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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 coul...
'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.
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...
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.
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 p...
How Breast Cancer Now helped discover PARP inhibitors
For over 25 years, researchers at the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have been d...