Bárbara Guimarães: “No one in the family had breast cancer. I thought: ‘With cancer you die, this is too serious’”
I found out about the diagnosis over the phone, when I was on vacation with my children, in the Algarve. She underwent surgery, underwent chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormonal treatments. The television presenter confesses that she was not prepared for the harsh effects of the treatments and the permanent injuries that the cancer left behind.
‘I have Cancer. And Then?’ it has sound design by Gustavo Carvalho, photography by Matilde Fieschi and Nuno Fox, cover by Tiago Pereira Santos and production support by Joana Henriques and João Filipe Lopes.
The music for this podcast was provided by Dead Combo in memory of Pedro Gonçalves.
‘I have Cancer. And Then?’ is an editorial project by SIC Notícias and Expresso, created with the aim of alerting and clarifying, but also reinforcing the hope and confidence of everyone living with the disease.