://www.mycancerchic.com
📧 Email: [e-mail]

📸 Instagram: @MyCancerChic
📌 TikTok: @MyCancerChic
📌 Pinterest: @MyCancerChic
📘 Facebook: @MyCancerChic
🐦 Twitter (X): https://mycancerchic.com/Twitter

▶️ YouTube: www.mycancerchic.com/YouTube

🧬 Risk Assessment Tools:
🍋 Know Your Lemons Risk Assessment: https://knowyourlemons.org/risk-assessment
🌸 Bright Pink – Assess Your Risk: https://www.brightpink.org/assessyourrisk

🌼 Organizations Anna Works With:

• AIRS Foundation – Advocating for access and education on breast reconstruction: https://airsfoundation.org
• Cake Body – Cause-driven body care, where Anna leads cause marketing:

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I am not a doctor and not all information in this podcast comes from qualified healthcare providers, therefore may not constitute medical advice. For personalized medical advice, you should reach out to one of the qualified healthcare providers interviewed on this podcast and/or seek medical advice from your own providers .