Breast Cancer Care

Campaigns


A voice for the issues that matter to you.

We campaign on behalf of people affected by breast cancer to ensure the highest levels of treatment, care, information and support are available. Our ongoing campaigns are listed below.



Breast Cancer Care: Campaigning in Wales

In February 2007 we launched our Health Check report, which outlines patients’ experiences of breast cancer services in Wales.

Breast Cancer Care: We need your views!

Breast Cancer Care is developing a new area of policy and campaigns work looking at ageism and age discrimination in the treatment and care of older people affected by breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Care: Campaigning in Scotland

In February 2007 we launched our Health Check report, which outlines patients’ experiences of breast cancer services in Scotland.

Breast Cancer Care: Same difference: Breast awareness is for everyone

Breast Cancer Care is committed to ensuring that everyone in the UK has access to high quality breast awareness and breast cancer information.

Breast Cancer Care: Radiotherapy delays: Patients call for improvements

There are serious concerns about the way radiotherapy services are delivered and the lack of sufficient emotional and psychological support for patients and their carers

Breast Cancer Care: Time to care

Everyone affected by breast cancer should be able to access support from a breast care nurse.

Breast Cancer Care: The launch of the EMPLOY Charter

Breast Cancer Care’s guide to best practice in the workplace

Breast Cancer Care: Prescription for change

The Prescription for change campaign is calling for cancer patients to be exempt from prescription charges.





Latest Press Releases

Breast Cancer Care: Comment on the government’s announcements surrounding top up payments

Continued uncertainty on the legality of ‘top-ups’ has caused untold anxiety for breast cancer patients, so today’s announcement that those paying for drugs will not lose access to NHS care will bring relief to many.

Breast Cancer Care: Staggering gap in support for advanced breast cancer patients

Thousands of people with advanced breast cancer are suffering appalling gaps in essential support and care which is routinely offered to patients with primary breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Care: English breast cancer patients missing out on vital emotional support

The majority of breast cancer patients in England are routinely failing to receive essential psychological and emotional support despite government calls for, and NICE guidance on, the provision of such care, it is revealed today.

Breast Cancer Care: Comment on research published in the New England Journal of Science

Comment on research published in the New England Journal of Science, from Cancer Research UK which claims that a single mammogram reader using Computer Aided Detection (CAD) can be as effective as the two readers traditionally used in the UK.