Pink Bun campaign
The Pink Bun campaign finishes today!
Help us meet our fundraising target by dropping in to your local Bakers Delight bakery to buy a delicious pink bun!
A great reason to shop!
This May, the team at Sussan has developed a special range of gifts for BCNA and they are now on sale in stores.
Beacon Magazine
Issue 62 of The Beacon and Issue 28 of The Inside Story, with a focus on strength to strength is now available.
Online network
Our online network connects people affected by breast cancer in real time, no matter who they are or where they are.
Pink Sports Day 2013
Sporting clubs across Australia turned pink over Mother's Day weekend to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer Network Australia.
Donate
Make an online donation
The Beacon
Download the latest issue, or subscribe to our free magazine
Help with research
Join our Review & Survey Group
Field of Women postponed
BCNA regretfully advises that the Field of Women 2013 in Sydney on 10 August at ANZ Stadium will not go ahead as planned.
Crawf to hit the road again for BCNA
BCNA Ambassador and AFL legend Shane Crawford has set himself another personal challenge and will ride from Melbourne to Perth in support of BCNA.
BCNA responds to 2013 Federal Budget
BCNA CEO Maxine Morand said today there is good and bad news in the federal budget for women with breast cancer.
Angelina Jolie's surgery
Actress Angelina Jolie has today shared publicly her decision to have a risk reducing double mastectomy.
My Journey Kit
Have you recently been diagnosed with breast cancer? The My Journey Kit is a free, comprehensive information resource you can order online.
Helping a friend or colleague with breast cancer brochure
Suggestions from women who have had breast cancer -- the things they found helpful and unhelpful.
New resources!
BCNA has introduced three new resources to help support women diagnosed with breast cancer. The new resources include booklets on Exercise, Menopause and Hormone therapy.
Hope & Hurdles
Hope & Hurdles is a free, comprehensive information resource especially for women diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, that you can order online. NEW! Second edition now available.
Join our online network
Connect with others
If you have been affected by breast cancer, you are invited to join our online network. The online network gives you a way to link with individuals or groups with similar interests, stay in touch at any time to support each other, and share experiences.
Other ways to connect
If the online network is not for you, you can connect with BCNA by subscribing to our free quarterly magazine, The Beacon.
We also run free forums around Australia for women diagnosed with breast cancer and their support people. Check the forums information page for upcoming forum locations.
What's a blog?
Member blogs
As a member of our online network you can keep a blog or 'online diary' to share your thoughts and experiences.
You can choose to make your blog public or only to share it with the people you are connected to in the network.
A blog can be a great way to keep family and friends up to date with your progress during treatment and can help with managing your time.
Groups can also use a blog to keep a dialogue going among their members.
- Visit the 'All Posts' page to see all of the latest public blog posts made by online network members
The BCNA blog
The BCNA blog is a central information hub where we keep our members up-to-date with what's happening in BCNA
Online and other groups
Online interest groups
As a member of the online network you can set up, or participate in, an online interest group.
Share your experiences and connect with others in groups such as:
- Young women affected by breast cancer
- Women living with secondary breast cancer
- Partner Support
- Single mums with cancer
- Triple negative breast cancer
- Her2+
Member Groups
BCNA Member Groups provide face-to-face peer-support for women and families in communities right around the country.
Personal stories
I never thought I would...
A selection of personal stories from women about things they thought they would never do if they hadn't had breast cancer
The tyranny of distance
Living in rural and remote Australia can bring additional challenges for women with breast cancer.
Helping a friend or colleague with breast cancer
Many women offer their stories in the hope it might help - or inspire - someone else. Here is just a small selection.
Health professionals
BCNA works closely with health professionals to achieve better outcomes for women
