Transparent & measurable
Your impact
Every pound you donate funds something specific and real — community education sessions, free screenings, and the practical bridge from diagnosis to treatment for women who cannot access it alone.
Every pound at Breast Cancer Charity maps to a field outcome: £25 one complete screening, £75 biopsy and pathology, £150 one month of tamoxifen, £500 transport and co-payments so one woman can reach surgery.
Transparent impact
What every amount achieves
Choose an amount and give with confidence — knowing exactly what it delivers.
One Full Breast Cancer Screening
A woman who has never been examined receives a free clinical breast exam and ultrasound scan at a mobile screening unit. For many of the women we reach, it will be the first medical examination of any kind they have ever had.
- Clinical breast examination
- Ultrasound scan
- Referral coordination if needed
Biopsy + Diagnostic Work-Up
When a screening detects something concerning, a biopsy confirms whether cancer is present. Without your funding, a woman who has finally found a lump and sought help may be unable to afford the next step.
- Core needle biopsy procedure
- Full pathology lab analysis
- Results and treatment referral
One Month of Hormone Therapy
In the UK the NHS subsidises tamoxifen to near-zero for patients. In a low-income setting with no subsidised supply chain, £150 covers a month of real treatment access — local private drug cost, oncologist consultation, monitoring labs, and transport/coordination — not the UK pharmacy sticker price alone.
- Drug at local private price (portion of £150)
- Oncologist consultation & monitoring
- Transport and follow-up coordination
Surgical Access Support
Reaching the operating table is only possible if a woman can get to the hospital, stay near it, and meet co-payments. Your donation funds the practical bridge from diagnosis to life-saving surgery for one patient.
- Transport and accommodation
- Surgery co-payment support
- Post-operative follow-through
Impact at a glance
| Amount | Funds |
|---|---|
| £25 | One complete breast cancer screening |
| £75 | Biopsy and full diagnostic work-up |
| £150 | One month of hormone therapy |
| £500 | Surgical access support |
Why £150 for one month of hormone therapy?
In the UK the NHS subsidises tamoxifen to near-zero. Overseas, without a subsidised supply chain, a month of treatment means drug + clinic + monitoring + getting there. Illustrative split (trustee-reviewed; update quarterly):
| Line item | Approx. |
|---|---|
| Drug at local private price | £40 |
| Oncologist consultation | £45 |
| Monitoring / labs | £35 |
| Transport & coordination | £30 |
Figures are programme planning estimates for low-income partner settings — not UK NHS prices. Live impact counters: impact.json (as-of date inside file).
How donations are deployed
Our three programme tracks
Donations are deployed across three interconnected programmes, each addressing a critical point in the journey from risk to survival.
Community Education
Community health educators — trained and employed locally — deliver breast cancer awareness sessions in villages, community centres and places of worship. Women learn to self-examine, identify warning signs, and understand that treatment exists and is effective.
Mobile Screening Units
Fitted vehicles travel to communities with no local clinic. Women receive clinical breast examinations, ultrasound scans, and, where indicated, referrals for further testing. The unit returns regularly to maintain continuity of care.
Treatment Access
Diagnosis is not the end. For women from remote communities, reaching specialist treatment centres requires transport, accommodation and money most do not have. We fund the practical bridge between diagnosis and survival.
The human reality
Stories from the communities we serve
Composite stories representing the real experiences of women in the communities we work in. No real patient data is used.
"A labelled composite: a woman attends a community awareness session, later notices a breast change, seeks clinic care she would not have sought before, and begins treatment after an earlier-stage diagnosis than is typical without outreach."
"A labelled composite: free clinical exam and ultrasound at a mobile unit find a concerning lump; biopsy confirms early-stage disease; surgery follows. Names are not real individuals."
"A labelled composite: symptoms noticed for over a year; subsidised diagnostics finally make a clinic visit possible; Stage 1 diagnosis and treatment begin. Not a specific patient record."
Every amount creates real impact
Whatever you can give is deployed to screening, diagnosis and treatment access through vetted local partners. See the itemised asks above — then donate with a clear outcome in mind.
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