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Jane221
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8 years ago

Advice to Medical Students - your thoughts

Hi all, as a BCNA Community Liaison I have the opportunity to speak to a group of 2nd Year Medical Students at the University of Sydney next week as part of their Oncology Unit. The talk will focus on my experiences / interactions with doctors during my breast cancer treatment / reconstruction and the support available (especially via BCNA and our online network) but in my preparations I thought I might be able to include some feedback from this wonderful group that might help these students understand what is helpful / not helpful when working with / caring for someone with breast cancer.

A couple of my experiences include - 

1) Not so helpful: The confirmation of my diagnosis wasn't give to me in person, with support, in the doctor's office, but relayed through my husband to me while I was at work  :/

2) Very helpful: My breast surgeon openly discussing breast reconstruction options on my first visit :smile:

Would love to hear your feedback. Jane xx