The Breast Cancer Risk Puzzle
There is a fifteen-minute conversation about breast cancer that nobody ever had with me.
A warm, honest breast cancer presentation for workplaces, wellness programs, women's groups, faith communities, and community organizations, based in Orlando, Florida, and available virtually anywhere.
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Breast cancer awareness is not just for women.
Breast cancer is often talked about as a women's issue, but its impact reaches far beyond the person diagnosed. It affects spouses, partners, children, parents, friends, coworkers, managers, caregivers, and entire communities.
Men belong in this conversation too — supporting someone they love, encouraging a screening, helping at home during treatment, or managing a team member through diagnosis. This talk helps everyone understand risk, screening, early detection, breast self-awareness, and how to support someone after the call comes.
Stacy does not open with statistics. She opens with a small table, a stack of pieces, and her own information and medical record as it stood on the morning of May 5, 2017 — the day she was told she had breast cancer at 47.
What follows is a demonstration, not a lecture. Every piece on that table is a measured, published breast cancer risk factor, the kind that appears in the models oncologists actually use. She plays them one at a time against the life she was living, out loud, in front of the room, and the audience keeps count.
The tone is honest, warm, and hopeful. Not clinical, fear-based, or women-only.
Where it ends is the part Stacy would rather a room discover for itself. What audiences leave with is one specific, fifteen-minute thing to go do, and the words to ask for it.
Clear, practical, and ready to use.
Built to fit a lot of rooms.
Survivor, speaker, and advocate for practical awareness.
In the spring of 2017, Stacy was 47. Running 5Ks, raising two boys, and healthy by every outward appearance. On May 5, a routine mammogram led to a diagnosis of stage I ER/PR breast cancer, with no family history to explain it.
Now a breast cancer “alum” based in Orlando, Florida, who stays active through cycling, dragon boating with survivor teams, and weight training, Stacy speaks to workplaces, wellness programs, women's groups, faith communities, and community organizations about risk, screening, breast self-awareness, early detection, and supporting people after diagnosis — beyond October campaigns and pink ribbons.
Sized to your event.
This presentation is survivor-led and educational. It is not medical advice — attendees are encouraged to talk with their own healthcare providers about personal risk, screening, and care decisions.
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Putting Together The Breast Cancer Risk Puzzle
Join breast cancer survivor and speaker Stacy Conkling for an honest, practical, and hopeful conversation about breast cancer risk. Stacy was 47, running 5Ks, raising two boys, and had no family history of breast cancer. She was diagnosed anyway. Using nothing but her own medical record, she shows a room how a picture of risk gets assembled one measured factor at a time, and what it costs a woman when nobody assembles it for her. Audiences leave knowing what their own pieces are, the question to ask their provider, and who to ask if their provider cannot answer it. Educational, encouraging, and written for everyone in the room, not only women.
Request Stacy's speaker one-sheet: talk description, key takeaways, bio, and booking info in a single page.
Before you reach out.
Who is Stacy Conkling?
Stacy Conkling is a breast cancer survivor and risk awareness speaker based in Orlando, Florida. On May 5, 2017, at age 47, she was diagnosed with stage I hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer after a routine mammogram despite having no family history and a tumor too deep for her to feel. She now speaks to workplaces, wellness programs, women's groups, faith communities, and community organizations about breast cancer risk, screening, and early detection.
What does Stacy speak about?
Her signature presentation is Putting Together The Breast Cancer Risk Puzzle. Using only her own information and medical record, Stacy shows a room how a picture of breast cancer risk gets assembled from ordinary, measured risk factors, and what it costs a woman when nobody assembles it for her.
It covers why absence of family history is not absence of risk, what a dense breast tissue notification does and does not tell you, why doing everything right does not zero out your risk, and the specific conversation to ask your provider for.
Who is the presentation for?
Workplaces and employee wellness programs, women's groups, faith communities, nonprofits, community organizations, and Breast Cancer Awareness Month events. The talk is written for mixed audiences. Breast cancer awareness is not only relevant to women, since men are the spouses, sons, managers, and friends of the people affected.
Where is Stacy based, and where does she speak?
Stacy is based in Orlando, Florida. She speaks in person throughout Central Florida and across the state, travels for engagements beyond Florida, and presents virtually to organizations anywhere in the U.S.
How long is the presentation?
It's available as a 30-minute lunch-and-learn, a 45-minute workplace presentation, or a 60-minute presentation with Q&A. Stacy presents both virtually and in person, participates in panels, and can tailor a custom version for your group.
Is Stacy a doctor or medical professional?
No. Stacy speaks as a survivor, not as a clinician. Her presentations are educational and encouraging, and they are not medical advice. Attendees are always encouraged to talk with their own healthcare providers about personal risk, screening schedules, and care decisions.
Does Stacy only speak during Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
No. October events are welcome, but Stacy speaks year-round. Awareness, screening, and early detection matters in every month. Booking outside October often means more scheduling flexibility.
How do I book Stacy as a speaker?
Use the speaker request form below, email [email protected], or schedule a time directly on Stacy's calendar. A speaker one-sheet with the talk description, key takeaways, bio, and booking info is available on request.
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Interested in bringing Putting Together The Breast Cancer Risk Puzzle to your workplace, wellness program, church, or community event? Tell me a little about your event and I'll reply with availability and details.