We aren’t sure if tips & tricks is the right heading for this article as we certainly don’t have any surgery tricks up our sleeve and we would rather be able to magic all cancers away so you wouldn’t need to be reading this right now.
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Did you know that approx. 300 people are seen in the Primrose breast care centre at University Hospitals Plymouth every week and whilst the appointments often vary the worry & anxiety of those attending their appointment are often very similar.
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Is it that time of year again for you? Can you feel the dread and anxiety building as maybe your routine appointment for your x-ray or scan approaches? It is recognised that anxiety can increase when there is a test pending which will screen for, diagnose, or check for progression or recurrence of a cancer.
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Hello potential supporter and on behalf of everyone at The Primrose Foundation thank you for taking the time to explore supporting us. By deciding to support a charity you are already on the road to making a huge difference.
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Did you know that breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer in women with one woman being diagnosed every 10 minutes and that despite improving awareness and treatments the numbers affected by this disease are on the rise?
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Have you, or someone you know, been affected by breast cancer? Have these experiences given you a passion for wanting to make a difference in your local breast care services, if so then we may have a wonderful opportunity for you.
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On the 21st May 2022, Sam Maddock of Plymouth arranged the Princetown to Plymouth Primrose plod.
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As your breast CARE charity, we want to do all we can to help & support not only those directly receiving treatment for breast cancer but those around them too.
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We often hear that after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis life can change you in many ways, not just physically but your outlook on life too.
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We are Michelle Hull, 49, Gill Hardy, 41, Hellen Baker, 46, Marie Bryan, 53, Kathryn Short, 46, Catherine Loft, 72, Sally Thompson,55, Fiona Osmaston, 57, Denise Holgate, 54, and Wendy Deane, 63, and together we are - Dare 2, which is a group of local ladies who have all received a breast cancer diagnosis.
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Hi, I’m Sam and just over 5 years ago, my Mum Kim was diagnosed with an unknown primary cancer that most probably started in her lungs.
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Connie Davidson, from Looe was diagnosed with Grade 2 invasive breast cancer which required a bilateral mastectomy, aged just 62.
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In September 2022, five local ladies from the South Hams, Devon will take on an epic Scilly swim challenge around the Isles of Scilly, just off the coast of Cornwall in aid of The Primrose Foundation.
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Back in March 2020, The Primrose Foundation agreed to provide the Oncoplastic surgery team at University Hospitals Plymouth with a £10,000 training bursary.
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Thanks to the work of its incredible fundraisers, Derriford-based charity The Primrose Foundation has been able to fund a fixed-term clinical psychologist for the Primrose breast care centre at Derriford Hospital - and one Plymouth woman has been speaking about how the support offered helped her to cope with a shock diagnosis.
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The Primrose Foundation are pleased to confirm that, thanks to your support, we have been able to fund an essential breast cancer genetic training course for one of the Consultants in Breast and General Radiology within the Primrose Centre who specialises in family history risk assessments.
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Daniel Box from Plymouth is about to embark on an ultimate ride, setting off from Plymouth Hoe and riding all the way to Snowdon in Wales.
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When Spencer Kingdom accompanied his wife Cherie to her first appointment at the Primrose Breast Care Centre, he never expected to hear the devastating news that she might have breast cancer.
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