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Campaign with us

Campaign with us

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with around 62,000 people diagnosed each year. We believe that everyone facing breast cancer deserves access to the care and support that they need.

By getting involved you can help us take action to ensure everyone affected by breast cancer receives the best care possible.

Join us and sign up as a campaigner today.

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Campaigning for Breast Cancer Care is really important to me

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Current Campaign: Secondary. Not Second Rate

We know that many people with secondary breast cancer receive care which is inferior to the care that is received by people with primary breast cancer. Together we can campaign for the care and support they need, when they need it.

This Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day, we want everyone living with secondary breast cancer to have access to the Secondary Support Package. Find out how you can get involved.

Secondary. Not Second Rate.
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How your campaigning can make a difference

Care After Breast Cancer

Care After Breast Cancer

We are campaigning to ensure everyone receives the support they need when breast cancer treatment ends. Find out what we’ve achieved so far and how you can help.

Campaigning for secondary breast cancer

Secondary Breast Cancer

With your help, we brought together more than 100 delegates in the Houses of Parliament last year to raise awareness of secondary breast cancer. Find out how you can get involved.

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Join the Campaigns Network

Join our Campaigns Network and you'll receive our regular newsletter to keep up to date with Breast Cancer Care's campaigns and find out how you can get involved.

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Other ways you can help

Request a meeting with your MP

Request a meeting with your MP

Meeting your local politician to share your personal experience of breast cancer is a powerful way to raise awareness of the challenges, and encourage them to champion improved standards of care and support. Find out more.

Contact your local media

Contact your local media

Would you be keen to share your story with local newspapers and radio stations to raise awareness of secondary breast cancer on Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day? Click here for our media pack.

Become a Breast Cancer Voice

Become a Breast Cancer Voice

Help us put people affected by breast cancer at the heart of everything we do. Join Breast Cancer Voices for lots of opportunities to share your views and experience.

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What we think

We use the voices of those affected by breast cancer to find a way in solving the challenges that exist. Our position on many topics informs our campaigning work to improve the treatment, care and experiences of those affected by breast cancer.

Our latest policy statements

Secondary. Not Second Rate, Part 1: Diagnosis
Secondary. Not Second Rate, Part 3: Support and impact
Secondary. Not Second Rate, The Case for Change: Summary report
Secondary support package: evidence report
Care After Breast Cancer Report
What we think -  the Cancer Drugs Fund
My body, myself: altered body image after breast cancer – a policy summary
The outcomes and experiences of older women with breast cancer: driving progress in the new NHS
Secondary. Not Second Rate, Part 2: Who’s Counting
Secondary. Not Second Rate, Part 4: Nursing Care
Secondary. Not Second Rate, Best Practice Report
Improving outcomes and experiences for older women with breast cancer – executive summary
Breast cancer and inequalities summary
Better Access Better Services BME report – executive summary
Lesbian and bisexual women and breast cancer report

Consultation responses

Breast Cancer Care’s response to the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of the Shortage Occupation List
Breast Cancer Care’s response to NICE’s consultation on their draft updated guideline: Early and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Care's response to the Cancer Drugs Fund consultation - February 2016
Review Guide to the Methods of Technology Appraisals Addendum
NHS Scotland - Cancer Patient Experience Quality Performance Indicators – Breast Cancer Care response
Breast Cancer Care’s evidence submission to Cancer in the Long Term Plan for the NHS
The Scottish Government - A consultation on the provision of specialist residential chronic pain services - response
Breast Cancer Campaign and Breast Cancer Care response to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer consultation
Breast Cancer Campaign and Breast Cancer Care ONS Cancer statistics consultation response
Breast Cancer Care’s response to the Migration Advisory Committee’s consultation on their review of the Shortage Occupation List

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From 1 April 2019 Breast Cancer Care will merge with Breast Cancer Now to form Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now a company limited by guarantee in England 9347608 and a charity registered in England and Wales 1160558, Scotland SC045584 and Isle of Man 1200, with registered office: Fifth Floor, Ibex House, 42-47 Minories, London EC3N 1DY.