From IVF to Breast Cancer: Navigating a Diagnosis in Early Motherhood

11/06/2025 13 min

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From IVF to Breast Cancer: Navigating a Diagnosis in Early Motherhood.Rebecca Pickering is a devoted mum to Daphne and Dorothy and wife to Matt. She loves spending quality time with her family and exploring the beauty of her hometown, Mildura.Rebecca’s journey to motherhood included a series of IVF treatments before welcoming her two daughters. Not long after their birth, she began noticing changes in her breasts, and after visiting her doctor for a check-up, she was unfortunately diagnosed with breast cancer. In this episode, we sit down with Rebecca to discuss:Her breast cancer diagnosis.Navigating breast cancer with a young family.Participating in the OLIO clinical trialRemote monitoring during treatment. Tune in for a deep dive into this important conversation.⁠Donate to Support Life-Saving Research⁠Like this episode? ⁠Find more Breast Cancer Trials Podcast Episodes here⁠Follow Breast Cancer Trials on Social Media:  Instagram:⁠ @breastcancertrials⁠  Facebook:⁠ Breast Cancer Trials⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠Breast Cancer Trials⁠ X: ⁠@BCTrialsANZ⁠Guest: Mrs Rebecca Pickering. Thank you for listening! If you found this episode valuable, please share it with your loved ones and help spread awareness about genetic testing for breast cancer.