Today's episode features a conversation with Brandi Benson, U.S. Army veteran and author of the book "The Enemy Within: A Young Soldier's Unexpected Battle with Cancer." Brandi, a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and outspoken mental health advocate, was only twenty-four and a few months into her first deployment when she was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, possibly due to toxic exposure while she was deployed. Dr. Ron Hirschberg speaks with Brandi about her beginnings in the military and being forced to return home from war only to have to continue fighting, this time the "enemy within," cancer. Today, Brandi is an inspiring and outspoken cancer survivor and tireless advocate of mental health and wellness.
Today's episode features a conversation with Brandi Benson, U.S. Army veteran and author of the book "The Enemy Within: A Young Soldier's Unexpected Battle with Cancer." Brandi, a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, cancer survivor, and outspoken mental health advocate, was only twenty-four and a few months into her first deployment when she was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, possibly due to toxic exposure while she was deployed. Dr. Ron Hirschberg speaks with Brandi about her beginnings in the military and being forced to return home from war only to have to continue fighting, this time the "enemy within," cancer. Today, Brandi is an inspiring and outspoken cancer survivor and tireless advocate of mental health and wellness.
For information on Brandi, please visit www.brandilbenson.com. You can purchase her book here.
The HunterSeven Foundation's mission is to research military exposures and their impact on the health of the veteran population, with the intention of sharing the data with the veteran and healthcare communities through education to increase awareness of exposures and the impact on veteran health. For more information on the HunterSeven Foundation and their work, please visit their website www.hunterseven.org.
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