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REPLAY: SZA on Her Health, Family History & Becoming Her Own Advocate

Oct 8, 2026 · 55m

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We are revisiting one of our favorite SheMD conversations with SZA.SZA joins her longtime physician Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi and Mary Alice Haney for an intimate conversation about her health, family history and the anxiety that can come with trying to understand what is happening inside your own body.Dr. A walks through SZA’s breast cancer risk assessment, family history, genetic testing and why a negative genetic test does not necessarily mean someone has an average lifetime risk of breast cancer.SZA also talks candidly about health anxiety, therapy, trauma, relationships, creativity and learning to accept the parts of herself that do not fit the traditional idea of being a “nice girl.” She…