Breast cancer on Keeping Australia Alive

Cosette
Cosette Member Posts: 612
edited March 2016 in Community news and events

Last night's episode of Keeping Australia Alive featured Annie Reynolds and her husband Gerry from Perth as Annie underwent a double mastectomy. With her was breast cancer surgeon Christobel Saunders, who sits on BCNA's board.

If you missed it, you can catch up on iView here.

Comments

  • iserbrown
    iserbrown Member Posts: 5,731
    edited March 2016

    Yes I watched it, very enthralling - there was no mention of sentinel nodes - I didn't pick up on the reason as to why they were taking the healthy breast as well as

    Recommend watching

    Christine 

  • Brenda5
    Brenda5 Member Posts: 2,423
    edited March 2016

    Thanks Cosette, while I never actually watch TV I do watch iview sometimes.

  • ScorpionQueen
    ScorpionQueen Member Posts: 768
    edited March 2016

    WoW!

    Tears all round for me.....especially the bubbas :(

    Quite confronting regarding the mastectomy....such a huge step and decision.......one I still have to make