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What to wear to an MRI scan and other breast cancer issues

2 February 2012

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One in 8 Australian and New Zealand women are diagnosed with breast cancer. There is an enormous amount of literature available about the disease but what about the practical advice like, what do you wear to an MRI scan?

Dr Naomi Harris and breast cancer patient Gwendoline Smith talk about some of the latest findings in this area of research and the impact of the disease on both women and men who have been diagnosed with the disease.

February 4 is World Cancer Day.

Presenter: Adelaine Ng

Speakers: Dr Naomi Harris, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners; Gwendoline Smith, author of Breast Support