Breast Cancer Care is the only specialist UK-wide charity in the UK providing care, support and information to anyone affected by breast cancer. The charity's headquarters are in
London
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, with additional offices in
Sheffield
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,
Cardiff
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, and
Glasgow
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. It is regularly quoted by media looking for the perspective of patients on breast cancer.
In November 2018 support focussed Breast Cancer Care and research focussed
Breast Cancer Now announced that they would merge on 1 April 2019, creating a charity with an income of about £45 million. The merged charity is chaired by Jill Thompson, formerly a trustee of Breast Cancer Care, and the chief executive is
Delyth Morgan, formerly chief executive of Breast Cancer Now. The combined headquarters are at Breast Cancer Now offices at
Aldgate, London. The charity will operate using both names for about a year, when a new logo and name is expected to be introduced.
It is supported by
Asda
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’s Tickled Pink campaign.
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,
Louise Redknapp and
Pandora's Kiss have all supported it.
Services
Breast Cancer Care provides a range of information and support services for anyone affected by breast cancer, including friends and family of the person diagnosed and breast care health professionals. These services include:
* a free telephone support and information Helpline
* Ask Our Nurses email service
* a number of specialist face-to-face services that include expert information, the chance to ask questions and to meet other people also facing breast cancer
* a wide range of free patient information, both on and offline, including voice services on
Amazon Alexa
* an online peer support Forum
Nursing Network
Breast Cancer Care's Nursing Network was launched as a service for healthcare professionals in 2010. More than 1,000 nurses have now joined the service.
Members of the Nursing Network work together to help ensure people affected by breast cancer get the best treatment and care available.
Breast Cancer Care’s support for healthcare professionals through the Nursing Network includes training sessions on specific aspects of breast cancer treatment and care, and ways to share best practice.
Network members regularly receive information and news about Breast Cancer Care services and campaigns, and clinical developments and changes in practice, particularly via the membership magazine Nursing Network News.
The Breast Cancer Care Helpline is open to healthcare professionals in need of support or guidance.
See also
* Cancer in the United Kingdom
References
External links
*
Breast Cancer Care Registered Charity no. 1017658
at the Charity Commission
Breast Cancer Care Registered Charity no. SC 038104
at the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
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Organizations established in 1972
Breast cancer
Health charities in the United Kingdom
Cancer organisations based in the United Kingdom
1972 establishments in the United Kingdom