Breast Cancer Care

Responses to Government consultations

Tuesday, 02, Dec 2008 04:14

Breast Cancer Care responds to Government consultations whenever possible, to make sure the voice of people affected by breast cancer is heard by Parliamentarians and policy makers.

We respond on a wide range of issues that have an impact on the lives of people affected by breast cancer, from prescription charges to embryo screening.

If you would like more information on any of our responses, please contact us.

Prescription charges in Scotland

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Welfare reform green paper

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Embryo screening

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Co-payments in the NHS

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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.