In our final episode of series 1 of our podcast we discuss diet, which can cause a lot of confusion and anxiety for women who are worried about their risk of breast cancer or the chance of it coming back. In a recording from our Facebook Live video, our nurse Addie speaks to Rav, a dietician at the Royal Marsden hospital. They chat about diet myths and breast cancer risk and recurrence, diet advice during and after treatment, and how to get referred to a dietician.

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In a recording from our Facebook Live video, our nurse Addie speaks to Sue about her experience of living with lymphoedema. Sue volunteers for Breast Cancer Care on our Moving Forward courses, sharing her experience to support other women and let them know about the symptoms of this long-term condition, as well as how she manages it. 

You can find more information on lymphoedema on our website, and watch the full video on our Facebook page.

In a live Facebook recording, our Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist Rachel Rawson spoke to Alice-May Purkiss, author of the book 'Life, Lemons and Melons'.

We know that 1/3 of women with breast cancer experience anxiety for the first time in their lives after their diagnosis and treatment. Rachel spoke to Alice-May about mental health during and after treatment, and ways to manage feelings of anxiety, depression and stress. 

If you have any questions about mental health and breast cancer, give us a call on our free Helpline at 0808 800 6000, or you can find support from other women who have had a diagnosis on our Forum.

When Anita was diagnosed with breast cancer, her and her partner struggled to tell her children about her diagnosis. They have since written a book for kids whose parents have cancer. Anita shares her story and what has helped her continue to communicate with her children about her breast cancer.

When Laura was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, she was told she had two years to live. 11 years later, she is running her own successful blog, Living with Hope and Secondary Breast Cancer. We spoke to Laura about the effect that sharing her story and experience has had on her, and what led to her speaking onstage in front of an audience of hundreds last year.

'It felt really scary to be left on the outside. People didn't really understand. They expected you to be happy and excited and to move back to life how it was before.'

In a live Facebook recording, our Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist Rachel Rawson spoke to Zahida, who has used our Someone Like Me service, about her personal experience managing her mental health after breast cancer treatment. Listen to their conversation and find the full video on our Facebook page.

We speak to Leanne about how she built a community for herself after her breast cancer diagnosis.

Once her treatment stopped, Leanne couldn't find any support that she felt related to her and struggled to understand her own emotions.

Through blogging and raising awareness, Leanne has been able to find a community who understand what she went through. This has led to the her setting up Black Women Rising, a platform for black women to connect with one another about thier breast cancer experience.