Home About us Personal stories Primary breast cancer Secondary breast cancer Diagnoses & detection Post treatment In memory of a loved one Fundraising Volunteering 686 results I was diagnosed with cancer twice – but I’m not letting it stop me Victoria was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2019, but she refuses to be held back by it. She shares how her diagnosis encouraged ... If you’re supporting a loved one, you don’t need to be alone When Pete’s wife, Amanda, was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in 2021, he didn’t know there was support for him too. Here, Pete encour... Men with breast cancer, like me, need support too Richard found out he had primary breast cancer in 2015. Now he supports other men with breast cancer and encourages them to ask for help. I jump at the chance to take part in research When she was 59, Debbie was diagnosed with primary breast cancer. She decided to join Breast Cancer Voices to be part of the community and p... I have secondary breast cancer, but I try to make the most out of life 12 years after her primary diagnosis, Rosie got the news she had secondary breast cancer. I was young so cancer wasn't on my radar Just by chance, Stacey came across a lump in her armpit. After months of putting it off, she had it checked out and got the news she had pri... 21 years later, Jayne got a secondary breast cancer diagnosis Jayne endured years of intense back pain before discovering that she had secondary breast cancer, 21 years after her initial diagnosis in 20... Help Joanna say, Goodbye Breasts! After getting her second breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, Joanna produced a documentary and art installation about her breast cancer experie... Secondary breast cancer Remembering Dawn: Continuing her legacy by supporting the Omaze prize draw After losing his wife, Dawn, to secondary breast cancer just a month after diagnosis, Nick wanted to continue her legacy. He shares her sto... If I had more time, I’d love to see my son get married Meet Adobea. She’s one of the amazing women living with secondary breast cancer featured in our ‘If I had more time’ campaign for Breast Can... Secondary breast cancer If I live a while longer, I don't want to waste it being angry Meet Jaqueline. She’s living with secondary breast cancer. And she’s one of the bold and brave women featured in our ‘If I had more time’ ca... If I had more time, I’d finish my tattoo Meet Sukhy. She’s taken part in our ‘If I had more time’ campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month – helping us put a spotlight on secondar... Primary breast cancer A volunteer with many hats, Louise shares why she was inspired to support us, and what it's like to be a Voice Louise turned to Breast Cancer Now for support during a lonely time, mid-pandemic. To give back, she got involved in volunteering opportunit... Volunteering How Beverley supports and inspires the community by volunteering Beverley has been a devoted volunteer for 10 years. During this time, she’s got involved with local Moving Forward courses and given speeche... Primary breast cancer Amy talks body confidence and trying for a baby after breast cancer At 25, with no family history of breast cancer, Amy’s diagnosis came as a massive shock and she struggled with the effects of her treatment.... Secondary breast cancer When you go to your GP, you want to trust that they'll give you the right information Adobea sought medical help 4 times before her breast cancer was detected. By then, it had already become secondary. She tells us how factors... Secondary breast cancer Secondary breast cancer wasn't on Michelle's radar Secondary breast cancer is when breast cancer cells spread from the primary (first) cancer in the breast to other parts of the body. But s... We held a golf day event for my mother-in-law and raised £18,000 for charity Abigail and her husband wanted to raise money for Jen, who was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. In a short space of time, their littl... Everyone with secondary breast cancer should have a specialist nurse Mandy who was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer two years ago shares her story and explains the importance of specialist nursing suppor... Fundraising Ella and Laura on posing in pink with Fairfax and Favor At 23 and 25, Ella and Laura had a diagnosis. They modelled for Fairfax and Favor’s pink breast cancer collection, to show breast cancer can... Why Louise and her family have inspired best friend Jane to run the Virgin Money London Marathon Jane and Louise have been best friends all their lives. Jane is running the London Marathon in honour of Louise and her family, whose lives ... Why Joanna has been inspired to put on the greatest show Joanna was diagnosed with a faulty BRCA gene at 24, meaning her chances of developing breast cancer were high. Here she shares why she has b... Fundraising Seeing two of my friends go through breast cancer inspired me to take on a challenge While in lockdown during the coronavirus crisis, Jennifer decided she wanted to do something to support her friends who had been diagnosed w... Fundraising I just wanted to get back to being me When Cassie finished breast cancer treatment in April 2018, she knew she wanted to mark the occasion by doing something different. Secondary breast cancer After doing her research, Laura spotted secondary symptoms and pushed for an answer After primary treatment, Laura armed herself with knowledge of secondary breast cancer and its signs. 10 years later, she noticed symptoms a... Fundraising Jill is stepping forward for a Pink Ribbon Walk We asked Jill about her diagnosis, why she’s taking on a Pink Ribbon Walk, and how she’s fundraising. Our Pink Ribbon Walks are a great da... Post treatment I lost my mum to breast cancer when I was little, and I didn't want my boys to go through the same After Ruth's mum died of breast cancer at a young age, it was suspected she might have had a mutated BRCA gene. When Ruth's own genetic test... Secondary breast cancer Knowing something was not right, Jasmin urged for the secondary checks she needed After spotting secondary symptoms, Jasmin spoke to her doctor, but they weren't concerned. Knowing that something wasn’t right, she pushed t... Volunteering Zahida volunteers so no one feels alone Feeling lonely in her community, Zahida used our Someone Like Me service to be able to speak to someone openly. She was matched with a volun... Volunteering I love being part of an amazing community of volunteers For Volunteers’ Week 2023, we asked Elizabeth, Someone Like Me and information point volunteer, about how she helps out. She told us her abo... Secondary breast cancer Our flashcards help parents broach the subject of cancer with their kids Nic, a mum of 2, was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in March 2018. She tells us how she approached the subject of cancer with her ch... Diagnoses & detection We hope these tissues unlock some of the ‘secrets’ behind breast cancer Professor Valerie Speirs is co-principal investigator of the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank. Here Valerie and Edward Jones, our research comm... Previous 1 2 3 ... 22 1/22 Next
I was diagnosed with cancer twice – but I’m not letting it stop me Victoria was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2019, but she refuses to be held back by it. She shares how her diagnosis encouraged ...
If you’re supporting a loved one, you don’t need to be alone When Pete’s wife, Amanda, was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in 2021, he didn’t know there was support for him too. Here, Pete encour...
Men with breast cancer, like me, need support too Richard found out he had primary breast cancer in 2015. Now he supports other men with breast cancer and encourages them to ask for help.
I jump at the chance to take part in research When she was 59, Debbie was diagnosed with primary breast cancer. She decided to join Breast Cancer Voices to be part of the community and p...
I have secondary breast cancer, but I try to make the most out of life 12 years after her primary diagnosis, Rosie got the news she had secondary breast cancer.
I was young so cancer wasn't on my radar Just by chance, Stacey came across a lump in her armpit. After months of putting it off, she had it checked out and got the news she had pri...
21 years later, Jayne got a secondary breast cancer diagnosis Jayne endured years of intense back pain before discovering that she had secondary breast cancer, 21 years after her initial diagnosis in 20...
Help Joanna say, Goodbye Breasts! After getting her second breast cancer diagnosis in 2020, Joanna produced a documentary and art installation about her breast cancer experie...
Secondary breast cancer Remembering Dawn: Continuing her legacy by supporting the Omaze prize draw After losing his wife, Dawn, to secondary breast cancer just a month after diagnosis, Nick wanted to continue her legacy. He shares her sto...
If I had more time, I’d love to see my son get married Meet Adobea. She’s one of the amazing women living with secondary breast cancer featured in our ‘If I had more time’ campaign for Breast Can...
Secondary breast cancer If I live a while longer, I don't want to waste it being angry Meet Jaqueline. She’s living with secondary breast cancer. And she’s one of the bold and brave women featured in our ‘If I had more time’ ca...
If I had more time, I’d finish my tattoo Meet Sukhy. She’s taken part in our ‘If I had more time’ campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month – helping us put a spotlight on secondar...
Primary breast cancer A volunteer with many hats, Louise shares why she was inspired to support us, and what it's like to be a Voice Louise turned to Breast Cancer Now for support during a lonely time, mid-pandemic. To give back, she got involved in volunteering opportunit...
Volunteering How Beverley supports and inspires the community by volunteering Beverley has been a devoted volunteer for 10 years. During this time, she’s got involved with local Moving Forward courses and given speeche...
Primary breast cancer Amy talks body confidence and trying for a baby after breast cancer At 25, with no family history of breast cancer, Amy’s diagnosis came as a massive shock and she struggled with the effects of her treatment....
Secondary breast cancer When you go to your GP, you want to trust that they'll give you the right information Adobea sought medical help 4 times before her breast cancer was detected. By then, it had already become secondary. She tells us how factors...
Secondary breast cancer Secondary breast cancer wasn't on Michelle's radar Secondary breast cancer is when breast cancer cells spread from the primary (first) cancer in the breast to other parts of the body. But s...
We held a golf day event for my mother-in-law and raised £18,000 for charity Abigail and her husband wanted to raise money for Jen, who was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. In a short space of time, their littl...
Everyone with secondary breast cancer should have a specialist nurse Mandy who was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer two years ago shares her story and explains the importance of specialist nursing suppor...
Fundraising Ella and Laura on posing in pink with Fairfax and Favor At 23 and 25, Ella and Laura had a diagnosis. They modelled for Fairfax and Favor’s pink breast cancer collection, to show breast cancer can...
Why Louise and her family have inspired best friend Jane to run the Virgin Money London Marathon Jane and Louise have been best friends all their lives. Jane is running the London Marathon in honour of Louise and her family, whose lives ...
Why Joanna has been inspired to put on the greatest show Joanna was diagnosed with a faulty BRCA gene at 24, meaning her chances of developing breast cancer were high. Here she shares why she has b...
Fundraising Seeing two of my friends go through breast cancer inspired me to take on a challenge While in lockdown during the coronavirus crisis, Jennifer decided she wanted to do something to support her friends who had been diagnosed w...
Fundraising I just wanted to get back to being me When Cassie finished breast cancer treatment in April 2018, she knew she wanted to mark the occasion by doing something different.
Secondary breast cancer After doing her research, Laura spotted secondary symptoms and pushed for an answer After primary treatment, Laura armed herself with knowledge of secondary breast cancer and its signs. 10 years later, she noticed symptoms a...
Fundraising Jill is stepping forward for a Pink Ribbon Walk We asked Jill about her diagnosis, why she’s taking on a Pink Ribbon Walk, and how she’s fundraising. Our Pink Ribbon Walks are a great da...
Post treatment I lost my mum to breast cancer when I was little, and I didn't want my boys to go through the same After Ruth's mum died of breast cancer at a young age, it was suspected she might have had a mutated BRCA gene. When Ruth's own genetic test...
Secondary breast cancer Knowing something was not right, Jasmin urged for the secondary checks she needed After spotting secondary symptoms, Jasmin spoke to her doctor, but they weren't concerned. Knowing that something wasn’t right, she pushed t...
Volunteering Zahida volunteers so no one feels alone Feeling lonely in her community, Zahida used our Someone Like Me service to be able to speak to someone openly. She was matched with a volun...
Volunteering I love being part of an amazing community of volunteers For Volunteers’ Week 2023, we asked Elizabeth, Someone Like Me and information point volunteer, about how she helps out. She told us her abo...
Secondary breast cancer Our flashcards help parents broach the subject of cancer with their kids Nic, a mum of 2, was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in March 2018. She tells us how she approached the subject of cancer with her ch...
Diagnoses & detection We hope these tissues unlock some of the ‘secrets’ behind breast cancer Professor Valerie Speirs is co-principal investigator of the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank. Here Valerie and Edward Jones, our research comm...
