P.G. Peeples

Renee speaks with Dr. Vinnette Little, a specialist in internal medicine at Central Baptist Hospital, and breast cancer survivors Porter "P.G." Peeples and Benita Peoples on the next Connections, airing Saturday, Nov. 10 at 3/2 p.m. CT on KET1 and Sunday, Nov. 18 at 11:30/10:30 a.m. CT on KET2

Peeples, a prominent civic and community leader in Fayette County, found out that he had breast cancer in 2004. Around the same time of his diagnosis, his sister was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Peeples survived, but his sister died two years later. He is now an ambassador for early detection and treatment, especially in men. Viewers also meet Benita Peoples, a breast cancer survivor who is going back to college to pursue a degree in counseling to help others deal with cancer .

Renee and her guests discuss the prevalence of breast cancer in men, and why black women , who have a reduced risk of getting breast cancer, are more likely die from it. They also discuss why breast cancer diagnosis in some racial groups is not declining in pace with the rest of the population and if the disease is becoming more prominent in men.

Connections with Renee Shaw is a KET production, produced by Renee Shaw and Carolyn Gwinn. More information about Connections, including streaming video, is available at www.ket.org/connections.