Help us create a standard of care for older people
Category: Personal diagnosis | Over 65
Category: Personal diagnosis | Over 65
Join a focus group to help us develop a standard of care for older people diagnosed with breast cancer to make sure they have the best outcomes possible.
We’re aware that older people who are diagnosed with breast cancer are less likely to have a positive experience.
They’re less likely to get treatment that is tailored to their needs and may find it harder to access information and support.
To address this, we’re creating a set of 'standards of care' for older adults with breast cancer. This will highlight key areas of concerns for this population, outline the care they should expect to receive, and signpost to support.
We want to involve older people who have been diagnosed with breast cancer in developing these standards to make sure that they reflect your needs and concerns.
Name of project lead: Cassie Kingswell
Job title: Clinical nurse specialist, family history
Organisation: Breast Cancer Now
Email address: cassie.kingswell@breastcancernow.org
You can take part if you’re over 65 and have been diagnosed with breast cancer (we would especially like to hear from people who were over 70 when they were diagnosed).
This can be any diagnosis of breast cancer, including:
By getting involved in developing the standards of care, you’ll ensure that the needs and experiences of older people are accurately reflected.
You’ll also help us make sure that we write the standards in an accessible way, so they can benefit the most people.
We’d love for you to attend an online focus group. This will be held via Microsoft Teams in December (date tbc).
At the focus group, you’ll be able to share your experience of having treatment for breast cancer and give feedback on the proposed standards of care - which we will share in advance.
You’ll also be able to say whether you’d be interested in being part of the project working group to finalise the standards. This group will meet face to face and include healthcare professionals and Breast Cancer Now staff. We’d like to invite 2 Voices from the focus group for this.
If you’d like to attend the focus group, please complete the expression of interest form. We’ll then be in touch to confirm when the focus group will be.
If you have any questions or struggle to fill in the form online, please contact Cassie at cassie.kingswell@breastcancernow.org
14 November 2025
Join the focus group and help us create a standard of care that will ensure that older adults get the care and support they need.