A bold new chapter (Claire Rowney)

Laura speaks to Breast Cancer Now’s chief executive, Claire Rowney, about our long-term vision, and her own recent experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer.
 
Claire talks about the importance of attending mammogram screenings, and how her diagnosis was discovered through a routine screening. She reflects on the emotional impact of diagnosis, the lack of control she felt, and how the experience has given her a deeper understanding of what patient empowerment really means. They also talk about how Breast Cancer Now’s new strategy and look will help us achieve our bold vision. That by 2050, everyone with breast cancer will live and live well.

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Key Topics:
04:01 What do the charity's goals actually mean?
05:10 Breast Cancer Now's new look
07:13 What does the charity's new strategy mean for people with breast cancer?
15:23 Reaching that 2050 goal
18:40 Claire's own breast cancer diagnosis
23:30 What empowerment really is
26:30 The importance of attending your breast cancer screening
29:05 What Breast Cancer Now is doing to help younger people with breast cancer
32:10 The importance of getting diagnosed early
33:30 Raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer
36:40 How the charity is going to support people post-treatment
38:50 How is Claire doing, now? 
44:45 What work is being done into health inequalities
46:05 How close is a cure for breast cancer?
48:20 Research into what causes breast cancer
49:30 The colour pink
50:30 Why was it important to spend money on the new look?
51:20 They importance of fundraising
53:07 What did Claire learn as a result of her diagnosis?
53:40 What should the listener take away from this episode?