Swedish scientists seek to understand the impact of changes in body shape after breast cancer surgery
New research has found that changes in abdominal fat after surgery may affect the risk of recurrence.
29 Jan 2020
Novel drug inspired by cruciferous vegetables could reverse drug resistance in oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer
New research has found that a new drug could reverse or even prevent resistance to hormone therapy.
27 Jan 2020
New drugs, skipping surgery and preventing breast cancer: highlights from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2019
Each year we return to the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas, USA, to hear about the progress in research.
20 Jan 2020
Can gut bacteria help treat breast cancer?
More evidence is emerging that some types of bacteria can keep us healthy rather than make us ill, even when it comes to breast cancer.
17 Dec 2019
Scottish scientists evaluate new scan that could help more people avoid extensive surgery
New research has found a new type of can could be used to assess the effectiveness of chemotherapy given before surgery.
04 Dec 2019
Secondary breast cancer treatment and managing fear - Highlights from the NCRI conference 2019
We're looking at key research themes covered at the annual National Cancer Research Institute’s (NCRI) Cancer Conference, and what they could mean for people affected by breast cancer.
06 Dec 2019
'I wanted to study the genes that help protect us from breast cancer’
We talk to Professor Jo Morris, one of our researchers, about her career and her studies into the BRCA1 gene.
28 Nov 2019
Arthritis drugs could help prevent breast cancer from spreading to the bone
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.
27 Nov 2019
Research round-up: chemotherapy, breast reconstruction and secondary research
We look at three projects we’re funding to help improve the lives of women with breast cancer.
19 Sept 2019
Breast cancer research in 2016 – what did we learn?
12 Dec 2016
Highlights from the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: Part 1
16 Dec 2016
Highlights from the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: Part 2
19 Dec 2016
Matching mutations and medicines: research into ATR inhibitors
22 Dec 2016
Fishing for cancer clues in liquid biopsies
We’re finding new ways to outsmart breast cancer every day, and a new technique is giving us a better head start on cancer’s next move. By picking up potential relapses earlier and helping scientists to see how someone’s cancer is behaving on a molecular level, the ‘liquid biopsy’ is making waves in breast cancer research.
11 Jan 2017
Exploring the universe within cells: the 2016 Sir Antony Driver prize winner
19 Jan 2017
Pieces falling into place: Genetic graffiti and PARP inhibitors
13 Mar 2017
Breast Cancer Research Image Competition 2017
12 Apr 2017
Dr Cristina Branco – tackling the root of breast cancer
10 May 2017
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
Investing in the best: How we decide what research to fund
06 Jun 2017