Prime Minister Theresa May wears it pink for charity fundraiser

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, added a splash of pink to her usual attire to support Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink fundraiser, which will take...

5 September 2018

Global study estimates alcohol is associated with 2.8 million deaths worldwide each year

Based on their analysis, the authors suggest there is no ‘safe level’ of alcohol consumption, as any health benefits of alcohol are outweighed by its...

24 August 2018

Becca wins Best Health Project at National Lottery Awards 2018

Responding to the news that Breast Cancer Care’s app, Becca, has won Best Health Project at the National Lottery Awards 2018, Samia al Qadhi, Chief...

21 August 2018

New DNA 'shield' with crucial roles in normal cell division, the immune system and cancer discovered

The study – funded in part by Breast Cancer Now and Cancer Research UK – was published today in Nature, and was the result of an international...

18 July 2018

New fan launched to help women with breast cancer gets Britain’s Got Talent seal of approval

The stylish design can be personalised upon request, and millions recently watched Simon Cowell cooling off with a customised FanU on ITV’s primetime...

18 July 2018

We’re teaming up with ghd and Lulu Guinness

The new collection consists of a ghd gold® styler and ghd air® hair dryer featuring Lulu’s iconic lip print – and with every purchase, ghd will...

16 July 2018

Study suggests breast screening based on women's risk levels would reduce overdiagnosis and be more cost-effective

In a new economic evaluation and simulation modelling study – published in JAMA Oncology – researchers concluded that a screening initiative that...

6 July 2018

NI Minister Shailesh Vara visits leading breast cancer researchers in Belfast

During a tour of the research labs, Mr Vara met Dr Niamh Buckley and Dr Paul Mullan to learn about their ground-breaking research into ‘triple...

3 July 2018

New research exposes inadequate care for breast cancer patients at treatment end

With the release of substantive new research uncovering inadequate care for women with breast cancer after they’ve finished hospital treatment...

2 July 2018