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Seven charities unite to explore new frontier in preventing cancer
We're one of seven cancer charities who have joined forces to call for exploration into whether a cancer drug called a PARP inhibitor – alre...
Cost of breast cancer to UK economy set to rise up to £4.2 billion in 2050 unless urgent action taken, new Demos research shows
The annual cost of breast cancer to the UK economy could rise by up to 31% to £4.2 billion in 2050, a new report, published by cross-party t...
Breast Cancer Now launch petition calling on Welsh government to save more lives from breast cancer by tackling low screening uptake
Leading research and support charity, Breast Cancer Now has today [Wednesday 6 August] launched a petition calling on the Welsh Government t...
Belfast researchers investigate why a DNA change is linked to breast cancer with new funding
Researchers are hoping to understand how a particular DNA change can contribute to a person developing breast cancer, and why it increases t...
Edinburgh scientists receive funding to stop early form of breast cancer becoming invasive
Researchers are hoping to find new ways to predict when an early form of breast cancer is likely to progress and develop new treatments for ...
UK charity ‘sounds the alarm’ that thousands of patients with incurable breast cancer face being denied drugs to keep them alive unless system is changed
A leading UK charity is ‘sounding the alarm’ that thousands of people with incurable secondary breast cancer in England, Wales and Northern ...
Breast Cancer Now funds research to develop blood test that predicts the risk of secondary breast cancer
Researchers are working to develop a blood test which could predict the likelihood of breast cancer spreading to the bone and becoming incur...
Breast Cancer Now awards funding to Hull researchers to develop support for women returning to work after breast cancer
Researchers are investigating how to improve the quality of life of women returning to work after breast cancer, thanks to new funding from ...
Glasgow scientists receive funding to pave way to stopping aggressive breast cancer spreading
Researchers are hoping to develop a more targeted treatment for people with triple negative breast cancer, thanks to new funding from Breast...
Breast Cancer Now’s The Show celebrates 23 people living with and beyond breast cancer as they share stories through fashion
Courage met couture on the runway on Thursday 15 May, as The Show by Breast Cancer Now lit up London’s 8 Northumberland Avenue, with an unfo...
Helen Dickens announced as new chief support officer at Breast Cancer Now
Leading research and support charity Breast Cancer Now has announced that Helen Dickens will join the charity as its new chief support offic...
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 u...