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Almost one million people are living with or beyond breast cancer and set to rise
New figures show that 920,000 people are living with or beyond a diagnosis of breast cancer in the UK, and it’s projected this figure will r...
Scientists discover new avenue for treating an aggressive form of breast cancer
New research funded by Breast Cancer Now has revealed that a gene typically active only in reproductive cells may hold the key to new treatm...
Women not taking up first invitation to breast screening is a decades long crisis, warns leading breast cancer charity
Just 63.6% of women invited for their first breast screening appointment in England attended last year (2024-2025), with most first-time inv...
Leading cancer charities team up to tackle the spread of breast and prostate cancers to the bones
Leading cancer charities Breast Cancer Now and Prostate Cancer Research have joined forces to fund six groundbreaking new research projects ...
Belfast researchers explore inequalities facing people in NI with incurable metastatic breast cancer
A new study is setting out to understand and address health inequalities and better support people with incurable metastatic breast cancer i...
New study to explore how personalised drug doses could improve quality of life for people with secondary breast cancer
A new study funded by Breast Cancer Now will explore how people with incurable secondary (or metastatic) breast cancer experience treatment ...
London researchers tackle barriers to breast screening attendance
A new study is set to explore how breast screening could be made more comfortable, thanks to funding from Breast Cancer Now.
Charity demands urgent action to see people with incurable secondary breast cancer ‘counted’
An installation unveiled outside Holyrood is calling on the Scottish Government to fulfil its long-standing promise to improve collection o...
Richard Meddings (CBE) announced as new Chair of Trustees at Breast Cancer Now
Leading research and support charity Breast Cancer Now has announced Richard Meddings as its new Chair of Trustees.
New study uncovers potential way to prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women
A new study funded by Breast Cancer Now and supported by Prevent Breast Cancer*, reveals a drug approved for use in other conditions could b...
Number of women not regularly checking their breasts at 4-year high, warns leading breast cancer charity
New research has revealed that 45% of UK women don’t check their breasts regularly for possible signs and symptoms of breast cancer, marking...