Trudie France

One of the most unexpected challenges after breast cancer is learning to trust your body again. Before diagnosis, most of us move through life without paying much attention to every sensation we experience. A headache is just a headache. A sore shoulder is simply a sore shoulder. A tired day is usually put down to being busy. After breast cancer, that relationship with our body often changes. Suddenly every ache, pain or unfamiliar feeling can feel significant. Many women describe feeling as...

One of the most common concerns I hear from women after breast cancer is: "What if it comes back?" Fear of recurrence is something many people experience, whether they are weeks, months or even years beyond treatment. The challenge is that fear often feels convincing. It tells us that if we worry enough, prepare enough, monitor ourselves enough, somehow we can prevent bad things from happening. Unfortunately, constant worry rarely brings reassurance. More often, it leaves us feeling...

When people think about breast cancer treatment, they often focus on the physical challenges. The surgery. The chemotherapy. The radiotherapy. The endless appointments. But one of the most significant challenges many women face is something less visible: fear. Fear often arrives from the very moment something feels wrong. It can grow during diagnosis, intensify throughout treatment, and for many people, remain long after treatment has ended. Even when your hair has grown back, your scars have...