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Personal stories
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Walking together was overwhelming and wonderful
After finishing her breast cancer treatment, Joanna wanted to get active while raising money for Breast Cancer Now. She signed up for the Pi...
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Volunteering at the Pink Ribbon Walk meant so much to me
After Aimee’s diagnosis, her mother and friends took on the Pink Ribbon Walk in her honour. Because she was in active treatment, Aimee could...
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15 years later, we’ve reached our £100,000 fundraising goal
A tireless fundraiser for Breast Cancer Now, Robert shares how he got started, what keeps him motivated, and how his team pushed towards an ...
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Swimming after breast cancer is so freeing
There are plenty of benefits to physical activity after breast cancer treatment, both physically and mentally. For Darlaine, swimming helped...
Podcasts
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Personal experience, Season 5
Everyone on their goals for the future of breast cancer
This season we asked all our guests the same question: if you could change one thing in terms of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and beyo...
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Personal experience, Season 5
Toral and Kreena - on cancer in the South Asian community
In this episode, Laura talks to Toral and Kreena about breast cancer in the South Asian community, and the cultural expectations and taboos ...
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Personal experience, Season 5
Barbara - on working with cancer
In this episode, Laura talks to Barbara about working after a cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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Personal experience, Season 5
Fiona - on inspiring change in the face of adversity
In this episode, Laura talks to Fiona a Breast Cancer Voice and active campaigner for disability issues about challenges she faced during br...
Blogs
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Eimer on what it’s like to be a breast cancer nurse specialist
This National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Day, we’re sharing and celebrating the story of Eimer McGeown. Eimer is a clinical nurs...
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Meet our Fairfax & Favor brand ambassadors
Fairfax & Favor have been supporting us for 9 years now. Each October, they sell a limited-edition range of products to mark Breast Cancer A...
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Have your say in our Big Breast Cancer Survey
Tell us how breast cancer has impacted your life. We’re creating our next strategy – the plan we’ll use to guide our work over the coming ye...
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Here for You: Creating meaningful change through co-production
Our Here for You team, Michaela and Zoe, are working with a group of people affected by breast cancer to co-create different aspects of the ...
Campaign news
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Parliaments across the UK wear it pink
Following last year’s wear it pink event in the Houses of Parliament, we decided this year we’d mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month by return...
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Delivering Real Choice – where are we now?
It’s been almost 2 years since we published our Delivering Real Choice report. We want to share what we’ve been doing in that time to suppor...
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Why we want to see NHS clinical nurse specialists supporting more people with secondary breast cancer
Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) are vital in supporting patients with a breast cancer diagnosis. For people with secondary (metastatic) br...
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Year 1 of Scotland's Cancer Action Plan
Read how we plan to progress the actions of the Scottish Cancer Action Plan 2023-2026 and our concerns around the commitment to collect seco...
Research news
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New immunotherapy approach shows promise for treatment-resistant breast cancer
Researchers funded by Breast Cancer Now have developed a new type of antibody that stimulates the immune system to target cancer cells and s...
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New research into breast cancer dormancy aims to prevent recurrence
Most breast cancers don’t return after treatment. But in some cases, cancer cells can remain inactive in the body for years before reawakeni...
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New discovery reveals more targeted treatment for triple-negative breast cancer
Our researchers reveal that targeting a protein called OTUD6B could be key in preventing aggressive breast cancer cells from continuing to g...
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Helping researchers improve radiotherapy resources
Find out how our Breast Cancer Voices have been working to improve radiotherapy resources for those going through breast cancer treatment.
