Individual research projects
Right now, we’re funding around 100 cutting-edge projects worth almost £32 million. All to discover how we can prevent and diagnose breast cancer earlier, find better treatments, and improve people's quality of life.
Our research projects
Understanding how breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer
Dr James Flanagan
Improving the effectiveness of chemotherapy for triple negative breast cancer
Professor Greg Hannon and Dr Kirsty Sawicka
Understanding the experiences of black women taking hormone therapy
Dr Lyndsay Hughes
Investigating how the bacteria in our gut could help us against breast cancer
Dr Stephen Robinson
The Male Breast Cancer Study
Professor Montserrat Garcia-Closas and Professor Amy Berrington
Using artificial intelligence to help women with DCIS safely skip unnecessary treatment
Dr Kastytis Sidlauskas
Using the immune system to boost the effectiveness of drugs called PARP inhibitors
Dr Christian Zierhut
Investigating breast cancer health inequalities in Northern Ireland
Professor Chris Cardwell