29 Nov 2023
Time to Count People with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Finding a way to have people living with metastatic breast cancer consistently counted on our cancer registries is a step closer to reality.
16 Nov 2023
Appointment of new BCNA Board members
At BCNA's Annual General Meeting today, Surgical Oncologist Professor Bruce Mann retired from the Board after 9 years' service. We are so grateful to Bruce for his commitment and passion for BCNA and our purpose. We know he will continue to remain a friend of BCNA.
09 Nov 2023
Enhertu approved for PBS for those with HER2 metastatic breast cancer
BCNA welcomes the listing of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for those with metastatic breast cancer
02 Nov 2023
The power of BCNA’s consumer voice at COSA
BCNA’s internationally recognised Seat at the Table (SATT) program helps ensure that consumer voice is central in achieving better care, treatment and support for those affected by breast cancer.
20 Oct 2023
‘Living Well, Your Way’ on male breast cancer awareness day
It is still a common misconception that breast cancer is only a woman’s disease when in fact it is predicted that 215 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. The risk for a man to be diagnosed with breast cancer over a lifetime is 1 in 542.
12 Oct 2023
Time to Count People with Metastatic Breast Cancer - A Way Forward
This was the catalyst for our advocacy moving into 2023, calling for all people with metastatic breast cancer to be consistently counted on our cancer registries. .
23 Aug 2023
BCNA celebrates recent PBAC decisions
Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) has welcomed a decision to recommend a crucial drug to treat early-stage triple negative breast cancer for a government subsidy.
05 Aug 2023
BCNA alarmed about delays in diagnosis and access to treatment for breast cancer in Queensland
BCNA alarmed about delays in diagnosis and access to treatment for breast cancer in Queensland
03 Aug 2023
People living with metastatic breast cancer call to be counted
Not many people know that people living with metastatic breast cancer in Australia are not consistently counted on our cancer registries.
15 May 2023
BCNA Welcomes Investment in Health Workforce to Support those with Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) – Australia’s leading breast cancer consumer organisation – welcomes the Federal Government’s investment into improving access to multidisciplinary allied and supportive care, announced in this week’s Federal Budget.