Episodes

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about the impact of breast cancer on sexual health. Sex and intimacy are very personal but important parts of life. Breast cancer and treatment can affect sexual wellbeing and intimacy for each person and their partner in different ways, including experiencing loss of self-esteem due to physical changes to your body. Joining us for this episode of Upfront is T...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about the impact of breast cancer on sexual health. Sex and intimacy are very personal but important parts of life. Breast cancer and treatment can affect sexual wellbeing and intimacy for each person and their partner in different ways, including experiencing loss of self-esteem due to physical changes to your body. Joining us for this episode of Upfront is T...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about the impact of breast cancer on sexual health. Sex and intimacy are very personal but important parts of life. Breast cancer and treatment can affect sexual wellbeing and intimacy for each person and their partner in different ways, including experiencing loss of self-esteem due to physical changes to your body. Joining us for this episode of Upfront is T...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about managing fatigue related to breast cancer treatments. Fatigue is a common side effect of treatments related to breast cancer, particular chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Fatigue doesn’t always go away with rest and sleep and may last for months after treatment is finished, and for people with metastatic breast cancer, lifelong treatment means fatigue associ...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about managing fatigue related to breast cancer treatments. Fatigue is a common side effect of treatments related to breast cancer, particular chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Fatigue doesn’t always go away with rest and sleep and may last for months after treatment is finished, and for people with metastatic breast cancer, lifelong treatment means fatigue associ...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about managing fatigue related to breast cancer treatments. Fatigue is a common side effect of treatments related to breast cancer, particular chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Fatigue doesn’t always go away with rest and sleep and may last for months after treatment is finished, and for people with metastatic breast cancer, lifelong treatment means fatigue associ...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about hair loss and breast cancer. Perhaps the most noticeable side effect of some chemotherapy treatments is hair loss. A bald head, especially for women is sometimes the first physical sign that screams ‘cancer patient’. It’s a lot to deal with on top of a diagnosis and whilst it might pale in comparison to a life-threatening illness it has a big impact emoti...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about hair loss and breast cancer. Perhaps the most noticeable side effect of some chemotherapy treatments is hair loss. A bald head, especially for women is sometimes the first physical sign that screams ‘cancer patient’. It’s a lot to deal with on top of a diagnosis and whilst it might pale in comparison to a life-threatening illness it has a big impact emoti...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about hair loss and breast cancer. Perhaps the most noticeable side effect of some chemotherapy treatments is hair loss. A bald head, especially for women is sometimes the first physical sign that screams ‘cancer patient’. It’s a lot to deal with on top of a diagnosis and whilst it might pale in comparison to a life-threatening illness it has a big impact emoti...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about peripheral neuropathy. The term refers to a loss of sensation, tingling and pain in the hands and feet, which is a side effect of some chemotherapies. Peripheral neuropathy can significantly affect quality of life with pain, loss of balance and impaired sleep. Joining us for this episode of Upfront is Sue Dowe and Dr Kate Webber. Sue underwent extensive ...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about peripheral neuropathy. The term refers to a loss of sensation, tingling and pain in the hands and feet, which is a side effect of some chemotherapies. Peripheral neuropathy can significantly affect quality of life with pain, loss of balance and impaired sleep. Joining us for this episode of Upfront is Sue Dowe and Dr Kate Webber. Sue underwent extensive ...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about peripheral neuropathy. The term refers to a loss of sensation, tingling and pain in the hands and feet, which is a side effect of some chemotherapies. Peripheral neuropathy can significantly affect quality of life with pain, loss of balance and impaired sleep. Joining us for this episode of Upfront is Sue Dowe and Dr Kate Webber. Sue underwent extensive ...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about looking back on a breast cancer experience and talk about some of the things you might wish you had of known. Often described as an emotional rollercoaster, no two breast cancer experiences are the same. A common theme, however, is people reporting the immense adjustment required to adapt to a ‘new normal’ once hospital-based treatment has ended. For some...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about looking back on a breast cancer experience and talk about some of the things you might wish you had of known. Often described as an emotional rollercoaster, no two breast cancer experiences are the same. A common theme, however, is people reporting the immense adjustment required to adapt to a ‘new normal’ once hospital-based treatment has ended. For some...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about looking back on a breast cancer experience and talk about some of the things you might wish you had of known. Often described as an emotional rollercoaster, no two breast cancer experiences are the same. A common theme, however, is people reporting the immense adjustment required to adapt to a ‘new normal’ once hospital-based treatment has ended. For some...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about hereditary breast cancer. It’s widely known that inherited genetic mutations, or faults in genes associated with breast cancer such as BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes, can occur in some families and increase the risk of breast cancer. But what does the term ‘family history’ of breast cancer mean? What does a positive genetic test mean for someone’s breast cancer...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about hereditary breast cancer. It’s widely known that inherited genetic mutations, or faults in genes associated with breast cancer such as BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes, can occur in some families and increase the risk of breast cancer. But what does the term ‘family history’ of breast cancer mean? What does a positive genetic test mean for someone’s breast cancer...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. Let’s be Upfront about hereditary breast cancer. It’s widely known that inherited genetic mutations, or faults in genes associated with breast cancer such as BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes, can occur in some families and increase the risk of breast cancer. But what does the term ‘family history’ of breast cancer mean? What does a positive genetic test mean for someone’s breast cancer...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. We know that cancer is now the biggest killer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and that indigenous women are less likely to survive a breast cancer diagnosis than non-indigenous women. In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Jacinta Elston, an Aboriginal woman from Townsville who has been through breast cancer herself. Jacinta draws on her own lived experience, as...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. We know that cancer is now the biggest killer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and that indigenous women are less likely to survive a breast cancer diagnosis than non-indigenous women. In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Jacinta Elston, an Aboriginal woman from Townsville who has been through breast cancer herself. Jacinta draws on her own lived experience, as...

We recommend that listeners exercise self-care when listening to this podcast, as some may find the content upsetting. We know that cancer is now the biggest killer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and that indigenous women are less likely to survive a breast cancer diagnosis than non-indigenous women. In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Jacinta Elston, an Aboriginal woman from Townsville who has been through breast cancer herself. Jacinta draws on her own lived experience, as...

Let’s be Upfront about where we’re at with COVID-19 at the end of what’s been a difficult year for all Australians and our health system. In this special episode of Upfront, BCNA CEO Kirsten Pilatti is joined by Cancer Australia CEO Dorothy Keefe, who looks back at the impact of the pandemic on the cancer space, potential silver linings to COVID-19 and how we ensure we are equipped to deal with the ongoing effects of the pandemic in a COVID-normal world. We recommend this episode of Upfront is ...

Let’s be Upfront about where we’re at with COVID-19 at the end of what’s been a difficult year for all Australians and our health system. In this special episode of Upfront, BCNA CEO Kirsten Pilatti is joined by Cancer Australia CEO Dorothy Keefe, who looks back at the impact of the pandemic on the cancer space, potential silver linings to COVID-19 and how we ensure we are equipped to deal with the ongoing effects of the pandemic in a COVID-normal world. We recommend this episode of Upfront is ...

Let’s be Upfront about where we’re at with COVID-19 at the end of what’s been a difficult year for all Australians and our health system. In this special episode of Upfront, BCNA CEO Kirsten Pilatti is joined by Cancer Australia CEO Dorothy Keefe, who looks back at the impact of the pandemic on the cancer space, potential silver linings to COVID-19 and how we ensure we are equipped to deal with the ongoing effects of the pandemic in a COVID-normal world. We recommend this episode of Upfront is ...