‘Wear Something Important’ for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer and raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Now

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer launches a stylish new clothing range with River Island to raise vital funds to help people affected by breast cancer,...

6 May 2021

Cognitive behavioural therapy delivered by nurses can reduce “overwhelming” menopausal symptoms for women with breast cancer

Menopausal symptoms - hot flushes and night sweats – experienced by women with breast cancer can be reduced through group cognitive behavioural...

26 April 2021

Almost 11,000 people living with undiagnosed breast cancer in UK

Nearly 11,000 people in the UK could be living with breast cancer that has not yet been diagnosed due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,...

9 March 2021

Existing breast cancer drug offers new targeted treatment for triple negative breast cancer

An already approved breast cancer drug could bring hope to thousands of UK women who have an aggressive form of breast cancer, new research has found...

28 January 2021

Glasgow scientists working to develop new immunotherapy for breast cancer

University of Glasgow scientists are investigating how a type of white blood cell can help breast cancer to spread around the body, following...

20 January 2021

‘Molecular clock’ blood test could track spread of breast cancer in multiple organs and help monitor treatment

A blood test to watch breast cancer’s ‘molecular clock’ could help track the growth of multiple tumours around the body and monitor how they are...

27 November 2020

Oxygen-response protein increases risk of breast cancer spreading to the lung

A protein that is made during a short-term drop in oxygen levels in the lungs could make breast cancer more likely to spread there, new research...

6 November 2020

Almost half of UK women do not check their breasts regularly for signs of breast cancer

Almost half (47%) of women in the UK do not check their breasts regularly for potential signs of breast cancer, Breast Cancer Now has revealed.1...

26 October 2020

Dublin scientist hopes to find new way to treat breast cancer that has spread to the brain

Walk the Walk Fellow and Breast Cancer Now scientist Dr Varešlija is studying how breast cancer spreads to the brain, where it becomes incurable,...

8 October 2020