Campaign News
Improving access to medicines in Scotland
Read how we're working to make sure that patients can access new and effective breast cancer treatments quickly in Scotland.
'Count Us In' - 12 months on
Read about the progress we've made since launching the 'Count Us In' advocacy pledge for metastatic breast cancer last year, and what we'll ...
An update on our screening blueprint... 3 years later
In 2023, we published ‘Our Blueprint to Transform Breast Screening by 2028’, setting out our vision for the future of the NHS breast screeni...
What we’ve learnt from the latest breast screening data
Last month, NHS England published data on breast screening in England from April 2024 to March 2025, providing information on the number of ...
Paid Oedi Cymru – No Time to Waste Wales
Read our blog update on our No Time To Waste Wales campaign
The UK government’s cancer plan – what does it mean for breast cancer?
Read about the government's new cancer plan and what it means for breast cancer. Including a commitment to define and count recurrence in se...
Working with the London Assembly to improve breast screening uptake in London
Read how we're working with the London Assembly to improve screening uptake in London.
What the new UK-US pharmaceutical deal means for people living with secondary breast cancer
Read our blog to find out more and whether it will translate into improved access to new and effective treatments that can give them more ti...
Improving breast screening for women with physical disabilities
Read how Breast Cancer Now is working to improve breast screening for women with physical disabilities.
Unveiling our ‘I don’t count?’ installation outside the Scottish parliament
We’re committed to improving secondary breast cancer data collection across the UK. Read how we’ve been spotlighting this issue in Scotland ...
Wearing it pink in parliaments across the UK for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2026
Marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we took our annual wear it pink event to the Senedd in Cardiff, the Scottish parliament, and finally ...
Improving support for women at increased risk of breast cancer
Around 1 in 7 women in the UK will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. However, some women due to their genetics or family hi...
National Audit of Metastatic Breast Cancer publishes second ‘State of the Nation’ report
Currently in the UK, there is no accurate, up-to-date figure on the number of people living with secondary (metastatic) breast cancer.
What should NHS England’s cancer plan deliver for breast cancer?
Last week, we heard new estimates predicting that 6.3 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in England between now and 2040. 906,000 of...
Updating the Scottish referral guidelines for suspected cancer
People with secondary breast cancer often tell us they faced difficulties getting diagnosed quickly. We've helped update the Scottish referr...
Our #MoreTimeToLive campaign launches in UK Parliament
We held an event in Parliament to launch our #MoreTimeToLive campaign, which calls for urgent changes to the system for deciding which drugs...
Why breast screening in Wales needs urgent attention and action
Find out why breast screening in Wales needs urgent attention, and how we plan to take action to fix it.
Improving data collection for secondary breast cancer
We've signed an international advocacy pledge to call on governments to improve their data collection for people living with secondary breas...
A review of cancer waiting times in Scotland
We review NHS Scotland's 2 targets for cancer waiting times and what the government can do to dramatically cut wait times for breast cancer.
New drugs approved in 2024 and what’s coming up in 2025
Read about the work we've been doing to make sure new and effective breast cancer drugs reach patients quickly.