Dr Hajra is a GP and aesthetic doctor who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025, aged 37. In this episode of the Breast Cancer Now podcast, Hajra talks to Laura about the shock of her recent diagnosis, the effects of the chemotherapy treatment she’s undergoing, and the treatment plan coming up, including a double mastectomy.

Hajra also shares the differences in experiencing cancer as a doctor, compared with as a patient, and the surprising ways it’s affected her. She tells Laura about her BRCA gene mutation, and how that news affected her outlook on her breast cancer diagnosis.

You can find Dr Hajra on Instagram @drhajrasdiary

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Key Topics:

1:56 Hajra's work as a GP and aesthetic doctor

6:23 Practising breast awareness as a doctor

9:02 Biopsies and scans, as a doctor

16:18 Receiving biopsy results with friends and family

18:09 Hajra is diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer

19:19 The treatment plan for Hajra's breast cancer

20:26 Being treated as a patient rather than as a doctor

21:40 Hajra is the first in her family with breast cancer

22:14 The physical effects of chemotherapy

23:42 Genetic testing for breast cancer gene mutations

29:03 Coping with the impact of a gene mutation diagnosis

33:22 Breast cancer treatment and fertility

39:22 The effect of chemotherapy on physical apperarance

44:57 Hajra's plan for aesthetic treatments after chemotherapy

47:28 Thoughts on the upcoming double mastectomy

50:15 Mental health and breast cancer treatment

53:17 Working during treatment for breast cancer

54:53 The importance of sharing your story

56:43 What it means to Hajra to "live well"