Scottish Breast Cancer Campaign http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org Listening, Learning, Lobbying Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:11:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 SNP Conference http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2012/03/12/snp-conference/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2012/03/12/snp-conference/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:10:16 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=193 As part of our Campaign to reach out to politicians, we attended the SNP Spring Conference this weekend (10/11 March) at the SECC in Glasgow. We had a stall in the main hall where we spoke with quite of few delegates/councillors/MSP’s. Yesterday, we had a lunchtime Fringe event where we did a presentation entitled “A Greener Shade of Pink” highlighting our campaign issues for the coming year with particular emphasis on the environmental links with breast cancer. The meeting was welll attended and enabled us to have a short question and answer session after our presentation. Thanks to everyone who attended. NB - SBCC is not affiliated to any political party. Attending party conferences is part of our ongoing campaign work.     

]]> http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2012/03/12/snp-conference/feed/ 0 PIP Implants http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2012/01/09/pip-implants/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2012/01/09/pip-implants/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:39:29 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=188 NHS Scotland has updated the NHS Inform website to include information and advice on PIP Implants. The Scottish Government have no records of PIP implants being used by the NHS. However, if you have concerns, please check out the NHS Inform page at  http://www.nhsinform.co.uk/Press

]]> http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2012/01/09/pip-implants/feed/ 0 Details of Breast Screening Review released http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/12/22/details-of-breast-screening-review-released/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/12/22/details-of-breast-screening-review-released/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:39:22 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=185 Details of the forthcoming Breast Cancer Screening Review, which is being conducted in England, can be found on CRUK’s site at
http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/publicpolicy/ourpolicypositions/symptom_Awareness/cancer_screening/breast-screening-review/

The panel has been carefully chosen to avoid bias – but, interestingly, no women on the panel. Are there no female statisticians in the UK? 

 

]]> http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/12/22/details-of-breast-screening-review-released/feed/ 0 Review of National Breast Screening welcomed by SBCC http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/10/27/breast-screening-review-welcomed-by-sbcc/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/10/27/breast-screening-review-welcomed-by-sbcc/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:48:24 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=182 Scottish Breast Cancer Campaign welcomes the English review of the National Breast Screening Programme 

The Scottish Breast Cancer Campaign welcomes the news in today’s BMJ that Mike Richards, Cancer Director in England, has initiated an independent  review of the evidence surrounding breast cancer screening.

He has also promised to examine how written information on screening is conveyed to the public and how “to promote informed choice.”

We have been a lone voice inScotland, questioning the manner in which information is presented to women who are invited to take part in the national breast screening programme and we hope that this review inEnglandwill address some of the concerns we highlighted earlier in the year. We are confident that the Minister for Health and Well-being inScotlandwill follow developments inEnglandvery closely and consider the adoption inScotlandof any recommendations which come from this much-welcomed review.

Moira Adams, Director

]]> http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/10/27/breast-screening-review-welcomed-by-sbcc/feed/ 0 Review of the Screening Programme in England http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/10/27/review-of-the-screening-programme-in-england/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/10/27/review-of-the-screening-programme-in-england/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:32:52 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=179 A review of the National Breast Cancer Screening Programme has been instigated in England by Prof Mike Richards, National Clinical Director for Cancer at the Department of Health. There has been much publicity in the media and articles can be found in the Times, Independent, Daily Mail and the Herald. There was also a lengthy piece on ITV news last night. The review is to be headed by Prof Richards and CRUK. SBCC welcomes this review, which could have reprecussions not only in Scotland, but around the globe, and we will be following developments closely. We will also be writing to the Minister for Health and Well Being in Scotland for her views on how this Review will affect the Scottish screening programme.  By coincidence, the Cochrane Collaboration has posted a “blog” today on screening and this can be viewed at http://www.cochrane.org/news/blog/ten-years-reflections-decade-2001-review-mammography-screening

]]> http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/10/27/review-of-the-screening-programme-in-england/feed/ 0 Post-mastectomy pain management http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/09/26/post-mastectomy-pain-management/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/09/26/post-mastectomy-pain-management/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:14:58 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=173 We are currently investigating the incidence and management of post-mastectomy pain. This appears to be an aspect of mastectomy surgery that is seldom mentioned or discussed and treatment of the condition can be somewhat random. If you have any experience of recurrent pain from mastectomy surgery and/or have received treatment for the condition, we would be very interested to hear from you. If you would prefer not to leave a comment below, please call or e-mail.

]]> http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/09/26/post-mastectomy-pain-management/feed/ 3 Doubts cast over breast cancer screening http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/09/01/doubts-cast-over-breast-cancer-screening/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/09/01/doubts-cast-over-breast-cancer-screening/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:47:45 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=159 An article in the Independent (1 Sept 2011) reports that experts are calling the breast screening programme “dishonest”  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/claims-of-breast-cancer-screening-success-are-dishonest-say-critics-2347194.html

]]> http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/09/01/doubts-cast-over-breast-cancer-screening/feed/ 0 SBCC letter to the Scotsman 1 August 2011 http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/08/19/sbcc-calls-for-independent-review-of-screening-service/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/08/19/sbcc-calls-for-independent-review-of-screening-service/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:42:50 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=127

Letter to the Scotsman dated 1 August 2011 regarding screening research

]]> http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/08/19/sbcc-calls-for-independent-review-of-screening-service/feed/ 0 National Breast Screening Programme called into question http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/08/19/national-breast-screening-programme-called-into-question/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/08/19/national-breast-screening-programme-called-into-question/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:21:25 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=61 Latest research suggests that improved survival rates for breast cancer are due to advances in treatment options and not national breast cancer screening programmes. Reported in the Scotsman 29 July   http://www.scotsman.com/news/Breast-screens-39do-not-directly.6809400.jp

]]> http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/08/19/national-breast-screening-programme-called-into-question/feed/ 0 Loch Lomond Youth Soccer Festival http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/08/16/loch-lomond-youth-soccer-festival/ http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/2011/08/16/loch-lomond-youth-soccer-festival/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:01:54 +0000 sbcc http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/?p=95

photos courtesy www.rwt-photography.co.uk

photos courtesy www.rwt-photography.co.uk

Big thanks to all involved in LLYSF for a fab 4 days up at Stirling.

Final total raised from donations, the auctions and raffle was a whopping £464! Can’t thank you enough.

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