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• Breast Cancer Network Australia provided a My Journey Kit (a free information pack), which I turned to regularly to read and check what I was being told by doctors.
• I was a control participant on the BETH clinical trial, which tested if the drug Bevacizumab plus Trastuzumab (Herceptin) increased survival rates for women with HER2-positive breast cancer. The research nurse checked me regularly and was a go-to person if I had questions about side effects. I felt closely monitored, which helped alleviate anxiety, and my involvement contributed to furthering the knowledge around breast cancer and its treatments.
• Family and friends: build a scaffolding around you of people whom you’re comfortable with and love – people you can ask for help, knowing you’ll receive it!
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