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Creative Corner!
CREATIVE CORNER: Because art is good for youInspire and be inspired Creative Corner group is gone but that doesn't mean we should mute that creativity! Time to get inspired by each other. This thread is just for fun and expression, be it craft or drawing or photography, from a snap of your colouring-in to your take on a…
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Acupuncture study at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
For ex-patients who have been treated for breast cancer at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse in Sydney; they are recruiting people who completed the cancer treatment but still experience pain, fatigue , sleep disturbance and/or numbness / tingling to participate in an acupuncture study that will run for 6 weeks from mid August to…
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My Journey - (new) article 'Managing Stress & Mindfulness'
Hi members, My Journey has a new article you may be interested to read and share (I admit I have a very keen interest and passion in the management of stress, particularly to empower people to develop their own toolkit of strategies). BCNA are looking at diving into this topic further next year so watch this space.…
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Research Study - Western Sydney University (Free yoga)
Hello members, Our BCNA Policy and Advocacy team have provided the current study information that may be of interest to some of our members:Researchers at Western Sydney University are undertaking a 6-week clinical trial exploring the impact of either group yoga classes or individual yoga sessions for improving mental…
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Help test a new online database that shows interactions between cancer medicines, herbs & vitamins
Hi all, Researchers at Satori Medicine, an independent consulting group, in collaboration with an Expert Committee comprising of consumer representatives, including consumer representatives from Breast Cancer Network Australia, health professionals and other researchers are conducting a study to test, evaluate and report…
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Micropapillary
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with invasive micropapillary breast cancer 2 weeks ago. I only had an 8 mm tumour but unfortunately 1.5mm micrometastisis was found in my sentinal node. I had a bilateral mastectomy and the offending node removed. In the UK 1.5 mm micrometastisis is regarded as a nil read and no further…
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Herbs , vitamins and minerals
Was reading an article today which mentioned Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre site so thought I’d put the web address up again as many of us like to try complementary therapies. Thankyou to the people who told me about this site as I have found it both interesting and useful on several occasions but that said always…
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Friday Update.
Hello and welcome to the Friday update! Community Highlights We have 16 new members. Please welcome Hammer, polar993, blondie59 and all our new members. This week we had 48 posts and 321 comments. There has been a variety of topics being shared & discussed this week. Here are some you may have missed - * Hormone Therapy-…
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Mindfulness meditation
Hope you are all having a wonderful week so far :) I wanted to share that I recently started to go along to a guided meditation around the corner from home. To be honest, sitting in silence with just me and my thoughts was a little daunting. Not that my mind isn't a pleasant, wild and interesting place to hang out but when…