Who we are

After discovering 9 relatives with breast cancer, Wendy decided to take matters into her own hands and persuade surgeons to perform a preventive double mastectomy before developing the disease. This .....

Becky, Wendy’s daughter, has been involved with the Helpline since its inception. She has witnessed the daily calls, met many people herself and spoken to and empowered many. She has .....

Professor Evans has established a national and international reputation in clinical and research aspects of cancer genetics, particularly in neurofibromatosis and breast cancer. He has published 719 peer reviewed research .....

Dr Julian Barwell is a consultant clinical geneticist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust with specialist clinics in familial cancer susceptibility, inherited dermatological disorders, paediatric oncology and non-alcholic .....

We are extremely proud to announce that Prof James Coyne has offered his services to the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline in a volunteer capacity. His title will be Advisor .....

My name is Cath and I have been working as a therapist and counsellor in various roles for the last 15 years. I have a Masters in Counselling from the .....

Breast cancer was always there in our family. My mother was 26 when she was diagnosed and she died when she was just 31. I was 7 when she died .....

I was deemed at moderate risk of breast cancer with a 1 in 5 chance of getting the disease in my 40’s after four close relatives on both sides of .....

A MOTHERS PERSPECTIVE In the year 2001 devastation hit our family when my youngest daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 29. My daughter had chemotherapy followed .....

A FATHERS PERSPECTIVE On Christmas Eve 2003 my youngest daughter Suzanne died at the age of 31 from secondary lung cancer and a brain tumour after a two year battle .....

Andrea was diagnosed in 2006 with breast cancer and underwent subsequent treatment. Andrea feels fortunate..as her mum died of cancer at a young age and thus the genetics specialists said .....

Lisa is age 36. Three years ago Lisa had a double mastectomy with reconstruction as she had been found to carry a fault in BRCA 2. Her mum had been .....