Strength to Strength
National Conference 2012:
BCNA is delighted to host a two-day conference for women affected by breast cancer as part of the Sydney International Breast Cancer Congress. Registrations are now open.
Pink Footy & Netball
Football and netball clubs around Australia turned HOT PINK over the Mother's Day weekend to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer Network Australia.
Pink Bun campaign
The Pink Bun Campaign has started! So now's the time to drop into your local Bakers Delight and buy some delicious pink buns, and you'll be supporting BCNA at the same time!
Find services
Use our searchable online directory to find breast-cancer-related support and services close to you.
BCNA Fact sheets
BCNA fact sheets are free and provide practical and relevant information on a range of topics for women with breast cancer and their families.
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
Pink buns offer delightful support
Bakers Delight bakeries will donate 100% of the sale of Pink Finger Buns to BCNA between 3 May – 23 May 2012.
Celebrating Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a special day for many Australian women and for those whose lives have been touched by breast cancer it often takes on new significance.
PIP Implants
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer has issued a Fact Sheet and Consumer Question and Answer sheet addressing concerns about the use of PIP breast implants in Australia.
New breast cancer research
New research from Cancer Research UK could revolutionise the way women with breast cancer are diagnosed and treated in the future, and lead to the development of new targeted treatments.
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.
Hope & Hurdles Pack
The Hope & Hurdles Pack is a free, comprehensive information resource especially for women diagnosed with secondary breast cancer, that you can order online.
New! Breast Cancer and Sexual Wellbeing booklet
Our new information booklet outlines different strategies to help women manage a range of sexual wellbeing issues, including how to build intimacy with your partner, a loss of desire, and the physical symptoms of menopause.
Helping a friend or colleague with breast cancer brochure
Suggestions from women who have had breast cancer -- the things they found helpful and unhelpful.
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 groups
As a member of the online network you can set up, or participate in, an online 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 peer-support for women and families in communities right around the country.
Personal stories
The tyranny of distance
Living in rural and remote Australia can bring additional challenges for women with breast cancer.
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
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
