Personal stories

People affected by breast cancer are at the heart of what we do. Our Breast Cancer Voices, like Carol, help make that happen. She’s taken on...

As a Breast Cancer Voice, Natalie shapes our work as a charity. Our Breast Cancer Voices make sure that the experiences of people with breas...

As a Breast Cancer Voice, Almona focuses on making sure equality, diversity and inclusion are a priority in everything we do as a charity. S...

Younger women, Breast Cancer Voices

Emily was recently a member of the steering group for our Big Breast Cancer Survey. The survey was created to understand people’s experience...

After her breast cancer diagnosis, Fiona found support through Breast Cancer Now. Speaking to people who understood helped her cope througho...

When Richard was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, he had no idea that men could get breast cancer too. Now, he volunteers with Breast C...

Sarah has always wanted to improve things for people diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. She has thrown herself into being a Breast Canc...

As a Breast Cancer Voice, Julie uses her experiences to advocate for others and improve researchers’ understanding of breast cancer.

Coral is a part of our Here for You project group. She talks to us about what she’s achieved with the group so far and why she’s one of our ...

Anjli uses her experience and skills to make sure that younger women of South Asian descent are represented in our work.

After recovering from cancer as a teenager, Claire was diagnosed with breast cancer. With the help of Breast Cancer Now’s services, she rega...

After treatment for lobular breast cancer, Fiona wanted to challenge herself. She got involved with Breast Cancer Voices and is now using he...

Coral joined Breast Cancer Voices to get more involved in our work. We asked about her breast cancer experience and the opportunities she’s ...

When she was 59, Debbie was diagnosed with primary breast cancer. She decided to join Breast Cancer Voices to be part of the community and p...

After learning to love her new look, and embrace life, Sheila signed up to some of our volunteering opportunities, including Breast Cancer V...

Sandra's making the most of life with a secondary breast diagnosis and enjoys showing people it’s possible.

We asked Fola about her diagnosis, why she became a Breast Cancer Voice, and her favourite moment from our Voices network to date. Our net...

After her diagnosis, Claire felt her choices had been taken away. But after volunteering with us and joining Breast Cancer Voices, Claire ha...

When the pandemic made things lonely, Trisha used our helpline and Someone Like Me service for the support she needed during treatment. Afte...

Louise turned to Breast Cancer Now for support during a lonely time, mid-pandemic. To give back, she got involved in volunteering opportunit...

After lobular breast cancer, Darlaine felt alone and wasn’t prepared for her ‘confidence to hit the floor.’ After receiving support from Br...