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Breast Cancer and Getting It Twice
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - April 15, 2024 23:05 - 41 minutesThis episode is not about secondaries – that was Series 1, Episode 7. Nor is it about the fear of it coming back- that was Series 2, Episode 2. This is about when you think breast cancer is at last behind you. And then you receive the news that you have got it again. A second primary diagnosis -...
Breast Cancer and Radiotherapy
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - April 08, 2024 23:05 - 40 minutesThere’s a lot of help and information out there for women who have to undergo chemotherapy. Perhaps there’s a bit less about radiotherapy for two reasons - it is not perceived as being as debilitating as chemo and possibly because it comes afterwards, hopefully when you are almost on the ‘home s...
Breast Cancer and Surgery - Part Two
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - April 02, 2024 10:01 - 44 minutesSurgery is a part of many women’s breast cancer stories and this episode puts some of your points and queries to a breast cancer surgeon who also explains why she and her colleagues make the decisions they do. Victoria is joined by a guest who felt that before she had surgery she had no idea wh...
Breast Cancer and Surgery - Part One
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - March 26, 2024 00:05 - 48 minutesThis is the first of two episodes looking at surgery - which is the right operation for you - what do terms like lumpectomy and mastectomy mean and should you have reconstruction? And if so, when and how? Three women share their stories with Victoria in this episode - how their fears and anxiet...
Breast Cancer and Boldness and Bravery
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - March 19, 2024 00:05 - 43 minutesWe don’t talk about ‘fighting’ the disease on this podcast but we do talk about how people are left changed by the experience of having had breast cancer. Many women decide that post-cancer they want to do something different- that from now on, it’s about experiences and living life to the full....
Breast Cancer and my unique journey with my Sister
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - March 12, 2024 00:05 - 49 minutesEveryone’s cancer journey is unique and in this episode you’ll hear how Victoria’s guests demonstrate that by talking frankly about their differing responses to being told they had breast cancer. The fact that two of those guests are sisters only adds to the point. Cathy and Tracey - two sibling...
Breast Cancer and the type called Lobular
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - March 05, 2024 00:05 - 35 minutesVictoria was diagnosed with her breast cancer in 2015 and she didn’t have an obvious lump. She was told she had a form of breast cancer called “lobular” and in this episode she is joined by an expert to explain what it is, how you can spot it, and what the treatment options are. Victoria’s othe...
Breast Cancer and Making Sure You Are Heard
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - February 27, 2024 00:05 - 43 minutesA breast cancer diagnosis can make you feel like you have no control. Every decision is in the hands of the experts who are now taking care of you. But there is a way when your voice can be heard- that you work with the professionals who will save your life and make sure your opinion is taken on...
Breast Cancer and the Cleverly Family
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - February 20, 2024 00:05 - 46 minutesHow does your relationship cope when you are diagnosed with breast cancer and your partner is not only a high profile politician but he spends a lot of time travelling for his job? This special episode, from easily the grandest room we’ve ever recorded in, features Susie Cleverly, a wife and mo...
Breast Cancer and Sex
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - February 13, 2024 00:05 - 43 minutesWhat does a breast cancer diagnosis mean for your sex life, now and in the future? As you digest the news that you have the disease, are you worried that your body may not look the same and how might that affect your confidence when it comes to intimacy? The Future Dreams charity gets so many q...
Breast Cancer and the BRCA Gene
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - February 06, 2024 00:05 - 46 minutesGetting a breast cancer diagnosis is traumatic enough when it comes as a surprise. What if you know there’s a higher chance you might get breast cancer because of a genetic fault? Not only that, it might get passed on to your children. If you have close relatives who have had breast or ovarian c...
Breast Cancer and Understanding Language
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 27, 2022 05:30 - 42 minutesWhat is the difference between a radiotherapist and a radiologist ? Stage 3 and Grade 3 ? If you’re told you have carcinoma in situ, how bad is that? When you are diagnosed with breast cancer it marks the beginning of the steepest learning curve you’ve probably ever been on. You’re learning a wh...
Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 21, 2022 09:44 - 48 minutesThe drugs you take when you’ve had a breast cancer diagnosis can prolong your life by reducing the chances of your cancer coming back. But they can also come with some pretty unpleasant side effects- from hot flushes and fatigue- to pain and depression. In this episode, Victoria speaks to women...
Breast Cancer and Nutrition
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 13, 2022 05:30 - 29 minutesIt may sound obvious, but what you eat during and after breast cancer treatment is hugely important for the way in which you deal with the illness, and helps you towards the hoped-for recovery. In this bonus edition of the podcast, guest presenter Louise Court talks to nutritionist and dietician...
Breast Cancer and Pregnancy
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 06, 2022 05:30 - 43 minutesIt should be one of the happiest stages of a woman’s life when they find out they are having a child. But in around one in a thousand pregnancies cancer, in one of its forms, can rear its ugly and unwelcome head. The changes in a woman’s body during that time can disguise breast cancer symptoms....
Breast Cancer and The Fear Of Dying
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - May 30, 2022 05:30 - 55 minutesIt would be impossible to do a series helping women when they get a breast cancer diagnosis if we don’t talk about dying-or the fear of dying. For many people that is a conversation they don’t want to have or it may be a conversation they don’t want to have right now- which is understandable. Ot...
Breast Cancer and Dawn Butler's Story
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - March 28, 2022 18:32 - 40 minutesDawn Butler is the Labour MP for Brent Central and became the first elected African-Caribbean woman to become a government minister in the UK. Dawn arrived in Westminster via work on a market stall, a family-owned bakery ,and as a computer programmer. She also has breast cancer and was diagnosed...
Breast Cancer and Friendship
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - March 15, 2022 14:27 - 41 minutesWhen you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, your friends will play a big part in how you deal with the treatment and emotions that follow. It could be a voice at the end of a phone in the middle of the night or a ready-made meal hand-delivered to your door, but the strength and support of your mat...
Breast Cancer and Getting It When You're Young
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - March 15, 2022 14:23 - 1 hourBeing diagnosed with Breast Cancer is frightening enough, but imagine getting that distressing news when you are in your 20s? In this episode, host Victoria Derbyshire talks to women who were given the news when their adult life had only just begun. Brought to you by the Future Dreams Breast Ca...
Breast Cancer and Finding A Cure
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - March 03, 2022 10:46 - 41 minutesThis special edition of the podcast comes from The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, where every single day, work is going on to get to the day in the future, when breast cancer is no more. Host Victoria Derbyshire visits Professor Clare ...
Breast Cancer And Finding A Cure
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - March 03, 2022 10:46 - 41 minutesThis special edition of the podcast comes from The Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, where every single day, work is going on to get to the day in the future, when breast cancer is no more. Host Victoria Derbyshire visits Professor Clare ...
Breast Cancer and Telling My Kids
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - January 05, 2022 06:10 - 50 minutesHow frank should you be with your kids when you need to tell them that you have breast cancer? What words should you use or avoid? It’s a tough conversation to deal with especially when you are learning to cope yourself with a diagnosis. Victoria talks to three women - with children of different...
Breast Cancer And Telling My Kids
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - January 05, 2022 06:10 - 50 minutesHow frank should you be with your kids when you need to tell them that you have breast cancer? What words should you use or avoid? It’s a tough conversation to deal with especially when you are learning to cope yourself with a diagnosis. Victoria talks to three women - with children of different...
Breast Cancer And My Bra
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - January 05, 2022 06:05 - 50 minutesA woman’s relationship with her body changes after a breast cancer diagnosis - and the same goes for the bra she wears - during, and after treatment. A good bra can boost your confidence at a difficult time when perhaps you feel your body doesn’t look the same. In this episode, Victoria gets exp...
Breast Cancer and My Bra
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - January 05, 2022 06:05 - 50 minutesA woman’s relationship with her body changes after a breast cancer diagnosis - and the same goes for the bra she wears - during, and after treatment. A good bra can boost your confidence at a difficult time when perhaps you feel your body doesn’t look the same. In this episode, Victoria gets exp...
Breast Cancer and When The Treatment Stops
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - January 05, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutesFor many women, a breast cancer diagnosis can mean long and gruelling rounds of chemo and radio therapy, on top of an operation. It can be a grim routine but for those who come through it, how do you cope when the treatment stops? When it’s all over? Do you feel elated? Or deflated? In this epis...
Breast Cancer And When The Treatment Stops
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - January 05, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutesFor many women, a breast cancer diagnosis can mean long and gruelling rounds of chemo and radio therapy, on top of an operation. It can be a grim routine but for those who come through it, how do you cope when the treatment stops? When it’s all over? Do you feel elated? Or deflated? In this epis...
Breast Cancer and My Partner
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - December 01, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutesWhat role should your partner play while you are going through breast cancer treatment? In this episode, Victoria talks to three men who have partners who have gone through - or are going through - surgery, chemo and the life changes that come with a breast cancer diagnosis. They share practical...
Breast Cancer and The Fear Of It Coming Back
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - December 01, 2021 09:30 - 44 minutesGetting a breast cancer diagnosis is for many women the beginning of a gruelling journey that thankfully ends with a doctor telling them that after all the treatment, they are now cancer-free. It is a moment of great joy and relief, but for some of those women, they then have to deal with the al...
Breast Cancer and Sharing The News
And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - December 01, 2021 08:56 - 45 minutesWhen you receive a breast cancer diagnosis, the decision on who to share the news with is a very personal one, and some women choose not to tell anyone at all. In this special episode to launch the second series - recorded at the Future Dreams House- Victoria talks with a group of women , includ...
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