Many of us have lost loved ones to breast cancer or are living with it right now ourselves.
Do you know what the early signs of breast cancer are in order to mitigate the disease? How do you best manage living with the disease? …and what is on the horizon in terms of research?
4ZZZʻs Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic discussed breast cancer with Professor Elgene Lim a Breast Oncologist at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, and Lab head at the Garvan Institute.
For a deep dive…
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Other medical support for Breast Cancer:
- BRCA-1 Gene Test (note: only effects 10% of young women)
- Early Visual Signs
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Self Testing
For emotional supportive services, Professor Lim suggests checking the Breast Cancer Network of Australia website or visiting your local cancer centre.