“She was losing her breast, why couldn’t I give up my hair”
When someone is going through breast cancer, it can be hard to truly understand their experience and the full impact of a mastectomy. When Gabriella’s mum, Christina, was diagnosed with…
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‘Rosie’ the robot giving McGrath Breast Care Nurses access to vital training from anywhere in Australia
Patients with metastatic, or incurable, breast cancer will benefit from an innovative new training program being piloted by the McGrath Foundation, Monash Health, Monash University and Southern Melbourne Integrated Cancer…
Fundraising at home has never been so simple!
Community fundraising is a great way to get involved and raise money for a cause that’s close to your heart. It gives you a chance to get stuck in, give…
As 27-year-old Kimberley discovered, breast cancer comes when you least expect it
Life doesn’t always go the way you plan, particularly when a shock breast cancer diagnosis comes in your mid-20s. Kimberley O’Connor was working as a young nurse in the oncology…
McGrath Foundation Supporters Dry July effort raises record amount for people experiencing breast cancer
Last month saw thousands of people nationwide, including our McGrath Breast Care Nurses and McGrath Foundation team, give up alcohol to raise money for families experiencing breast cancer. While it…
McGrath Foundation Ambassador joins Tassie’s happiest milkman in latest TV ad
Australia’s athletes won’t be the only legends gracing Tasmanian TV screens from today, with Tasmanian dairy company Ashgrove releasing the latest in their iconic TV ads, this time with Lance…
Families affected by breast cancer to benefit from people satisfying their ‘sober curiosity’ this Dry July
New research from Dry July Foundation has found 86% of Australians believe they would benefit from less alcohol in their lives and two thirds (67%) admit to being ‘sober curious’…
McGrath Foundation & GIANTS Netball partnership is personal for GIANTS netballer April Brandley, who lost her mum to breast cancer when she was just 15
April gets quite emotional when it comes to talking about what a great woman her mum, Linda Letton, was. The 31-year-old professional netballer fell in love with the sport thanks…
It took three types of chemotherapy to treat what could have easily been dismissed as a blocked milk duct.
If Kate Mahon hadn’t had a family history of breast cancer, she would have assumed the lump on her breast was just a blocked milk duct. She was only 38…
McGrath Foundation and GIANTS Netball announce three-year charity partnership
Aimed at driving funding for McGrath Breast Care Nurses and raising awareness of the importance of breast health understanding throughout the netball community, the McGrath Foundation and GIANTS Netball are…