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SBC & My Treatment: Has your treatment line changed since you completed SBC & Me last year? In terms of SBC treatments no it hasn't, so 2.5 years on I'm lucky to be still on my first line treatment of Palbocicliib (75mg), Letrozole and Denosumab.

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis: August 2020 Current Treatment Line Pabociclib Letrozole Denusomab How does secondary breast cancer affect your life? Tiredness is the worst but otherwise just being careful in todays climate What advice would you give to someone newly diagnosed?

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis: 13.12.21 Current Treatment Line Abemaciclib, letrozole, denosumab, zoladex How does secondary breast cancer affect your life? It has changed it completely.

SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis: I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in March 2020 just days before first lockdown and got told I had nodules in my lungs. When I got my first check up CT scan in the June the nodules had shrunk so had secondary diagnosis in July 2020.

Rachel is an incredible supporter of Make 2nds Count and today I would like to share her story with you. Rachel was diagnosed with 2 different types of breast cancer in 2016.

In the summer of 2021 Make 2nds Count awarded a 1-year grant to the Sussex Health Outcomes, Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) group who conduct research in psychosocial oncology at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. SHORE-C used this grant to conduct a UK Survey measuring informational needs & quality of life in women Living with Metastatic Breast CancER (the LIMBER study).

SBC & My Treatment: Has your treatment line changed since you completed SBC & Me last year? No, luckily I am still on the same treatment.

LIMBER Survey Infographic Make 2nds Count is proud to share an infographic detailing some of the preliminary results from a UK survey that measured informational needs & quality of life in women Living with Metastatic Breast CancER (the LIMBER study). In the summer of 2021 Make 2nds Count awarded a 1-year grant to the Sussex Health Outcomes, Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) group who conduct research in psychosocial oncology at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School to conduct the LIMBER study.

SBC & My Treatment: How Does Secondary Breast Cancer affect your life? It’s always there in the back of your mind or the front.

SBC & Me: Date of Diagnosis 31st January 2013 Current Treatment Line Capecitabine and Denusomab How does secondary breast cancer affect your life? In lots of ways my cancer journey has enriched my life, making sure I enjoy and savour every moment with my incredible family and friends.

We are delighted that on October 10th 2022 the Scottish Medicine Consortium (SMC) announced a decision to approve a new medicine that will be made available in NHS Scotland for certain patients with advanced or secondary Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). Pembrolizumab, also known under the brand name Keytruda®, is an immunotherapy drug for the treatment of patients with TNBC.

SBC & Me: Date of Diagnosis August 2021 Current Treatment Line Docetaxel, Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab and Denosumab. How does secondary breast cancer affect your life?

Make 2nds Count is sad to announce that its founders, Lisa and Euan Fleming, have decided to step away from future involvement with the charity. Since resigning from the board in May 2022, Lisa and Euan have been in conversation with the Board of Trustees about stepping back from their roles permanently and have now decided that they no longer wish to continue as ambassadors.

Has your treatment line changed since you completed SBC & Me last year? Yes How many changes to treatment have you had?

When were you diagnosed with secondary breast cancer? Jan 2019 What type do you have?