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Top 5 Things to Consider Before You Vote This Weekend By Rachelle Panitz, CEO of So Brave
This weekend, we have the power to shape a better future, not just for ourselves, but for the thousands of young women in Australia who face the devastating reality of a breast cancer diagnosis each year. As the CEO of So Brave, Australia’s only young women’s breast...
Advocacy Breakthrough: Breast Cancer Drug Perjeta Recommended to Be Listed on PBS After Years of Inequity
For many years we’ve heard from young women diagnosed with HER2 positive early stage breast cancer in our community about the decision to take an additional medication on top of the recommended chemotherapy. For those who are offered, the first treatment cost $6000...
Not Just a Gala — A Night That Changes Lives
So Brave’s 4th annual Shine Bright Like a Diamond Gala is approaching - a night dedicated to celebrating resilience, raising awareness and changing the future of young women with breast cancer. Why would someone volunteer their time and energy to help organise such...
This Election Year, Young Women Deserve More
As the CEO of So Brave, I’ve spent the last few weeks reflecting on what this moment means — not just for us as an organisation, but for every young woman in Australia who is facing, or will face, a breast cancer diagnosis. Receiving $1 million in Federal Government...
So Brave Welcomes National Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Detection
So Brave, Australia’s only charity dedicated to young women diagnosed with breast cancer, welcomes the announcement of a blood test for breast cancer detection. This breakthrough reflects growing national recognition of the unique challenges faced by young women—who...
Breast cancer the second-leading cause of death in young women, according to latest health data
More work needs to be done across Australia to raise awareness, educate and support young Australian women about breast cancer, based on recent health data. Latest figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) show that breast cancer was the...
The Fight Doesn’t End After Treatment: Why Mental Health Must Be Core to Cancer Care
There is a silent crisis unfolding in Australia: young women diagnosed with breast cancer are being left behind. While the system rightly focuses on detection and treatment, it fails to recognise that survival is only the beginning of the journey. I know this...
So Brave 2025 Shine Bright Like a Diamond Gala
Shine Bright Like a Diamond Gala 2025 An Evening of Inspiration, Elegance & Impact Join us for sunset cocktails at the 4th annual Shine Bright Like a Diamond Gala to be held on Saturday 14 June 2025 at the gorgeous Water's Edge Portside. Let's celebrate...
So Brave, Australia’s pioneering charity supporting young women with breast cancer, is proud to announce it has been awarded $1 million in funding under the Australian Government’s Cancer Patient Support Program (CPSP)
So Brave, Australia’s pioneering charity supporting young women with breast cancer, is proud to announce it has been awarded $1 million in funding under the Australian Government’s Cancer Patient Support Program (CPSP). This significant funding will support a...
Amy – 2019 Ambassador
I was 29 years old no family history and a mum of 3 nearly four children. If I had known what I knew now I would have perhaps questioned further and asked for more tests. Fast forward three years and that same lump was extremely painful and I was always tired and had...