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A bold new chapter - Claire Rowney

In this episode Laura speaks to Breast Cancer Now’s chief executive, Claire Rowney, about our long-term vision, and her own recent experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Caroline Leek - on parenting with cancer

Dr Caroline Leek talks about Fruitfly Collective, which she founded to empower people with a cancer diagnosis to navigate family life.

Breast Cancer Now's services kept me positive in dark times

Louisa was diagnosed with breast cancer at the start of 2019. Throughout her treatment, she turned to Breast Cancer Now for help and support.

Investing in the best: How we decide what research to fund

Claire Ptak's tahini halva brownies

Baker and food writer, Claire Ptak, has kindly shared her delicious tahini halva brownies. The perfect Afternoon Tea treat.

Olaparib (Lynparza)

Find out about the targeted therapy drug olaparib, also known by its brand name Lynparza. Learn who might have it, how it's taken and the side effects it may cause.

A trial investigating the link between muscle loss and the severity of chemo side effects in secondary breast cancer

Professor Ellen Copson

How do Abemaciclib (Verzenios) and Ribociclib (Kisqali) affect daily life for older adults?

A study exploring what it’s like for people aged 65 and over to take Abemaciclib (Verzenios) and Ribociclib (Kisqali) to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence.

Identifying new ways to prevent and treat secondary breast cancer

Professor Victoria Sanz-Moreno

Leading cancer charities team up to tackle deadly disease

Breast Cancer Now and Prostate Cancer Research have joined forces to fund up to £600,000 of new research to tackle the spread of both cancers to the bones, known as bone metastasis.

Unless cancer happens to you, you don’t understand the impact it has

Dawn was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, when her child was just 10 years old. After attending Breast Cancer Now’s support programmes, she was inspired to volunteer, and has done some incredible fundraising with her Afternoon Tea event.

I lost my mum to breast cancer when I was 7, then I was diagnosed 20 years later

Nicole was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at the age of 27. She speaks about losing her mum to the disease, and her hopes of one day becoming a mum herself.