“I was too embarrassed to ask for help”: Devastating impact on thousands who face sexual difficulties after breast cancer

  New statistics from Breast Cancer Now show nearly half of women (46%) surveyed had experienced sexual difficulties...

24 October 2019

Thousands of women with breast cancer not told about possible impact of treatment on sexual function, research suggests

  Breast Cancer Now survey finds three quarters of women asked were not told about the possible impact of treatments on sex...

24 October 2019

Breast cancer “unsurvivors” campaign launched to tackle perception that everyone survives the disease

Breast Cancer Now launches bold new campaign ‘The Unsurvivors’ to challenge the perception that everyone survives the disease and call...

18 October 2019

Unique immune cell could help body stop breast cancer

Scientists have found a collection of specialised immune cells in human breast tissue including one type that are thought to be linked to better...

17 October 2019

Thousands of patients experiencing ‘avoidable’ delays in being diagnosed with incurable breast cancer, new report suggests

  Landmark UK survey finds nearly one in four patients who saw their breast cancer return and spread after treatment had to visit their GP...

11 October 2019

Breast Cancer Now responds to Scottish Breast Screening Programme figures

Breast Cancer Now, the research and care charity, responds to figures published by ISD Scotland today on the Scottish Breast Screening Programme....

9 October 2019

Breast Cancer Now responds to the Scottish Medicine Consortium’s decisions on breast cancer drugs Perjeta and Decapeptyl SR

  Scottish Medicines Consortium has rejected breast cancer drug, Perjeta (pertuzumab) for routine use on Scotland’s NHS to treat patients...

9 October 2019

New drug could help overcome resistance in triple negative breast cancers

A new type of drug that blocks one of cancer’s escape routes from chemotherapy could be used to treat aggressive breast cancers, scientists at...

5 October 2019

Scottish Party Leaders wear it pink for Breast Cancer Now

First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon was joined by Jackson Carlaw, Richard Leonard, Willie Rennie and Alison Johnstone as they added a dash of pink to...

18 September 2019