About Us
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre (formerly The Bermuda TB Cancer &
Health Association) is one of Bermuda's oldest non-profit Charities #070
and an International Charitable Fund 501c (3) designated organization.
Our mission statement is:
“To Educate our community about prevention and early detection of cancer and other health issues impacting Bermuda.
To Promote a healthy and productive lifestyle.
To Provide access to early detection screening, health supplies, information and educational services.
To Enable and Empower our community, and so positively impact on the incidence of cancer and the promotion of wellness in Bermuda.
Our History
- The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is one of Bermuda's oldest charities,
and marked its 60th anniversary in 2005.
- Originally formed in 1945 to assist patients with tuberculosis, today
the organization continues to expand its role regarding early detection,
education and support of major health concerns such as cancer and other
health issues that affect the community.
- The Centre's impact in the community is far reaching. The early detection of breast cancer is one of the Centre's primary functions, with between 600-700 mammograms being performed each month.
- We provide free public health educational programs/presentations on wellness and cancer prevention.
- All monies raised from the four annual fundraising events - Tag Day,
Charity Golf Classic, Breast Cancer Awarness Campaign, and Christmas
Seals - go directly to their allocated project e.g. Medical Sciences
Scholarship or New Equipment Campaign.
- The Centre's mammography units were accredited in 1999 by the Canadian
Association of Radiologists, making the Centre the first facility outside
of North America to receive and retain this distinction (2007).
- The Centre provides ostomy supplies and appliances.
- In the Fall of 2003, the Centre opened the island's first comprehensive Cancer Resource & Lending Library for patients and their families. The Centre provides a selection of books, videos, and on-line resources. Our boardroom provides meeting space for several of the islands community and support groups.
- The highly successful annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fun Walk has in the past helped to raise funds to purchase a bone densitometer, and a crystal viewer (2004). This year we raised the balance of the $1.5 million required for the purchase and installation of our Digital Mammography equipment. The equipment, the latest state-of-the-art technology, has been operating successfully since April of this year.
- The year 2007 saw the introduction of the Hereditary Screening Clinic/Genetic
Testing at the Centre, a partnership between Partners International
Program, Bermuda Hospitals Board, and the Bermuda Insurance Council.