Paving Your Path Through Breast Cancer And Beyond: A Practical Guide to Treatment and Beyond
Tue Feb 03 2026
I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Amy Comander on The Breast Cancer Podcast 💕
Dr. Comander is a medical oncologist, survivor advocate, and the author of her powerful new book, Paving Your Path Through Breast Cancer And Beyond. Evidence-Based Lifestyle Medicine Tools for Cancer Survivorship.
In this episode, we talk about:
✨ Navigating breast cancer one step at a time
✨ Practical tools for survivorship—body, mind, and soul
✨ How patients can feel empowered (not overwhelmed) through treatment and beyond
✨ Why survivorship deserves just as much attention as diagnosis and treatment
As a breast surgeon and a survivor myself, I deeply value conversations like this—ones that meet patients where they are and remind them that they are not alone on this journey.
Amy Comander, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, MSCP is a breast oncologist and Medical Director of the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute in Waltham, Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Program at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. As a breast oncologist, Dr. Comander has witnessed the struggles her patients face during and following completion of primary cancer treatment, and she is passionate about improving the overall health and well-being of breast cancer survivors through lifestyle interventions. In 2019, she launched the PAVING the Path to Wellness Program lifestyle medicine program for breast cancer survivors. She mentors other colleagues to run PAVING groups, so that this transformational experience can be offered to a larger group of cancer survivors. She has co-authored "PAVING Your Path Through Breast Cancer and Beyond," "PAVING the Path to Wellness Manual and Workbook," and "PAVING a Path Through Menopause and Beyond." Driven to integrate lifestyle medicine in cancer care, Dr. Comander is honored to be the first oncologist awarded Fellow status by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
Her Books: also available on Amazon!
PAVING Your Path Through Breast Cancer and Beyond
PAVING the Path to Wellness Manual & Workbook (Second Edition)
Social media: @DrAmyComander on Instagram
Stay Connected with Dr. Deepa Halaharvi:
TikTok: @breastdoctor
Instagram: @drdhalaharvi
TBCP Instagram: @thebreastcancerpodcast
Website: https://drdeepahalaharvi.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@deepahalaharvi5917
Instagram: @thebreastcancerpodcast
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I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Amy Comander on The Breast Cancer Podcast 💕 Dr. Comander is a medical oncologist, survivor advocate, and the author of her powerful new book, Paving Your Path Through Breast Cancer And Beyond. Evidence-Based Lifestyle Medicine Tools for Cancer Survivorship. In this episode, we talk about: ✨ Navigating breast cancer one step at a time ✨ Practical tools for survivorship—body, mind, and soul ✨ How patients can feel empowered (not overwhelmed) through treatment and beyond ✨ Why survivorship deserves just as much attention as diagnosis and treatment As a breast surgeon and a survivor myself, I deeply value conversations like this—ones that meet patients where they are and remind them that they are not alone on this journey. Amy Comander, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, MSCP is a breast oncologist and Medical Director of the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute in Waltham, Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Program at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. As a breast oncologist, Dr. Comander has witnessed the struggles her patients face during and following completion of primary cancer treatment, and she is passionate about improving the overall health and well-being of breast cancer survivors through lifestyle interventions. In 2019, she launched the PAVING the Path to Wellness Program lifestyle medicine program for breast cancer survivors. She mentors other colleagues to run PAVING groups, so that this transformational experience can be offered to a larger group of cancer survivors. She has co-authored "PAVING Your Path Through Breast Cancer and Beyond," "PAVING the Path to Wellness Manual and Workbook," and "PAVING a Path Through Menopause and Beyond." Driven to integrate lifestyle medicine in cancer care, Dr. Comander is honored to be the first oncologist awarded Fellow status by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Her Books: also available on Amazon! PAVING Your Path Through Breast Cancer and Beyond PAVING the Path to Wellness Manual & Workbook (Second Edition) Social media: @DrAmyComander on Instagram Stay Connected with Dr. Deepa Halaharvi: TikTok: @breastdoctor Instagram: @drdhalaharvi TBCP Instagram: @thebreastcancerpodcast Website: https://drdeepahalaharvi.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@deepahalaharvi5917 Instagram: @thebreastcancerpodcast