Read our latest quarterly roundup of feedback from researchers and project leads about the impact that you're having in breast cancer research and support across the UK.
Breast Cancer Now staff member, corporate partner survey
"Your feedback has provided invaluable insight for our corporate partner’s range. We hope this will result in more options for people affected by breast cancer."
Carmel Cardona, Bodies, sexuality and cancer
King's College London
"I am so grateful to the people who came forward for my research project. Their openness, vulnerability and candour has made the project what it is. They have helped me to create a community of care around a topic which is still taboo within the cancer community."
External researcher, research event
"The Voice who attended our event provided an eye-opening perspective of breast cancer in younger people."
Sabine Best, Improving research into palliative care
Maire Curie
"We are really pleased that we had so many responses from people living with breast cancer, more than half highlighted secondary / metastatic breast cancer which is what we expected for our topic area. Palliative and end of life care is a difficult subject and we are really grateful that so many of you who are living with breast cancer, in many cases secondary or metastatic, have engaged with the survey and giving us the benefit of your experience. Thank you."
"The women we have met from Voices have been wonderful and we are so grateful for their time, energy, enthusiasm and support for the work we are doing. They have bravely shared their stories and experiences of radiotherapy with us that we believe will help those that are about to start radiotherapy feel reassured."
Professor Heidi Probst, RESPIRE project
Sheffield Hallam University
Lauren Heathcote, My Body - mental health and wellbeing
King's College London
"We are deeply grateful for the support that Voices has provided with our research study, which has allowed us to better understand the embodied experience of mental health, and how new mind-body treatments could help improve mental health, in people living with and beyond breast cancer."
External researcher
"I would like to sincerely thank all those from the Breast Cancer Now Voices community who have participated in and contributed to this research project. Your participation has contributed to research regarding factors which promote psychological wellbeing after breast cancer treatment, and providing invaluable feedback regarding a brief video-based intervention on values."
Grigorios Kotronoulas, PROFOUND study
University of Glasgow
"Breast Cancer Voices have been instrumental in shaping a project idea into a fully fledged grant application. They were very engaged with my project and provided honest feedback to help me refine the application. A couple of people from Voices have agreed to act as collaborators and PPIE representatives if the project receives funding."
External researcher
"The response from participants interested in taking part in an interview from the Voices network was fantastic. Their participation and feedback on the project was extremely valuable and reassuring."
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