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Personal stories
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Breast Cancer Voices
As a Voice, I use my experience to make lasting, positive change
Neva was ready to start life in the UK when she was diagnosed with primary breast cancer. During treatment she saw the difference personalis...
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If Emma could see some of the things we've done to raise money, she'd be proud
Emma’s last wish was to raise money so that others wouldn’t go through the same experience as her. Lin and Lucy decided to honour this wish ...
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When Gill passed away, I knew that I had to do something that made sure her story lived on
Colin lost his wife, Gill, to breast cancer in 2007 and started a fund in her name. Since then, he's raised over £30,000 in her memory with ...
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Giving something back as a Breast Cancer Voice is such a privilege
Following her treatment for primary breast cancer, Leighanne found the Moving Forward course helped her to talk through her experiences. Now...
Podcasts
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Personal experience, Season 6, Policy and campaigns
Giving breast cancer patients #MoreTimeToLive
Sophie Blake, who lives with secondary breast cancer, talks to Laura about Breast Cancer Now's campaign to make sure everyone with breast ca...
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Personal experience, Season 6
Faye and Rebecca - on The Show by Breast Cancer Now
In this episode of the Breast Cancer Now podcast Faye and Rebecca, who have both had breast cancer, talk about what it was like to be a mode...
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Personal experience, Season 6
Donna Fraser - on mental attitude towards breast cancer
In this episode of the Breast Cancer Now podcast, Donna talks to Laura about how her shock diagnosis affected her and the tough decisions sh...
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Personal experience, Season 6
Paula - on living well with secondary breast cancer
Paula chats with Laura about how she dealt with the shock of a secondary breast cancer diagnosis, and how she copes with the continued impac...
Blogs
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The Big Breast Cancer Survey report
In 2024, we started the process of developing our next strategy – the plan we’ll use to guide our work over the coming years. We wanted the ...
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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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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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Updating the Scottish referral guidelines for suspected cancer
People with secondary breast cancer often tell us they faced difficulties getting diagnosed quickly. We've helped update the Scottish referr...
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Our #MoreTimeToLive campaign launches in UK Parliament
We held an event in Parliament to launch our #MoreTimeToLive campaign, which calls for urgent changes to the system for deciding which drugs...
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Why breast screening in Wales needs urgent attention and action
Find out why breast screening in Wales needs urgent attention, and how we plan to take action to fix it.
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Improving data collection for secondary breast cancer
We've signed an international advocacy pledge to call on governments to improve their data collection for people living with secondary breas...
Research news
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Next-generation breast cancer drug targets tumours before they have a chance to grow
A clinical trial, co-led by one of our researchers, has shown that a new drug for secondary breast cancer can treat emerging tumours months ...
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New research highlights inequalities in cancer care
Our research has revealed why some women of African or South Asian ancestry tend to develop breast cancer and die at a younger age than wome...
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New research reveals a weakness of breast cancer cells hiding in plain sight
Our researchers have uncovered a hidden weakness in some tumours that could lead to smarter treatment decisions.
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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...
