It’s a-me, Mario… wait no. It’s just us, Stef and Amy. While recovering from surgery—Stef’s on a side quest! Her new video game pastime is helping her heal in more ways than one. Another character (Amy) shares listener letters that cover everything from a Molly Shannon cancer flick review to more of that relatable scanxiety. Then, a diagnosing doc’s perplexing recommendation to a listener’s Italian mama has us hauling out our soapboxes once again. Mamma Mia, indeed! RATS sets aside the deep dive today and instead offers a shallow swim… it’s a lighter sprinkling of news and headlines, including a treatment that makes sure cancer kids go into adulthood with full hearts.

Our pal Rudy’s podcast is here; check it out! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/random-redux-review/id1480112332

Here’s a list of games about grief from a really cool mental health-focused site (it doesn’t list Cozy Grove, however, the game Stef’s been playing): https://safeinourworld.org/news/15-games-about-death-and-grief/ and and article from the Guardian about this: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/apr/19/how-video-games-help-people-through-grief

From RATS: 

Here’s an article about Merck’s plan to have a vaccine by 2030: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/04/10/moderna-hopes-to-offer-new-vaccines-for-cancer-heart-disease-by-2030.html

Here’s the NCI blog’s piece about protecting heart health in cancer kids: https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2023/childhood-cancer-dexrazoxane-protects-heart-doxorubicin

Here’s the CNN article about the melanoma vaccine (featuring a surprise appearance by Hugh Jackman!): https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/04/17/health/experimental-skin-cancer-vaccine/index.html

And here’s a press release from our old friends Systems Oncology about SERA2. Fingers crossed! https://systemsoncology.com/news/systems-oncology-to-present-positive-preclinical-data-for-sera2-at-j-p-morgan-41st-annual-healthcare-conference/

Cancer for Breakfast is hosted by Amy Dials and Stefanie LeJeunesse, and is produced by Nathan McGehee.

Our theme music is by Vyvyvyr. RATS theme song is by Jessica Boudreaux of Summer Cannibals. 

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