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New study to explore how personalised drug doses could improve quality of life for people with secondary breast cancer
A new study funded by Breast Cancer Now will explore how people with incurable secondary (or metastatic) breast cancer experience treatment ...
London researchers tackle barriers to breast screening attendance
A new study is set to explore how breast screening could be made more comfortable, thanks to funding from Breast Cancer Now.
Charity demands urgent action to see people with incurable secondary breast cancer ‘counted’
An installation unveiled outside Holyrood is calling on the Scottish Government to fulfil its long-standing promise to improve collection o...
Richard Meddings (CBE) announced as new Chair of Trustees at Breast Cancer Now
Leading research and support charity Breast Cancer Now has announced Richard Meddings as its new Chair of Trustees.
New study uncovers potential way to prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women
A new study funded by Breast Cancer Now and supported by Prevent Breast Cancer*, reveals a drug approved for use in other conditions could b...
Number of women not regularly checking their breasts at 4-year high, warns leading breast cancer charity
New research has revealed that 45% of UK women don’t check their breasts regularly for possible signs and symptoms of breast cancer, marking...
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 ...