Breast care nursing

Support from our specialist nurses

Our team offer invaluable information and support from initial diagnosis, right through treatment, and beyond. They are a team of specialised nurses who bring diverse nursing experience including care of the person with a breast cancer diagnosis, system navigation and supportive care. Nurses provide wraparound emotional support, liaise with cancer care professionals, advocate and facilitate collaborative support, refer to internal and external agencies, and create survivorship care plans.

To access care from a specialist breast care nurse, use the contact details below to get in touch.

Contact usHealth professional referral form

How a specialist breast care nurse can help you

Our specialist breast care nurses tailor their services to the needs of individuals. We have dedicated early breast care nurses, and dedicated metastatic breast care nurses.
They can help you by:

  • comprehensive needs assessment
  • understanding your diagnosis and treatment pathways
  • providing tailored information and resources when you need them
  • symptom and side effect management
  • health system navigation
  • communication with your treating team
  • support to live well from diagnosis, through treatment and beyond

Our specialist breast care nurses provide comprehensive support via telehealth including phone, email or videoconferencing. In person support is provided at our Cottesloe office. Home and hospital visits in the metropolitan area are possible according to need.

Our specialist breast care nurses are there for every step of the journey. They help you understand your diagnosis and treatment plans, navigate health services, communicate and liaise with multidisciplinary care teams, and support you to make informed decisions about your health and wellbeing. We are also fortunate to have a specialist metastatic breast care nurse, who is dedicated to caring for clients with metastatic cancer.

Our nurses can make home and hospital visits within the metropolitan area and can also provide support to regional clients via phone, email or video chat.

Our Nurses

Breast care nurses are patient advocates. They are our clients’ main contact and source of information throughout their treatment, empowering them in their relationships with their healthcare team.

Maria Waton

McGrath Cancer Care Nurse & BCCWA Nursing Clinical Lead

Maria has 36 years of nursing experience, initially starting her career in the UK in acute medicine, oncology and later...

Elaine Thomas

Cancer Care Nurse (Early Breast)

Elaine hails from Yorkshire England. She trained at The Northern General Hospital, Sheffield qualifying as an ENG, RGN and has...

Karen Lewis

McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Early Breast)

Karen has 25 years of oncology nursing experience. She started her nursing career specialising in bone marrow transplants at the...

Leah Marinovich

Cancer Care Nurse (Early Breast)

Leah completed a Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle, followed by a Postgraduate Certificate in...

Louise Davies

McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Advanced Breast)

Louise brings over 25 years of nursing experience to her role beginning her career in the UK, specialising in Oncology...

Emily Wilson

Cancer Care Nurse (Early Breast)

Emily has been working at BCCWA since 2020. She started her career in Australia in General Medicine and on a...

Melanie Rowley

McGrath Cancer Care Nurse (Advanced Breast)

Melanie has worked in Oncology Nursing since 2004, when she qualified from King’s College University in the UK. She went...

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