Westmead Breast Cancer Institute partners

Western Sydney Local Health District (Western Sydney LHD) delivers public health services to people living in:

• Auburn
• Blacktown
• The Hills Shire
• Holroyd
• Parramatta.

Western Sydney LHD also provides specialised tertiary care to people across the Greater Western region.

What Western Sydney LHD does

Western Sydney LHD delivers a wide range of clinical and non-clinical services, including:

• health promotion and education programs funded at a national level
• primary health care services for local communities
• secondary care through hospitals and community health services
• tertiary and quaternary services for people referred from other Local Health Districts and health services across NSW.

These services support prevention, treatment, recovery and ongoing care for diverse communities in Western Sydney and beyond.

Lean more about Western Sydney Local Health District.

The Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre Westmead is a purpose built cancer centre providing integrated research prevention diagnostic treatment and rehabilitation programs. Services include consultation clinics, chemotherapy and immunotherapy apheresis radiation therapy including brachytherapy, palliative care, symptom control, familial cancer and genetic counselling, psycho-oncology, blood transplant and cellular therapies.

BreastScreen NSW offers free screening mammograms every 2 years for women aged 50 to 74 who live in NSW.

Women aged 40 to 49 and women aged 75 and over can also book a free screening mammogram.

About the program

BreastScreen NSW is part of BreastScreen Australia, a national program funded by the Australian Government and state and territory governments.

The program aims to find breast cancer early, before symptoms appear and before the cancer spreads. Finding breast cancer early:

• increases treatment options
• improves the chance of survival
• can reduce the need for more invasive treatment.

How BreastScreen NSW is delivered

• The BreastScreen NSW Coordination Unit is managed by Cancer Institute NSW.
• Screening and assessment services are delivered through nine BreastScreen NSW services.
• These services are located within and managed by Local Health Districts across NSW.

Contact BreastScreen NSW

• Call 13 20 50 for bookings and general enquiries.
• Visit the BreastScreen NSW for more information.

McGrath Foundation provides funding for our McGrath Breast Care Nurses, who provide specialist support to women and families affected by breast cancer.

• offers personalised care, education, and emotional support
• supports patients from diagnosis through treatment and recovery
• enhances patient wellbeing and improves access to care.

We have an ongoing partnership with Myer, which provides clinic space within their stores at Castle Hill, Parramatta and Penrith. This collaboration allows BCI to bring breast screening services closer to women in their everyday communities, making it easier and more convenient to participate.

By situating clinics within Myer stores, women can access screening in familiar, accessible locations while balancing work, family, and daily commitments. These community-based clinics also support outreach to women from diverse cultural backgrounds and provide a visible platform for promoting breast health awareness.

Through this partnership, Myer and BCI are helping to improve participation in breast screening and support early detection across Western Sydney.

BCI collaborates with community groups and advocacy organisations to improve culturally appropriate care and increase participation in breast screening. These partnerships help:

• raise awareness about breast cancer screening
• support under-screened and priority populations
• deliver targeted health promotion initiatives
• provide peer support and community education.

By working at a community level, we aim to reduce barriers to care and improve equity in breast cancer outcomes across Western Sydney.

Westmead Breast Cancer Institute works with research institutions, universities, and training providers to advance breast cancer care and develop the future health workforce.

Through these partnerships, BCI supports:

• access to new treatments and clinical trials
• education and training for healthcare professionals
• research, mentoring, and evaluation of outcomes.

These collaborations ensure patients receive evidence-based, high-quality care while building clinical expertise across the health system.