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The 'C' Word - come and join our Q&A on breast cancer, with Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Care

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KateMumsnet · 24/09/2010 11:51

In October, we're launching a new awareness-raising campaign on Mumsnet, called The 'C' Word. No, not that 'C' word, norties - this is all about the three key cancers which primarily affect women: breast, ovarian, and cervical.

We're kicking it off with a Q&A about breast cancer, aided by the delightful folks at Breast Cancer Care and Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Between them, they can answer pretty much any breast cancer-related question you care to throw at them - from what to do if you've noticed changes in your breasts, through breast cancer in pregnancy, to what's happening at the cutting edge of research.

Breast cancer is still the second biggest cause of death from cancer amongst women in this country, and almost all of us will know someone who's been affected by it (look out for Carrie in You Magazine this Sunday, talking about the very sad and early death of her own ma). So now's your chance to get those niggling questions answered - whether they're about causes, family history, prevention or treatment.

Post your questions by the end of Wednesday please - the team will get the answers back to us as quickly as they possibly can, so do keep an eye out.

PS. Look out for Q&A's on ovarian cancer and cervical cancer, coming up a bit later in October.

KateMumsnet · 26/09/2010 12:43

Hello

Thanks for all your questions so far, and do keep them coming.

You can read Carrie's interview with You magazine about her mother's cancer here - it's sad, but very lovely.

carriemumsnet · 29/09/2010 22:42

Hope am not too late. I wanted to know who was eligible for BRAC gene screening and for whom would it be useful. My mum died of BC at 50 after being diagnosed at 48. My grandma was much older. About 15 years ago we were told we couldn't be tested, but could we now and would it be useful. If I found I had gene I would definitely take action.

Thanks

RachelMumsnet · 01/10/2010 14:32

Many thanks for all your questions that we've sent over to the folks at Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Care. As there are so many questions, it may be a week before we link through to the archive, but we'll let you know as soon as the answers are up from this thread (as well as the home page etc.)

KateMumsnet · 11/10/2010 17:15

Hello

Just to let you all know that Breast Cancer Care and Breakthrough Breast Cancer have now sent their answers back to us - we've put them over here.

Thanks again to everyone who posted questions.

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