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 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...