Breast Cancer Care Scotland
We are the only specialist UK-wide charity providing support for anyone affected by breast cancer.
We want every person affected by breast cancer to get the best treatment, information and support. We combine the personal experiences of people affected by breast cancer with clinical expertise, using this in a unique way to:
- provide information on living with and beyond breast cancer
- offer emotional and practical support through our services and Helpline
- bring people affected by breast cancer together through our services and Forum
- campaign for improvement in standards of support and care
- promote the importance of early detection.
Support Services
Nursing Support
If you have a query about breast cancer or breast health, just want to talk things through or find more support, our breast care nurses are only at the end of a telephone line.
We provide tailored information and specialist support to anyone affected by breast cancer or with queries about breast health. Callers include people who want to know more about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer; people who’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, their families and friends; and healthcare professionals.
We hope that by offering accurate information and the chance to talk openly in a safe and confidential space, our callers feel more informed, more confident about making decisions and more supported with what they are going through.
Call us free on 0808 800 6000
We're open:
- Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm
- Saturday, 9am–1pm
Calls are free from all UK landlines and mobiles. To make sure everyone can contact us we have access to a telephone interpreting service in over 240 languages and the Next Generation Text service, prefix 18001.
If you have a question but prefer to receive the information in writing, you can email our nurses instead, see https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/information-support/support-you/email-our-nurses
Online Information & Support
We provide expert information and support for everyone affected by breast cancer. Our online forum is a place for people to talk about their experiences, share their knowledge and support each other. Our website has lots of high quality information about breast cancer and we publish a range of helpful booklets. See: https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/information-support/publications/download-order
Wellbeing support
For anyone living with secondary breast cancer, our Living with Secondary Breast Cancer sessions give you a chance to meet and share experiences with people who understand what you’re going through because they’re going through it too. Facilitated by a trained therapist, you’ll also be able to ask questions and hear from expert speakers about a range of topics.
Join us on the second Wednesday of each month for meet ups from 11am - 1pm at Jury’s Inn Aberdeen.
Sessions with guest speakers will occur every 3 months at Aberdeen Health & Care Village - these can also be attended via video link from Shetland and Orkney – to find out more and book your place call us on 0345 077 1893 or email secondaryservices@breastcancercare.org.uk
