Improving our side effects of medication health information

What’s the project about?

The health information team at Breast Cancer Now produces around 200 web pages and just under 100 printed information resources about breast cancer, benign breast conditions and topics around breast cancer such as side effects of medications. It’s important that our health information is easy to understand, informative and positive for people reading them.

We want to understand whether our information about medication side effects helps people to understand how often they occur or if we should change the way we talk about them.

Who’s organising it?

Name of project lead: Isobel Sims

Job title: Health content editor

Organisation: Breast Cancer Now

Email address: isobel.sims@breastcancernow.org

Who can take part?

This opportunity is open to anyone who might want to access our health information on medication side effects. This includes loved or carers, as well as people with a personal diagnosis.

Why do you want me to be involved?

By completing the survey, you’ll help the team understand how people feel when reading our information about the side effects of medication, and shape the way they talk about it going forward.

What will you ask me to do?

We’d like you to complete a short, online survey.

In the survey, we’ll ask you to read some information about the side effects of a made-up drug. We'll give 3 different explanations about how often the side effects could occur.

We’ll then ask you to share your thoughts on each explanation. We'll also ask you some questions about how you feel about seeing numbers in health information generally and what would help you to better understand information about side effects.

How do I get involved?

Please complete the survey.

If you have any questions, or would rather complete a paper copy, please email Isobel at isobel.sims@breastcancernow.org.

When’s the deadline?

31 October 2025