Latest Futuredreams Podcast Episodes

Breast Cancer and My Breasts

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - August 29, 2021 23:05 - 58 minutes
How do you feel about your breasts- and how does a cancer diagnosis change those feelings? Victoria Derbyshire talks to four women whose bodies have been changed by surgery and treatment. How much does it go to the heart of a woman's body image, their femininity and self-confidence? Brought to...

Breast Cancer and Faith

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - August 22, 2021 23:05 - 41 minutes
How important is faith in helping you through your breast cancer journey? In this episode Victoria Derbyshire talks to women who have religious beliefs- and one who doesn't- to hear how their convictions were challenged -and perhaps strengthened- by a breast cancer diagnosis.  Brought to you by...

Breast Cancer and The Future Dreams Charity

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - August 15, 2021 23:05 - 37 minutes
The Future Dreams charity was founded in 2008 by mother and daughter Sylvie Henry and Danielle Leslie. These two extraordinary women lost their lives to breast cancer but were determined to leave a legacy that no woman should ever have to go through the illness alone. In this special episode, Vi...

Breast Cancer and Work

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - August 08, 2021 23:05 - 49 minutes
How does a breast cancer diagnosis affect your work? Will you be treated sympathetically or seen as a "problem"? In this episode, Victoria talks to three women about their jobs- and how they handled them before, during, and after treatment. A QC gives advice on what happens when your boss isn't ...

Breast Cancer and Fertility

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - August 01, 2021 23:05 - 37 minutes
How does having treatment for breast cancer affect your chances of having children? For some women sadly it means the end of their chances of motherhood, but in this episode, Victoria speaks to women who found ways to overcome fertility issues after their diagnosis- including IVF or surrogacy.  ...

Breast Cancer and Men

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - July 25, 2021 23:05 - 38 minutes
The vast majority of breast cancer diagnoses are given to women- but in around 1 in 100 cases, it's a man who's being told they have it. In this episode, Victoria talks to one of the 350 men each year in Britain that happens to.  Brought to you by the Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity, "And T...

Breast Cancer and Secondaries

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - July 18, 2021 23:05 - 53 minutes
How do you cope when you are told that your breast cancer has come back? Victoria talks with three women who are facing that situation right now. They offer practical advice based on their own experiences and demonstrate that many people are a lot stronger than they think. Brought to you by the...

Breast Cancer and Exercise

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - July 11, 2021 23:01 - 45 minutes
The benefits of exercise on our lives are well documented. But how can even a gentle fitness regime help people recovering from breast cancer? How soon can you go back to the sports you were doing pre-diagnosis ? And what about those women who- for whatever reason- feel they can't do much physic...

Breast Cancer and My Head

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - July 04, 2021 23:01 - 47 minutes
What does having breast cancer mean for your mental health? In this episode, Victoria Derbyshire is with three women- Shevelle, Carly and Saskia- who speak frankly about the personal and psychological challenges that followed their diagnosis. Some women say they have emerged from their cancer "j...

Breast Cancer and Community

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 27, 2021 23:01 - 45 minutes
What happens when you've been diagnosed with breast cancer- but some people in your community choose to deal with it with prejudice and disinformation? In this episode, three women talk to Victoria about the different reactions they received from their neighbours, and their nearest and dearest- ...

Breast Cancer and COVID

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 21, 2021 09:08 - 44 minutes
How do you deal with having breast cancer when you can't hug anyone because of Covid? In this edition of "And Then Came Breast Cancer" Abbie, Carla, and Corinne join host Victoria Derbyshire to talk about facing hospital visits alone and trying to get help when the NHS is coping with the pandemi...

Breast Cancer and Hair

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 21, 2021 09:07 - 46 minutes
The deeply personal relationship women have with their hair is discussed in this episode of "And Then Came Breast Cancer". Host Victoria Derbyshire talks to Nicky, Nicole and Natasha about how they dealt with the effect chemotherapy had on their hair, and she gets advice from cold cap expert Cla...

Breast Cancer and First Signs

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 21, 2021 09:07 - 44 minutes
What are the changes in your body you should be looking out for to find out if you have breast cancer? In this episode of "And Then Came Breast Cancer", host Victoria Derbyshire talks to Merlene and Amanda about the awful moment they first realised they had the disease and there's practical advi...

Breast Cancer - First Signs

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 21, 2021 09:07 - 44 minutes
What are the changes in your body you should be looking out for to find out if you have breast cancer? In this episode of "And Then Came Breast Cancer", host Victoria Derbyshire talks to Merlene and Amanda about the awful moment they first realised they had the disease and there's practical advi...

Trailer

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast - June 09, 2021 14:00 - 11 minutes
'And Then Came Breast Cancer' is a podcast series created by Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity, for anyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. Hosted by the award-winning journalist Victoria Derbyshire - herself a breast cancer survivor - each episode discusses an aspect of the cance...