Breast cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide, and the most frequent cancer among females with nearly 1.67 million new cases diagnosed in 2012 (WHO, 2012). Due to population increases, health service and cancer awareness, more women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Advances in diagnosis and in treatment have seen an increase in survival from breast cancer for Irish women in recent years (ABC, 2010). In Ireland, after non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common tumour diagnosed in women in 2008-2010. With an average annual amount of 2,767 women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008-2010 (NCRI, 2013). As a result, more women are living with the permanent effects of breast cancer (Gho et al., 2010).