UnBreasted

🫶🏼Are you an Australian woman who has made decisions about breast surgery due to cancer diagnosis or prevention reasons?
👏🏽Do you want to be part of influencing improvements to information shared with future generations of Australian women?

If you answered yes, please show your support by promoting this research project among Australian breast surgeons and cancer care nurses.

❓What do we know?
• We know not all women who undergo a mastectomy for breast cancer or risk reduction will choose to have breast reconstruction.
• We know recommendations aim to support women in making informed decisions based on all available options, including the option of flat closure.
• We know many Australian women undergoing breast surgery report receiving limited information about the flat closure option.

🤔What don’t we know?
We want to learn more about the experiences and attitudes of surgeons and cancer care nurses towards ‘going flat’ after mastectomy. So far, we’ve gathered data from patients in Australia’s breast cancer community, and now we want to balance the perspective with input from healthcare professionals.

All survey responses are anonymous and no identifying information will be collected.

📣What can you do to help?
Share this post with your networks, particularly surgeons and cancer care nurses. Ask them to complete the survey via https://qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_bgyw6ddJVaC9LWC or scan the QR Code on the flyer. A PDF version of the flyer can be downloaded via https://1drv.ms/b/c/429a9720db0ccdd8/IQDR2NWFfA80TJ3jd4-4SWbeAej0CSq2IQAP_TjEpfU9nFc

👩🏽‍🎓Research Team
• Robyn Smith – Consumer advocate, Programs Manager for Inherited Cancers Australia and Co-Founder of Flat Life Australia (https://www.facebook.com/groups/481448050773509)
• Melanie Law – Consumer advocate, Founder of Breastless
• Joanna Atzori – Consumer advocate, Author of UnBreasted
• Dr Fiona Crawford-Williams – Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University

The project has been approved by Flinders University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HEL6305-3).

Thank you in advance to all surgeons and cancer care nurses who share their experiences and attitudes.

👙What do your b**bs want for Christmas?🎄

In 2019, a free mammogram saved my life.

Do yourself a Christmas favour and make sure you're up to date with your self checks and mammograms.

If you're an Australian woman, aged 40 or older, please book your free breast screening appointment. (Women aged 39 or younger can organise breast screening through their GP)

Book today: https://www.breastscreen.qld.gov.au/make-an-appointment

Thankfully it doesn't happen often (being asked to donate).

I gave my breasts as tribute.