Looking back and looking forward
Will you help us achieve our priorities for 2023? These are BCNA’s priority areas for 2023 and with your help we will achieve these important outcomes for people with breast cancer. Ensuring people receive the care they need
2022 Achievements thanks to you Some of these important achievements include: BCNA worked closely with key stakeholders to have the drug Trodelvy listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. This drug offers hope for extending the lives of people with triple negative metastatic breast cancer and reinforces our commitment to ensuring everyone has access to the best treatment and care.
Helping people with metastatic breast cancer People living with metastatic breast cancer have significant unmet healthcare needs. Having spread to other parts of the body, it requires ongoing and often intensive treatment. BCNA is calling for improvements to the collection and reporting of metastatic breast cancer data as well as advocating for improved services to address the currently unmet needs of this group. Improving mental health support BCNA is advocating for greater investment in services providing specialised mental health support to those with cancer. BCNA is also addressing this unmet need through its own service delivery, for example the development of the second podcast series with Clinical Psychologist Dr Charlotte Tottman which provides meaningful conversations and information about a range of mental health topics.
Many people living in rural and regional areas often don’t have access to the care they need. So, one of our priorities is ensuring equity in the delivery of care and support to people diagnosed with breast cancer especially in rural and regional Australia. Improving access to breast reconstruction surgery Australian breast reconstruction rates are less than half those found in comparable countries like England and the United States. BCNA is working to improve access to breast reconstruction for all women who have a mastectomy. This includes a reduction in the waiting times for surgery, improved transparency of out- of-pocket costs in the private system and improving the quality and timeliness of the information provided to those considering surgery.
The release of BCNA’s Breast Reconstruction in Australia Report , which revealed unacceptable delays and inequalities in costs for elective breast surgery.
The Helpline continued to be an essential service for those diagnosed and their families navigating the complex and everchanging healthcare system.
Please join us to achieve these important goals in 2023.
The first face-to-face Information Forums were presented in Ballarat in Victoria, Launceston in
Tasmania and Rockhampton in Queensland for people to find out about the local support available in their area and to connect with others going through a similar experience.
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