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Personal stories
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If I’d known more about the signs and symptoms of secondary breast cancer, I wouldn’t have doubted myself
8 years after her primary diagnosis, Charli started feeling a pain in her arm. It came out of nowhere - she didn’t have an injury and couldn...
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My advice to anyone who’s been diagnosed with breast cancer - listen to your body
Alyson, a retired district nurse, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. She recovered well after treatment but started feeling pain in h...
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Sometimes we underestimate the power of the patient experience, but our voices can make change happen
Penny was looking for a way to get involved at Breast Cancer Now after her diagnosis. She didn’t feel ready to take on a physical challenge....
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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...
Podcasts
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Personal experience, Season 6
Hayley - on drawing the breast cancer experience
In this episode, Hayley talks to Laura about her graphic memoir ‘This Might Surprise You’.
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Personal experience, Season 6, Information
Sam - on sex and intimacy after breast cancer
In this episode, Laura talks to Sam Evans, an intimate health and pleasure expert who shares tips on intimacy during menopause and coping wi...
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Personal experience, Season 6, Secondary breast cancer
Helen - on dealing with grief
In this episode Laura talks to Helen about grief. They talk about how grief isn’t just about losing someone, but about the loss of anything;...
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Personal experience, Season 6, Secondary breast cancer
Kelly - on talking openly and taking on challenges
Model and influencer, Kelly Crump, talks about the importance of honesty and positivity when living with secondary breast cancer, and how sh...
Blogs
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The Cost of Breast Cancer: 2025 Update
2 years after Demos and Breast Cancer Now first revealed the shocking cost of breast cancer, our new report exposes a worsening situation. T...
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Introducing Our New Partnership with tombola: Eyes Down, Check Up
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new partnership with Britain’s leading bingo brand, tombola, as we join forces to raise a...
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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...
Campaign news
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National Audit of Metastatic Breast Cancer publishes second ‘State of the Nation’ report
Currently in the UK, there is no accurate, up-to-date figure on the number of people living with secondary (metastatic) breast cancer.
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What should NHS England’s cancer plan deliver for breast cancer?
Last week, we heard new estimates predicting that 6.3 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in England between now and 2040. 906,000 of...
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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...
Research news
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Seven charities unite to explore new research into using PARP inhibitors to prevent cancer
We're calling for research into whether drugs called a PARP inhibitors could one day be used to prevent cancer in people at high genetic ris...
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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.
