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Innovative Service Pledge programme celebrates 20 years of improving breast cancer patient experience

Will Richards

The unfairness of waiting two years for a diagnosis turned my world upside down

Nicky struggled with her mental health after breast cancer treatment. She shares what she struggled with, what helped her, and where she is now.

Caring for someone with secondary breast cancer

This information is for anyone who is supporting someone with secondary breast cancer. It looks at common issues for carers and lists organisations to go to for information and support.

Integrative Oncology

19 August at 2pm. In this session we’d like to explore what integrative oncology is, and how it may be used as an approach to treat people with secondary breast cancer.

We respond to research that suggests drugs that neutralise progesterone activity could be a potential risk-reducing treatment for women with altered BRCA genes

In response to research published in Genome Medicine, and part-funded by Breast Cancer Now, which suggests drugs that neutralise progesterone activity could be a potential risk-reducing treatment for women with altered BRCA genes, Dr Kotryna Temcinaite, Senior Research Communications Manager at Breast Cancer Now, said:

#NoTimeToWaste – Pushing for ambition in breast cancer diagnosis

This month, the Breast Cancer Now team held an event in Parliament to launch our latest campaign, #NoTimeToWaste, which is focused on improving early and rapid diagnosis of breast cancer.

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Shaping the Scottish Cancer Strategy

The Scottish Government is currently developing a new cancer strategy – a 10 year plan to improve cancer outcomes in Scotland. The new strategy, which is due to be published next year, will cover early diagnosis, cancer incidence, treatment times and survival rates.

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 Awareness Month, with 100% of the profits going to Breast Cancer Now.

Fishing for cancer clues in liquid biopsies

We’re finding new ways to outsmart breast cancer every day, and a new technique is giving us a better head start on cancer’s next move. By picking up potential relapses earlier and helping scientists to see how someone’s cancer is behaving on a molecular level, the ‘liquid biopsy’ is making waves in breast cancer research.

Download and order publications

Find a range of information covering topics like breast awareness, moving forward, and treating primary and metastatic (secondary) breast cancer.