Friday update 14 February 2020
Hello everyone and welcome to our Friday update.
A very warm welcome to all of our new members who have joined our
online community over the last month, like many of our members say ‘it’s the
club that nobody wants to join’ but once here you will find a friendly,
welcoming and supportive community.
Community highlights
Each week we have lots of different discussions take place
in the online network. These can include
questions, updates, celebrations and so much more. Did you know that we have nine different
categories for these discussions?
·
Test,
treatments and side effects
·
Supporting
someone with breast cancer
·
Now
what? The highs and lows of survivorship
Here are some conversations that you may have missed during
the last fortnight.
1. Kisquali
Thread commenced by @Joinmelb who had some
questions regarding hair loss related to kisquali. Great to hear that you purchased a wig
@Joinmelb to help you manage your hair loss.
Congratulations @Glynnis good news regarding your scan results!
2. This is my first time posting…
Thread commenced by @Mazbeth, It can be daunting
making that first online post but once in, you will find a very supportive community. ‘I cannot thank all of you enough - your words of support have
already lifted me.’ Wishing you all the best with your
chemotherapy treatment..
3. Sharing is caring. Thanks ladies
Thanks for starting this thread @karma03,
great to hear that our member’s posts are encouraging and that they give you a
good laugh at times! Wishing you all the
best with your upcoming surgery.
Community news
Together Towards
Tomorrow Conference, Perth WA
To all our members from Western Australia, don’t forget to register for our next Survivorship conference in Perth on Saturday 28 March 2020. To register to attend click
here.
Complementary therapies for breast cancer webcast held on Thursday 13 February 2020
Breast
Cancer Network Australia hosted a free webcast with the Melbourne Integrative
Oncology Group where they discussed complementary therapies, how they differ to
alternative therapies, the importance of clinical research, and the risks of
doctor google and how to find evidence based, reliable information around
complementary therapies.
The interactive webcast was facilitated by Kirsten
Pilatti, CEO BNCA with presenter Tanya Wells, Lead Clinician at Melbourne
Integrative Oncology Group. Don’t worry
if you missed the webcast, it will be available on our website very soon.
Clinical trials
reveal breast cancer breakthrough
A
common pill used to treat anxiety and high blood pressure could slow the spread
of breast cancer. See
here for more
Birthday listing
A big thank you to @gumnut who has volunteer to manage our
birthday listing going forward!
This week’s reflective quote
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”
— Mark Twain
Take some time out for you this weekend, we hope you have an enjoyable valentines day and get to spend some time with your loved ones.
Your moderation team
Giovanna, Rosie, Riki, Michelle, Laura, Jenny, Carissa & Pat
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