‘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

Almost one million women in UK miss vital breast screening due to COVID-19

Nearly one million women in the UK have missed potentially lifesaving NHS breast screening due to COVID-19, the leading UK breast cancer charity has...

30 September 2020

Over 1,500 breast cancer patients facing “many months, possibly years” without reconstruction, amid delays to surgery following pandemic

  Over 1,500 breast cancer patients in the UK are facing lengthy waits for reconstructive surgery as the backlog caused by the pandemic...

18 September 2020

Scientists discover three new genetic variants linked to male breast cancer

World’s largest genetic study of male breast cancer suggests the disease has similar genetic basis in men and women Three new genetic variants...

12 August 2020

Breast Cancer Now launches staff consultation on organisational changes as it projects almost 35% drop in income due to COVID-19

Leading charity Breast Cancer Now today announced that it was launching a staff consultation regarding changes to the way the organisation operates,...

10 June 2020

Thousands of women with incurable breast cancer ‘fearing for survival’ amid delays to treatment, scans and access to trials

Thousands of secondary breast cancer patients experiencing anxiety and fears that their lives may be shortened due to changes to treatment, scans...

20 May 2020