# Editorial Policy | Breast Cancer Charity
> Source: https://breastcancer-charity.org/editorial-policy/
> How we research, write and review breast cancer information against NHS and WHO guidance — provenance, corrections, funding firewall and what money cannot buy.
## Editorial policy
Trust · E-E-A-T Editorial policy Breast Cancer Charity publishes desk-assessed health information and fundraising content for a UK and international audience. This page explains how that work is done, what we will never invent, and how money relates to editorial decisions. Last updated: 2026-08-10 · 56+ clinical guides in the library What is our editorial purpose? Our purpose is to make breast cancer easier to understand and to explain how donations fund screening and treatment access in low-income communities. Educational pages help readers recognise symptoms, navigate NHS pathways and understand treatment language. Fundraising pages state clear outcomes (£25 screening, £75 biopsy, £150 hormone therapy support, £500 surgical access) without overstating registration status. How do we reach a verdict on a page? Decision pages open with a direct answer in plain English, then name who the page is not for. We prefer extractable 40–60-word answers under question-shaped headings so readers and answer engines can quote us accurately. Where we lack first-hand clinical experience, we say so: guides are desk-assessed against primary sources, not a substitute for a GP appointment. Which sources do we trust? Clinical claims are checked against NHS.uk, NICE, Cancer Research UK summaries where they cite primary data, and WHO / IARC statistics for global burden. Every specific number on the site should carry a primary source and a capture or review date. If we cannot source a figure today, we do not publish it. “We do not know” is preferable to an invented statistic. Who writes and who reviews? Editorial Director Kaiser Khan oversees structure, provenance and fundraising accuracy for Breast Cancer Charity as an initiative of World Aid Network. Clinical reviewer credentials are published on individual pages when a named, credentialed reviewer is appointed; until then, bylines state NHS/WHO desk assessment rather than implying personal clinical sign-off. See the author page for identity and sameAs links. What money cannot buy Donations never purchase a higher rank in our guides, a softer verdict, or the removal of “who this is not for” language. We do not sell sponsored placements inside educational content. When Stripe checkout is live, payment processing is disclosed; Gift Aid is only promised after Charity Commission registration allows it. Scores, rankings and clinical claims are firewalled from fundraising targets. What triggers a correction? We correct factual errors, outdated statistics, broken source links, and any wording that overstates charity registration or Gift Aid status. Corrections are logged on /corrections/ with the date and a short description of what changed. Contact info@worldaidnetwork.org to report an error — we aim to acknowledge within five working days. Composite stories and imagery Patient stories labelled “composite” are representative narratives, not identifiable case files. Photographs used for atmosphere are generative or stock documentary images chosen for dignity; they are not presented as photographs of specific programme beneficiaries unless captioned as such. Medical disclaimer Nothing on this website is personal medical advice. If you notice a breast change, contact your GP or local emergency service as appropriate. For NHS symptom guidance see the NHS breast cancer pages. Our guides summarise publicly available information for education and fundraising context only. Ownership and funding Breast Cancer Charity is a campaign of World Aid Network, London (ICO ZC156579). Charity Commission registration is in progress. Site costs and programme work are funded by donations and organisational support from World Aid Network. Full legal wording appears in our privacy and terms pages; registration status is kept honest on /about/registration-status/ . Machine-readable surfaces We publish llms.txt, Markdown mirrors, FAQPage structured data and a read-only MCP endpoint so answer engines can attribute us correctly. Agents must not invent a Charity Commission number or claim Gift Aid before registration is granted. How do we handle statistics and survival figures? Global incidence and mortality figures are taken from WHO / IARC publications with the year named in copy. UK survival figures cite Cancer Research UK or NHS summaries that themselves point to national statistics. We do not invent “lives saved” counters. Programme impact counters stay at zero until partner reports are published — absence of a counter is not evidence of absence of work, and we say so on /your-impact/. How do donation pages stay honest? Donation tiers describe overseas programme pricing for screening, biopsy, therapy support and surgical access — not UK private clinic fees. When online checkout is not yet live, pages say so and offer phone/email routes via World Aid Network. Apple Pay, Google Pay and Stripe claims appear only when those rails are actually enabled. We never imply that a donation purchases a personal NHS mammogram appointment in the UK. What is the relationship to World Aid Network? Breast Cancer Charity is a named campaign of World Aid Network, a London-based humanitarian organisation. Legal address, phone and email on this site are World Aid Network contacts. Until Charity Commission registration completes, we describe status as “in progress” and avoid charity-number theatre. ICO registration for World Aid Network (ZC156579) is stated where privacy context matters. Review cadence Flagship guides and donation pages are reviewed at least annually, or sooner when NHS/WHO guidance changes or a correction is filed. The visible “Last updated” line and sitemap lastmod share the same review constant so machines and humans see the same date. Thin utility pages (privacy, terms) may be shorter by design; flagship trust pages such as this policy aim for depth over brevity. Accessibility and inclusive language We write for a broad public reading age, avoid fear-mongering imagery, and use inclusive language for men with breast cancer and for communities facing cultural barriers to screening. Accessibility commitments are summarised on /accessibility/. Images require real alt text; decorative motion respects prefers-reduced-motion. Who this policy is not for: readers seeking a personal diagnosis, or donors who want their gift to fund laboratory cancer research — that is outside our mission.
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