How can breast cancer surgery achieve the best cancer outcomes while also considering the appearance and shape of the breast?

In this episode, we sit down with Professor Elisabeth Elder to explore oncoplastic breast surgery and some of the important questions that remain unanswered.

Professor Elder discusses how oncoplastic techniques are used, the role of shared decision-making, where gaps in the evidence still exist, and how research and clinical trials could help shape the future of breast cancer surgery.

• (2:29) Where are the biggest gaps that remain in this field?
• (6:34) What kinds of research are currently underway, and how can it help to answer some of the questions being highlighted within your presentation on oncoplastic breast surgery?
• (8:38) Where do you see the next 5-10 years in this area of research?
• (9:19) What would be your key message to clinicians about this area of research?

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Guest: Breast Surgeon, Professor Elisabeth Elder.

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Breast cancer treatment can bring on menopause suddenly or make existing symptoms more severe, significantly affecting a woman's quality of life.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr Christina Jang to explore the challenges of managing menopause during and after breast cancer treatment.

Dr Jang discusses common symptoms, the treatment and management options available, the importance of balancing symptom relief with cancer care, and why a holistic approach to menopause can make a valuable difference to women's wellbeing.

• (1:24) What are the most common symptoms of menopause that you see in patients, and how do these impact quality of life?
• (2:22) How has our understanding of the safe and effective management of menopause evolved over recent years?
• (3:29) What are some of the current treatment approaches available, and how do clinicians work with patients to determine the best treatment plan?
• (4:35) How important is a holistic approach to care, and who else should be involved in a patient's treatment?

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Guest: Endocrinologist, Dr Christina Jang.

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Treatment for triple-negative breast cancer has advanced significantly, but challenges remain when, in some cases, the disease returns after treatment.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr Belinda Yeo to explore treatment options for triple-negative breast cancer patientswhose cancer has that has relapsed.

Dr Yeo discusses the challenges clinicians face when deciding what treatment to offer next, emerging therapies showingpromise, and the critical role that clinical trials continue to play in improving outcomes for people with triple-negative breast cancer.

• (3:03) If a patient's cancer does return after these therapies, what are clinicians' biggest challenges in determining what treatment to offer next?
• (04:21) As a clinician, what treatment approaches or emerging therapies for triple-negative breast cancer are giving you the most optimism?
• (06:05) How important is participation in clinical trials?
• (07:21) What is one key message that you'd like patients navigating triple-negative breast cancer to take away from this episode?

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Guest: Medical Oncologist, Dr Belinda Yeo.

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