Overview

• Diagnosed at 38 with metastatic breast cancer, including brain metastases, Kochan soon divorced and radically reordered her life.
• She pursued an extensive sexual exploration with more than 200 men, using dating apps and disclosing her terminal status before encounters.
• Her candid accounts with friend Nikki Boyer became the Wondery podcast Dying for Sex, recorded months before her death in 2019.
• The material led to a posthumous memoir and, this year, a Disney+ miniseries inspired by her experience and starring Michelle Williams.
• Coverage highlights ongoing public discussion about dignity, consent, risk, and how media depict the choices of people facing terminal diagnoses.