Breast Cancer Conversations

316. Inflammatory Breast Cancer and The Story Behind Becalming

Published: October 25, 2026

Duration: 29:17

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What if one of the most important breast cancer warning signs isn't a lump at all?

When filmmakers Shelby and Nathan Slager discovered how few people knew about inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), they decided to do something unexpected: make a movie.

In this episode of Breast Cancer Conversations, host Laura Carfang sits down with Shelby, Nathan, and Shelby's mother, Mary, to explore the intersection of breast cancer, hereditary cancer risk, family relationships, and the power of storytelling to create change.

Mary was...