Staying Abreast, brought to you by The National Breast Cancer Research Institute.
This new podcast dives deep into the impact of breast cancer, featuring real conversations with women, families, & medical experts. We’ll discuss living with a diagnosis, life after treatment, and how to support loved ones through the journey. Across these episodes, we’ll explore inspiring personal stories, the highs, the lows, and everything in between. We’ll talk to experts who will update us on the latest medical advancements in breast cancer treatment and care. You don’t want to miss this!
Episodes
In this episode, Niamh Noonan and Muireann McColgan, share their powerful experiences with breast cancer and their advocacy through the ‘Too Young to Be Heard’ campaign – a campaign they co-founded with Ziva Cussen which gives a voice to younger women with breast cancer.
Niamh, diagnosed at 30 with stage 3 triple positive breast cancer, reflects on the uncertainty leading up to her diagnosis. She shares...
In this episode, Hazel Martin, originally from Wicklow and now living in Drogheda, opens up about her journey with stage 1, grade 3 triple negative breast cancer while pregnant with her first baby at just 33 years old.
Hazel shares how a small ache led her to discover a lump, and despite being vigilant with self-checks, she didn’t think it was cancer – especially while pregn...
In this episode, Trish Farrell, a counsellor psychotherapist in private practice from Dublin, shares her deeply personal journey through stage 2 HER2-negative breast cancer. Trish talks about her history of monitoring benign breast lumps and how her instinct told her something was different in June 2021. Although her initial medical checks felt familiar, her GP and Consultant sensed something different.
...In this episode, Gert O'Rourke, originally from Portlaoise and now living outside Galway, shares her journey through aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer. With a family history of cysts, she knew the routine when attending the Breast Clinic – but this time she noticed that this lump felt different. Diagnosed in 2018, Gert was reassured by her medical team, including Professor Ray, that research into t...
In this episode, Lorraine Gallagher, a mom of four girls from Sligo, shares her journey through rapid and aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer. With no family history of breast cancer, feeling fit and walking a lot, she reflects on the surprise of her diagnosis.
Lorraine discusses her treatment plan including aggressive chemotherapy, two surgeries, and 20 rounds of radioth...
In this episode, Laura Duane, a proud mom of two boys from Athenry, opens up about her journey through triple negative breast cancer and recurrence. She reflects on the shock of her diagnosis, her treatment plan – which included chemotherapy, immunotherapy with pembro and surgery – and the unwavering support she received from her family, friends and the medical teams both in Galway and Ballinasloe.
Laura talks about the power of po...
In this episode, Fiona Morgan Coleman, a mother and guard from Mayo, shares her journey with aggressive stage three breast cancer, including diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, and recurrence. She discusses coping with treatment, the emotional impact of hair loss, and her decision against reconstruction. Fiona highlights the importance of self-checks, support from her family and colleagues, and using Instagram for connection. She als...
In this empowering episode, Johanna from Dublin opens up about her unexpected following a rare breast cancer diagnosis. While enjoying a holiday, always mindful of her health and wearing factor 50 sunscreen head to toe, Johanna realised something was wrong. What followed was a life-changing diagnosis of breast cancer.
In our first episode of ‘Staying Abreast’, host Aileen Hickie interviews Aisling Keogh, a Galway native and former hockey umpire, about her journey with breast cancer. Diagnosed shortly after her wedding in January 2018, Aisling shares her life before the diagnosis, the importance of body awareness, and the challenges she faced during treatment. The conversation highlights the significance of early detection, family health history,...
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