Skip to main content
Home

Talk to our breast care nurses

0808 800 6000

  • Sign in
  • Donate
  • Home
  • Information & support
      • Have I got breast cancer?
        • Signs and symptoms of breast cancer
        • What to expect at appointments
        • Benign breast conditions
        • More
      • Facing breast cancer
        • Diagnosed with breast cancer
        • Going through treatment
        • Life after treatment
        • More
      • Secondary breast cancer
        • Diagnosis
        • Treatments for secondary breast cancer
        • Living with secondary breast cancer
        • More
      • Support for you
      • Download and order publications
      • For Healthcare professionals
      • Breast cancer glossary
  • Research
      • About our research
        • What is our research about?
        • Secondary breast cancer
        • Our research achievements
      • Research projects
        • Generations study
        • Male breast cancer study
        • More
      • Information for researchers
        • Apply for funding
        • Our advisory committees
        • Research policies
        • How we award grants
        • Our tissue bank
      • Research news
  • Get involved
      • Take on a sports challenge
        • Charity runs
        • Charity bike rides
        • Charity walks
        • More
      • Do your own fundraising
        • Charity fundraising ideas
        • £1000 Challenge
        • Take part in wear it pink
        • More
      • Campaign with us
        • Press play on funding for breast cancer
        • The Unsurvivors
        • Sign up for campaign updates
        • More
      • Volunteer with us
        • Support others with breast cancer
        • Help raise awareness
        • Help raise money
        • More
      • Join a social event
        • Pink Ribbon Ball
        • The Show London
        • The Show Scotland
        • More
      • Donate
        • Corporate partnerships
        • Give in memory
        • More
  • Near you
  • Forum
  • About us
      • About us
        • Our work in Scotland
        • Our work in Wales
        • News and personal stories
        • More
      • What we do
        • How your support helps
        • Our impact
        • Our work in secondary breast cancer
        • More
      • Media
        • Press releases
        • Statements
        • Facts and statistics
        • More
      • Contact us
      • Work with us
  • Donate
  1. Home
  2. Information and support

Facing breast cancer

If you are facing breast cancer or someone close to you has been diagnosed, read about what to expect from diagnosis and treatment, how to support others and ways to cope.

Having a breast cancer diagnosis

diagnosed with breast cancer treatment

Diagnosed with breast cancer

Find out more about types of cancer, the treatments available, and what this means for you.

Find out about cancer grades and size

Cancer size and grade

If you've got questions about the size and grade of your breast cancer, our information pages can help.

Women getting support

Diagnosed as a young woman

Read information and find our support services for younger women with breast cancer (under 45).

Going through breast cancer

going through breast cancer treatment

Going through breast cancer treatment

Find support through our information pages about your breast cancer treatment options.

Woman with short hair looking into the distance

Living with and beyond breast cancer

Read about coping with a breast cancer diagnosis, from diet and physical activity to emotional support.

Two women talking

Life after primary breast cancer treatment

Visit our information pages on adapting to life after breast cancer treatment. 

Ann
It takes time to process all of this and to recover, physically and mentally. What you know now, more than ever, is that time is so precious.

Ann, Breast Cancer Now service user

Support for you

Support for you

Support for you

Find out about the services and information that are on offer to support you through your breast cancer diagnosis.

talk to our nurses

Call our Helpline

If you have a particular concern about breast cancer or just want to talk, our specialist nurses and trained staff are here for you.

information from our publications

Information for you

Whether you’re looking for information about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, you can rely on our award-winning range of publications.

Supporting someone through breast cancer

Supporting someone with breast cancer

Find information on supporting a friend or family member who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Supporting someone with breast cancer

Stay in touch

We’d love to keep in touch about news, events and how you can get involved. To hear from us, enter your email address below. 

Connect with us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Privacy policy
  • Medical disclaimer
  • Terms and conditions
  • Contact us
  • Where we fundraise
  • Complaints
  • Becca app
  • Work with us

Formed by the merger of

    

© 2021 Breast Cancer Now.

Breast Cancer Now is a company limited by guarantee registered in England (9347608) and a charity registered in England and Wales (1160558), Scotland (SC045584) and Isle of Man (1200). Registered Office: Fifth Floor, Ibex House, 42-47 Minories, London EC3N 1DY.