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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...
Shaping the lives of people with breast cancer: a history of our Tissue Bank
This year we’re celebrating 10 years of the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank. By collecting tissue samples from people affected by breast cance...
Researchers develop a new method to support women making decisions about breast reconstruction
Researchers looked at additional support that could help women discuss their goals and priorities for breast reconstruction surgery with the...
Researchers uncover the genetic diversity of breast cancers that develop after DCIS
A group of researchers across the UK, US and the Netherlands have new findings which may help some women avoid unnecessary treatment for DCI...
What we are doing to better understand the needs of women in breast cancer screening
How Breast Cancer Now Voices helped researchers in Wales understand the needs of women in breast cancer screening.
Researchers discover a new link between infertility and breast cancer in men
Researchers based at the Institute of Cancer Research have discovered a link between infertility and breast cancer in men. This could help u...
I wanted to use my breast cancer experience to educate others, and ended up helping myself unexpectedly
After Linda was treated for DCIS, she wanted to give back and help improve services for future patients. She’s now a Patient Advocate with B...
Researchers develop a new test to diagnose cancer that has spread to the lining of the brain
Researchers have discovered a new way to diagnose and monitor breast cancer that has spread to the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal c...
Breast Cancer Now researchers receive a prestigious international science award
Breast Cancer Now researchers are part of the team of scientists and clinicians who have been chosen as recipients of the AACR Team Science ...
Dr. Diana Zatreanu: a day in the life of a breast cancer researcher
Dr. Diana Zatreanu, who was involved in the discovery of a new type of drug that can treat breast cancer with changes to BRCA genes, tells u...
How we're trying to better understand the experiences of women living with breast or trunk lymphoedema
Breast Cancer Now Voices is helping researchers at the Sheffield Hallam University understand how women experience and live with breast or t...
Developing a semi-permanent alternative to radiotherapy tattoos
Breast Cancer Now Voices is helping researchers at University College London Hospitals to understand how receiving permanent tattoos to mark...
Hormone treatment can feel daunting, but at least I can use my experience to help with new research
Tracy recently took part in the SWEET project, which hopes to build a new platform of resources for women undergoing long-term hormone thera...
Scientists discover new weakness in secondary breast cancer in the brain
Researchers based at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have discovered changes in secondary breast cancer that has spread to the brai...
Round-up of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2021
We report from the largest breast cancer conference in the world, the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2021. From cancer blood tests to n...
Researchers discover how cancer cells could resist PARP inhibitors
Researchers at the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research, London have discovered how cancer cell...
Researchers discover a way to boost the effectiveness of a new breast cancer drug
Researchers based at the University of Oxford have discovered a way to boost the effectiveness of a new type of drug which is currently bein...
Breast Cancer Now's top 5 research achievements of 2021
It’s been an incredible year of research here at Breast Cancer Now. In this blog, we pick out our favourite research breakthroughs of the ye...
Powering research to better support informal carers of men with breast cancer
How our volunteers are helping to identify the needs and struggles of those supporting men with breast cancer.
Highlights from the National Cancer Research Institute Festival 2021
The National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Festival brings together the brightest scientific and medical minds to advance cancer research...