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.
04 May 2023
BCNA welcomes pharmacy prescription changes for breast cancer medications
The financial impact for many who require hormone therapy following a breast cancer diagnosis will be lessened thanks to changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
24 Apr 2023
New breast cancer treatments recommended for subsidy on the PBS
The recommendation of three breast cancer drugs for subsidy on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is a significant step forward for all Australians affected by breast cancer.
19 Apr 2023
BCNA’s unique podcast with clinical psychologist launches second series
Breast Cancer Network Australia’s (BCNA) unique podcast, What You Don’t Know Until You Do with Clinical Psychologist and breast cancer survivor, Dr Charlotte Tottman, has launched a second series – What You Don’t Know Until You Do: Unlimited
23 Mar 2023
LGBTIQ+ communities continue to face disparities of care
Findings from a study – Out with Cancer – have been reported in the latest edition of international journal, The Breast.