What We Do
The UK Charity for TNBC supports people affected by triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) by providing trusted TNBC information, education for healthcare professionals and patient-informed advocacy. We combine clinical expertise with lived experience to help ensure TNBC is recognised, understood and prioritised in care, training and research.
For the story behind our charity and why we exist, visit What is The UK Charity for TNBC.
Key Takeaways
➔ We provide clear, accurate TNBC information for patients and healthcare professionals.
➔ We create TNBC leaflets, with versions for early TNBC and metastatic TNBC.
➔ We educate breast care specialist nurses via our TNBC CHAMPIONS programme.
➔ Our Patient Advisory Panel ensures lived experience guides our work and helps inform TNBC research, treatment and care priorities.
➔ We represent the TNBC community to raise awareness and advocate for progress in TNBC care, research and recognition.
Information for people affected by TNBC
We publish TNBC-specific information that is clinically informed, practical and easy to understand - so people can make sense of their diagnosis, feel supported and find relevant guidance easily.
TNBC information on our website
The TNBC information available on our website is developed with clinical expertise from Professor Chris Twelves, a professor of Clinical Cancer Pharmacology and Oncology and practising oncologist, helping to ensure our content is clear, accurate and reliable.
Learn more about Professor Chris Twelves and the wider team supporting our work on Our Team.
To make information more specific and useful, we organise it by TNBC stage:
➔ Primary TNBC (also known as early TNBC)
➔ Metastatic TNBC (also known as advanced TNBC)
TNBC leaflets for patients
We produce two TNBC leaflets - one for Primary (early) TNBC and one for Metastatic (advanced) TNBC - developed with clinical input and shaped by volunteers with lived TNBC experience. They’re designed to help people with TNBC understand their diagnosis, treatment pathways and where to find support.
Our aim is to get these TNBC leaflets into the hands of real patients by making them available in every cancer hospital, clinic and waiting room across the UK. They are already shared in trusted settings, including several Maggie’s centres.
The leaflets are also available on our website, and are often printed by breast care nurses to use in practice and to give to TNBC patients.
Signposting to trusted support
No single organisation can provide every kind of support. We signpost to reputable organisations that provide services and resources - including support tailored to particular groups, such as Black women, who are disproportionately diagnosed with TNBC.
