We respond to monthly NHS England breast cancer waiting times: November 2018

The two-week wait for people referred with suspected breast cancer was missed. The target is 93%, but only 90.51% of patients were seen within two...

11 January 2019

Breast Cancer Care launches online toolkit for secondary breast cancer nurses

Leading support charity Breast Cancer Care has today (Wednesday 9 January 2019) launched an online toolkit for secondary breast cancer nurses across...

10 January 2019

Conflicting diet information has devastating impact on mental health, warns breast cancer charity

New figures released today by national charity Breast Cancer Care reveal the devastating impact on women with breast cancer of conflicting...

8 January 2019

Antibody immunotherapy could provide long-awaited new option for triple negative breast cancer

Targeted antibody therapies – including a new antibody immunotherapy – could offer “long-awaited” advances for patients with aggressive ‘triple...

17 December 2018

Study finds women have higher risk of breast cancer after giving birth

The new study, published today in Annals of Internal Medicine, analysed data from 15 prospective studies from around the world – including the Breast...

10 December 2018

Dublin scientists awarded more than €200k to develop drugs to treat secondary breast cancer in the brain

With the new funding, Professor Leonie Young, Dr Damir Varešlija and the Endocrine Oncology Research team will also explore whether drugs could help...

29 November 2018

Genes could predict best time of day for breast cancer patients to receive radiotherapy

The research, which was led by the University of Leicester and conducted in the HOPE clinical trials facility at Leicester’s Hospitals, found that by...

16 November 2018

Study shows breast screening linked to 60% lower risk of death from breast cancer

Women who take part in breast screening have a significantly greater benefit from treatments than those who are not screened, according to a study of...

9 November 2018

Leading organisations unite to create a new charity for everyone affected by breast cancer

The merger of Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now will create the UK’s first comprehensive breast cancer charity – providing ‘...

6 November 2018