Getting the right advice and treatment are hugely important in your breast cancer journey. What doesn’t help are myths and disinformation - and there’s plenty of both out there. Here’s the advice from Future Dreams : “Don’t take anything without checking with your clinical team as everyone’s breast cancer diagnosis and prescribed medication is individual. They will be able to tell you if any treatments you are curious about are unfounded or how they will interact with your treatment”

In this episode, Victoria talks to journalist Jacquie Beltrao from Sky Sports and Dr Liz O’Riordan who has written a book on this very subject.

Brought to you by the Future Dreams charity, "And Then Came Breast Cancer" is for everyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. You can contact us at FutureDreams.org.uk for help and advice and Victoria is @VicDerbyshire on Twitter and Instagram. Please rate, like and subscribe to the podcast and we welcome your ideas for future episodes.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer - Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a Podcast Series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

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Throughout the previous series of And Then Came Breast Cancer, we try to keep you up to date with the latest research and scientific work which will hopefully help those with breast cancer in the future.

In this episode, Victoria talks to Professor Fiona Gilbert who is the AI lead advisor at the Royal College of Radiologists.

Brought to you by the Future Dreams charity, "And Then Came Breast Cancer" is for everyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. You can contact us at FutureDreams.org.uk for help and advice and Victoria is @VicDerbyshire on Twitter and Instagram. Please rate, like and subscribe to the podcast and we welcome your ideas for future episodes.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer - Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a Podcast Series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

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It's not just your life that changes when you get a breast cancer diagnosis - so do the lives of your family, friends and loved ones, to a different extent. For many, your partner becomes even more important as you go through one of your toughest times. But apart from providing love and support, what is their role? What do you need from your significant other?

In this episode, Victoria talks to three partners who share their wisdom, mistakes and advice.

Brought to you by the Future Dreams charity, "And Then Came Breast Cancer" is for everyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. You can contact us at FutureDreams.org.uk for help and advice and Victoria is @VicDerbyshire on Twitter and Instagram. Please rate, like and subscribe to the podcast and we welcome your ideas for future episodes.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer - Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a Podcast Series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NHS say that one in 3 women who get breast cancer is over 70. That may be logical - the longer you live the greater your chances of getting the disease. But while the average life expectancy for women is 83, after the age of 71 you no longer automatically get invited for a mammogram.

In this episode, Victoria talks to Baroness Margaret Hodge, who was diagnosed herself at the age of 80...she talks about her own experience and how she wants a better deal for older women.

Brought to you by the Future Dreams charity, "And Then Came Breast Cancer" is for everyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. You can contact us at FutureDreams.org.uk for help and advice and Victoria is @VicDerbyshire on Twitter and Instagram. Please rate, like and subscribe to the podcast and we welcome your ideas for future episodes.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer - Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a Podcast Series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

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You’ll often hear the “taking one day at a time” mantra about not getting ahead of yourself, especially when you are in recovery.

For some people, ticking off the firsts - first time back at work, first holiday, first family occasion - helps put distance between them and breast cancer. Is chalking off these milestones a good thing?

In this episode, Victoria talks to Fran and Kimmy about the hurdles they’ve put behind them on their post-cancer journey…

Brought to you by the Future Dreams charity, "And Then Came Breast Cancer" is for everyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. You can contact us at FutureDreams.org.uk for help and advice and Victoria is @VicDerbyshire on Twitter and Instagram. Please rate, like and subscribe to the podcast and we welcome your ideas for future episodes.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer - Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a Podcast Series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

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Everyone’s life changes when they are touched by breast cancer and that’s why we’re here. The award-winning film director Sam Taylor-Johnson was diagnosed with the disease when she was 33 and her life changed direction as a result.

In this episode the woman behind the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Nowhere Boy talks to Victoria in front of a live audience at the Future Dreams House in London about her life, having come through cancer-twice…

Brought to you by the Future Dreams charity, "And Then Came Breast Cancer" is for everyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. You can contact us at FutureDreams.org.uk for help and advice and Victoria is @VicDerbyshire on Twitter and Instagram. Please rate, like and subscribe to the podcast and we welcome your ideas for future episodes.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer - Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a Podcast Series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone’s life changes when they are touched by breast cancer and that’s why we’re here. The award-winning film director Sam Taylor-Johnson was diagnosed with the disease when she was 33 and her life changed direction as a result.

In this episode the woman behind the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Nowhere Boy talks to Victoria in front of a live audience at the Future Dreams House in London about her life, having come through cancer-twice…

Brought to you by the Future Dreams charity, "And Then Came Breast Cancer" is for everyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. You can contact us at FutureDreams.org.uk for help and advice and Victoria is @VicDerbyshire on Twitter and Instagram. Please rate, like and subscribe to the podcast and we welcome your ideas for future episodes.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer - Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a Podcast Series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nobody likes waiting for a test - or a test result. There’s even a name for it - “Scanxiety” for when you wonder whether your cancer has come back or got worse or spread or whether the appointment coming up will get cancelled at the last minute. How do you control that feeling?

In this episode Victoria gets advice from three women - Amanda, Melissa and Dawn who have all found ways to deal with it…

Brought to you by the Future Dreams charity, "And Then Came Breast Cancer" is for everyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. You can contact us at FutureDreams.org.uk for help and advice and Victoria is @VicDerbyshire on Twitter and Instagram. Please rate, like and subscribe to the podcast and we welcome your ideas for future episodes.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer - Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a Podcast Series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.