About us
Who we are
The Leanne Pero Foundation is a charity offering vital help, information and practical advice, primarily for people of colour (POC) cancer patients and cancer survivors. We strongly feel no-one has to suffer in silence or feel isolated when faced with their personal cancer journey.
Established in 2019 by award winning community champion Leanne Pero after her own battle with breast cancer at just 30 years old. The Leanne Pero Foundation aims to address the gaps in care for POC with cancer. After her own battle with the disease, Leanne realised that mainstream cancer services were not inclusive enough and did not provide adequate support tailored to the black and ethnic community. Similarly, the community were not engaging with medical services to gather the much-needed data to make the changes.