New research funded by Breast Cancer Now has found that drugs used to treat arthritis could also be instrumental in preventing breast cancer from spreading to the bone.
We look at three projects we’re funding to help improve the lives of women with breast cancer.
Bill Grant MP and Miles Briggs MSP joined us on a research tour of the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow.
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, so we spoke to some of the women funded by Breast Cancer Now to find out more about them.
The Driver Prize is awarded each year to a Breast Cancer Now researcher who has shown outstanding commitment to their field of research and made vital contributions to Breast Cancer Now’s vision.
We caught up with Dr Weekes in order to find out a bit more about his day-to-day work with Breast Cancer Now.
Here are three stories from researchers supported by Breast Cancer Now, talking about their innovative techniques and how they will help save lives.
What has been your career path so far?
I started my career at the University of Sheffield, which is where I studied for my PhD. I was researching how damage in our DNA may lead to neurodegenerative diseases. Because these diseases are caused by high levels of DNA damage, these patients are also at heightened risk of developing cancer. After being awarded my PhD, I came to work as a post-doctoral researcher at the Breast Cancer Now Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research.
What has been your career path so far?
I’d say my career started at the University of Manchester where I completed a degree in Biochemistry. I then went to Imperial College London to study a Masters in Cancer Biology, before moving to Cambridge where I completed my PhD at the Medical Research Council Cancer Unit in 2017.