Breast Cancer Network Australia

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Breast Cancer Network Australia

• Working with Breast Care Nurses
• to support women with
• breast cancer

Amanda Winiata Community Programs Manager
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Field of Women LIVE
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BCNAs Vision

• Working to make sure that those affected by
  breast cancer get the very best treatment, care
  and support possible, no matter who they are or
  where they live.

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BCNAs Mission

• Inform women through resources, referrals,
  information
• Empower women to have a voice in their own health
  care
• Represent all Australians affected by breast
  cancer
• Link together individuals and groups

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Still Making a Difference
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You are there for us at what is probably the
most critical time in our lives. Jillian
LawrowJills Breast Care Nurse Jenny made it
make sense to me and to Jill. George Lawrow
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My Care Kit

• After breast cancer surgery
• Partnership with Berlei
• No wires
• Soft forms
• Free
• Distribute approx 150 kits per week
• Over 28,000 kits since Jan 2005

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Thank you for also adding the option for the
My Journey Kit, it has reduced the time required
to order both items which is a great thing!
- Kathryn
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My Journey Kit

• Launched May 2004
• Over 35, 000 distributed
• 8922 posted to women in 2008 approx 68 of all
  women diagnosed
• 70 women found out about MJK from BCN

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My Journey Kit review

• No longer felt alone (64)
• Just the right amount of information (78)
• Very easy to understand (87)
• Most read all or most of the contents
• Family, friend or colleague (66)
• Input from women important (90)

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Hope Hurdles Pack

• For women with secondary breast cancer
  - at any stage
• 42 find out from a nurse

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The Beacon magazine The Inside Story
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Jenny warned me about things that could happen
so when I heard a sloshing noise in my boob I
actually smiled to myself and could happily tell
George I know what that is Jenny told
me.Without Breast Care Nurses the journey
would be so much more cruel. You take so much
of the fear and stress away. We are eternally
grateful, you are special people. -
Jillian Lawrow
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Community Liaisons local advocacy

• Trained
• Meet with local health care providers
• Talk to community groups
• Staff information tables
• Involved in local media
• Meet with support groups
• Run awareness raising events
• Mini-Fields of Women
• Drop off BCNA resources to chemo suites, GPs

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Member Groups

• 200 Member Groups
• Listed on BCNA website
• Provide support
• Meet other survivors

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State / Territory forums for women
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Breast Care Nurse e-Update

• Bi-monthly email
• To all nurses registered with BCNA

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Breast Care Nurses and BCNA - together two of
the best resources a girl could have.- Jillian
Lawrow