Garvans Annual Breast Cancer Research Update Thursday 21 March 2019

Will be awesome to hear the updates :) 

It was an excellent presentation. Very informative, not patronising, good speakers. I took some notes and photographed the slides so I'll do my best to summarise.

But to start with, here's the BCNA mob!

@kmakm, received your lovely photo Kate, look forward to meeting you all!

I'll be there! I will PM you a photo of my face...

It'd be lovely to meet you all - will dig out my BCNA cap!

Hullo all I am hoping to be there and have registered but not absolutely sure I can make it but if so will look out for you - thought I might wear my Howlers T-shirt ... 

Glemmis said:

Hello ladies @kmakm, @Jane221, @Jax1964. It seems there are 4 of us going on Thursday. Would you like to meet there & we can sit together?

Sure... I'll be the one with the white motorcycle helmet and red jacket :-)

Hello ladies @kmakm, @Jane221, @Jax1964. It seems there are 4 of us going on Thursday. Would you like to meet there & we can sit together?

@Annski thank you Anski for your kind words. I was on tamoxifen for 5 years...hormone positive breast cancer back then. Mets out of blue , brain & liver. Very slight symptoms, felt well. 
Been told since that 1 in 3 chance of Mets after having bc which I certainly had no idea it was so high & was shocked. 
I did the pink lady in Melb last year & BCNA conf too. Wonderful info about living well after bc but no info about approximate statistics of Mets occurrence etc. Stage 4 needs more research I truly believe. My oncologist said for me the cancer was back with avengence. And said with bc it can just sneak up on you again.
That's why the Garvan institute talk would be very interesting to hear especially about the work being done on Stage 4 Bc.

Hi @Jackie50. As @Annski said, I don't believe BCNA are attending.

I'm in Melbourne but am houseminding/dog & guinea pig sitting in Sydney for a few days. The Garvan thing just popped up at the right time for me to attend. I haven't been to anything like this before but I will take notes and report back here as best as I am able.

I hope treatment is treating you kindly. K xox