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‘Wear Something Important’ for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer and raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Now
Four inspirational women will share their personal experiences of breast cancer and how it has impacted their identity as they model the col...
2 in 5 women in the UK do not check their breasts regularly for the signs and symptoms of breast cancer
New research from leading research and support charity, Breast Cancer Now, has revealed that two in five - 41% of - women in the UK do not c...
44% of women with breast cancer say it negatively impacted their body image
44% of women said having breast cancer negatively impacted their body image and a quarter (25%) said the same for their sense of identity, a...
50% rise in number of women in UK who have not had vital breast screening since services restarted
The number of women in the UK who have not had vital NHS breast screening, which can stop people dying from breast cancer, has risen by an e...
Almost 11,000 people living with undiagnosed breast cancer in UK
Nearly 11,000 people in the UK could be living with breast cancer that has not yet been diagnosed due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 p...
Aspirin to be trialled as part of new treatment for aggressive form of breast cancer
An innovative new study is trialling whether giving aspirin, commonly used as pain relief, alongside immunotherapy drug avelumab could impro...
Breast Cancer Now achieves landmark moment as NHS England announces National Metastatic Breast Cancer Audit
Charity Breast Cancer Now and its campaigners are extremely proud that today, the first ever National Metastatic Breast Cancer Audit, funded...
Breast Cancer Now brings together leading experts for the UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium
Today marks the start of the two-day (Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 January) UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium (UKIBCS), hosted by lea...
Breast Cancer Now funds Belfast research project to identify pandemic’s impact on diagnosis and treatment
Breast cancer patients will be asked to share their experiences of the pandemic with Belfast scientists as part of a new research project fu...
Breast Cancer Now funds search for new treatments inspired by COVID-19 vaccine innovation
UK researchers are adapting lessons from the development of COVID-19 vaccines in the hunt for new treatments for an aggressive form of breas...
Breast Cancer Now launches petition to ensure triple negative secondary breast cancer patients can access promising new treatment
Breast Cancer Now launches petition calling on a pharmaceutical company to ensure that triple negative secondary breast cancer patients can ...