Megan-Claire Chase, Patient Advocate.

The Health Design Podcast

Megan-Claire Chase, aka Warrior Megsie, is a patient advocate and breast cancer survivor from Atlanta, Georgia. Her blog, Life on the Cancer Train, is famous for being authentic, raw, and informative, with a twist of humor, where she shares her experiences of being a young adult cancer survivor while advocating for better treatments and resources. The blog is syndicated on Cancer Health Magazine's website. Megan-Claire is a highly sought-after blogger and influencer in the cancer community nationally and internationally. In 2023, Megan-Claire was featured in Stories from the Stage episode "Beyond Cancer," which aired on PBS and World Channel. Currently serves on Bayer Oncology's Digital Patient Council, and the Oncology Data Advisory Editorial Board, and is a Board Member for the LYTE Foundation. She hosts two podcasts, The Other Side of Cancer and Our BC Life, and ongoing collaborations with Teen Cancer America to create inclusive content for social media and patient-facing collateral. Megan-Claire co-authored abstracts and presented posters, including Genetic Testing in Metastatic Breast Cancer in the USA: A Podcast | Oncology and Therapy (springer.com), and The Impact of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Black Women at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in 2023, and "You don't really have a say in anything...like you don't have any options": AYA Cancer Survivors' Perspectives on Fertility Preservation Conversations with Healthcare Providers presented at the 16th Annual American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) in 2019 and accepted for a Poster Symposia II: Sexual and Reproductive Health oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine and published in the medical journal Psycho-Oncology. Megan-Claire's work is featured in several publications, including Cancer Health, Cancer Today, CURE Magazine, Count Me In, Everyday Health, Elephants and Tea, Dating Roo (UK), Voyage ATL, Humor Beats Cancer, IHadCancer.com, RETHINK Cancer, Pharmaphorum (UK), and WebMD. Blog: Life on the Cancer Train at www.warriormegsie.com Social Media Links: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/warriormegsie/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/warriormegsie LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-claire-chase/ Other Links to Projects/Articles: Stories from the Stage on PBS and World Channel episode: Beyond Cancer Watch here. Cancer Health magazine: You Can’t Escape Race in Cancer Read here. Oncology Data Advisor: AYA Cancer Awareness Week: Creating Welcoming Spaces for Support and Advocacy With Dr. Lauren Ghazal, Megan-Claire Chase, and Allison Rosen Listen here. The Patient Story: Megan-Claire's Breast Cancer Story: My Symptoms Were VERY Different Watch here Pfizer: Genetic Testing in Metastatic Breast Cancer in the USA: A Podcast | Oncology and Therapy (springer.com)