Only a quarter of Brits aware that UK breast cancer survival is worse than European neighbours

The new survey, commissioned by Breast Cancer Campaign[1], comes as the charity launches a nationwide campaign, ‘Spread the word’ to highlight that...

17 June 2014

Breakthrough Breast Cancer is cited as one of the top funders of cancer research in the UK

Simon Vincent, Assistant Director of Research at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, said: “This study shows just how important the research we fund...

16 June 2014

Study says women with more moles are more likely to have breast cancer

The study authors, based at Indiana and Harvard Universities in the US and INSERM, France, admit that whilst the findings are not definite, they...

10 June 2014

Possible link between breast cancer and red meat

The research suggests that women eating more poultry, fish, nuts and legumes and less red meat might have a lower risk of developing breast cancer...

10 June 2014

New breast cancer drug offers a beacon of hope for Scottish patients

Kadcyla was rejected by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for use in England and Wales just a few weeks ago. Now it is one of...

2 June 2014

Exposure to light while sleeping linked to obesity

Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found that body mass index, waist-hip ratio, waist-height ratio and waist circumference all...

28 May 2014

York and Scarborough Hospitals launch Secondary Breast Cancer Pledge

The Trust has signed up to the Secondary Breast Cancer Pledge, in commitment to providing the best possible care to patients diagnosed with secondary...

28 May 2014

Primark wear it pink partnership raises £500,000 for breast cancer research

Delyth and Jen met with Caroline Gullick, Director of Buying, Andy Stewart, Area Manager, Retail and Jason Edwards, Store Manager, Oxford Street East...

27 May 2014

New cancer pathway pilot under way in Wales

This will help the NHS in Wales gain a more accurate picture of actual waiting times and hopefully speed up treatment in many cases. The 'single...

7 May 2014