Client: Kisqali
Brief: Highlight the stories of four breast cancer survivors through in-depth interviews. Shine a light on their individual experiences and how they are thriving on the other side of their diagnosis.
Pink Power Steps Founder Tricia Griffith Shares Her Breast Cancer Journey: ‘I Want To Stay In The Fight’
MADAMENOIRE.COM
Tricia Griffith is a breast cancer survivor, author, and advocate who found her purpose in uplifting other women facing a breast cancer diagnosis. From writing about her journey to founding Pink Power Steps, a breast cancer support organization, she continues to put in the work, empowering others and being a voice for her community.
The Bronx survivor and advocate overcame triple-negative breast cancer and is now living cancer-free — but the work hasn’t stopped. Tricia is on a mission to be a beacon for women battling breast cancer, by helping them navigate every part of the journey—from diagnosis to treatment and survivorship.
Tricia’s diagnosis came during a pivotal year.
2016 was a big year for Tricia. She celebrated her 40th birthday, traveled to Paris — life was good. The accomplished project management professional had much to look forward to, both personally and professionally. “And then came this diagnosis,” she told MadameNoire. “I was 40 years old and going for my first mammogram.”
Tricia was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive form of breast cancer that disproportionately impacts Black women. But despite existing racial disparities in breast cancer risk and diagnosis, experts like oncologist Dr. Kimberley Lee affirm that even advanced stage 4 metastatic breast cancer is treatable with chemotherapy, targeted drugs, and other treatment strategies.
This article is one of a four-part series.