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4 Corners - Generation Cancer
4 Corners on ABC had an interesting program on cancer in young adults (under 50) called “Generation Cancer”. Not specific to breast cancer, but breast cancer was mentioned quite a bit.
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HiSuki I saw the 4 Corners program, thanks so much for sharing it with the network. It was very thought provoking and an important call to action for our public health system and policy makers.
The impacts for diagnosis at an earlier age and stage in life do need focus - agree with youSuki and JacJac
I was struck by the generosity of the individual people who agreed to share their experiences. Scientific and medical practice changes are vital but I hope we can accelerate insight more at a public policy level. I appreciate the complexity, given the disease and treatment variables, but it feels like society has the tools to crunch the data and model the social and economic impacts so better help is made available asap.
What happens when people in their 30-40s are depleted, what as a society, do we lose in energy, innovation and creativity.
I was in my 60s and experienced shock and disruption but I reflected on how I would have had more complexity to contend with had I received a diagnosis in my early 50s let alone 30s and 40s. I feel this cohorts needs are different and worthy of very considered investigation.