Receiving a Shock Diagnosis: The Importance of Supporting Clinical Trials Research Tamara Dawes is a mum and primary school teacher living in NSW, who enjoys living in the country, going to the beach, and spending time with her family and their dog.Around Easter time in 2021, Tamara had been dealing with some eczema. Because of this, she had been performing frequent self-examinations, and noticed a lump in her breast. She booked in with her GP, who sent her for a mammogram, biopsy and ultrasound and two days later was diagnosed with breast cancer.We spoke with Tamara about her shock diagnosis, navigating breast cancer with a young family and the importance of supporting breast cancer clinical trials research.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate to Support Life-Saving Research⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Like this episode? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find more Breast Cancer Trials Podcast Episodes here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Breast Cancer Trials on Social Media: Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@breastcancertrials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Breast Cancer Trials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Breast Cancer Trials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BCTrialsANZ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Guest: Tamara DawesThank you for listening! If you found this episode valuable, please share it with your loved ones and help spread awareness about the importance of breast cancer trials research. Find out more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Breast Cancer Trials⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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