International Day of Education – 24th January 2025

Today we wish to raise awareness of Education and Empowerment in the Fight against Breast Cancer through Knowledge.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation19 December 2024Comment

Signs of Stress After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

So, you have your diagnosis, you have your treatment plan, and you think you understand what you are about to walk into, and then boom, just when you thought you had got your head around everything, stress, and anxiety kick in.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation7 December 2024Comment

Helping to Aid Comfort at a Difficult Time

Did you know that approximately 300 people are seen in the Primrose Breast Care Centre, University Hospitals Plymouth every week? There are many different clinics running alongside each other.

Fundraising, AdviceThe Primrose Foundation18 September 2024Comment

The Gentle Recovery Programme Project Blog

As part of a pilot project, The Primrose Foundation is proud to be working with the breast cancer recovery programme https://gentlerecovery.co.uk/ team by providing a limited number of FREE places to primrose patients.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation29 July 2024Comment

Changes To Your Body After Breast Cancer Treatment

There is no denying that treatment for breast cancer can change the way your body looks.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation19 January 2024Comment

A Referral to Primrose Doesn’t Always Mean it Could be Cancer

The Primrose Breast Care Centre, based at University Hospitals Plymouth, brings together Surgeons, Radiologists, Radiographers, Nurses, and an administrative team all focussed on the diagnosis and treatment of breast care, including cancer. All staff are there to support anyone who is referred to the service.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation18 January 2024Comment

The Breast Cancer Care Collective

Thanks to grant funding from the Plymouth Octopus Project, we will shortly embark on a new project called The Breast Cancer Care Collective which will initially bring together three of the city’s cancer care organisations, The Primrose Foundation, Roots to Rise CIC (Community Interest Company) and Dance for Life Devon CIC (Community Interest Company) to support those affected by breast cancer at any stage of diagnosis, treatment to remission.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation3 January 2024Comment

Love Yourself Enough to be Breast-Aware.

With breast cancer affecting every 1 in 7 women, it’s time to pay more attention to your breasts and the areas around them. It's time to LOVE yourself enough to be breast-aware.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation25 October 2023Comment

Breast Cancer Awareness, Information & Statistics

Breast cancer is a disease that affects millions of us worldwide. Any individual with breast tissue from any race, religion, ethnicity and any sexual orientation can develop breast cancer.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation17 September 2023Comment

How to Make a Cast of Your Breasts

Making a cast of your breasts can be an emotional experience, especially if you are shortly going to have breast surgery such as a mastectomy.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation10 July 2023Comment

Fundraising Helps to Fund the New Breast Screening Awareness Bus in Plymouth

Thanks to the ongoing support from local fundraisers, a new breast screening awareness bus hits the road in Plymouth in April 2023 as part of The Primrose Foundations Support Us To Support You campaign that aims to help encourage more people to attend their breast screening appointments.

Fundraising, AdviceThe Primrose Foundation14 April 2023Comment

Wig Funding from The Primrose Foundation

As a local breast care charity, we aim to do all we can to assist those living locally going through treatment for Breast Cancer.

Fundraising, AdviceThe Primrose Foundation9 March 2023Comment

Breast Pain & Hormonal Changes

There are many reasons why our breasts can become painful at times. Breast pain is actually very common, affecting around two-thirds of women in their lifetime.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation12 December 2022Comment

Tips on How to Cope with Stress After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

For many of us life is stressful, trying to juggle, home, work, childcare and maybe a bit of a social life too but imagine adding a cancer diagnosis into that mixture.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation21 November 2022Comment

How to Tackle the Party Season Whilst Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment

As we begin to approach the festive season you may find yourself being invited out to celebrate the upcoming Christmas season, but please don’t panic, no one is expecting you to feel fabulous or want to dress up if you are going through treatment.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation18 November 2022Comment

Skin & Beauty Advice when Receiving Breast Cancer treatment

Breast cancer treatments affect people in different ways. While attacking the cancer and helping to preserve life, they can also impact our skin, nails, and hair – it’s rubbish we know.

AdviceThe Primrose Foundation13 November 2022Comment