Mumsnet are working with breast cancer charity Breakthrough in the lead up to October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Post any questions you have about breast cancer before Sept 21st and we'll pass them on to Breakthrough Breast Cancer's panel of experts (see below). We?ll then post the answers to the most common questions on 1 October.
The panel is made up of:
Dawn Symonds, Breast Cancer Nurse: Dawn is the Lead Breast Care Nurse at Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Every day Dawn helps women come to terms with the fact that they have breast cancer, helping them through their treatment and beyond.
Dr Sarah Cant, Policy Manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer: Sarah is an expert on a wide range of subjects including what we currently know about the causes of breast cancer and the factors that may increase or decrease a person?s risk of developing the disease, breast cancer services and treatments and how to be breast aware.
Dr Kai-Keen Shiu: Kai-Keen is a medical doctor who specialises in cancer treatment. He is taking time out from his clinical work to carry out vitally important research as an Avon Clinical Research Fellow at the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre in London. His research looks HER2 positive breast cancer, which makes up one in four of all breast cancers, and why some women in this group become resistant to treatment.
Breakthrough are also keen to compile the top 10 best bits of advice you've ever been given on anything, which they will use to publicise their breast cancer awareness advice. If you'd like to add your best bit of advice and be in with a chance of winning £100 of M&S vouchers click here.
Thanks,
MNHQ
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