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NHS Wales commits to join National Metastatic Breast Cancer Audit
NHS Wales will participate in the first ever National Metastatic Breast Cancer Audit run by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (...
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...
Targeting a specific immune cell could protect against antibiotic-induced breast cancer progression
In a new study funded by Breast Cancer Now, researchers from the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia found that treating mic...
Triple negative incurable breast cancer patients denied extra time with loved ones as drug company fails to reach agreement to secure immediate access to new treatment
Gilead failed to reach an agreement with NHS England to provide Trodelvy1 free-of-charge to patients, which brings little comfort to women w...
New Trustees Helping To Turn Tide Against Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Now is delighted to announce three new appointments to its Board of Trustees who will support delivery of the charity’s recent...
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...
Celebrities back charity petition to guarantee triple negative secondary breast cancer patients access to promising new treatment
Celebrities including Jonathan Ross, Derren Brown, David Baddiel, Andy Nyman and Jane Devonshire have backed charity Breast Cancer Now’s urg...
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 ...
Targeting essential protein could lead to new breast cancer treatments
A protein frequently found in high levels in breast cancer cells helps tumours to survive and grow, and could be targeted with a new type of...
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...
HRH The Prince of Wales visits Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, to hear about achievements and how COVID-19 has impacted charity-funded research
HRH The Prince of Wales visited the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, on Thursday ...
‘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...