Kelly Shanahan
@stage4kelly.bsky.social
Former ob/gyn. Current metastatic breast cancer patient/advocate. Grant reviewer. Conference goer. METAvivor board of directors. #NotDeadYet since 2013
she/her. #bcsm #oncsky #cansky
Also: #Swiftie #SwiftieOver60
she/her. #bcsm #oncsky #cansky
Also: #Swiftie #SwiftieOver60
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#GivingTuesday is almost here. Our Board Members have pledged $7,450 to inspire others to give. Join them and make your #GivingTuesday donation today.
Your contribution helps fund the research that brings us closer to making MBC a chronic disease rather than a fatal one. metavivor.org/givingtuesday
Your contribution helps fund the research that brings us closer to making MBC a chronic disease rather than a fatal one. metavivor.org/givingtuesday
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#GivingTuesday is almost here. Our Board Members have pledged $7,450 to inspire others to give. Join them and make your #GivingTuesday donation today.
Your contribution helps fund the research that brings us closer to making MBC a chronic disease rather than a fatal one. metavivor.org/givingtuesday
Your contribution helps fund the research that brings us closer to making MBC a chronic disease rather than a fatal one. metavivor.org/givingtuesday
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Side effects like pneumonitis, fatigue, diarrhea plague cancer tx. Patient Centered Dosing Initiative (therightdose.org) blew the door off this topic and @fda.gov + @ascocancer.bsky.social are out with further guidelines that make sense w/new classes of drugs #cansky www.raps.org/news-and-art...
FDA, ASCO propose principles for proper dosing in cancer drug development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have laid out several principles for cancer drug developers to ensure more nuanced dosing. The principles are intended to help sponsors develop drugs that are better tolerated by patients who otherwise might suffer from long-term exposure and toxicity.
www.raps.org
August 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Side effects like pneumonitis, fatigue, diarrhea plague cancer tx. Patient Centered Dosing Initiative (therightdose.org) blew the door off this topic and @fda.gov + @ascocancer.bsky.social are out with further guidelines that make sense w/new classes of drugs #cansky www.raps.org/news-and-art...
Yup, it happens, a lot, in the metastatic breast cancer space
Cancer ghosting may be linked to cancer stigma, which can lead to increased suffering & health disparities & is one more emotional toll for pts who are likely to feel overwhelmed w/anxiety re: their diagnosis & treatment.
@ekdrake.bsky.social @coffeemommy.bsky.social
www.ons.org/publications...
@ekdrake.bsky.social @coffeemommy.bsky.social
www.ons.org/publications...
‘Cancer Ghosting’ May Add Another Layer of Emotional Burden for Patients | Oncology Nursing Society
www.ons.org
June 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Yup, it happens, a lot, in the metastatic breast cancer space
When researchers and patient advocates work together we are #StrongerTogether #SmarterTogether
Our manuscript highlighting the design, goals, and experiences of the MBCRC Advocate Researcher Program (MARP), which focused on building meaningful, bidirectional partnerships between advocates and researchers was published in npj breast. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When researchers and patient advocates work together we are #StrongerTogether #SmarterTogether
Fantastic to see work focusing on #MaleBreastCancer l! #bcsm
@dfcibreastonc.bsky.social and the TBCRC are leading the #ETHANstudy, which evaluates endocrine therapies to identify the best treatment for men with ER+/HER2- breast cancer prior to surgery. #MaleBreastCancer
For more information call 877-338-7425 or visit:
www.dana-farber.org/clinical-tri...
For more information call 877-338-7425 or visit:
www.dana-farber.org/clinical-tri...
June 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Fantastic to see work focusing on #MaleBreastCancer l! #bcsm
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Ever heard of #StageIVStampede? Its 2 days of #MBCAdvocacy, legislative training & education presented by @metavivor.bsky.social in Washington, D.C. @stage4kelly.bsky.social discusses how the MBC community unites for change.
🎧 Listen (all channels) or 🔗 buff.ly/HIA9xIT
#trailblazers #BCSM #CanSky
🎧 Listen (all channels) or 🔗 buff.ly/HIA9xIT
#trailblazers #BCSM #CanSky
May 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ever heard of #StageIVStampede? Its 2 days of #MBCAdvocacy, legislative training & education presented by @metavivor.bsky.social in Washington, D.C. @stage4kelly.bsky.social discusses how the MBC community unites for change.
🎧 Listen (all channels) or 🔗 buff.ly/HIA9xIT
#trailblazers #BCSM #CanSky
🎧 Listen (all channels) or 🔗 buff.ly/HIA9xIT
#trailblazers #BCSM #CanSky
As a person #NotDeadYet with metastatic breast cancer this is incredibly disheartening.
The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists in the country to rethink their lives and careers
https://go.nature.com/41OhAgK
https://go.nature.com/41OhAgK
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
go.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
As a person #NotDeadYet with metastatic breast cancer this is incredibly disheartening.
non-Governmental research funding is becoming more important every day. @metavivor.bsky.social received almost double the usual number of letters of intent last week. We need our supporters to be generous this year so we can fund promising research!
March 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
non-Governmental research funding is becoming more important every day. @metavivor.bsky.social received almost double the usual number of letters of intent last week. We need our supporters to be generous this year so we can fund promising research!
I’ve had ☢️ ⚡️ before, to my 🦴. Piece of 🍰.
Just finished 5 days of SBRT to my liver. “It’ll be 🍰” I thought.
My liver: 😈 😆
Me: 🤢 🥱 😕
#MetastaticBreastCancer #SideEffucks #bcsm #NotDeadYet
Just finished 5 days of SBRT to my liver. “It’ll be 🍰” I thought.
My liver: 😈 😆
Me: 🤢 🥱 😕
#MetastaticBreastCancer #SideEffucks #bcsm #NotDeadYet
March 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I’ve had ☢️ ⚡️ before, to my 🦴. Piece of 🍰.
Just finished 5 days of SBRT to my liver. “It’ll be 🍰” I thought.
My liver: 😈 😆
Me: 🤢 🥱 😕
#MetastaticBreastCancer #SideEffucks #bcsm #NotDeadYet
Just finished 5 days of SBRT to my liver. “It’ll be 🍰” I thought.
My liver: 😈 😆
Me: 🤢 🥱 😕
#MetastaticBreastCancer #SideEffucks #bcsm #NotDeadYet
Thrilled to be on the @metavivor.bsky.social board of directors and share this announcement of our 2024 research awards on #WorldCancerDay!!
The 2025 cycle opens this week (2/5 - translational, 2/6 - early career, 2/7 - quality of life). Check out www.metavivor.org/research/gra... for details
The 2025 cycle opens this week (2/5 - translational, 2/6 - early career, 2/7 - quality of life). Check out www.metavivor.org/research/gra... for details
February 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thrilled to be on the @metavivor.bsky.social board of directors and share this announcement of our 2024 research awards on #WorldCancerDay!!
The 2025 cycle opens this week (2/5 - translational, 2/6 - early career, 2/7 - quality of life). Check out www.metavivor.org/research/gra... for details
The 2025 cycle opens this week (2/5 - translational, 2/6 - early career, 2/7 - quality of life). Check out www.metavivor.org/research/gra... for details
Even with @metavivor.bsky.social’s new 90/10 split of donations they’ll still be putting a higher percent into research and programs than any other cancer nonprofit I could find
February 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Even with @metavivor.bsky.social’s new 90/10 split of donations they’ll still be putting a higher percent into research and programs than any other cancer nonprofit I could find
Well this is f-ing concerning
February 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Well this is f-ing concerning
Since our government will no longer recognize it, let me wish everyone happy Black History Month, and remind you that Black history is American history. We are a better nation because of diversity.
February 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Since our government will no longer recognize it, let me wish everyone happy Black History Month, and remind you that Black history is American history. We are a better nation because of diversity.
I have spent so much time on my phone today, posting and answering emails, that when I just sat down to take a break with a physical book I tried to swipe up to turn the page 😂
a cartoon of a girl carrying a stack of books with the website bibliotheca.com written below her
ALT: a cartoon of a girl carrying a stack of books with the website bibliotheca.com written below her
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I have spent so much time on my phone today, posting and answering emails, that when I just sat down to take a break with a physical book I tried to swipe up to turn the page 😂
January 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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OMG! My book is out in the world!
January 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
OMG! My book is out in the world!
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I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
January 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
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It’s been a week since Trump’s pause on HHS communications and, despite some clarifications, new NIH research funding is still at a standstill. With the freeze on external communications expected to last until Feb. 1, how might this impact funding? 🧵 ⬇️
January 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s been a week since Trump’s pause on HHS communications and, despite some clarifications, new NIH research funding is still at a standstill. With the freeze on external communications expected to last until Feb. 1, how might this impact funding? 🧵 ⬇️
This 👇🏻
Excellent article addressing the immediate impact on our patients, and clear explanation of how research is funded by the NIH/ NCI
For junior faculty especially, many of my most brilliant friends have left academia for these reasons
Worth sharing broadly with friends/ family
For junior faculty especially, many of my most brilliant friends have left academia for these reasons
Worth sharing broadly with friends/ family
January 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This 👇🏻
It was so fun to talk all things #FinancialToxicity with Drs @fumikochino.bsky.social and @ryannipp.bsky.social on @ascocancer.bsky.social’s podcast- just wish it could have been in person!
🎙️Beyond excited to relaunch a @ascocancer.bsky.social podcast with 1st episode: "Debt or Dying: The JCOOP #FinancialToxicity Special Issue".
My guests are Drs @ryannipp.bsky.social (my co-editor) & @stage4kelly.bsky.social (contributing author to the title piece on the lived experience of patients).
My guests are Drs @ryannipp.bsky.social (my co-editor) & @stage4kelly.bsky.social (contributing author to the title piece on the lived experience of patients).
JCO Oncology Practice Podcast: Debt or Dying: The JCO OP Financial Toxicity Special Issue
Host Dr. Fumiko Chino sits down with co-editor and health outcomes researcher Dr. Ryan Nipp, and contributing author Dr. Kelly who is living with metastatic breast cancer to have a candid conversation...
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January 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It was so fun to talk all things #FinancialToxicity with Drs @fumikochino.bsky.social and @ryannipp.bsky.social on @ascocancer.bsky.social’s podcast- just wish it could have been in person!
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#TumorBoardTuesday
We have not heard any updates from #SABCS24 yet!
📢So join us Tuesday, 01-14-25 at 8PM ET here & on Twitter as @dr-rshatsky.bsky.social & @zoezhang.bsky.social🗣️SERDS & novel Tx for HR+ #breastcancer
RT and bring others into the discussion‼️
We have not heard any updates from #SABCS24 yet!
📢So join us Tuesday, 01-14-25 at 8PM ET here & on Twitter as @dr-rshatsky.bsky.social & @zoezhang.bsky.social🗣️SERDS & novel Tx for HR+ #breastcancer
RT and bring others into the discussion‼️
January 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#TumorBoardTuesday
We have not heard any updates from #SABCS24 yet!
📢So join us Tuesday, 01-14-25 at 8PM ET here & on Twitter as @dr-rshatsky.bsky.social & @zoezhang.bsky.social🗣️SERDS & novel Tx for HR+ #breastcancer
RT and bring others into the discussion‼️
We have not heard any updates from #SABCS24 yet!
📢So join us Tuesday, 01-14-25 at 8PM ET here & on Twitter as @dr-rshatsky.bsky.social & @zoezhang.bsky.social🗣️SERDS & novel Tx for HR+ #breastcancer
RT and bring others into the discussion‼️
Thank you @ascocancer.bsky.social for devoting an entire issue of JCO OP to the topic of #FinancialToxicity and thank you to @fumikochino.bsky.social @ryannipp.bsky.social for inviting me to 🖊️ a piece for this, on my experience with financial toxicity as someone with privilege and savings.
🚨 The #FinancialToxicity special issue of JCO OP is LIVE today! 🚨
We hope these papers will encourage the next gen of researchers to generate, evaluate, & disseminate patient-centered, high-quality, evidence-based medicine & policy solutions to close the affordability gap!
ascopubs.org/toc/op/21/1
We hope these papers will encourage the next gen of researchers to generate, evaluate, & disseminate patient-centered, high-quality, evidence-based medicine & policy solutions to close the affordability gap!
ascopubs.org/toc/op/21/1
JCO Oncology Practice: Vol 21, No 1
ascopubs.org
January 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Thank you @ascocancer.bsky.social for devoting an entire issue of JCO OP to the topic of #FinancialToxicity and thank you to @fumikochino.bsky.social @ryannipp.bsky.social for inviting me to 🖊️ a piece for this, on my experience with financial toxicity as someone with privilege and savings.
Let’s try this whole “word for the year” thing.
Between cancer/cancer advocacy stuff and the incoming administration, I think this one will serve me well.
Between cancer/cancer advocacy stuff and the incoming administration, I think this one will serve me well.
January 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Let’s try this whole “word for the year” thing.
Between cancer/cancer advocacy stuff and the incoming administration, I think this one will serve me well.
Between cancer/cancer advocacy stuff and the incoming administration, I think this one will serve me well.