"This ground-breaking study firmly underscores that being diagnosed by screening means longer lives for many, many women"

Responding to new research led by Queen Mary University of London revealing that women who have participated in mammography screening obtain a...

9 November 2018

New report on sleep characteristics and breast cancer risk

Responding to new research into sleep characteristics, which suggests that women who are ‘larks’ have a lower risk of developing breast cancer, Dr...

6 November 2018

'Vital' that women are warned of risk of breast-implant associated cancer before reconstructive surgery

Discussing the news that women are not being warned about the risk of developing Breast Implant Associated - Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL...

5 November 2018

Study shows "untapped potential" of osteoporosis drug for reducing breast cancer risk

Responding to a Canadian study revealing osteoporosis drug Denosumab could have a protective effect against breast cancer for post-menopausal women,...

24 October 2018

"Intriguing study" shows statins could play a part in reducing risk of a new cancer

Responding to a Danish study revealing statins could lower risk of breast cancer in the opposite breast, Grete Brauten-Smith, Clinical Nurse...

24 October 2018

Our response to major trial suggesting that combining drugs could extend breast cancer survival

The trial tested the benefit of adding palbociclib to fulvestrant in 521 women with advanced, hormone positive, HER2 negative breast cancer. While...

22 October 2018

Theresa May pledges to increase early detection of cancer

Responding to Theresa May’s aim to increase early detection of cancer as outlined at the Conservative Party Conference on Wednesday 3 October,...

4 October 2018

Future projections for number of UK women dying from breast cancer

Responding to new projections about the number of women dying from breast cancer in the UK, Samia al Qadhi, Chief Executive of Breast Cancer Care,...

28 September 2018

Our response to figures showing almost 4,000 missed breast cancer screening invitations in Scotland in 2016

Mia Rosenblatt, Assistant Director of Policy and Campaigns at Breast Cancer Now, said: It’s incredibly worrying that, despite a recent review,...

24 September 2018