Glasgow scientists working to develop new immunotherapy for breast cancer
University of Glasgow scientists are investigating how a type of white blood cell can help breast cancer to spread around the body, following major funding by research and care charity Breast Cancer Now and breast cancer research charity Secondary1st.
20 Jan 2021
‘Molecular clock’ blood test could track spread of breast cancer in multiple organs and help monitor treatment
A 'molecular clock' blood test could help track the growth of tumours around the body, helping to guide the best treatment for individual patients.
27 Nov 2020
Night shifts do not increase breast cancer risk, major UK analysis suggests
03 Sept 2019
Stress and adverse life events unlikely to cause breast cancer, major study finds
03 Sept 2019
Personalised 'liquid biopsy' could detect return of breast cancer nearly 11 months earlier than hospital scans
A personalised blood test for women with early breast cancer could detect the return of the disease nearly 11 months earlier than hospital scans, a new study at five UK hospitals has found.
01 Aug 2019
Facebook Live broadcasts reach over quarter of million seeking support
Breast Cancer Now has reached over 290,000 people broadcasting on Facebook Live.
20 May 2019
Smoking – particularly if started during adolescence – is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, major new study finds
22 Nov 2017
Genetic link confirmed between ductal carcinoma in situ and development of invasive breast cancer
Scientists funded by Breast Cancer Now have confirmed inherited genetic links between non-invasive cancerous changes found in the milk ducts – known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) – and the development of invasive breast cancer, meaning that a family history of DCIS could be as important to assessing a woman’s risk as a history of invasive breast cancer.
12 Apr 2016
New support in Orpington for people living with secondary breast cancer
Leading research and support charity, Breast Cancer Now, is launching a new service in Orpington for people living with secondary breast cancer.
25 Oct 2024
98% of women with breast cancer struggle to be sexually intimate according to new research
12 Sept 2024
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.
05 Sept 2024
New research to investigate what stops black African and Caribbean women taking vital breast cancer medication
Researchers are investigating the experiences of black African and Caribbean women taking hormone therapy and the challenges that come with taking the medication, thanks to funding from Breast Cancer Now.
25 Jul 2024