The seventh episode of the aDiversa podcast reminds women of an important campaign: Pink October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The program discusses the causes of the disease, types of treatment and, through moving accounts, discusses the importance of a support network in the recovery process.

aDiversa leverages the Pink October Campaign to talk about the causes, prevention, treatment and healing process of breast cancer – Photo: Taina Klok/ND

The episode features journalist and businesswoman Gisele Machado, who faced a very aggressive type of breast cancer and recovered after one year and two months of treatment. Agenor Medeiros the Younger also gives a personal account of the treatment his companion undergoes for illness.

The podcast also features the perspective of Mastologist Clarissa Amaral and Women’s Cancer Network Volunteer Maria Delicia Moritz, who works in Florianopolis.

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Editorial program Miscellaneous+ It is an open space to address issues that affect the daily lives of women in Santa Catarina. Presented by Luciana Barros, Editor of ND+, the podcast is published on the Diversa+ page every Friday at 7am.

aDiversa podcast | Miscellaneous+

Presentation: Luciana Barros
Production: Joyce Almeida & Luciana Barros
Painting “Maryeva Pepper”: Maryeva Oliveira
Recording and editing: Bernardo Castello
Coordinator: Beatriz Carrasco

Episode 7 – What causes breast cancer and the healing process

Guest host: Gisele Machado (journalist and businesswoman)

Guests: Clarissa Amaral (mastologist) Maria Delicia Moritz (Women’s Cancer Network Volunteer) and Agenor Medeiros the Younger (whose wife is being treated for an illness)

Opening speech: Gisele Machado

Opening vignette: Marina Simoins

Listen to previous episodes:

Episode 6 – The Noah of Social Media Self-Esteem

Episode 5 – I broke up, now what? – Problems during and after the finish

Episode 4 – What keeps women out of politics?

Episode 3 – We Can’t Do It Anymore: Female Psychic Overload

EP 2 – Face Matching: Beauty and Controversy

EP 1 – Women’s Entrepreneurship: Wants, Needs and Challenges