Press releases
Find out about Breast Cancer Now's latest research, campaigns and fundraising.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 (...
Existing drug could offer new hope for people with secondary breast cancer that has spread to the brain
A new study funded by Breast Cancer Now will explore if the drug talazoparib (Talzenna) could be used to treat people with incurable seconda...
Breast Cancer Now to run first-ever uncensored live breast check on Twitter
New research from Breast Cancer Now has found that over a third (39%) of British women do not check their breasts regularly.
Facebook Live broadcasts reach over quarter of million seeking support
Breast Cancer Now has reached over 290,000 people broadcasting on Facebook Live.
Personalised 'liquid biopsy' could detect return of breast cancer nearly 11 months earlier than hospital scans
A personalised blood test for women with early breast cancer could detect the return of the disease nearly 11 months earlier than hospital s...
Genetic link confirmed between ductal carcinoma in situ and development of invasive breast cancer
Scientists funded by Breast Cancer Now have confirmed inherited genetic links between non-invasive cancerous changes found in the milk ducts...