Discussing Breast Cancer with Professor Christobel Saunders

MediTalk Podcast

October in Australia is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Australian women, with 1 in 8 women being diagnosed by the age of 85. Over the years, thanks to Australia's national breast cancer screening program, public health campaigns and more effective treatments being offered there has been significant improvements in early diagnosis and breast cancer survival rates. However, despite these positive factors every day we still have 42 Australian women being diagnosed and 7 women will lose their life to breast cancer. So why do women get breast cancer? What are the risk factors and warning signs women should be aware of to seek out medical advice? Are there ways we can reduce our risk of breast cancer? Should we still be proactively checking our breasts for lumps? Why are seeing young and older women being diagnosed with breast cancer? How young should women be breast aware? What are the most effective ways of treating breast cancer? What is the latest in breast cancer research? Today on Meditalk we speak with Professor Christobel Saunders who is recognised as one of Australia's most prominent research orientated cancer surgeons consulting at St John of God Hospital in Subiaco. In 2017, Professor Saunders won the Premier's Science Award for Scientist of the Year which recognised her outstanding achievements in breast cancer research which continue to greatly help the lives of people affected by cancer. In this interview Professor Saunders answers many questions about breast cancer to assist us to become better informed and breast cancer aware. If you found this interview of value it would be greatly appreciated if you could take a minute of your time to provide a review on Apple Podcasts / iTunes and more importantly share this podcast episode with your mum, your sister, your best friend or work collegue. So around the world women become more breast cancer aware! As gaining knowledge is a powerful start to preventing and surviving disease! To find out more about Professor Christobel Saunders at St John of God Subiaco visit: www.sjog.org.au/find-a-doctor/search-results/s/a/u/n/saunders-christobelmary-subiaco To listen to more MeditalkPodcast episodes visit: www.meditalk.com.au Meditalk appreciates you taking the time to listen and support MeditalkPodcast. Stay well and stay kind, :-) D Breast Cancer Statistic Reference: www.bcna.org.au/news/2015/09/breast-cancer-awareness-month-1/