Breast Cancer and Pregnancy

06/06/22 • 43 min

And Then Came Breast Cancer - A Future Dreams Podcast

It should be one of the happiest stages of a woman’s life when they find out they are having a child. But in around one in a thousand pregnancies cancer, in one of its forms, can rear its ugly and unwelcome head. The changes in a woman’s body during that time can disguise breast cancer symptoms. Getting a diagnosis then or soon after giving birth can be psychologically, emotionally, and physically draining-and frightening. But there is help out there.

In this episode, Victoria speaks to women who’ve gone through this, and to Pete Wallroth, who founded the Mummy’s Star charity after his wife Mair died of breast cancer just three months after their second child was born.

Brought to you by the Future Dreams charity, "And Then Came Breast Cancer" is for everyone whose lives have been touched by the disease. You can contact us at FutureDreams.com for help and advice and our usual presenter Victoria Derbyshire is @VicDerbyshire on Twitter and Instagram. We welcome your ideas for future episodes.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer – Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a podcast series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer – Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a podcast series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Breast Cancer and The Fear Of Dying

It would be impossible to do a series helping women when they get a breast cancer diagnosis if we don’t talk about dying-or the fear of dying. For many people that is a conversation they don’t want to have or it may be a conversation they don’t want to have right now- which is understandable. Others find it therapeutic and helpful to have frank conversations about it. If this is you, please listen to this special episode, where guest presenter Louise Court talks to three women about how they have dealt with this most difficult subject, from facing up to the possibility of the end of life, to grief itself.

They are joined on the panel by Dr Kathryn Mannix, who is a palliative care expert, and she provides down-to-earth advice and practical steps to manage such a traumatic experience. If this episode might be too distressing to contemplate, please listen to any of our other programmes, and return to this if -and when- you feel ready.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer – Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a podcast series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

Breast Cancer and Nutrition

It may sound obvious, but what you eat during and after breast cancer treatment is hugely important for the way in which you deal with the illness, and helps you towards the hoped-for recovery. In this bonus edition of the podcast, guest presenter Louise Court talks to nutritionist and dietician Jane Clarke who shares advice and ideas drawn from her more than 30 years of experience in this field.

If you have been touched by Breast Cancer – Future Dreams is here to help.

And Then Came Breast Cancer, is a podcast series co-produced by Factory Originals and 6Foot6 Productions

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.