Answering the biggest questions in secondary breast cancer research
When breast cancer spreads around the body, it's called secondary breast cancer. It can be treated, but it currently can't be cured. Our research could help buy more time so people can live their lives to the fullest for as long as possible. Here, we’ll go over some of the biggest questions in secondary breast cancer research. And how our researchers are working on answering them.
26 Oct 2023
Making a difference in secondary breast cancer - our top achievements
In the UK, an estimated 61,000 people are living with secondary breast cancer. And although secondary breast cancer can be treated, it currently can’t be cured. We've been funding research into secondary breast cancer for over 20 years. And we’re making progress. We believe that research holds the key to stopping secondary breast cancer in its tracks.
25 Sept 2023
Researchers discover that existing drugs could potentially benefit thousands more people
31 Jul 2023
Supporting women with diet and exercise after breast cancer treatment
Leading a healthy lifestyle after a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment can help with this. So, our researchers are looking at ways to better support women with this.
19 Jul 2023
Researchers develop AI model to predict risk of secondary breast cancer
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that can predict if triple negative breast cancer will spread.
24 May 2023
Researchers discover a new way to help prevent secondary breast cancer in the lung
Our scientists have uncovered a way in which breast cancer cells ‘wake-up’ and form secondary tumours in the lungs.
13 Mar 2023
The future of breast cancer screening
Breast cancer screening is an important tool for early detection. But what does screening currently look like? And how could it be improved?
08 Mar 2023
What do we still need to learn about DCIS?
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) is an early form of breast cancer. With DCIS, cancer cells are present in the breast duct, but they can’t spread to the surrounding breast tissue.
28 Feb 2023
Highlights from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2022
We’re reporting on the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2022, the largest breast cancer conference in the world. Edd, our research communications officer, attended the symposium. He shares his highlights of days 1 to 4.
16 Feb 2023
Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Today we’re celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! So, we're shining a spotlight on 3 of our amazing researchers.
10 Feb 2023
How can we understand the impact of COVID-19 on cancer services?
We’re still trying to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer services. So, it’s important to build a detailed picture of how patients have been affected.
26 Jan 2023
Understanding the differences between breast cancer in men and women
Men can also get breast cancer. It’s rare, but around 370 are diagnosed with the disease every year in the UK. It’s important we the differences between breast cancer in men and women so we can find better ways to prevent and treat the disease.
19 Jan 2023
Could we create a vaccine treatment for triple negative breast cancer?
Around 15% of breast cancer are classed as triple negative. This form of breast cancer currently has limited targeted treatments available. So, we need to find new and effective ways to treat people diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer.
11 Jan 2023
The biological clock – could timing improve breast cancer treatment?
In these blogs, we explore some of the biggest topics in breast cancer research. One of those topics is how the body’s biological clock is involved in breast cancer.
07 Jan 2023
Researchers discover new way to improve breast cancer treatment
Scientists have discovered a new way to potentially improve the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment by targeting a variant of a common protein
05 Jan 2023
Our top research discoveries of 2022
To celebrate our research successes of the past year our research communications officer, Edd, picked out his favourite discoveries and explains why they are so important.
14 Dec 2022
Scientists discover new way to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy
Researchers have uncovered the key to improving immunotherapy’s ability to stop breast cancer from spreading to the lungs.
06 Dec 2022
Researchers identify new weaknesses in cells that support cancer growth
Researchers have discovered new weaknesses in a special type of cell that supports cancer cells to grow and spread around the body.
29 Nov 2022
Scientists discover how some DCIS tumours can become invasive
Scientists, based at the Queen Mary University of London, have discovered a new mechanism that signals which Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) tumours may progress to invasive breast cancer. This might help avoid unnecessary treatment for some women with DCIS in the future.
21 Nov 2022
How Breast Cancer Now helped discover PARP inhibitors
For the past 25 years, researchers at the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have been dedicated to making life-changing breakthroughs in breast cancer treatment and prevention.
07 Nov 2022