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The Breast Cancer Association of Queensland is a volunteer managed charity organisation dedicated to improving breast cancer services to women living in rural and regional Queensland by providing grants for the education and placement of breast care nurses, research grants, rural seminars and produce a Resource Directory of services and support available throughout Queensland.

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Breast Cancer Association of Queensland exists to improve the quality of life for women with breast cancer and their families in Australia. Every year in Australia approximately 13 000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer.

The Breast Cancer Association of Queensland's main focus has been to provide breast care services to women and their families in rural Queensland. Initiatives include the training and placing of support breast care nurses in Rockhampton, Longreach/Barcaldine, Mitchell, Emerald, Fraser Coast and soon the Central West District. Annual seminars in regional areas help to raise awareness in the community of the importance of regular examinations. We also produce a Resource Directory and post-operative exercise DVD's free of charge to breast cancer sufferers. BCAQ have also invested substantially into various research programs in Brisbane.

The boardmembers of the BCAQ are all volunteers, who invest substantial amounts of time and energy into organising fund raising events, and ensure that all funds raised at our events and monies received through private donations are invested in the most effective programs. BCAQ employs just one paid part-time employee to manage the Brisbane office.

BCAQ have funded over 20 nurses to further studies in Breast Care via the Distance Education program at La Trobe University, as mentioned above we have previously funded four nurses and in 2009 established two more nurses to provide support and breast care services in regional Queensland. We provided a research grant to Queensland Institute of Medical Research for Dr Geoffrey Beadle's project that will look at long term survivors of breast cancer. For the 2008-2009 financial year our board plan to continue to expand the Breast Care Nurse program, provide financial assistance for rural women with the costs associated with travel and expenses relating to breast cancer, provided an additional $10,000 towards Dr Neil Wetzig's research into the surgical managment of breast cancer plus we supported 7 delegates to attend the Qld Cancer Council for the 2009 Reach for Recovery Cancer Conference held in May 2009.

We are proud to announce that we now have four new sub-committees, one each in Charleville, Toowoomba, Mitchell plus Barcaldine. Thank you to Julia Leeds, Jayne Gentry, Jenny Hockey and Vivette White for thier help in establishing these subcommittees.

Breast Cancer Association of Queensland urges women to conduct regular breast self-examinations. See your GP if you notice any changes in your breasts immediately, seek help and support if you are diagnosed with breast cancer and always speak to your Doctor if you have any concerns.

Rural Nurses interested in undertaking further studies in Breast Cancer via Distance Education, are encouraged to send an expression of interest to our office, scholarships are available to do a single unit via La Trobe University.

The Breast Cancer Association of Queensland Inc is a registered Tax Deductible Gift Recipient, which means that donations over $2.00 are tax deductible!