Melhores podcasts sobre Breast Cancer Now (2024)

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S5 Ep9: Erin Kennedy on early detection of breast cancer 56:47

4d ago56:47

56:47

In this episode, Laura talks to Paralympic athlete Erin Kennedy, member of Team GB's Paralympic rowing squad and breast cancer awareness campaigner. Erin speaks about how she continued competing to win a gold medal during chemotherapy, then winning again after a double mastectomy the following year. She also voices her strong support for breast awa…

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Everything you need to know about Radiotherapy with the RadChat team 42:16

6d ago42:16

42:16

Have you found out that you need to have radiotherapy? Do you want to know how it works or why you need it in the first place? Maybe you're worried about the side effects? In this episode I’m going to answer all your questions about radiotherapy with this weeks’ experts, Jo and Naman, the two therapeutic radiographers behind the award-winning podca…

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S5 Ep8: Dr Liz O'Riordan answers all your questions about breast cancer 1:03:18

10d ago1:03:18

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In this episode, Laura asks Dr Liz O'Riordan questions about breast cancer ranging from diet and exercise to treatment and drugs, from signs and symptoms of secondary breast cancer to how to reduce a risk of recurrence, from what cancer actually is to whether it can be cured, and many more. Dr Liz is a breast cancer expert who worked as a breast su…

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S5 Ep7: Dr Liz & Dan on finding reliable information about cancer 40:29

11d ago40:29

40:29

In this episode, Laura talks to Dr Liz O'Riordan and Dan Wills about the ways to find reliable breast cancer information, as well as tips on how to spot misinformation and false facts. They also delve into the issues surrounding health claims on social media and how they can be harmful to people with cancer. Dr Liz O'Riordan is a breast cancer expe…

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How to tell your kids you have breast cancer with Caroline Leek 38:50

13d ago38:50

38:50

One of the questions I dreaded getting asked when I worked as a breast surgeon was ‘How do I tell my children?’ I don’t have children of my own, and I had no idea what to say. My breast care nurses would step in and I would breathe a sigh of relief. Judging from all your questions this week, telling your children you have cancer can be fraught with…

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S5 Ep6: Hannah on campaigning for Enhertu 59:38

18d ago59:38

59:38

In this episode, Laura talks to Hannah Gardner about the life-extending drug Enhertu, which has just been rejected for use on the NHS in England. This means thousands of women, including Hannah, will be denied access to a drug that could’ve given them the hope of more time to live. Join Hannah and Breast Cancer Now in calling on NICE, NHS England a…

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How to deal with your hair falling out with Jasmin Julia Gupta 46:16

20d ago46:16

46:16

One of the first questions my patients asked when I told them they needed chemo was ‘Am I going to lose my hair?’. And when your hair does fall out, there are even more questions. Why does it come back grey and curly? How do I explain to my children that I’m bald? Where can you find a decent wig? On this episode I’m going to answer all your questio…

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Everything you need to know to prepare for chemo with Rachel Clifton 38:47

27d ago38:47

38:47

Just hearing the words ‘you need chemotherapy’ can turn your world upside down. I hated telling my patients they needed it, and when I found I out I would have it myself, I felt lost.Would my hair fall out? How bad would it be? Would it work? How would I cope? Add to that the other drugs we give patients - targeted therapies and immunotherapy - it …

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Breast surgery explained with Anushka Chaudhry 48:07

1M ago48:07

48:07

Are you struggling to decide what breast surgery to choose? Do you want to know if it’s worth having both breasts removed? How do you work out whether to have a breast reconstruction? There are so many things to consider when it comes to breast surgery, and in this episode I’m going to answer all your questions with this week’s guest, Anushka Chaud…

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S5 Ep5: Fern & Jan on family and support 48:05

1M ago48:05

48:05

In this episode, Laura talks to Jan and Fern, a mother and daughter who were diagnosed with breast cancer just weeks apart. Fern shares how her mum's cancer led her to check her own breasts, and Jan talks about the emotional impact of her daughter being diagnosed with the same disease. They also share how they supported each other through treatment…

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Special Guest: Strictly’s Amy Dowden 46:54

1M ago46:54

46:54

I'm really excited to tell you that we're starting season 2 with a bit of sparkle. Amy Dowden is one of the highest ranked ballroom and Latin American dancers in the county, and star of Saturday Night blockbuster TV show Strictly Come Dancing. And like many of you, I was so angry and sad when she told us that she had breast cancer in May last year …

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S5 Ep4: Dr Sam Orange on physical activity after breast cancer 58:34

2M ago58:34

58:34

Dr Sam Orange is a researcher at Newcastle University, working on a Breast Cancer Now-funded research project aiming to improve women's access to physical activity support after breast cancer treatment. In this episode, Laura talks to Sam about his research project, how exercise helps with fatigue, and tips on how to be physically active. Sam also …

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Coming soon… a new season of So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer 1:41

2M ago1:41

1:41

I’m excited to announce that So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer is back! Season two is coming soon, packed full of useful - and reliable - information for anyone who’s just been diagnosed, from how to tell your kids, to how chemo works, and what to eat… all powered by YOUR questions. Here’s a little flavour of season one, and details below of how you ca…

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S5 Ep3: Emma Campbell on being 'limitless' 58:32

2M ago58:32

58:32

Emma Campbell (limitless_em) is an author, public speaker and a single mum of four, living with secondary breast cancer. She also hosts her own podcast 'Open with Emma Campbell'. In this episode, Laura talks to Emma about her experience of secondary breast cancer, her friendship with the late Dame Deborah James, and how she keeps going when she fee…

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S5 Ep2: Naz on mental health and resilience 1:03:19

2M ago1:03:19

1:03:19

Nazanin Derakshan is a professor who specialises in cognitive neuroscience of anxiety and depression. She founded and works at the BRiC Centre, an organisation that helps people who've had a breast cancer diagnosis feel less anxious and improve their quality of life. In this episode Laura talks to Naz about her research, her own breast cancer diagn…

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BONUS EPISODE: How to get your sex life back after breast cancer with Sam Evans 45:55

3M ago45:55

45:55

To mark the end of the month I’m releasing another bonus episode! This is a conversation I had in my previous podcast Don’t Ignore the Elephant which was hugely popular and I think could help you too. It’s all about sex, and I’m in conversation with sex expert Sam Evans - aka Sam Talks Sex. After Annice’s episode on the menopause, I had so many que…

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S5 Ep1: Introducing Laura Price, your new host 14:01

3M ago14:01

14:01

Laura is the new presenter of the Breast Cancer Now podcast! In this episode Laura introduces herself and discusses what to expect in this season of the podcast. In this episode Laura also talks through her experience of 10 years living with breast cancer, and her more recent secondary breast cancer diagnosis, and how it's affected her. You can fol…

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BONUS EPISODE: Talking openly about death with Kathryn Mannix 54:50

3M ago54:50

54:50

Happy New Year everyone! While I prep season two I’m sharing a couple of bonus episodes with you. They’re conversations from my last podcast, Don’t Ignore the Elephant. I covered the things that no-one else talks about, and it touched a lot of people at the time. They’re subjects I’m really passionate about as a breast cancer patient myself, so tha…

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How to live life to the fullest (and face your fear of death) with Kris Hallenga 50:42

4M ago50:42

50:42

Getting a diagnosis of breast cancer can be terrifying. One of the first thoughts that ran through my mind 8 years ago when I found a lump was ‘Am I going to die?’ It’s often the first question my patients asked me when I told them they needed chemo. You could say it’s a ridiculous question to ask, as we are all going to die at some point, but the …

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Everything you need to know about Lymphoedema with Dr Melanie Thomas 40:37

5M ago40:37

40:37

Are you scared that you’ll get lymphoedema? Has anyone actually told you what it is? Do you wonder if there’s anything you can do to prevent it ? I’ve had so many questions about this - and it’s something that has worried me ever since I was diagnosed all those years ago. On this episode, I’m going to put your mind at ease and tell you everything y…

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Navigating breast cancer as a woman of colour with Leanne Pero MBE 38:14

5M ago38:14

38:14

Do you ever wonder if every breast cancer patient is treated the same? I thought they were until I listened to this week’s guest talking about her experiences during treatment. Several of you shared your own stories with me saying that cancer isn’t talked about in your community. You’re also wondering why you don’t see yourself represented in breas…

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Why you should keep exercising through breast cancer with Dr Kathryn Schmitz 38:33

5M ago38:33

38:33

Did you know that exercise should be the first treatment you get for breast cancer? Maybe you’re motivated to finally get fit but you don’t know where to start? Or has someone told you that exercise can stop your cancer coming back but you don’t believe it’s true? On this episode I’m answering all your questions about breast cancer and exercise wit…

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How to deal with the menopausal side effects of breast cancer treatment with Professor Annice Mukherjee 45:13

5M ago45:13

45:13

Are you struggling to cope with the menopausal side effects of breast cancer treatment? Do you lie awake at night tossing and turning as the sweat pours off your body? Maybe you wish there was something you could take when HRT is off the table? On this episode I’m going to answer all your questions about breast cancer treatment and the menopause wi…

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How to cope psychologically with a breast cancer diagnosis with Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield 42:55

6M ago42:55

42:55

Being diagnosed with breast cancer floored me mentally. I could handle the side effects of chemo by swallowing tablet after tablet, but I couldn’t stop the thoughts running through my head. Like many of you, I would lie awake until the small hours of the morning thinking things like ‘Am I going to die?’, ‘IIs it going to come back?’ ‘How am I going…

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Everything you need to know about breast health after breast cancer with Dr Philippa Kaye 40:34

6M ago40:34

40:34

How do you find a bra that fits after a mastectomy? Has your relationship with your breasts changed and you’re struggling to accept your new shape? Or maybe you don’t know how to check your breasts now that everything’s changed? This episode is all about breast health after breast cancer and I’m joined by the incredible Dr Philippa Kaye to answer y…

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Welcome to So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer 20:43

6M ago20:43

20:43

I’m kicking off this new season - and new podcast - with a special show. I’ll explain what to expect from So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer, answer some of your questions and introduce you to our new podcast poet, the incredible Donna Ashworth. ******* If you want to find out more about the signs and symptoms of secondary breast cancer, here are some g…

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Breaking News - Don’t Ignore The Elephant has had a makeover 1:15

7M ago1:15

1:15

I’ve got a very special announcement for you… the podcast is changing! It’s time to say goodbye to Don’t Ignore the Elephant, and hello to my new podcast - So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer. I’m going to be focusing on all the issues that people you like face, when you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer. You could say I’m an expert in breast cancer. …

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Don't Ignore the Elephant | Natalie Woodward: Bowel Cancer, Survival and Hope 51:06

11M ago51:06

51:06

This week’s guest is Natalie Woodward, a truly remarkable young woman. She was diagnosed with metastatic bowel cancer at the age of 36, but after a full year of treatment, the cancer started to grow. In the middle of the pandemic, she literally had the mother of all operations to remove it. She had to learn to walk again. To dance again. To accept …

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Don't Ignore the Elephant | Eleanor Mills: The Rise of the Queenager 56:15

12M ago56:15

56:15

This week’s guest is Eleanor Mills, award-winning journalist, editor and broadcaster who founded of Noon, an online community to bring together women celebrating the opportunities of midlife. She describes it as a time for transformation and reinvention as a Queenager, and I want to be one. Many of us reach a mid-life clusterf*ck when everything ca…

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Don't Ignore the Elephant | Alex Hewitt: Masculinity and Mental Health 40:28

12M ago40:28

40:28

This week’s guest is Alex Hewitt, founder of AOK events, and he’s come on to talk about how he coped with severe anxiety when his world was crumbling around him. He wants to set a good example for his sons by opening up about his own mental health problems and encourage others to do the same. I’ve often wondered if men find it harder than women to …

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Don't Ignore the Elephant | Maggie Hope: Therapy, Counselling and Self-Care 47:33

12M ago47:33

47:33

This week’s guest is Maggie Hope. She’s a Psychotherapist and Counsellor and she’s come on to talk to me all about therapy. What is it? How do you know if you need it? What to expect when you have it? I’ve needed therapy at several times of my life, and I was ashamed to tell people about it. We talk about the importance of removing the stigma from …

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Don't Ignore the Elephant | Felicity Cornelius-Mercer: Social Media – a blessing or a curse? 50:12

1y ago50:12

50:12

This week’s guest is Felicity Cornelius-Mercer. She’s become the female James Blunt of Twitter by defending attacks on her husband Johnny Mercer, MP with humour and wit. We talk about the realities of living life in the public eye and what it’s like to work with your husband and still make a marriage work, and a little bit about male grooming. We a…

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Don't Ignore the Elephant | Jaz Ampaw-Farr: How to become a Resilience Ninja 51:49

1y ago51:49

51:49

This week’s guest is the inspirational Jaz Ampaw-Farr, an award-winning motivational speaker who shifts mindsets and leaves her audience on a high. She’s known in the US as the ‘British Oprah’ who’s gone from broken to Beyonce (if you squint a bit). She had an awful childhood, subjected to poverty and horrific abuse at a very young age, but a handf…

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Don't Ignore the Elephant | Debbie Bliss: Crafting, cancer and looking cool 52:28

1y ago52:28

52:28

My second guest is the wonderful Debbie Bliss MBE. She’s the most published knitwear designer in the world. She revolutionised the pattern industry and makes knitting cool. But she also looks cool as well. Debbie has had thymus and breast cancer and has accepted her new figure after a mastectomy. She’s a savvy business woman in her seventies and th…

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Don't Ignore the Elephant | Isobel Ball: The Legacy Listen 44:21

1y ago44:21

44:21

The first episode of season two it a little bit different. It’s a legacy listen with my mum, Isobel. She was diagnosed with metastatic bone cancer three months before we recorded the interview. I wanted to chat to mum and find out what it was like for her when I got breast cancer, before talking about her own experiences as an amputee. Sadly Mum di…

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S4 Ep19: Laura: hurdles and healing in the 10 years since diagnosis 25:24

1+ y ago25:24

25:24

Laura was diagnosed with primary breast cancer 10 years ago at the age of 29. She talks about some of the challenges she's faced since then, as well as writing her novel, Single Bald Female, which tells a story similar to her own. Shortly after the episode was recorded, Laura was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, aged 39. Laura's novel Single…

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S4 Ep18: Chris & Miriam: supporting others after a diagnosis 34:56

1+ y ago34:56

34:56

After finishing treatment for breast cancer, Miriam decided she wanted to do something to help others like her. This prompted her husband, Chris, to explore how he could also provide support. They talk about these opportunities, as well as how they experienced Miriam's diagnosis as a married couple. Find out more about Breast Cancer Now's free supp…

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S4 Ep17: Dani: adapting to life with menopausal symptoms 35:59

1+ y ago35:59

35:59

After being diagnosed with primary breast cancer, Dani's treatment caused her to experience an early menopause. She speaks about the ways she found herself to cope with this, and about the business she set up to help other people going through the same thing. You can visit Dani's website at: www.healthywholeme.com and tune into Dani's podcast The M…

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S4 Ep16: Nic: explaining cancer to children 20:25

1+ y ago20:25

20:25

After receiving a diagnosis of secondary breast cancer, Nic worked with her friend Jen to create The Little C Club, a resource for parents who want to talk to their children about cancer. She speaks about the impact breast cancer has had on her, as well as her ongoing work with The Little C Club. You can visit The Little C Club website or follow on…

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S4 Ep15: Val: the Tissue Bank's 10th anniversary 21:28

1+ y ago21:28

21:28

Professor Valerie Speirs is co-principal investigator of the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank. Val gives an overview of what the Tissue Bank is, as well as discussing how it's helped further breast cancer research over the last decade. We also hear from our research communications officer, Edd, who goes into detail on some projects linked to the Tissu…

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S4 Ep14: Reuben: losing a loved one to breast cancer 31:20

1+ y ago31:20

31:20

At the end of 2021, Reuben sadly lost his mum to breast cancer. He speaks about what helped him and his family during this difficult time. We also hear from Erin, a clinical psychologist and founder of The Loss Foundation, about how grief and bereavement affect us differently. The Loss Foundation: thelossfoundation.org You can also read Reuben's ar…

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S4 Ep13: Adobea: barriers to accessing treatment, and talking about cancer with hope 20:54

2y ago20:54

20:54

Adobea sought medical attention three times for breast cancer-related symptoms, and was dismissed each time. When she insisted a fourth time, Adobea was diagnosed with breast cancer. She speaks about how factors such as age and race can have an impact on how patients are treated when seeking help. You can follow Adobea on Instagram @ItsDivineStyle …

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S4 Ep12: Jane Devonshire: supporting loved ones with breast cancer 17:34

2y ago17:34

17:34

Jane was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2012, four years before winning Masterchef. Jane talks about how her life changed since receiving her diagnosis, and the support she received from family and friends during and beyond breast cancer treatment. Jane also speaks about things people can do to support a loved one with breast cancer, and…

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S4 Ep11: Miranda: intersectional experiences of breast cancer 27:14

2y ago27:14

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Miranda was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2019, just five years after her primary diagnosis. She talks about how her diagnosis affects her, particularly with regards to her identity as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. You can follow Miranda on Instagram @mizzilla and on Twitter @mizzieashitey. Also mentioned by Miranda: Live Through Th…

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S4 Ep10: Doug & Dave: male breast cancer and peer support 34:27

2y ago34:27

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Doug and Dave received their breast cancer diagnoses in 2012 and 2015 respectively, and found there was little to no support for men. They speak about how that affected them, and what they've done to change that for men who have been more recently diagnosed. You can find more about The Men's VMU on Twitter @themensvmu For information about breast c…

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S4 Ep9: Ruth: diagnosed with the altered BRCA1 gene 31:38

2y ago31:38

31:38

When Ruth was eight, she sadly lost her mum to breast cancer. She later underwent genetic testing and found that she has an altered BRCA1 gene. Ruth talks about the implications of this, and the impact it has had on her life. You can follow Ruth on Instagram @mymastectomyandme. For information about breast cancer, visit our website at breastcancern…

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S4 Ep8: Carly: Breast cancer family history and fear 32:20

2y ago32:20

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Carly sadly lost her Mum to breast cancer in 2010, and received her own diagnosis in 2019. She talks about how having a family history of breast cancer affected her, and how she manages cancer-related anxiety. You can follow Carly on Instagram @carlymoosah For information about breast cancer, visit our website at breastcancernow.org or phone our fr…

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S4 Ep7: Marcia and Jackie: Support beyond basic medical care 31:32

2y ago31:32

31:32

Following a breast cancer diagnosis in 1998, Marcia turned to yoga to aid her recovery. She talks about how this helped her recover. We also get some insight from breast cancer clinical nurse specialist Jackie on some other complementary practices that may aid recovery. You can visit Marcia's website at www.marcie.yoga or follow her on Instagram @Y…

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S4 Ep6: Anita: Working in cancer research 20:36

2y ago20:36

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Dr Anita Grigoriadis works in breast cancer research at Kings College London. She speaks about her work and how it benefits breast cancer patients, as well as what it's like to be a woman in STEM. You can take part in helping with one of Anita's research projects on your device by visiting the Node Code Breakers page.] For information about breast …

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S4 Ep5: Claire and Jen: Secondary breast cancer audit 42:31

2y ago42:31

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It's estimated there are around 35,000 people currently living with secondary breast cancer. But without knowing how many patients there are, we can't be sure of their needs or identify areas of care that need the most attention. Breast Cancer Now, along with amazing supporters like Claire and Jen, has long been campaigning for improved data collec…

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