Breast Cancer Now has been awarded Silver on the Inclusive Employers Standard
The Inclusive Employers Standard is a robust evidence-based inclusion accreditation run by Inclusive Employers. This process has helped us understand more about where we are in our inclusion journey and identify key areas of focus to help us develop in the future.
17 Mar 2025
£1 million funding boost for research into preventing breast cancer recurrence
Researchers working to understand why some breast cancers come back years later and form incurable secondary tumours, have received a £1 million funding boost.
20 Feb 2025
Breast Cancer Now celebrates milestone announcement as NHS England backs call for first-ever national breast screening awareness campaign
Breast Cancer Now and its campaigners are delighted that the first-ever national breast screening awareness campaign, funded by NHS England (NHSE), has been announced – this marks a significant moment for the charity who for the past two years has been calling for a campaign to improve screening uptake and drive early breast cancer diagnosis
17 Feb 2025
New research: Over 2 in 5 (44%) UK women do not check their breasts regularly for the signs and symptoms of breast cancer
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, new research commissioned by leading research and support charity Breast Cancer Now,* reveals over 2 in 5 (44%) UK women don’t check their breasts regularly** for possible signs and symptoms of breast cancer. The charity is calling on all women to ‘get to know their normal’.
01 Oct 2024
New research to investigate why breastfeeding reduces the risk of developing breast cancer
Researchers will investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and breast cancer, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.
25 Jun 2024
Over a quarter of a million people back charity petition calling for urgent solution on life-extending breast cancer treatment, as charity and campaigners say the time for action is now
A petition calling for life-extending treatment Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) to be made available on the NHS in England for women with HER2-low incurable secondary (metastatic) breast cancer, has received staggering public support from over a quarter of a million signatories.
24 May 2024
New way to kill cancer cells could lead to longer lasting protection for people with breast cancer
Killing breast cancer cells in a way that trains the immune system to recognise and destroy residual cancer cells could offer longer lasting protection to people with the disease, according to new research funded by Breast Cancer Now.*
23 May 2024
New research to investigate protein that fuels breast cancer
Researchers are investigating how breast cancer cells survive and grow, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.
30 Apr 2024
First ever publication of secondary breast cancer data met with concerns around absence of critical data
The first ever data on incurable secondary breast cancer in England has been published, as part of the National Audit of Metastatic (secondary) Breast Cancer (NAoMe).
16 Apr 2024
Global report reveals the hidden toll of breast cancer
People with breast cancer are continuing to face glaring inequalities and significant adversity, much of which remains hidden and unacknowledged by wider society and policy makers, according to a new global report published today.
16 Apr 2024
Claire Rowney announced as new chief executive of Breast Cancer Now
Leading research and support charity Breast Cancer Now has announced that Claire Rowney will join the charity as its new chief executive.
26 Mar 2024
Innovative Service Pledge programme launches in Northern Ireland
An innovative new programme, the Service Pledge, has launched in Northern Ireland – run by leading research and support charity Breast Cancer Now, it will help deliver improvements for everybody’s experience of breast cancer.
25 Mar 2024