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Telling cancer cells and healthy cells apart
It's thanks to your support that our researchers can continue to find new ways to prevent breast cancer, save lives and make sure people liv...
Targeting essential protein could lead to new breast cancer treatments
Researchers have found that a protein, frequently present in high levels in breast cancer cells, could be targeted with a new type of drug a...
How is research helping to improve wellbeing for people with breast cancer?
Forty years ago, only one in two women would live five years or more after a breast cancer diagnosis. Thanks to progress in research and car...
ActWELL programme shows success in helping women lose weight and reduce breast cancer risk
New research has shown that a lifestyle programme introduced to women at a routine breast screening appointment can help lose weight and cou...
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 sp...
Existing drug could offer new treatment for triple negative breast cancer
New research suggests that palbociclib, an already approved breast cancer drug, could help to treat triple negative breast cancer.
Understanding cancer immunotherapy
We explain the different types of immunotherapy treatment for cancer patients, and what our researchers are currently working on in this are...
Mapping the breast cancer landscape
Mapping the DNA of breast cancer in order to better understand how and why it develops.
Round-up of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2020
We report from the largest breast cancer conference in the world, the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, which happened online in December...
Scientists find new molecular link between obesity and breast cancer
Scientists have discovered a molecular link between obesity and breast cancer, and identified a treatment that could help to prevent breast ...
Breast Cancer Now's top 5 research achievements of 2020
We’ve worked hard to press play on breast cancer research this year, making sure vital breakthroughs don’t stop.
Researchers develop a new blood test that could track spread of breast cancer in multiple organs
Researchers have developed a ‘molecular clock’ blood test that can track the growth of multiple tumours around the body to help identify the...
New research suggests a protein, HIF-1a, could increase the chances of developing secondary breast cancer in the lung
A study funded by Breast Cancer Now has identified a protein that affects the blood vessels in the lungs.
Scientists discover key gene driving breast cancer to the brain
In a study, funded by Breast Cancer Now, researchers found a gene that may help breast cancer spread to the brain.
Scientists discover three new genetic changes linked to breast cancer in men
Scientists largely funded by Breast Cancer Now have discovered three new genetic changes that increase the risk of breast cancer in men, fur...
Your support is vital to help us carry out research
We hear from Professor Rob Clarke, a Breast Cancer Now researcher based at the University of Manchester. He shares how the work in his lab r...
Immune system could be trained to spot some drug resistant cancers with changes in BRCA genes
Study has suggested that immunotherapy could be effective against some cancers with changes in BRCA genes that become resistant to treatment...
Researchers help ensure best treatment during pandemic
Researchers help clinicians select the best possible treatment for women with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer during the COVID-19 ...
Two hormones could help more accurately predict breast cancer risk in younger women
A study has found that adding two hormone measurements to a breast cancer risk prediction tool can increase its accuracy for women aged 35-5...
Scientists link weight gain to a lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause
New research has linked weight gain from early adulthood up to 40s or 50s to a lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause.