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Our research projects

The Male Breast Cancer Study

Professor Montserrat Garcia-Closas and Professor Amy Berrington
Using the immune system to boost the effectiveness of drugs called PARP inhibitors

Dr Christian Zierhut
Better understanding the oestrogen receptor gene to find the best ways to treat secondary breast cancer

Professor Simak Ali
Understanding how breast cancer changes the lymph node chain to help spread around the body

Dr Amy Llewellyn
A trial investigating a different type of radiotherapy for people with secondary tumours in the brain

Dr Matt Williams
Investigating breast cancer health inequalities in Northern Ireland

Professor Chris Cardwell
Overcoming barriers to breast cancer screening faced by the black African community in the UK

Dr Mel Cooper
Investigating mechanisms of breast cancer cell growth and spread

Dr Elena Rainero
How hormone therapy is seen among black women and how it affects inequalities in outcomes

Professor Robert Horne and Dr Zoe Moon
Combining Radium-223 with other drugs to treat secondary breast cancer in the bone

Professor Penelope Ottewell
Understanding how specific breast cancer cells resist chemotherapy

Dr Clare Davies
Developing a programme to support women with diet and exercise after breast cancer

Dr Sam Orange