Our research achievements | Breast Cancer Now

We want to change the future of breast cancer by funding world-class research. To date, we’ve invested over £255 million in research to drive forward progress. And we’re not about to stop.

Every day spent researching breast cancer is an opportunity to find new ways to prevent, diagnose, treat and help people to live well with the disease. We all rely on the hope that our research brings; hope that there can be a better future for people diagnosed with breast cancer.

Research achievements

What we've done so far

We opened the UK’s first research centre dedicated entirely to breast cancer.
We launched one of the world’s largest studies investigating causes of breast cancer.
We established the UK’s first ever national breast cancer tissue bank, so that scientists can study real breast cancer samples.
We’re here to give hope for the future by discovering how to prevent breast cancer, save lives and help people to live well with the disease.

Our achievements

Risk Prevention

Prevention

To prevent as many breast cancers as possible we need to understand why some people develop breast cancer and others don’t. Read about our progress.

Stopping deaths

Our scientists are working to better understand breast cancer, find was to stop it from spreading and make sure everyone receives the most suitable treatment for them. Read about their discoveries.

Living well

Breast cancer affects lives in many different ways. We want to help everybody living with, or beyond the disease to live well. Here’s how our research helps people affected by breast cancer.