Invitation to a free online information session
Marianne_BCNA
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Hi everyone,
Letting you know about a free online video information session that BCNA is hosting for those recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
The
session will provide practical tips about the information you need to help you
through this time and guidance on how to make the treatment decisions that are
best for you.
Hear
from leading experts, as well as a breast cancer survivor, who will share tips
on what she wishes she’d known when first diagnosed and trying to make
treatment decisions.
where you will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Speakers:
- Caroline Baker, breast surgeon
- Kathryn Wallace, breast care
nurse - Renee Gani, breast cancer
survivor
Event details Date: Wednesday 27 June |
Your local time WA: 5.00 |
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Can those of us not so recently diagnosed register? Out of interest?0
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HI @lrb_03
Yes you can - the focus will be on information related to women recently diagnosed but you are more than welcome to join us!0 -
Forgot to say that we are interested hearing from you all regarding any questions you might have for the information session, so post them here and we will address them during the session.0
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Marianne can I put this information onto my facebook groups so newbies on there might come and link into this ?0
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Hi Marianne, yes I do have a question.
How can we make it possible for every doctor in Australia, to have at their fingertips, an information pamphlet to give to a client who they have just told, has breast cancer.?
From experience, and not mine alone, there is a gap after diagnosis, up until you see a surgeon that sends one's mind into a very dark place due to lack of information. This could then have a detrimental effect on how someone mentally progresses through treatment.5 -
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Hi @SoldierCrab, Sorry for the dealy in responding - Marianne wasn't available today. Yes, you are welcome to circulate the information on your FB groups and thankyou
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Hello @Kagisha sending you a private message0
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Hi there, will there be another opportunity like this later in the year?0
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Nikov this will begin in approx 13mins as it is tonight
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I found my very dark time was actually after surgery waiting to see the oncologist and radiologist. I had literally only the surgeon to talk to, who obviously can't go into details of the proposed treatment. He was helpful in explaining why it is necessary for longterm prognosis to get rid of any cancer cells floating around. And lets not get carried away relying on GP etc. Lets face it in a lot of areas like for example rural towns GPs are hard to come by, they normally stay for two years and then move on, So my GP didn't know me at all until I needed some antibiotics for a throat infection recently, I actually went to Breast screen directly when I felt the lump. Then my GP was all shocked when I suddenly turned up and needed a referral for breast cancer surgery. You don't get that much support, you basically have to know what's wrong, like pain, redness, ok talk to the surgeon, need extra pain relief after surgery talk to GP. Tomorrow I am seeing my oncologist for the very first time. I find I got a lot of good information from internet sites, I trust myself to know which ones are serious and which ones are rubbish and BCNA network has helped me a lot to discover what might be encountered on the way. I just looked at the webinar but cannot watch it! Thinking of you all out there, long nights and days sometimes...
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Stuff it! I forgot! I was watching "Back in Time for Dinner" on iview with my 13 yo. Is the webinar going to be posted online?0
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I have the same question as Sister. Will the webcast be available online to watch again or if you know of someone you would like to watch it eg. friends, family, partner.0
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Hi @Sister, @donnasteele and @nikov, we will have the webcast available on our website soon. I'll put a link here once it is up.
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