Personal experience, Season 6
Dr Hajra - on being newly diagnosed with breast cancer
In this episode of the Breast Cancer Now podcast, Hajra talks to Laura about being newly diagnosed with breast cancer, and the differences between viewing cancer as a doctor and a patient.
I was shocked to get the diagnosis. When you're a doctor, you see it from one perspective. And now I'm a doctor and a patient, I have an idea of how I want to be given information, how I want to be treated.
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 treatment she’s undergoing, and the treatment plan coming up, including a double .
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.
Glossary term
Chemotherapy
Treatment aimed at destroying cancer cells using anti-cancer drugs.
Glossary term
Mastectomy
This is a type of surgery in which all of the breast tissue is removed, including the nipple.
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