Speakers Live
Do you want to learn more about topics relevant to your primary breast cancer diagnosis? Join one of our online Speakers Live sessions.
What to expect
Speakers Live is an opportunity to learn more from experts about relevant topics. The events take place in real time over Zoom and you can ask questions by sending them in beforehand, or by typing in the chat box during the event. No cameras or microphones are on during the event.
Speakers Live cover a wide range of topics, such as healthy eating, exercise, hormone treatment, sleep, emotional impact of breast cancer, fertility, returning to work after breast cancer treatment and many more.
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Healthy eating and diet myths with Jo Cunningham
Thursday 3 April, 6pm-7.15pm. Jo will talk about the benefits of healthy eating and give wellbeing advice for anyone with breast cancer.
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Exercise and physical activity with Dr Carolyn Garritt
Tuesday 8 April, 6pm-7.15pm. Hear from Carolyn about the benefits of exercise after breast cancer and how to start exercising again.
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Radiotherapy with Jo McNamara
Wednesday 23 April, 3pm-4.15pm. Jo will discuss what radiotherapy is, when and how it is given, and the possible side effects.
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Hormone Treatments with Dr Marina Parton
Thursday 8 May, 7pm-8.15pm. Dr Parton will give you a better understanding of hormone treatment, and what questions to ask your team.
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Menopause and cancer with Dr Alison Macbeth
Wednesday 14 May, 7pm-8.15pm. Hear practical advice on managing menopausal symptoms after treatment-induced menopause.
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Emotional impact of breast cancer with Dr Sarah Swan
Tuesday 3 June, 7pm-8.15pm. Sarah will talk about how to understand and accept your emotional responses when living with breast cancer.
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Excellent speaker - really knowledgable and I really enjoyed the webinar. Got so many useful tips from it
FAQs
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When is Speakers Live?
Our experts host the talks on different weekdays. These usually occur in the evenings from around 7pm or 7.30pm and they are one hour and 15 minutes long.
If you want to keep in the loop about upcoming sessions, pop us an email at services@breastcancernow.org.
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What happens once I’ve registered for Speakers Live?
We’ll send you a confirmation email with the Zoom details and information on the speaker.
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Are the events accessible?
We’re working to make our services as accessible as possible. If you need more support from us in order to take part in this event, we’ll try our best to make reasonable adjustments.
If you need further support, please email us.
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What if I can't make a session?
If you sign up for a Speakers Live session and can no longer attend, let us know by calling us on 0345 077 1893 or emailing services@breastcancernow.org and we might be able to send you a recording of the session.
These are only available for a limited time and are only available if you’d already registered for the session. We ask you not to share them with anyone else.
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I have another question, can you help?
If you have any other questions, please email services@breastcancernow.org or call us on 0345 077 1893.