Speaker • Author • Storyteller
Speaker • Author • Storyteller
The Blog
10. BONUS EPISODE: How to get your sex life back after breast cancer with Sam Evans
To mark the end of the month I’m [...]
09. BONUS EPISODE: Talking openly about death with Kathryn Mannix
Happy New Year everyone! While I prep season two [...]
08. How to live life to the fullest (and face your fear of death) with Kris Hallenga
Getting a diagnosis of breast cancer can be terrifying. [...]
07. Everything you need to know about Lymphoedema with Dr Melanie Thomas
Are you scared that you’ll get lymphoedema? Has anyone [...]
06. Navigating breast cancer as a woman of colour with Leanne Pero MBE
Do you ever wonder if every breast cancer patient [...]
05. Why you should keep exercising through breast cancer with Dr Kathryn Schmitz
Did you know that exercise should be the first [...]
04. How to deal with the menopausal side effects of breast cancer treatment with Professor Annice Mukherjee
Are you struggling to cope with the menopausal side [...]
03. How to cope psychologically with a breast cancer diagnosis with Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield
Being diagnosed with breast cancer floored me mentally. I [...]
02. Everything you need to know about breast health after breast cancer with Dr Philippa Kaye
How do you find a bra that fits [...]
01. WELCOME TO ‘SO NOW I’VE GOT BREAST CANCER’
I’m kicking off this new season - and [...]
One door closes
It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
Relax and Restore
I’ve written before about being turned away in tears from a local spa during chemotherapy in 2015. All I wanted was a massage during my good week before I went back for round 2.
Double or quits
Last time I told you that although my recurrence had been completely removed, the deep margin was positive.
Another new normal
The two weeks I spent waiting to get my results remind me of the opening of ‘The Tale of Two Cities’ – It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…. Let me explain.
Here we go again
The ten days I spent waiting for my operation were even harder than the first time around.
Are you sitting comfortably?
After a cancer diagnosis, dates take on new meanings. We call them ‘cancerversaries’. The day you were diagnosed. The day you finish chemo.
This is who I am
Almost a year ago, I wrote my last cancer-related blog - 'Who am I?'
Who am I?
This is not the blog I thought I was going to write today. I know it's been a while since I last posted, and quite a lot has happened.
The language of cancer
Firstly, I realise that I've left those of you who don't follow me on Twitter or Facebook anxiously waiting to hear the results of my tests, and I'm truly sorry.
Tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer?
The Independent and the Daily Telegraph published articles yesterday saying that less than half of all GPs knew that Tamoxifen can reduce the risk of breast cancer.
….and relax
If you remember, I was waiting to see my surgeon to have my neck nodes looked at.
World Cancer Day
As a breast surgeon, I was always vaguely aware of World Cancer Day, but the significance of it passed me by.
The Blog
10. BONUS EPISODE: How to get your sex life back after breast cancer with Sam Evans
To mark the end of the month I’m [...]
09. BONUS EPISODE: Talking openly about death with Kathryn Mannix
Happy New Year everyone! While I prep season two [...]
08. How to live life to the fullest (and face your fear of death) with Kris Hallenga
Getting a diagnosis of breast cancer can be terrifying. [...]
07. Everything you need to know about Lymphoedema with Dr Melanie Thomas
Are you scared that you’ll get lymphoedema? Has anyone [...]
06. Navigating breast cancer as a woman of colour with Leanne Pero MBE
Do you ever wonder if every breast cancer patient [...]
05. Why you should keep exercising through breast cancer with Dr Kathryn Schmitz
Did you know that exercise should be the first [...]
04. How to deal with the menopausal side effects of breast cancer treatment with Professor Annice Mukherjee
Are you struggling to cope with the menopausal side [...]
03. How to cope psychologically with a breast cancer diagnosis with Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield
Being diagnosed with breast cancer floored me mentally. I [...]
02. Everything you need to know about breast health after breast cancer with Dr Philippa Kaye
How do you find a bra that fits [...]
01. WELCOME TO ‘SO NOW I’VE GOT BREAST CANCER’
I’m kicking off this new season - and [...]
One door closes
It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
Relax and Restore
I’ve written before about being turned away in tears from a local spa during chemotherapy in 2015. All I wanted was a massage during my good week before I went back for round 2.
Double or quits
Last time I told you that although my recurrence had been completely removed, the deep margin was positive.
Another new normal
The two weeks I spent waiting to get my results remind me of the opening of ‘The Tale of Two Cities’ – It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…. Let me explain.
Here we go again
The ten days I spent waiting for my operation were even harder than the first time around.
Are you sitting comfortably?
After a cancer diagnosis, dates take on new meanings. We call them ‘cancerversaries’. The day you were diagnosed. The day you finish chemo.
This is who I am
Almost a year ago, I wrote my last cancer-related blog - 'Who am I?'
Who am I?
This is not the blog I thought I was going to write today. I know it's been a while since I last posted, and quite a lot has happened.
The language of cancer
Firstly, I realise that I've left those of you who don't follow me on Twitter or Facebook anxiously waiting to hear the results of my tests, and I'm truly sorry.
Tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer?
The Independent and the Daily Telegraph published articles yesterday saying that less than half of all GPs knew that Tamoxifen can reduce the risk of breast cancer.
….and relax
If you remember, I was waiting to see my surgeon to have my neck nodes looked at.
World Cancer Day
As a breast surgeon, I was always vaguely aware of World Cancer Day, but the significance of it passed me by.
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