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Putting secondary breast cancer in the spotlight
We campaign for better care and support for people with secondary breast cancer, and we know they often don’t get the same standard of care as people with primary breast cancer. So in 2006 we ran a two-year Secondary Breast Cancer Taskforce to look at how to improve standards. Our Spotlight on Secondary Breast Cancer influencing campaign is based on this work.
Help us move the campaign forward by attending one of our events on Thursday 13 October in London or Edinburgh.
If you live in England, please email your MP to support the campaign and attend our event in London which takes place at the House of Commons.
If you live in Scotland, please ask your MSP to support the Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day motion. Linda Fabiani MSP (Member of the Scottish Parliament) has lodged Motion S4M-00951 which recognises the work we do around secondary breast cancer, and supports the call for the collection of data on the number of people diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in Scotland. Please ask your MSP to support this motion – visit www.breastcancercare.org.uk/emailyourmsp
Data collection
We campaigned for adequate data to be collected on the number of people living with secondary breast cancer in the UK. Adequate data means that essential support services can be properly planned. The Department of Health has now committed to pilot the collection of data on the number of people diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2011/12, with the aim of starting to collect full data across England in April 2012. Although it will take some years before we get the full picture, this is a crucial step towards knowing how many people are living with a secondary diagnosis.
Standards of care
We want cancer networks to agree to work towards our standards of care for people with secondary breast cancer. We believe that changes can be made to deliver the care that people with secondary breast cancer deserve without costing extra money.
Training for healthcare professionals
We want healthcare professionals to get the training and support they need to meet the needs of their patients who are living with secondary breast cancer. Our research shows that most breast care nurses spend the majority of time caring for women with primary breast cancer. They want more training and support in working with people with a secondary diagnosis.
Find out more and get involved by visiting our secondary breast cancer campaigns page.
You can influence our work on secondary breast cancer and keep up-to-date on ways to help by joining Breast Cancer Voices.
