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When people are worried, upset or just want to mull things over with someone who understands what they’re going through, talking on the phone isn’t always the best option. We know some people prefer the anonymity of email or they find it easier to write their feelings down rather than talk about...
Volunteers are the heart of Breast Cancer Care. They’re vital to our services and fundraising – from helping out at events to delivering support to people with breast cancer.
Without volunteers, we couldn’t help the thousands of people affected by breast cancer who rely...
Why not come along to one of our Younger Women’s Forums? The next one is 17 and 18 May in Birmingham, where you can meet other young women with a breast cancer diagnosis, share experiences and feel less isolated.
This free two-day event offers a safe, supportive place, with time to...
Improving the treatment, support and care of people affected by breast cancer is a core part of our work here. Sometimes this means we get the chance to learn about and help spread gold standard care and support initiatives at international...
We get a lot of questions about breast reconstruction to our Helpline and our Ask the Nurse email service. Here is a sample.
What is breast reconstruction?
Breast reconstruction is the creation of a new breast shape...
I’ve been part of the Services team here for more than two years. I travel the country delivering our face- to-face information and support services to people affected by breast cancer.
Many of the women I meet tell me that a diagnosis of breast cancer can be very isolating; that despite...
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John Pentland MSP will launch a new HeadStrong hair loss service in Lanarkshire for cancer patients on Tuesday 19 March.
Run by leading support charity Breast Cancer Care in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire, the three services in Hairmyres, Wishaw and Monklands will help patients...
An innovative drug treatment for secondary breast cancer has received its UK licence.
Patients with HER2-positive, secondary breast cancer and their families will welcome today’s news that pertuzumab (Perjeta) has been approved for use in the UK.
What type of drug is...
Breast Cancer Care's Clinical team went global in February as I boarded a flight for Melbourne, Australia to speak at a national breast care nurse conference.
The two-day event links breast care nurses throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia, updating them with...
A new service to help patients in Scotland cope with the impact of hair loss after cancer treatment is being launched by Scottish broadcaster Kaye Adams in Glasgow on Wednesday 27 February. The service is run by leading support charity Breast Cancer Care in partnership with Cancer Support...
Birmingham, Leeds and Cardiff are all hosting a Younger Women’s Forum in the coming months and you can book your place now.
Every year up to 200 women attend one of these events and every single one of...
Hello. My name is Denise Delaney and in September 2012 I joined Breast Cancer Care as Helpline and Ask the Nurse Manager.
Since then I've seen amazing work every day, and I feel proud to be part of an organisation that makes such a difference to the lives of so many people.
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Breast cancer has received much news coverage in the last 48 hours, with headlines claiming there is a ‘Drug that prevents breast cancer for 20 years’ (Daily Mail) and ‘500,000 women to be offered breast cancer drugs’ (Guardian).
Why are breast cancer drugs in...
The unique insight and support of our trained one-to-one peer support volunteers is now available by email alongside the established telephone service.
Sometimes only someone who’s been there can really understand what you’re going through. And sometimes it’s easier not to talk face to...
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As we tidy away the trappings of the festive season and put the past year behind us, we may also think about the year ahead. Birthdays, holidays and family occasions go into new diaries and calendars.
For many in treatment for breast cancer, there'll be a point in 2013 when that treatment...
You’ve tackled the turkey, munched the mince pies, cleared away the Christmas debris and it’s finally time for a sit down. But for many people the festive season can be difficult, especially if you’ve got other things on your mind.
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Visit our online discussion forums
If you or someone you love needs support over the festive period, our online Discussion Forum is always open.
Christmas and the New Year can be a difficult time for many...
New guidelines for UK teams providing oncoplastic breast reconstruction have just been launched, along with a summary of the guidelines for patients.
The guidelines aim to ensure all breast cancer patients are well...
Our Younger Women’s Forum in Brighton this week is a particularly special event as it marks 10 years since the first one, which was also held in Brighton.
Like every Younger Women's forum we run, the 23-24 November will be a fund of tailored information and support as well as plenty...
TV personality Sharon Osbourne highlighted our support and information when she revealed this week that she has had a preventive double mastectomy.
She chose to have risk-reducing surgery because she carries a gene that increases...
While working on the Helpline today, I spoke to someone who had noticed a change to her breast and was waiting for an appointment at the hospital breast clinic, having been referred by her GP (local doctor).
She was feeling really anxious, and worried about how long she would have to wait...
‘Information and support for anyone affected by breast cancer’. These words, which appear near the top of every page of our website, describe very succinctly what we do.
I’m the Clinical Director at Breast Cancer Care. I lead a team of 10 nurses, and together we play an important role in...
If you haven’t been through breast cancer, it can be hard to understand that, although someone’s treatment is finished and the person looks fine, they probably feel far from recovered.
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Now here’s a technique that might be useful to any of us trying to deal constructively with the stresses of daily life: book in some regular worry time.
Use it wisely, and before long you’ll be in the habit of attending to your fears and concerns during this reserved time rather than...
Specialist Oncology Dietitian Olivera Kegey entered the query ‘Diet and cancer’ into Google before coming to speak to the women at a Breast Cancer Care...
We offer a range of courses and talks to people who are experiencing breast cancer treatment or moving forward from it. Over the next few weeks we'll be following our Moving Forward course to give you a better idea of how this support helps.
At the first session of a Breast Cancer Care...
Every October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the UK, the number of calls to our national Helpline increases. The month's activities bring a mixture of responses.
For some people diagnosed with breast cancer, even months or years ago, Breast Cancer Awareness Month can...
Today we launch our new online forum and we'd like to welcome everyone, whether you are an existing member or a new visitor.
We know it can sometimes take a while to find your way around a new website and to help you we've prepared some short...
I met Dawn last week at one of our events. She wanted to tell you about how our One-to-One Support service helped her.
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I’m Kate, one of the services managers at Breast Cancer Care.
This is the first time I’ve written a blog and to be honest it feels a little strange – I don’t often have time to stop and write about the work that we are doing. But I think it's so important for supporters, like...
When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, very often they need help away from their medical appointments to understand what is happening, be informed about decisions they may face and to feel they are not alone in experiencing the impact of a the diagnosis.
That’s where our...
