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Following the success of our partnership with the Prostate Cancer Charity for the 2012 Virgin London Marathon we have now embarked on another exciting joint project, this time with Bowel Cancer UK. This two-year project, which started on 1 July 2011, has been funded by the Department of Health...
Commenting on new National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on the use of opioids as a first-line treatment option to relieve pain for patients receiving palliative care, Dr Emma Pennery, Clinical Director at Breast Cancer Care said:
'Pain can be a significant problem...
Reading Town hall, Thursday 21st June, 1.30 – 4pm
'I gained reassurance that my personal treatment was the best it could have been. A complicated topic put into layman’s terms'
Breast cancer care client, 2012.
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Breast Cancer Care supporter and forum user Lori Ramsay spoke to The Sun about how her...
Over the past year we have answered over 13,000 calls on our Helpline.
Although three quarters of people who phoned us called about themselves we also heard from others, including family members (12%) and...
At Breast Cancer Care we know the importance of early detection. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, so it’s important to take care of your breasts by being breast aware. Most...
At Breast Cancer Care we’re passionate about supporting nurses in the great job they do – caring for people who’ve been given the devastating news that they have breast cancer.
With their specialist knowledge of primary and secondary breast cancer, we know breast care nurses can...
Greetings from the Publishing team. We produce all the information booklets and factsheets that help to inform and support people affected by breast cancer.
We’re doing a bit of research into our breast awareness information and we’d like to hear your thoughts. There’s a new, quick, pick-...
We would like to apologise for the disruption caused over the last few days to the online community. Earlier this week, we relaunched the Breast Cancer Care discussion forum on our new website but unfortunately, we have experienced a number of technical difficulties since then.
We want to...
Today we launch our new online forum and we'd like to welcome everyone, whether you are an existing member or a new visitor.
We know it can sometimes take a while to find your way around a new website and to help you we've prepared some short...
Commenting on new research from Cancer Research UK which reclassifies breast cancer into ten completely new categories based on the genetic fingerprint of the tumour, Dr Emma Pennery, Clinical Director at Breast Cancer Care said:
'These findings, which reclassify breast cancer...
A £2,500 breast enlargement treatment that involves injecting Macrolane gel into a woman’s breasts has been withdrawn by manufacturers. It has been taken off the market after several studies found that a significant number of women developed lumps or swelling after the procedure. The story was...
We’re proud to announce that our latest campaign, Support for the woman behind the cancer, has been nominated for a Body Confidence Award. The nomination is in the ‘Advertising’ category at the first...
World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7 April and aims to highlight a single area of concern that has an impact across the globe. The theme of this year’s day is Ageing and Health and the campaign slogan says ‘Good...
Responding to draft guidance from The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommending the use of denosumab (Xgeva, Amgen) for patients with bone metastases (where breast cancer has spread to the bones), Tara Beaumont, Clinical Nurse Specialist for secondary breast...
Responding to a review of the literature about alcohol and breast cancer which concludes that alcohol is causally related with breast cancer, and at intakes of up to one alcoholic drink (10-12g of ethanol) per day can increase risk, Grete Brauten Smith, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Breast Cancer...
We'd like to offer heartfelt and thoroughly deserved congratulations to every one of the 833 runners who completed the Virgin London Marathon for Breast Cancer Care and TeamPB this weekend! The streets of London were awash with pink and blue as our staff and volunteers cheered and supported...
Breast cancer experts at a major conference this week have revealed a number of exciting research findings, many of which have been reported in the media.
The 8th European Breast Cancer Conference of the European Cancer Organisation in Vienna heard that new reserach...
Responding to research that shows ultrasound-guided surgery can be more successful that standard surgery in excising cancerous tissue while sparing as much healthy tissue as possible, Catherine Priestley, Clinical Nurse Specialist at support charity Breast Cancer Care said:
'...
Responding to new research presented at the eighth European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-8) in Vienna that has shown it is safe for women who have been diagnosed with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer to become pregnant at any time, Grete Brauten-Smith, Clinical Nurse Specialist for...
In January the Helpline answered 1,136 calls and 1,157 in February, plus we have already responded to 198 email enquiries.
During February 12% of calls to the Helpline were about side effects of treatment and 19% of emails were about breast awareness; these were the top topics for...
The results of a landmark secondary (metastatic) breast cancer data collection project will be announced today (Monday 19 March 2012) at the NCIN Breast Cancer Workshop in Birmingham. Following a commitment in Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer to ensure that adequate...
Commenting on Office for National Statistics cancer incidence and mortality statistics released today, Wednesday 14 March, Tara Beaumont, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Breast Cancer Care said:
'Whilst the incidence of breast cancer has once again increased, it is...
Most of us are familiar with the three main risk factors for developing breast cancer: being female, increasing age and a significant family history. But, as we keep hearing in the news, an increasing number of other risk factors are being identified. People living longer is one of them (we know...
On Sunday 15 April, thousands of runners will take to the seaside for the Brighton Marathon. Growing in popularity each year, 2012 will mark the marathon’s fourth anniversary. It looks set to play host to more than 18,000 runners, all keen...
Jenny Fairclough, a HeadStrong volunteer at the Royal Preston Hospital, spoke to the Lancashire Evening Post about her experience of living with breast cancer and losing her hair because of chemotherapy...
Last night Cardiff City Hall played host to Breast Cancer Care’s Cardiff fashion show. The event saw 19 courageous women (and one very brave man) take to the catwalk, each with one thing in common – a diagnosis of breast cancer.
The champagne was flowing as guests mingled with one another...
Breast Cancer Care knows that a well-fitting bra and breast prosthesis can help to restore a woman’s body image after surgery. Our Lingerie Evenings, are relaxed informal events where women who...
An article from the Sunday Mirror claims the Government is choosing to delay the approval of new cancer drugs in a bid to save money, even although prices have fallen by 5%. The head of Britain’...
The Renaissance photography competition closes for entries this Sunday (4 March) so send your entries in now to be in with a chance of winning!
All proceeds from the competition go to Breast Cancer...
Today at our Cardiff office we're celebrating St David’s Day and preparing for one of our flagship events – The Show Cardiff which takes place on Wednesday 7 March. If you wanted to attend the Welsh fashion show but didn’t manage to get...
Being diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy is luckily not common, but it can happen. This can be very difficult as you may be dealing with the joy of having a baby while getting the news about a potential life threatening illness.
There may be difficult decisions to be made and...
Commenting on a paper ‘European cancer mortality predictions for the year 2012’ in the Annals of Oncology which anticipates a substantial reduction in deaths from breast cancer, Jackie Harris, Clinical Nurse Specialist for Breast Cancer Care said:
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When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, very often they need help away from their medical appointments to understand what is happening, be informed about decisions they may face and to feel they are not alone in experiencing the impact of a the diagnosis.
That’s where our...
Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman and music executive and TV star Simon Cowell are among stars who have both lent their support to Breast Cancer Care’s first ever major advertising campaign – ‘Support for the woman behind the cancer’ as the next...
Media volunteer and fashion show model Alison Collie was on Woman’s Hour on Wednesday. She was discussing her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer when she was pregnant and what treatment she was offered. You can listen to Alison again on...
We're pleased to share with you the video advertising campaign, created by M&C Saatchi and The Mill and directed by Julia Fullerton-Battern, which illustrates that behind every breast cancer diagnosis is a real woman with emotional and practical support needs.
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During 2011 our free and confidential Helpline answered 13,399 calls; 2.5% more calls were answered than in 2010.
Nearly 56% of our callers were aged between 40 and 69 years old, with 52% of email enquiries coming from that age group.
The top five reasons why callers phone...
We have a limited number of guaranteed places for the 2012 Brighton Marathon on 15 April. To join Team Breast Cancer Care sign up before Monday 27 February. And if you quote BCCFEB, you'll have a chance of winning a pair of Oakley Sunglasses worth £80...
Responding to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) draft guidance which proposes to advise the NHS that lapatinib or trastuzumab with aromatase inhibitors should not be prescribed for a particular type and stage of breast cancer, Carolyn Rogers, Clinical Nurse...
For many a romantic, 14 February brings a day of spoiling your loved ones with flowers, chocolate and affection.
A breast cancer diagnosis can bring some couples closer emotionally and physically. But for many a diagnosis will have a detrimental impact on aspects of their relationship....
We get a number of calls on the helpline from people taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs) such as letrozole, arimidex or exemestane as part of their treatment for breast cancer who are worried about their risk of osteoporosis asking what they can do about it.
Osteoporosis means ‘porous bones...
Breast Cancer Care has today (Monday 6 February 2012) unveiled its first ever major advertising campaign– ‘Support for the woman behind the cancer’. The outdoor and video advertising campaign, created by M&C Saatchi and The Mill and directed by Julia Fullerton-Battern, uses...
A YouTube video of a daughter cutting off her mother’s hair before she loses it to chemotherapy is attracting a lot of attention. The video of Sara and her daughter Lola was filmed as a family keep-sake...
This Saturday is World Cancer Day which aims to raise awareness of cancer in order to improve cancer treatment and diagnosis and enhance access to treatment. In 2008, around 12.7 million new cancer cases were diagnosed worldwide. Of these, it’s estimated that 1.38 million were...
Responding to MPs’ rejection of the House of Lords’ amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill in the House of Commons today (Wednesday 1 February 2012), Liz Carroll, Director of Policy and Research at Breast Cancer Care said:
'Today’s rejection by MPs of the Lords’ amendments to...
Thank you to all the nursing teams who have applied to our new Nursing Network Awards. We’ve extended the deadline to 22 February to make sure more teams get the chance to enter, and share best practice in specialist breast care nursing. If your team has carried out an...
Moving Forward Programmes are taking place this month in Manchester, Barnsley, Dundee and Edinburgh. The programme, which runs once a week for a three or four week period is designed to help people move on with life after diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
As well as getting...
The Lords have backed important amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill currently going through parliament, including rejecting government plans to effectively place a time-limit on how quickly cancer patients must recover. However, the Bill will go back to the House of Commons in February where...
Breast Cancer Care, Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer wrote a joint letter to The Sun voicing concerns that an article about the recent study into parabens suggests a connection to breast cancer. Our Clinical Director Dr Emma Pennery also recorded a video statement...
In January each year we send out a postal survey to everyone who calls the Helpline so please don’t be surprised if you get asked to participate if you ring in the next few weeks.
We’ve made the survey shorter this year, so it shouldn’t take you long to complete. We send you a freepost...
Paul Burstow MP, Minister of State for Care Services, has responded to our policy briefing ...
Responding to research published today (Thursday 12 January 2012) in the Journal of Applied Toxicology, which found that parabens are present in the tissue of women who do not use underarm cosmetics, Catherine Priestley, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Breast Cancer Care said:
...
Breast Cancer Care reacts to the House of Lords’ defeat of proposed amendments to Employment Support Allowance for people with cancer.
Liz Carroll, Director of Policy and Research at Breast Cancer Care said:
'We applaud peers for opposing the plans to cut Employment...
The new issue of Vita is now in stock at our warehouse. It’s filled with real-life stories and helpful hints. You can...
Tickets are still available for Asda’s ‘Girls’ Night Out’ charity concert this Thursday at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.
X Factor winners Little Mix are the latest in a line of UK pop stars who have signed up to perform and this will be their largest live concert performance...
Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of news about the implants produced by the French company Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP). The story started in December when the French government advised women with these implants to have them removed. This was as a preventive measure because of...
After weeks of hard work, we’re delighted to tell you that the latest issue of Vita has gone to press. Issue 11 will be arriving on your doorstep in the middle of January.
This issue will feature an interview with Veronica Koppelman, a businesswoman and motivational speaker. Here’s a...
Commenting on concerns about defective breast implants made from industrial silicone by French company Poly Implant Perothese (PIP), Tara Beaumont, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Breast Cancer Care said:
...
An open letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith, which was signed by 30 charities, including Breast Cancer Care, clinical experts and cancer patients, featured in The Times. The letter warns that thousands of cancer patients may be plunged into poverty by...
Breast Cancer Care, along with 30 of the UK’s leading cancer charities, clinical experts and cancer patients, has signed an open letter to Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, raising concerns about the impact the Welfare Reform Bill will have on cancer...
We’ve just launched our new Nursing Network Awards. These will champion best practice in specialist breast care nursing. We’ll be recognising individuals or teams who have demonstrated innovative and pioneering ideas that make a positive difference to...
Two Breast Cancer Care service users, Pauline Poller and Mandy MacFarlane, spoke to The Sun about their experience of living with secondary breast cancer. They talk about...
Commenting on the British Medical Journal study supporting the claim that the introduction of breast screening in the UK may have caused more harm than good, Catherine Priestley, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Breast Cancer Care said:
‘This paper adds to the ongoing debate about...
Breast Cancer care responds to the Cancer Research UK review of cancer and lifestyle in the UK which suggests over 100,000 cancers are...
Breast Cancer Care responds to data from the CLEOPATRA* study which shows that the combination of pertuzamab, Herceptin and chemotherapy is more effective than Herceptin and chemotherapy for treating people with previously untreated HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.
Rachel...
Macmillan is calling for people to sign their petition to ‘Put the fair into welfare’.
The Welfare Reform Bill is currently passing through Parliament. This contains, amongst other...
Each year we conduct a survey to find out what callers think about the Helpline service. This year 241 users responded and we carried out 10 telephone interviews. Here are a few of the highlights from the survey.
How...
In the Money section of the Guardian website this weekend was an article about Jackie Lyons, a Breast Care Nurse who works at the University College Hospital in central London.
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The evenings are drawing in and the past few weeks have been a blur of interviews, copy deadlines and word counts for the next issue of Vita magazine. Almost everything’s completed on the writing side of things now and we’re already well into the design stage.
We spoke with the lovely...
A study carried out by the University of Southampton and Breast Cancer Care suggests that more than a third (34%) of women with secondary breast cancer are living with uncontrolled symptoms. These symptoms include shortness of breath and nausea. Forty four per cent of women whose cancer had...
October was a busy month for our Helpline team with 1,271 calls answered by our nurses and trained staff with experience of breast cancer.
People from all age groups use our Helpline; the largest group of callers during October was those aged between 50 and 59 years old, they accounted...
Comment on National Audit of Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care by the Royal College of General Practitioners: 'Three quarters of patients with cancer are referred within one month'
Breast Cancer Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Jackie Harris, said:
'...
A third of women with secondary breast cancer are needlessly living in pain, Breast Cancer Care research shows
New research1 released by Breast Cancer Care in partnership with the University of Southampton reveals that the quality of life and...
Commenting on the US Food and Drug Administration decision to revoke the agency’s approval of breast cancer drug Avastin, Dr Emma Pennery, Clinical Director at Breast Cancer Care, said:
'Avastin isn’t currently approved for use in the UK...
Commenting on the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) final draft guidance against breast cancer treatment eribulin...
Almost half of Scottish Parliament supports Breast Cancer Care and secondary breast cancer data collection in Scotland.
To date, a total of 61 MSPs out of the 129 in the Scottish Parliament have supported a motion lodged by Linda Fabiani MSP, which recognises the work of Breast Cancer...
Alison Leary, who has had diagnoses of both primary and secondary breast cancer, spoke to Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday morning....
Breast Cancer Care’s collection of beautiful Christmas cards and gifts are the perfect way to share your Christmas wishes and help raise money to support the 50,000 people who are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK.
There is a Christmas card for...
We are very excited to announce that the Pink Ribbonwalk 2012 has now launched with a brand new fifth venue! Next year the Pink Ribbonwalk will not only be travelling to Scone Palace, Blenheim Palace, Petworth House, Cholmondeley Castle but...
Responding to the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) draft guidance which does not recommend routine NHS prescription of Fulvestrant for the treatment of locally advance or metastatic breast cancer, Maria Leadbeater, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Breast...
BBC Radio Newcastle interviewed one of our volunteers, Maureen Bain, on its Breakfast show this morning. The interview highlighted a Lingerie...
Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference which suggests breast cancer diagnosis times have fallen from 27 days in 2001-2 to 25 days in 2007-8.
Jackie Harris,...
Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a review of ten studies on the employment experiences of women with breast cancer published in the European Journal of Cancer Care. The review found employers need to support women with breast cancer better ...
Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference which suggests that women may not receive adequate information on fertility preservation before...
Breast Cancer Care has been engaging with the NHS reform agenda because of its potentially huge impact on people affected by breast cancer, along with all NHS users. As the biggest reform package to the NHS since...
It’s the time of year when flu jabs are being offered by GP surgeries. We get many calls on the Helpline from people who are concerned about having a flu jab in their ‘arm at risk’ after breast surgery or questioning whether they can have the jab whilst they are undergoing chemotherapy.
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Research has claimed that taking the statin simvastatin could reduce the risk of breast cancer returning. The study was carried out in Denmark on women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer and were prescribed simvastatin for other health reasons. It was found that there was a 10% decrease...
On Wednesday 26 October, as part of Neasden Temple’s annual Diwali celebrations, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir was lit up pink to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to symbolise BAPS’s ongoing support for Breast Cancer Care.
Marie Geiger, Breast Health Promotion Training and...
As you may know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we marked it with a whole host of events.
We kicked off the month with a star studded fashion show at London's Grosvenor House....
We are delighted to announce that mum and daughter duo from The Only Way is Essex, Lydia Rose Bright and Debbie Douglas will be showing their support for Breast Cancer Care at Westfield Stratford City’s Pink Friday today....
The NHS breast screening programme is to be reviewed by an independent panel following concerns over its usefulness. Some healthcare professionals and scientists have commented on the programme, arguing that it leads to over-diagnosis and treatment in many women. This follows the release of a...
Commenting on the announcement of a review of the breast cancer screening programme, Dr Emma Pennery, Clinical Director at Breast Cancer Care said:
“We want all women to have access to clear information about both the benefits and limitations of screening to...
On Monday talk show host and Breast Cancer Care supporter Trisha Goddard spoke to the Daily Express about her experience of breast cancer and living with lymphoedema. The...
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we asked members of the public about their breast awareness. We asked three questions and received an interesting array or answers. Watch our video below.
Make sure to regularly check your breasts for any unfamiliar changes, and that goes for...
There have been several clinical stories in the news this week. Firstly the Daily Mail and the ...
On the Helpline we often hear from concerned callers who are worried that by using everyday products they have inadvertently increased their risk of developing breast cancer.
For a long time...
Commenting on findings published by The Lancet showing radiotherapy following breast conserving surgery can halve the 10-year-risk of recurrence and reduce 15-year-risk of mortality by a sixth, Grete Brauten-Smith Clinical Nurse Specialist for Younger Women at Breast Cancer Care said:
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Improving outcomes and experiences for older women with breast cancer
Policy briefing launch reception
Thursday 17 November 2011, 5.30pm-7.30pm
Breast Cancer Care Central Office
5-13 Great Suffolk Street, London SE1 ONS...
We are excited to announce that Westfield Stratford City is holding a massive Pink Friday for us on Friday 28 October. It’s even more special since Breast Cancer Care has been...
Breast Cancer Care Trustee Francesca Pattison was the subject of a full-page feature interview in The Times on Saturday talking about living with secondary breast cancer and how she is living her life with the diagnosis.
One of our volunteers, Christina Quilter, was...
It's already the middle of October and many of you held a Pink Friday for Breast Cancer Care. If you haven't done it yet, don't worry – you can still sign...
To mark Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day Annette Brooke MP hosted an event at Westminster for Breast Cancer Care. It was attended by more than 50 guests including women affected by breast cancer, healthcare...
As the health bill entered the House of Lords at the beginning of this week for debate The Independent had two articles about it on Tuesday and Wednesday. On...
Today is Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day and we’re marking it by holding two campaigning events at the Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh and the...
The event, In Perspective: body image after a breast cancer diagnosis has been postponed. We will update you when we have new details of the date and location.
Previous In Perspective events have looked at the issues of breast screening and the effects a breast cancer...
Commenting on the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) ruling against breast cancer treatment Halaven® (black triangle drug) (eribulin), Maria Leadbeater, Clinical Nurse Specialist in secondary breast cancer at Breast Cancer Care said:
'The decision to deny...
Make sure you’re tuned in to QVC tonight at 7pm to watch a three-hour broadcast of Be Aware, Show You Care in aid of Breast Cancer Care.
The live show will feature a huge range of beauty, jewellery, accessory and homeware products including a Bare Escentuals In The Pink Kit, a...
To mark the UK’s second Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day on 13 October, Breast Cancer Care is hosting a Westminster reception at which people living with secondary breast cancer* will call on MPs for improvements in nursing provision.
The parliamentary event, which will be attended...
Thursday 13 October is Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day and this morning, ahead of the event, we launched a new booklet for people living with a...
Bernie Nolan starred in the media this weekend after her appearance at the Breast Cancer Care Show on Wednesday, alongside her sister Linda. A picture of Bernie led an article on the ...
Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day takes place on Thursday 13 October
To mark the day we will be pressing decision-makers at an event in Westminster to make sure everyone with secondary breast cancer has access to a clinical nurse specialist with the skills...
Thanks to the generosity of our corporate partners, there are lots of great products on sale this month to support...
Wales came a step closer to publishing its own cancer strategy today when all the parties in the National Assembly voted in favour of a Plaid Cymru amendment calling for a National Cancer Plan.
With rates of breast cancer rising in Wales, as in England, it is more important than ever that...
The Breast Cancer Care Show London 2011 was a massive success.
Hundreds of guests attended the star-studded afternoon and evening shows at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane. Their generosity allowed us to raise more than £120,000...
The moment has finally come... our glamorous 24 models took to the catwalk. See for yourself!
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All our guest have made their way into the Great Room and to their seats.
Arlene Phillips took the stage to get the show underway. After a warm welcome from Arlene there was an energetic game of heads or tails with Venessa Feltz. Following this there was a heartfelt and moving speech from...
Bright camera flashes and posing celebrities can mean only one thing - it's time to start Breast Cancer Care's evening fashion show!
Lisa Snowdon, Arlene Phillips, Lauren Goodger, Vanessa Feltz and many more of our celebrity supporters are here to celebrate the inspirational models who...
The catwalk show has started! Here are a few pictures of the day so far... and there will be plenty more to come!
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The pink carpet is out and the stage is set!
We're currently backstage at Park Lane's Grosvenor House Hotel where in a few hours the 15th Breast Cancer Care’s London fashion show will...
Over the summer there have been several book launches about living with cancer and what can happen at the end of treatment. Here we review a few of them.
The cancer survivor's companion by Dr Frances Goodhart and Lucy Atkins...
Today marks one of the biggest days in the Breast Cancer Care events calendar: The London Show – taking place at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane.
We are all very excited to be a part of this amazing event that will see our models, all of whom have experienced a breast...
We start with a round-up of the stories of the models who are taking part in the Breast Cancer Care fashion shows:
In the...
Although we do a considerable amount of work raising the breast awareness and early detection message throughout the year, the workshops delivered by the Breast Health Promotion (BHP) team are in greatest demand during...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and over the coming four weeks we will be using this blog to keep you updated with the latest news, events, videos and information.
From fashion shows...
We start our round-up with an emotional diary published in the Daily Mail, written by the mother of a breast cancer patient.
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It’s a beautiful day in London. The sun is sparkling off the Thames near our office and at Breast Cancer Care HQ, we’ve just started work on the next issue of Vita.
Our content planning meeting took place last week and we’ve got plenty of features...
The event, In Perspective: body image after a breast cancer diagnosis has been postponed. We will update you when we have new details of the date and location.
Our ‘In Perspective’ events bring together people working in health policy with people affected by breast cancer...
Responding to the Lancet Oncology Commission’s Delivering affordable cancer care in high-income countries, Tara Beaumont, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Metastatic Breast Cancer at Breast Cancer Care said:
'We understand that the...
We reported on the Hardest Hit march earlier this year, a protest that brought together thousands of disabled people, their families and other campaign supporters to try and stop proposed cuts to benefit payments.
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A research study has shown that giving radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy treatment to patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer could reduce the risk of cancer returning.
The study, which was funded by Cancer Research UK, found that treating breast cancer in this way, known...
In the sixth of her blog posts, QVC presenter, Alison Keenan, shares her experience of breast cancer.
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If so, the Government is planning to limit the amount of time people can claim contributory Employment Support Allowance (ESA) in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) to just 12 months from April 2012.
Breast Cancer Care is campaigning to scrap this arbitrary time limit that we feel...
A new search category, specialist clinics, will be launched on our map of breast cancer services next week (Monday 26 September).
The map of services is an interactive tool, designed to...
The Liberal Democrats are currently holding their annual party conference, where they have decided to support a motion calling on the Government to scrap plans to time-limit the Employment and Support...
Carols by Candlelight – tickets on sale now!
We are pleased to announce that tickets to Carols by Candlelight are on sale now. So join us on Monday 5 December at St. Paul’s Church in...
'Does breast cancer screening do more harm than good?' asked the Daily Mail this week, in a lengthy article featuring views from healthcare professionals and...
It's the UK’s second Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day on 13 October 2011 and, for people living with a diagnosis of secondary breast cancer, it really is the little things that can make a big difference in everyday life.
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We are pleased to announce that our Men with breast cancer publication has been completely updated and is now...
In April of this year, we launched our ‘Keep our breast care nurses’ e-action. We asked people show their support for the role of the breast care nurse and to tell us how important their...
There's been plenty of coverage of some of the stars of our fashion shows this week. Former Loose Women presenter and long time Breast Cancer Care supporter Zoe Tyler discussed her...
Today we open our new website to the public and we'd like to welcome everyone to the latest incarnation of www.breastcancercare.org.uk, whether you are old friends or new visitors.
We know it can sometimes take a while to find your way...
At 99 years of age, retired hairdresser Dorothy Affleck has become one of the oldest known women to undergo breast surgery. Dorothy's medical team decided the great-grandmother was still physically fit enough for the procedure and she had a lump removed from her breast last summer. This year,...
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is conducting a survey to collect information on what patients and the public think of the way their current guidance is presented. They have distributed a short...
Issue 10 of Vita is now in stock!
BBC Online today ran a feature on Breast Cancer Care supporter, John Killingworth, who is hoping to raise a fantastic £50,000 for us by taking on the Antarctic.
John, 40, will be competing in...
This weekend in the news -
Mourad Wafa, one of the male models at our first Cardiff show fashion back in 2009 told...
You may be aware that August is Festival time in Edinburgh and the city is taken over by all manner of entertainment including plays, comedians, dance, song – you name it and it is happening. The Breast Cancer Care Glasgow team...
British women are more likely to develop cancer, according to new research published by The World Cancer Research Fund.
Compared to their European counterparts, women in this country are 17 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 75. Some experts have blamed the...
The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) has suggested in a press release issued on 1 August that the misreporting of Government statistics in the media is leading to intolerance towards disabled people.
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Future Forum, the group tasked with setting out recommendations to the Government's ‘listening exercise' during the pause in the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill, have now published their report. Some of their recommendations included:
- retaining the Health Secretary as the...
A study published in the British Medical Journal has claimed that breast screening programmes have had little impact on death rates from breast cancer.
However, many cancer charities and health organisations...
There are many books written by women about their experiences of breast cancer, but few are from the point of view of a healthcare professional undergoing treatment for cancer.
The Psychological Impact of Breast Cancer: A Psychologist's Insight as a Patient is a detailed account...
Newspaper readers this morning will have seen a story that claimed that tall people are more at risk of developing cancer.
The reports were prompted by nine-year study of 97,000 women from the UK, the results of which were published in...
The Department of Health’s Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund has awarded Breast Cancer Care and Bowel Cancer UK £91,500 to establish a groundbreaking programme of breast and bowel cancer awareness training courses across the UK.
Earlier detection of both breast and bowel...
13 October will be Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day and to mark the day this year, we’re producing a collection of the little things that make a big difference when you’re living with secondary breast cancer.
This guide to living with the disease was the idea of a group of women with...
In the fourth of her blog...
Can you help us to promote the breast awareness message and dispel myths about breast cancer?
We are looking for volunteers in both the Greater London and Hertfordshire areas, who will be trained to talk to groups and individuals about:
- breast awareness
- the...
As cancer treatments have improved drastically over the past century, baseless claims of cures...
Over the last couple of weeks, people have been adding their photos to our new Moving Forward photo gallery.
Every photo in the gallery is of someone who's had treatment for breast cancer. Alongside each photo, you can read a short account of that...
We start our news round up with today's Independent, which features an article written by journalist Gaby Koppel.
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Followers of the Breast Cancer Care twitter account (@BCCare) have this week been watching the experiences of a young woman who's been diagnosed with breast cancer aged just 21.
Katie Huttlestone was diagnosed on 24 May and...
If you subscribe to Breast Cancer Care News you might have noticed that the summer issue looks a bit different. We’ve given it a new look to make it fresh and modern, and to bring it in line with other Breast Cancer Care publications. We hope you like the makeover and can still find all the...
A quirky YouTube video, which has been watched by over 600 people in its first week online, is helping to spread the breast awareness message.
Breast cancer featured prominently in the media today (16 June) and we start with a story reported in most of the daily national newspapers.
This is the news that cancer patients could see changes to the benefit system that could leave them up to £94 worse off (...
Future Forum, the group tasked with setting out recommendations to the Government's ‘listening exercise' during the pause in the passage of the Health and Social...
Back in March, we, along with 30 other cancer charities, wrote to Iain Duncan-Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to outline our grave concerns about the proposed welfare reforms and their impact on cancer patients. This included the time-limiting of contributory ESA to a year,...
In the third of her blog posts, QVC...
Breast Cancer Care is delighted to have been chosen as Makita’s first charity of the year.
Makita, the UK's leading...
Smint has launched a refreshing new 2 in 1 raspberry and lemon flavour variant with 5p from every pack sold going...
We would like to say a huge thank you to our friends at Asda who’ve recently completed a cycle ride from London to Paris, raising £67,000 for...
Government Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, last night announced guaranteed funding for cancer networks in a move welcomed by cancer campaigners.
The decision came just a week after the Government announced a 'pause' in their controversial Health and Social Care Bill, which aims to...
Everyone at Breast Cancer Care, Santander and woman&home would like to say good luck to all of our Blenheim Palace Pink Ribbonwalkers, who will set off on their 10 or 20 mile fundraising walks tomorrow morning (21 May).
Known as ‘Britain’s greatest palace’, the World Heritage...
Can religious faith cure cancer? Or should our faith be placed solely with the medical professionals?
These are some of the questions being asked this week on Channel 4's 4thought TV. The 90-second programmes, which...
Newspapers have this week been reporting that enjoying a regular cup of coffee could inadvertently be reducing your risk of one form of breast cancer. BBC News,...
Breast Cancer Care, as past of the Cancer Campaigning Group, has raised serious concerns about the future of cancer networks, which we think are vital to ensuring cancer services do not suffer though the forthcoming period of NHS reforms.
Funding for cancer networks has only been assured...
Female volunteers with a high risk of developing breast cancer are being sought to take part in a woldwide research study.
So far over 6,000 women from 15 countries have signed up to the International Breast Cancer Intervention Study-...
An estimation by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has suggested that nearly 20,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented each year by people leading a healthier lifestyle.
The organisation has called for women to make...
The Hardest Hit campaign, run by the Disability Benefits Consortium and the United Kingdom’s Disabled People's Council is holding a march on 11 May in London. Thousands of disabled people as well as family and friends will be marching to express their concerns about the cuts threatening benefits...
Many newspapers have today reported on the discovery made at a Breakthrough Breast Cancer research centre of three more genes linked to the most common form of breast cancer.
The discovery could lead to new ways of diagnosing and treating oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer,...
Due to the forthcoming Bank Holiday weekend, our Helpline and Ask the Nurse email service will be operating under revised opening hours. Take a look...
Gather friends and family this summer for a Strawberry Tea and help raise money for Breast Cancer Care
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Before we end another week, let's take a look at what's been making the headlines this week...
Today's coverage begins with...
11.04.11 Release
Breast Cancer Care and The Prostate Cancer Charity have today been unveiled as the official charities for the 2012 Virgin London Marathon.
The charities will come together to become the official beneficiaries for the iconic London Marathon and will...
Research published in the British Medical Journal and co-funded by Cancer Research UK has concluded that at least 13,000 cases of cancer in the UK are caused by alcohol consumption.
Of these, 2,500 cases of breast cancer in the UK...
The Government's NHS reforms continue to dominate the health agenda in the media and today David Cameron is quoted in the Telegraph, following a speech...
In the second of her blog posts, QVC presenter, Alison Keenan, shares her experience of breast cancer.
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The Hardest Hit campaign, run by the Disability Benefits Consortium and the United Kingdom’s Disabled People's Council is holding a march on 11 May in London. Thousands of disabled people as well as family and friends will be marching to express their concerns about the...
Patients in Scotland will no longer have to pay prescription charges for prescribed medicines, after payments were abolished on Friday (April 1).
The move brings Scotland into line with policies in Northern Ireland and Wales and leaves England as the only...
Breast Cancer Care has a wide network of healthcare professionals, the majority of whom are breast care nurses. We have been hearing more and more often that breast care nurses (also known as clinical nurse specialists) are being forced to limit the...
Newspapers have today been reporting on research that suggests taking tamoxifen may reduce the risk of breast cancer in people with dense breast tissue.
The BBC News website and...
New versions of our...
Breast Cancer Care, along with 29 other cancer charities, has written an open letter to the secretary of state for work and pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, to urge him to reconsider his welfare reform plans that...
02.03.11 Statement
Breast Cancer Care’s comment on the research published in the BMJ which claims that smoking can increase the risk of developing breast cancer.
Jackie Harris, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Breast Cancer Care commented:
“This...
01.03.11 Statement
Commenting on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report that one year cancer survival rates in England are lagging behind the rest of Europe, Jane Hatfield, Director of Policy, Research and Planning at Breast Cancer Care, said:
"We’...
The Daily Mail ran a story today about Detective Constable Mark Cross and his shock at being diagnosed with breast cancer and how he coped with treatment...
Have you had treatment for primary breast cancer?
We’ve produced a new resource pack to help people move forward from treatment with confidence. To help promote the pack, we’re...
Coronation Street's Sally Dynevor, who dealt with a breast cancer diagnosis at the same time as her on-screen character Sally Webster, has now finished treatment.
Sally told the Mirror newspaper 'The wig is off! I have put it away in a cupboard and I...
All Breast Cancer Care publications are free of charge, but we ask for a contribution towards postage from organisations who order more than 100 copies of an item at a time.
There is a sliding scale of charges, which has not been increased for the last six...
Judith Potts opens this week's news round up, with an supportive article she wrote for the Telegraph about our recent secondary breast cancer campaign success....
On 27 January, the Policy and Campaigns team held the second in a new series of events that brings together people working in health policy with people affected by breast cancer to discuss key breast cancer issues.
Breast cancer and low-income households: In Perspective focussed on the...
Today we welcome QVC presenter, Alison Keenan, to the newsblog to share about her experience of breast cancer.
As a presenter for the home shopping channel, Alison has been a keen supporter of Breast Cancer Care, taking part in many fundraising events for us.
QVC has supported...
Following last week's announcement that the lifetime risk of a woman developing breast cancer has risen to one in eight, the media have been running a lot of stories related to the news - here's a quick midweek catch up.
We start with...
Welcome to a new week and we start with a quick round up of the latest breast cancer news and what's been making the headlines over the weekend.
By far the biggest news of the last week has been the new figures from Cancer Research UK, which continued to dominate health news in most media...
Welcome to a new week and we start with a quick round up of the latest breast cancer news and what's been making the headlines over the weekend...
By far the most important breast cancer news of the last week has been the new figures issued by Cancer Research UK, which indicate that...
Today, Cancer Research UK published statistics showing that the lifetime risk of developing breast cancer for women has risen from 1 in 9 to 1 in 8.
The number of women diagnosed with the disease has risen from around 46,000 to 47,000 with the biggest rise in rates being seen in the...
We’re running a series of campaigns training days across our regional centres. These training days are open to anyone who is interested in campaigning for Breast Cancer Care. They will equip you with the latest knowledge of our campaigns and what actions you can take to improve the lives...
28.01.11 Press release
A breast cancer charity is offering freebies to anybody taking part in a photo this Saturday to support the 1600 people who are diagnosed with breast cancer in Bristol and the South West every year.
On Saturday 29 January,...
We are currently looking to recruit new trustees at Breast Cancer Care.
The role of the trustees is hugely important. In addition to formal duties, such as approving the annual budget and accounts, the trustees play a vital part in setting the overall strategic direction for the charity...
We raise our concerns about the proposed regional system that could increase the likelihood of postcode lotteries developing in access to drugs. We advocate for a national approach to ensure everyone is treated the same, regardless of where they live. If this were not to happen we suggest ways...
Breast Cancer Care has launched a new resource pack for people at the end of treatment for primary breast cancer, which is now...
Today saw the publication of the Department of Health (DH) cancer strategy, Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer.
Thanks to the dedication of the Secondary...
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Members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer1 met with the Prime Minister and Care Services Minister, Paul Burstow MP, last week to discuss issues around breast cancer.
Co-Chairs of the Group, Annette Brooke, MP and Steve Brine, MP joined representatives from...
We now have a new date confirmed for our discussion event, Breast cancer and low income households: in perspective. Originally scheduled for 9th December, this event was postponed due to concerns about the inclement weather conditions and the student protests in the Westminster...
Last week, members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on breast cancer, including representatives from Breast Cancer Care, met David Cameron and Care Services Minister, Paul Burstow MP.
They were joined by co-chairs of the group, Annette Brooke MP and Steve Brine MP to...
It's been a while since we've given you a nice long blog post so I am taking this opportunity to give you a bumper round-up of the news over the last couple of weeks and what's been going on at Breast Cancer Care.
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Campaigning charities take breast cancer patients’ concerns to 10 Downing Street
20.12.10 Release
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Commenting on the coalition government’s plans for NHS reform today, Jane Hatfield, Director of Policy and Research at Breast Cancer Care, said:
“As an organisation that supports people affected by breast cancer, we hope that the government’s ambitious plans...
The latest version of our quarterly newsletter, featuring all the latest...
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Breast cancer and low-income households: In perspective Thursday 9 December 2010, 6.30–8.30pm Convocation Hall, Church House Conference Centre, London
We’re sorry to announce that due to concerns about the inclement weather...
The latest version of our quarterly newsletter, featuring all the latest news from Breast Cancer Care, is now available to order and download.
In this issue, Winter 2010, we have articles on our Spotlight on Secondry Breast Cancer campaign, our vision for the future, breast...
Sue Keir, who was on the Secondary Breast Cancer Taskforce and is living with secondary breast cancer, is very active in improving services both locally and nationally. Last month, she spoke about her experience and activity at a conference in Munich last week called ‘...
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Breast Cancer Care Cymru’s response to the Welsh Conservative’s proposals on public health
25.11.10 Statement
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Head of...
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Breast Cancer Care Cymru’s response to the Welsh Conservative’s proposals on public health
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Breast Cancer Care Cymru’s response to the Welsh Conservative’s proposals on public health
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Breast Cancer Care Cymru’s response to the Welsh Conservative’s proposals on public health
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Breast Cancer Care Cymru’s response to the Welsh Conservative’s proposals on public health
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Breast Cancer Care Cymru’s response to the Welsh Conservative’s proposals on public health
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Breast Cancer Care Cymru’s response to the Welsh Conservative’s proposals on public health
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Breast Cancer Care Cymru’s response to the Welsh Conservative’s proposals on public health
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Registration for a brand new Breast Cancer Care event, 5-Mile Challenge, is now open.
Join us for a Sunday morning walk, run or jog in the heart of Bristol or Newcastle to help raise vital...
Research published in Lancet Online has claimed that offering annual mammograms to women over 40, who are at an increased risk of breast cancer, could save lives.
The report...
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Comment on research published in the Lancet Oncology online which suggests that women under 50 with a family history of breast cancer should be offered annual mammograms....
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Comment on research published in the Lancet Oncology online which suggests that women under 50 with a family history of breast cancer should be offered annual mammograms....
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Comment on research published in the Lancet Oncology online which suggests that women under 50 with a family history of breast cancer should be offered annual mammograms....
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Comment on research published in the Lancet Oncology online which suggests that women under 50 with a family history of breast cancer should be offered annual mammograms....
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Comment on research published in the Lancet Oncology online which suggests that women under 50 with a family history of breast cancer should be offered annual mammograms....
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Comment on research published in the Lancet Oncology online which suggests that women under 50 with a family history of breast cancer should be offered annual mammograms....
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Comment on research published in the Lancet Oncology online which suggests that women under 50 with a family history of breast cancer should be offered annual mammograms....
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Comment on research published in the Lancet Oncology online which suggests that women under 50 with a family history of breast cancer should be offered annual mammograms....
One in every four cancer diagnoses in England are discovered late when people enter hospitals as emergency patients, according to figures from the National Cancer Intelligence Network
The statistics were revealed after the organisation looked closely at the details of when patients were...
Registration for one of our biggest and most popular fundraising events, the Pink Ribbonwalk, is now open.
Set in four locations, at beautiful venues across the UK, each event is a 10 or 20 mile walk through stunning countryside, with walkers...
Data from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that the UK has the fifth highest cancer death rate in Europe.
The department's Social Trends report, published this week, indicated that breast cancer is the most common form of female cancer in the UK.
However, death...
This October, the Breast Cancer Care forums, twitter, facebook and all manner of online communities were buzzing with activity for the Breast Cancer Care Blog Awards.
With signed Gok Wan autobiographies up for grabs, our followers took to the bandwidth and produced some fantastic...
The future of our website
Thousands of people affected by breast cancer use the Breast Cancer Care website every day to get information and support, and to find out about our services.
In the Digital team, we’ve been busy lately working on a new structure...
An announcement in the Daily Mail today reports that GPs are to be given greater control over which drugs they can prescribe to patients.
From 2014, the newspaper reports, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) will no longer have the power to ban drugs...
Last month was the annual Cancer Care Congress conference in Manchester and Julie Wray, one of Breast Cancer Care’s Service User Research Partners (SURP), went along to...
Fearne and Denise's celebrity trek for Breast Cancer Care is being aired tonight on ITV2.
The one hour documentary follows Denise Van Outen and Fearne Cotton, along with their celebrity friends trekking to Machu...
The Government announced their plans as to how they would decrease Britain’s deficit on Wednesday 20 October. The raft of commitments, but mainly cuts, that were delivered has the potential to impact greatly on people affected by breast cancer. We have provided a summary of the most...
We’re running a little competition for the best breast cancer related blog posts published during Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2010. It could be a post raising awareness about the signs and symptoms your readers should look out for, or about your fundraising for Breast Cancer Care....
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ from the University College, Dublin which claims that the use of MRI scans to detect early stage breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ from the University College, Dublin which claims that the use of MRI scans to detect early stage breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ from the University College, Dublin which claims that the use of MRI scans to detect early stage breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ from the University College, Dublin which claims that the use of MRI scans to detect early stage breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ from the University College, Dublin which claims that the use of MRI scans to detect early stage breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ from the University College, Dublin which claims that the use of MRI scans to detect early stage breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ from the University College, Dublin which claims that the use of MRI scans to detect early stage breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ from the University College, Dublin which claims that the use of MRI scans to detect early stage breast...
Annette Brook MP, who spoke at the Westminster event on secondary breast cancer last week, has asked a question in Prime Minister's Questions on our behalf.
She asked David Cameron to meet with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for breast cancer and reps from the main...
As many of you may be aware, the Government announced the results of its Comprehensive Spending Review this afternoon. One of the changes announced was the news that the planned introduction of one-to-one nurses for all cancer patients would be postponed.
Breast Cancer Care...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on the Comprehensive Spending Review which has postponed the planned introduction of one-to-one nurses for all cancer patients.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on the Comprehensive Spending Review which has postponed the planned introduction of one-to-one nurses for all cancer patients.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on the Comprehensive Spending Review which has postponed the planned introduction of one-to-one nurses for all cancer patients.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on the Comprehensive Spending Review which has postponed the planned introduction of one-to-one nurses for all cancer patients.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on the Comprehensive Spending Review which has postponed the planned introduction of one-to-one nurses for all cancer patients.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on the Comprehensive Spending Review which has postponed the planned introduction of one-to-one nurses for all cancer patients.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on the Comprehensive Spending Review which has postponed the planned introduction of one-to-one nurses for all cancer patients.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on the Comprehensive Spending Review which has postponed the planned introduction of one-to-one nurses for all cancer patients.
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Fearne Cotton has treated her blog-followers this...
On Wednesday 13 October, events were held all over the country to mark the first ever Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day. They were held in Glasgow, Sheffield, London and Cardiff where women came together to hear...
QVC raised £407,000 for Breast Cancer Care on Wednesday as part of it's 'Be Aware, Show You Care' campaign.
The programme, which was broadcast for three hours between 7pm and 10pm, featured a celebrity auction, beautiful jewellery and handbags and showed videos about the...
As part of the Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day, a team of Breast Cancer Care volunteers spent the morning at Westminster in an attempt to bring the Spotlight campaign to the attention of politicians.
The volunteers, all dressed in purple Breast Cancer Care t-shirts,...
This month, as I'm sure you will have noticed, is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As part of this, Breast Cancer Care is spearheading the first ever Secondary Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
Today is about raising awareness and promoting Breast Cancer Care's Spotlight on...
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‘Hidden face’ of breast cancer revealed on UK’s first ever secondary breast cancer awareness day
13.10.10 Release
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The NHS is under fire again this week as the Sunday Express reports that new computerised breast screening could save thousands of lives, but Britain is lagging behind other parts of Europe in introducing the technology. You can read the full article at...
Breast Cancer Care’s policy team has responded to the NHS White Paper, specifically on the consultations around the changes proposed to commissioning, the role of local authorities, and how outcomes will be measured.
You can view our full responses to each of these three area by...
It's been a busy week here at Breast Cancer Care so here's a bumper round-up for the week.
The Daily Mail have been reporting about the increasing number of cryptic Facebook status updates, along the lines of "I like it on the floor", that are an apparent attempt to...
You can view all of our fashion show pictures on our flickr account, or you can browse a selection using the slideshow viewer below.
The Show: 24 models, all with breast cancer, in an evening of champagne, dinner, celebrities, auctions, dancing and live entertainment.
With an event as big as The Show there are weeks and months beforehand of planning and organising and as the excitement builds up and the...
As you may well know, today is the day of the 14th Breast Cancer Care London fashion show.
If you weren't able to make it this year, you can be with us in a cyber capacity by keeping an eye on our...
Breast Cancer Care has submitted their response to the NHS White Paper, which plans to drive forward major reforms, which will affect the way in which health services are delivered. The Government wants to hand over the NHS budget to GPs, abolish PCTs, focus on outcomes and put more emphasis on...
They did it again! The Scottish Breast Cancer Care team pulled off the always fabulous Glasgow Fashion Show without a hitch.
As usual, the models, all having had a diagnosis of breast cancer, dazzled on the catwalk...
It's that time of year again! Breast Cancer Awareness Month is finally here and it's shaping up to be a spectacular one.
The Show
As is tradition we kick it off in style with The Show,...
Let's take at look at what's been happening this weekend in the papers
The Guardian ran a story this weekend, revealing that the NHS will not be immune to spending cuts....
If you have ever wanted to make a difference, volunteering at one of our HeadStrong advisory servicess may be right for you. The positions require you to be available for two days of initial training and then two days per month volunteering and you will be making a real difference to women who...
Health Minister Paul Burstow announced that, from January, £9 million would be available to local charities who aim to encourage GP visits for those concerned about cancer and to increases awareness of symptoms and what to look out for. 59 campaigns will focus on breast, bowel or lung...
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Comment on research which claims that incidence of breast cancer declines as use of HRT in postmenopausal women in Canada declines.
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Comment on research which claims that incidence of breast cancer declines as use of HRT in postmenopausal women in Canada declines.
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Comment on research which claims that incidence of breast cancer declines as use of HRT in postmenopausal women in Canada declines.
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Comment on research which claims that incidence of breast cancer declines as use of HRT in postmenopausal women in Canada declines.
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Comment on research which claims that incidence of breast cancer declines as use of HRT in postmenopausal women in Canada declines.
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Back in February, Breast Cancer Care responded to a consultation about abolishing hospital car parking charges, including those for people undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
We made the point that the current system of discounted rates for cancer patients is not working, with...
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Footprints Travel Guides supporting Breast Cancer Care Celebrity Trek
22.09.10 Release
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Comment on the coalition government’s pledge to launch 59 local cancer awareness campaigns across the UK
21.09.10 Statement
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Comment on the coalition government’s pledge to launch 59 local cancer awareness campaigns across the UK
21.09.10 Statement
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Comment on the coalition government’s pledge to launch 59 local cancer awareness campaigns across the UK
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The Cancer Reform Strategy (CRS) is a document that was published in December 2007, setting out how the government will achieve world class cancer services by 2012. It was a well regarded strategy that was written not just by government policy makers, but also by clinicians and cancer charities...
To close the week, here's a catch up on all of this week's breast cancer related stories in the media...
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We start with the weekend's newspapers and the first stop on our round is...
We've been really busy lately and as a result, we have a bumper news round up for you today, as we take a look back at last week's magazines and newspapers.
Be sure to keep an eye out tomorrow, when we will rounding up this week's press.
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Denise Van Outen to become ambassador for Breast Cancer Care
07.09.10 Release
Denise Van Outen is to become an ambassador for...
Scientists say they have made a breakthrough in their understanding of triple negative breast cancer.
The discovery, which was reported in...
The latest version of our quarterly newsletter, featuring all the latest news from Breast Cancer Care, is now available to order and download.
In this issue, Autumn 2010, we have articles on on health and wellbeing, secondary breast cancer, campaigning work and our Strawberry Tea and...
We start with the Express today, which ran an article on breast cancer - an interview with two young sisters who both decided to have double mastectomies and...
Our volunteers are at the heart of Breast Cancer Care - could you be one of them?
We're currently looking for volunteers, based in the London and South East region, to help Breast Cancer Care in a range of different ways.
We have the following volunteer...
Let's take a look at some of the breast cancer strories in the media this week...
The Telegraph ran a piece on Saturday (21 August) claiming that watercress is the...
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Thank pink it's Friday!
25.08.10 Release
Diary Date: October 2010
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23.08.10 Release
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A new study conducted by Yale University School of Medicine has shown that an old Chinese remedy, known as PHY906, could help spare cancer patients the unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy drugs, and boost the effectiveness of treatment.
The research, which was published this week in...
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Dorothy Perkins launches celebrity Stand Tall shoe collection for Breast Cancer Care
18.08.10 Release
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Time to catch up with some of the latest breast cancer news and coverage from the last few days...We start with a piece covered in the press on Friday (13 August) and over the weekend.
This was the news that eight women in Cumbria are now receiving treatment for breast cancer, after they...
Next month Breast Cancer Care will be piloting a new telephone support group service especially aimed at younger women.
The group starts on 23 September and runs for six weeks, every Thursday, until 28 October. It...
Research published in the British Medical Journal has indicated that breast cancer mortality rates in the last 17 years have fallen by 35% in England and Wales, and by 30% in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Two stories caught our eye this morning. The first was a warning issued after a review of NHS foundation trusts and their financial positions, which concluded that forthcoming budget cuts by the Government may affect key areas of healthcare.
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The LGBT Consortium, in partnership with the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), are looking for the opinions on end of life care.
The organisations hope to better...
Looking at today's newspapers, there's just a couple of stories to note. The first comes from the Daily...
A study from the World Cancer Research Fund has become headline news today after claiming that women in the UK are four times as likely to develop breast cancer than women in east Africa.
The World Cancer Research Fund highlighted the difference in lifestyles as a reason for the disparity...
On Friday last week, here on the newsblog, we referred to a story that appeared in the Express newspaper regarding the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline.
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Time to take a quick look at some of the headlines from the media this week - and we start with a debate from the...
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Famous faces to trek to Peru for Breast Cancer Care
03.08.10 Release
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The Daily Mail begins our latest round up of the weekend's breast cancer news. It ran a story today about the wedding of NHS surgeon, Dr Becky Smith, and her...
The Government has announced that an extra £50 million has been made available to the NHS this year to help cancer patients receive new drugs.
The 'emergency cancer fund', a name given to the news by many of today's media outlets, will allow cancer patients better access...
Each year our helpline team conducts a postal survey to find out what callers think of our helpline service. This year 232 of you replied.
The response to the survey was positive, with 100% of you saying that you'd found the information you got from the helpline useful and 99% saying...
We start today's round up with a story from the BBC News website which claims that the NHS is missing out on millions of pounds it is owed for each year.
The missing money, which is owed to the organsation under a...
A new research published in the journal Environmental Health suggested that use of household cleaning and pesticide products could increase the risk of developing breast cancer.
The research concluded that these products may contribute to breast cancer because many contain hormone...
The coalition government has set out its long-term vision for the National Health Service in a controversial new white paper, which indicates a seismic shift in the way the NHS currently operates.
The core principle of the NHS as being available to all, free at the point...
Time to take a quick look at the breast cancer news from the last few days. We start today with an exchange from the House of Commons, which took place at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday.
David Cameron faced questions regarding the Government's recently announced NHS...
The most prominent healthcare story of the last few days is the publication of the Government's NHS white paper, 'Liberating the NHS', which was released yesterday and has been analysed by the media over the last 24 hours.
One of the biggest changes outlined by the Health...
The most prominent story today was the news that long term survival rates for people diagnosed with the most common forms of cancer have almost doubled in the last 40 years.
The news, which stems from a study by...
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Tuck in to a Lord's Strawberry Tea
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Three of the England women’s cricket team - Beth...
Avastin, a drug used to treat advanced breast cancer, has been rejected by the health watchdog for use on the NHS.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said that clinical trial did not prove Avastin in combination with another drug, taxane, could significantly...
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One of Britain's most loved comedians, Jennifer Saunders, was diagnosed with breast cancer nine months ago, it was revealed today.
Friends of the star told the press yesterday that she had been diagnosed with a tumour in her breast nine months ago. She is believed to have had surgery...
First up today is a story from the Independent, which reported on two early stage studies published in the scientific journal,...
Last week Chris Grayling, the Minister for State for Work and Pensions, said in a House of Commons debate that people waiting for, or inbetween courses of chemotherapy will be treated in the same way as those already receiving it.
In other words, they will be exempt from having to undergo...
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We are pleased to announce that HeadStrong service, which helps people facing hair loss as a result of cancer treatment, will be launched today in new location at Marie Curie Hospice in Glasgow.
Broadcaster and journalist Kaye Adams, a long-term supporter of Breast Cancer Care Scotland and...
An article published in a parenting magazine which described breastfeeding as 'creepy' and breasts as 'fun bags' has prompted outrage among readers.
Kathryn Blundell, deputy editor of Mother & Baby, admitted in her article that studies show breastfeeding reduces the...
A new research has found that hereditary breast and prostate cancers may be linked. A faulty BRCA2 gene, known to play a role in breast, ovarian and prostate cancers, develops in the same way in men and women.
Scientists found that cancer-causing DNA defects in male mice genetically...
To recognise the importance of cancer rehabilitation, Swansea University launched a new course for health professionals and nurses.
The Masters course in Cancer Rehabilitation, developed in collaboration with nurses and allied health professionals, will be led by Dr Deborah Fitzsimmons and...
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Boards to bicycles for breast cancer15.06.10 Release
Four extreme British sports champions will be swapping their boards for bicycles this...
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Diana Moran becomes an Ambassador for Breast Cancer Care15.06.10 Release
Diana Moran has been appointed an Ambassador for the charity Breast...
The latest version of our quarterly newsletter, featuring all the latest news from Breast Cancer Care, is now available to order and download.
In this issue, Summer 2010, we have articles on our new HeadStrong service in Cardiff, our Strawberry Tea fundraising campaign and cancer...
We are delighted to announce that 'the Green Goddess' herself, Diana Moran, has been appointed an Ambassador for Breast Cancer Care.
Diana is a long term supporter of our charity and has participated in many of our fundraising events over the years, including Trek Peru and the Pink...
NICE (the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) today issued draft guidance recommending against the use of lapatinib (also known as Tyverb...
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We start with a story reported by the BBC and...
We have had a number of calls to our helpline and email service recently from women with breast cancer expressing concern and anxiety at the introduction of body security scanners at some airports.
The latest full body security scanners were introduced in response to the attempted attack...
The biggest news of the bank holiday weekend came from America, where it was announced that a clinic was preparing a prototype vaccine for breast cancer.
So far, the vaccine has only been tested on mice engineered to develop breast cancer but a human version is said to be in production. It...
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You’ll never know until you tri!27.05.10 Release
Television presenter Jasmine Harman (Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun – Home or Away...
More than 1,000 walkers dressed in pink took part in Breast Cancer Care’s Pink Ribbonwalk last Saturday, 22 May in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. We would like to thank all of you who walked 10 or 20...
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Breast Cancer Care are delighted to announce that Denise Van Outen, Fearne Cotton and some of their celebrity mates will trek the Inca Trail in September to raise money for the charity - and we're giving you the chance to meet the stars and follow in their...
One of Breast Cancer Care's biggest fundraising events, the Pink Ribbonwalk, has reached its half way stage and we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone that's taken part so far.
Events like the...
We've updated a selection of our factsheets and booklets today, including two factsheets on Zoladex (also known as goserelin)...
Some readers may have seen the news that Coronation Street actor Sally Whittaker was diagnosed with breast cancer around the same time as her on-screen character reported in a range of papers this Bank Holiday weekend, with...
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Follow in Denise Van Outen's footsteps on the Inca Trail
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Denise Van Outen is to trek the Inca Trail in September along with five celebrity...
A huge thank you and well done from everyone at Breast Cancer Care to all of our London Marathon runners yesterday. Over 100 of our supporters took to the streets of the capital for the gruelling 26.2 mile course and we can't thank them enough for their efforts.
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…I would make sure that every person with secondary breast cancer has access to a clinical nurse specialist."
The BBC has launched a new page in the run-up to the General Election,...
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Every person who is diagnosed with cancer in Wales could be allocated a key worker, according to plans announced yesterday by the Health Minister for Wales, Edwina Hart.
Ms Hart said plans will be drawn up over the coming year to introduce the role, which is designed to support patients...
A look at this week's breast cancer stories appearing in the press and on TV...
The most prominent story this week was the news that legendary tennis player, Martina Navratilova, has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Martina, who won 18 major titles in a hugely successful career...
Younger women's one-day forum
12 June 2010
9.45am - 5.15pm
London
For a number of years Breast Cancer Care has run successful younger women’s...
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Breast screening: in perspective
6pm - 8pm
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Royal College of GPs, London
Breast Cancer Care is pleased to present a new series of policy conversations that will see clinicians and patient speakers discussing a variety of issues that affect people with...
We need your help. We're currently looking for volunteers, based in the North and Midlands region, to help Breast Cancer Care in a range of different ways.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on lifestyle advice for patients with breast cancer
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Throw a tea party for 46,000 people this summer
23.03.10 Release
Celebrate the strawberry season by getting together with your favourite people and...
Are you over 18 and have completed treatment for breast cancer in the last five years?
We're looking for people to take part in a focus group to help us understand what information people want on how to live well after breast cancer treatment is finished.
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We're really pleased to announce that today we've launched the first version of the Breast Cancer Care map of services.
The map is an interactive tool, designed to help you find breast cancer services in your local area, wherever you live in the UK....
A secondary breast cancer patient, who made medical history by becoming pregnant while taking Herceptin, unveiled her first book to the press last night at a launch event in Scotland.
Mandy Macmillan, from Muirhead near Glasgow, was one of the first women in the UK to receive...
Some readers may have noticed recent news stories referring to a shortage of prescription drugs in the UK. Our Campaigns and Policy team today issued the following message to breast cancer patients in the UK:
Breast cancer patients may have been experiencing prescription medicine...
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Losing your hair as a result of treatment for breast cancer can be hard and very emotional for some women to take. In an article in...
Here's a quick round up of the news from today and over the weekend.
First up is a story from the Daily Telegraph's Health section, which ran a half page feature on Gisela...
In a letter to the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, 30 charities - including Breast Cancer Care - called for the next government to protect...
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Take steps to support people with breast cancer at the Pink Ribbonwalk
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Leggy Penny Lancaster Stewart warms up the nation
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Although winter is still firmly upon us, Penny Lancaster Stewart braved the...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the University of Dundee that establishes a link between deprivation and the p53 gene to explain why women from poorer...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the University of Dundee that establishes a link between deprivation and the p53 gene to explain why women from poorer...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the University of Dundee that establishes a link between deprivation and the p53 gene to explain why women from poorer...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the University of Dundee that establishes a link between deprivation and the p53 gene to explain why women from poorer...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the University of Dundee that establishes a link between deprivation and the p53 gene to explain why women from poorer...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the University of Dundee that establishes a link between deprivation and the p53 gene to explain why women from poorer...
A new study has found that a type of antidepressant may block the effects of tamoxifen, a drug used to treat breast cancer, when the two are taken together.
Tamoxifen is a type of hormone treatment which works by blocking the effects of oestrogen on breast cancer cells. Canadian...
Breast Cancer Care and the National Cancer Action Team (NCAT) are looking for patients from black and minority ethnic backgrounds to become part of a new advisory panel.
We have become a recruitment stakeholder to the National Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Cancer Patient Advisory Panel,...
One story dominated breast cancer news today and over the weekend, and that was the proposal from Gordon Brown that cancer patients will be offered personal home care during their treatment, should Labour win the next general election.
The news -...
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Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day. Organised by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and the World Health Organisation...
The Sun featured an article on breasts today, this time a piece about male breast problems. The piece,...
Women with HER-2 positive inflammatory breast cancer could have their reponse to treatment "significantly improved" if they take Herceptin, according to a study.
The news, which was...
Here's out pick of the bunch from the newspapers from the last few days...
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Thursday 28 January
Whilst flicking through today's newspapers, part of the letters page in the Independent caught my eye.
The letter, written by Dr Bruce Sizer, a...
We start with news from the Mirror, which reported on Monday that 70% of women are being fitted with the wrong size bras by staff in clothing shops.
The research, conducted by consumer organisation Which?, saw 70 women with a DD chest or bigger sent for fittings in high street stores. Many...
We've almost run out of time this week, but here's a look at our pick of the week's media coverage of breast cancer. Enjoy your weekend.
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Monday 18 January
Kicking us off on Monday was a prominent story featured in...
Here's a belated look at the news stories that caught our eye last weekend...
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BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour host Jenni Murray focused a show on breast cancer over the weekend that looked at surgery and mastectomies.
Jenni - who was diagnosed with breast cancer herself...
We're happy to announce that from next week, we'll be running an additional secondary breast cancer live chat session. It will take place weekly, every Wednesday from 11.30am to 12.30pm.
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Comment on a study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine on the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2008
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Well, we've been really busy over the last week and we've managed to slip behind with our breast cancer news round up; here's a quick catch up with some stories we picked up on last week...
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Thursday 14 January
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National cancer director says secondary breast cancer patients are missing out
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Breast Cancer Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tara Beaumont, appeared on BBC London's Vanessa Feltz Show yesterday, as she spoke about how breast cancer can impact on a person's body...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ looking at the effectiveness of early physiotherapy to prevent lymphoedema after surgery for breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ looking at the effectiveness of early physiotherapy to prevent lymphoedema after surgery for breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research published in the BMJ looking at the effectiveness of early physiotherapy to prevent lymphoedema after surgery for breast...
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Today's most prominent article comes from the Daily Telegraph and the newspaper's Lifeclass column, written by...
We start with a story that originally broke back in September, when 18 women were falsely told they did not have breast cancer, following tests.
The women had been seen at Accrington Victoria Community Hospital, where screening errors saw patients misdiagnosed. Today Press Association...
Asking for a second medical opinion needn't be an uncomfortable experience according to the Guardian. In fact they want to highlight that often healthcare professionals will be happy to help...
For the first post in 2010 we're leading with a piece that already has members on our forum talking. An extract from an upcoming book Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World looks at one woman's experience with breast cancer and her refusal to embrace a positive...
Scotland's Evening Times reported today on research into a potential blood test to identify those at risk from breast cancer.
The newspaper reports...
As some of you may be aware, ITV's Coronation Street is running a breast cancer storyline this week. On Christmas Day, the character Sally Webster will reveal to her husband, Kevin, that she has just...
A British team of scientists are claiming to have made a breakthrough in a genetic study, concluding that breast cancer is not a single disease, but a collection of five or more conditions.
Research from the study supported the view that breast cancer is not one, but several diseases,...
Time to catch up on the week's newspapers and stories online so far this week...
We start on Monday (21 December),...
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Sally Webster’s breast cancer storyline on Coronation Street
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Sally Webster’s breast cancer storyline on Coronation Street
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Sally Webster’s breast cancer storyline on Coronation Street
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Sally Webster’s breast cancer storyline on Coronation Street
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Sally Webster’s breast cancer storyline on Coronation Street
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Sally Webster’s breast cancer storyline on Coronation Street
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Sally Webster’s breast cancer storyline on Coronation Street
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Sally Webster’s breast cancer storyline on Coronation Street
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Only one story to note from the weekend's newspapers, and that's a piece quoting the National Cancer Director for England, Professor Mike Richards, after he commented on Labour's record on breast cancer.
The Sunday Telegraph article,...
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Comment on the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2009
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Comment on the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2009
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Comment on the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2009
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Comment on the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2009
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Comment on the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2009
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Comment on the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2009
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Comment on the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2009
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Comment on the NHS Breast Screening Programme Annual Review 2009
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There's been a few prominent cancer-related stories in the last few days and we start with a story that was front page leads for a few newspapers.
Scientists from the Cancer Genome Project at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have mapped the entire genetic codes of two types of...
Scientists are claiming that CT scans can be triggering cancer in as many as one in 80 patients. This is far higher than the one in 1000 odds that are generally quoted.
Although American findings where CT scans are more routinely offered, there is now the possibility that this new...
Hair specialists used to see women with hair loss problems twice a year, now they're getting them once a week.
Yet, surprisingly little is known about female hair loss or alopecia. A recent survey revealed that as many as one in three women over the age of 25 will suffer from some sort...
As we mentioned on the blog yesterday, on Wednesday night (December 9), Breast Cancer Care were privileged enough to host their annual Carols by Candlelight service at St. Paul...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the Kaiser Permanente organisation on the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the Kaiser Permanente organisation on the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the Kaiser Permanente organisation on the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the Kaiser Permanente organisation on the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the Kaiser Permanente organisation on the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the Kaiser Permanente organisation on the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the Kaiser Permanente organisation on the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer recurrence and survival...
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We have successfully reached the staff vote for MMC Charity of the Year 2010/2011! In the UK, MMC has 6,500 employees and we now need as many of them as possible to vote for Breast Cancer Care.
MMC (Marsh & McLennan Companies) is the premier global professional services firm providing...
Breast Cancer Care's December festivities get underway tonight with our Carol Service at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
The service will include a mix of traditional and modern readings from celebrity supporters, including stage, television and film actors Jeremy Irons, Timothy...
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Comment on the Welsh Assembly Government’s commitment to address the backlog of genetic tests for breast cancer in Wales by the end of 2009.
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Sparkle with celebrities this Christmas at Breast Cancer Care’s Carol Service, St Paul’s Cathedral
09.12.09 release
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Following on from the weekend's story revealing that up to 10,000 people die each year unnecessarily from cancer detected too late - Cancer Research UK has reacted with shock.
Looking into the results of this research has shown that a postcode lottery operates in terms of UK cancer...
A woman with breast cancer has gone on a spending spree of trips, home renovations, Christmas presents and a renewal of her wedding vows totalling £44,150.
She said, "It was the moment I finished [treatment] that I started treating every day as if it was my last."
She...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on charity clothes collection schemes.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on charity clothes collection schemes.
27.11.09 Statement
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on charity clothes collection schemes.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on charity clothes collection schemes.
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ASDA colleagues Tickled Pink by top tenor visit
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We've been really busy this week, but we've kept an eye out for articles about breast cancer in the press and online - here's a bumper week long round up of the biggest stories of note.
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We start with news that seven women are taking legal action against a hospital...
Only one article to note in today's newsblog and it comes from BBC Online.
"Breast cancer study 'identifies tumour-causing enzyme'" covers news from the Institute of Cancer Research which claims...
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Vote now for Breast Cancer Care as Smooth Radio’s charity of the year 2010!
19.11.09 release
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There's an interesting piece in today's Independent which brings up issues about how a person deals with a diagnosis of breast cancer....
We start today with an appeal to our supporters.
Breast Cancer Care are delighted to have been shortlisted as one of the choices for Smooth Radio London’s 2010 charity of the year and we need your help to get Breast Cancer Care to the top of the voting polls!
Listeners to the...
There's an interesting, if very short, piece that appeared in the Mirror on Saturday, reporting on a pilot NHS scheme where cancer patients are offered chemotherapy treatment in their own home.
Patients are visited by nurses from a private healthcare firm, as part of an effort to move...
The most prominent breast cancer story in today's press is the news that human trials are to begin of a procedure that could allow women to regrow their breasts after a mastectomy.
We reported on this story in yesterday's newsblog and it concerns news coming from Melbourne,...
Almost half of women who have surgery for breast cancer still have pain two to three years later, according to a new study out of Denmark.
This article from the...
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Comment on the government’s launch of a consultation on patient’s legal rights.
10.11.09 Statement
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10.11.09 Statement
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Lots to catch up on from the weekend through to today. To get things rolling we've got 'Cancer recurs in dense breasts' according to BBC Online.
Researchers from the Women's College Hospital in Toronto, Canada have...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test developed by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that uses microbubbles to determine if breast cancer has...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test developed by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that uses microbubbles to determine if breast cancer has...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test developed by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that uses microbubbles to determine if breast cancer has...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test developed by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that uses microbubbles to determine if breast cancer has...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test developed by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that uses microbubbles to determine if breast cancer has...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test developed by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that uses microbubbles to determine if breast cancer has...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test developed by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that uses microbubbles to determine if breast cancer has...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test developed by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust that uses microbubbles to determine if breast cancer has...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on mammographic density and the risk of breast cancer recurrence after breast-conserving surgery.
09.11.09 Statement
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on mammographic density and the risk of breast cancer recurrence after breast-conserving surgery.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on mammographic density and the risk of breast cancer recurrence after breast-conserving surgery.
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on mammographic density and the risk of breast cancer recurrence after breast-conserving surgery.
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We continue this week with more of your questions regarding secondary breast cancer, which we put to the National Cancer Director for England, Professor Mike Richards.
As part of...
Today, Breast Cancer Care launches registration for its flagship summer fundraising event, the Pink Ribbonwalk.
The event, which was previously known as the Ribbon Walk, is this year changing its name becoming the Pink Ribbonwalk....
The most prominent news story regarding breast cancer comes from the Daily Mail today, with their article 'Over 65? Why some doctors...
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Join top business leaders as they share recipes for success at gala dinner
03.11.09 release
Allan Leighton, Lord Digby Jones and Martha Lane Fox go head...
Starting today we're revealing video clips from our interview with Professor Mike Richards, National Cancer Director for England, where we asked him questions sent through by some of our users.
In an effort to increase the resources available to those affected by secondary breast...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test - One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) – to determine if cancer has spread to a patient’s...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test - One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) – to determine if cancer has spread to a patient’s...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test - One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) – to determine if cancer has spread to a patient’s...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test - One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) – to determine if cancer has spread to a patient’s...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test - One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) – to determine if cancer has spread to a patient’s...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test - One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) – to determine if cancer has spread to a patient’s...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test - One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) – to determine if cancer has spread to a patient’s...
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Statement from Breast Cancer Care on a new diagnostic test - One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) – to determine if cancer has spread to a patient’s...
The Independent looks at recent research that lends a new insight on how you can reduce your risk of breast cancer.
First looked at is the NRG1...
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Comment on NICE's decision on Lapatnib for secondary breast cancer
21.10.09 Statement
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Breast Cancer...
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Comment on NICE's decision on Lapatnib for secondary breast cancer
21.10.09 Statement
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Breast Cancer...
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Comment on NICE's decision on Lapatnib for secondary breast cancer
21.10.09 Statement
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Breast Cancer...
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Comment on NICE's decision on Lapatnib for secondary breast cancer
21.10.09 Statement
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Breast Cancer...
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Comment on NICE's decision on Lapatnib for secondary breast cancer
21.10.09 Statement
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Breast Cancer...
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Comment on NICE's decision on Lapatnib for secondary breast cancer
21.10.09 Statement
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Breast Cancer...
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Comment on NICE's decision on Lapatnib for secondary breast cancer
21.10.09 Statement
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Breast Cancer...
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Comment on NICE's decision on Lapatnib for secondary breast cancer
21.10.09 Statement
Olivia Marks-Woldman, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Breast Cancer...
Main story in today's media is the news that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has refused to authorise the use of lapatinib (also known as...
This Friday 23 October, Dorothy Perkins shops are hosting their own Pink Friday where there will be a donation from the sale of all pink clothes. Also as part of their fundraising efforts with Breast Cancer Care, Dorothy Perkins have a selection of celebrity styled...
We start coverage of today's press with a few fundraising stories. The first comes from celebrity magazine, OK!, and their article 'Let’s hear it for the girls', which covers our recent Fashion Show featuring...
Breast Cancer Care would like to take this opportunity to thank Swarovski for their support over Breast Cancer Awareness Month and highlight their unique Garden of Wishes campaign.
Swarovski, who have been...
We start today's round up with an article from the Mirror which reports on concerns from the Disability Alliance that terminally ill patients are being put under...
BBC London presenter and Breast Cancer Care Ambassador, Vanessa Feltz, did her bit for Breast Cancer Awareness Month this morning, when she dedicated her popular morning radio show on BBC London 94.9FM to breast cancer.
She invited Dr Emma Pennery, Clinical Director at Breast Cancer Care...
There's not much news today regarding breast cancer in the mainstream media, though it is worth noting one story that appeared in the Manchester Evening News...
Women who suffer from breast tenderness after receiving hormone replacement therapy could be more likely to develop breast cancer, a study has found.
The news, which was reported today by...
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month continues, we've seen a real peak in media coverage regarding breast cancer. You may have to excuse the brief summations of some of these articles, but there's a lot to get through!
From today's newspapers we start with...
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The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, writes about how the government, medical researchers, charities and volunteers can work together to improve information, care and support...
Just three stories today about breast cancer treatment and research have hit the media today and deserve mentioning.
The first story comes from the news agency, Reuters, who released news that German...
Last night the Breast Cancer Care London Fashion Show took place at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.
The Show features 25 models, who have all experienced a diagnosis of breast cancer, who take to the catwalk in front of celebrity guests, hosts and supporters. As well...
The Show.
One catwalk. 25 inspiring models. One purpose.
Today our flagship fundraising event, The Show, takes place at London's Grosvenor House Hotel in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Show features 25 models, who have all...
The Mirror on Sunday Magazine featured a six-page Breast Cancer Awareness Month special.
As part of the spread, you are introduced no only to the women...
Singer and actress Paloma Faith is launching Breast Cancer Care’s Pink Fridays fundraising campaign and asking people nationwide to organise any fun activity at home, school or in the workplace - as long as it’s pink and gives you that ‘Friday feeling’!
Paloma, said...
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Paloma Faith gives the nation that Pink Fridays feeling…
02.10.09 release
Thank pink it’s Friday!
Singer and actress...
Today is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the UK, as we seek to spread the breast awareness message. For more information about Breast Cancer Awareness Month and how we're marking it,...
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The Euro Health Consumer Index has ranked the NHS 14th out of 33 European healthcare systems, behind the Netherlands, France and Ireland.
Waiting times were one of the big reasons for the NHS having lost points, especially when it comes to seeing a specialist.
Points were awarded for...
This morning, BBC Breakfast news covered a story that started life on our discussion forums. Some of our community were upset to have seen Katie Price making insensitive remarks regarding her breasts on her reality TV show, What Katie...
The main story from the weekend was the news that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to pledge that NHS patients will have cancer tests within a week following referral. The move is expected to cost £1 billion and save approximately 10,000 lives each year, according to the newspapers....
We start with the Daily Telegraph today, which reports that obesity will be the biggest cause of cancer within the next 10 years.
Although the story...
With October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming up fast it seems charities on both sides of the Atlantic are utilising the medium of video to try and get their messages across.
From the UK, Breast Cancer Campaign have paired up with Samsung to produce a campaign driving women to get...
Women with metastatic breast cancer (cancer which has spread to other parts of the body) can live longer if their original tumour is removed, reported newspapers today.
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Following on from yesterdays story about the East Lancashire Screening review, where a medic failed to spot 18 women with breast cancer, this story has been picked up by 23 newspapers as well at least two TV news channels.
Antonia Dean, a breast care nurse with Breast Cancer Care was...
A radiologist at the East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust is being investigated after 355 mammograms had to be re-checked when colleagues raised concerns.
Of the 355, 85...
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17.09.09 Statement
Emma Pennery, Clinical Director at Breast Cancer Care, said::...
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Several papers this morning are carrying the story: a promising new drug, a PARP inhibitor, may be able to treat more cancers that was originally thought.
More specifically, this new drug is showing signs of promise for treating cancers linked to BRCA gene mutations, including some breast...
We start with the Daily Mail today which carries the news that a diabetes drug could be used in treatment against cancer cancer.
It is believed that...
Many women experience changes to their sex lives, both positive and negative, after a breast cancer diagnosis. Here a woman asks advice from the Saturday Times sex advice columnist:
I am 62 and recovering from breast cancer. My husband and I have been married for 40 years and he has been...
Tonight on BBC2 Scotland a new documentary follows three Scottish women as they literally have their breast and lives rebulilt following their breast cancer treatment.
The programme, My New Breast, visits the Canniesburn Plastic...
Two stories from the Times to start off this Monday morning. First up, a national audit has revealed that one in four families are left out of the decision making process when doctors make life or death decisions...
We start with the Daily Express today, which runs a story detailing how a test that's currently being developed could match cancer patients with personalised...
First stop today is the South Wales Echo which features an interview with local resident Emma Burns.
Emma, a solicitor from Cardiff, was diagnosed...
Yesterday we launched our new Pink Fridays campaign microsite - and we'd love you take a look and spread the word.
Pink Fridays are all about getting together with your favourite people and...
A poll published on BBC news states that more than half of cancer patients do not get free or discounted parking when they go for a hospital visit.
Fees across the UK have started to be phased out; however, in England patients...
A healthy lifestyle can prevent forty per cent of breast cancer cases, according to the latest research.
This same story has made headlines in The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian,...
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Inspirational, uplifting, celebratory the Breast Cancer Care Cymru model search is on!
28.08.09 Release
Breast cancer and glamour may seem like polar opposites...
Our first story today comes from PharmacyEurope, a website for hospital and clinical pharmacists. It reports that scientists at Brunel...
We'd like to post a special piece today about Tamoxifen, which has been in the media a lot in the last two days, following research by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, published in the journal...
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Lloydspharmacy, a German-owned company is looking to set itself up as a healthcare alternative to the NHS.
The high street chemist is looking to introduce online surgeries or virtual...
G4 tenor and Breast Cancer Care ambassador, Jonathan Ansell, was the Worthing Birdman's benchmark flyer this Saturday. His flight of 16m was what separated those who really flew from those who didn't.
Thousands of people turned out to watch aviators, both serious and amateur,...
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Top Tenor prepares to take flight in annual Birdman challenge
20.08.09 release
G4 star Jonathan Ansell will put his daredevil skills to the test this...
A rather slow news day today - our one story coming from the Telegraph. American researchers are now claiming romantic candles could cause cancer.
The small, cheap paraffin...
Popcorn and breakfast cereals are the latest foods to be linked with cancer, surprisingly this time though for their health-boosting properties.
According to a study by the American Chemical Society, popcorn and breastfast cereals contain strangely high levels of antioxidants called...
A series of studies have started to show there is a stronger correlation between our body features and our health than was previously though.
The piece printed in the Daily Express claims facial stubble...
We start our round up from the weekend with an article first published in the Telegraph newspaper on Saturday, now reproduced on its website - "How do I tell my children I've...
We start this week's Newsblog with Monday's news and the Mirror which runs a story concerning a new treatment for cancer.
...
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Special events for women affected by breast cancer in Liverpool
13.08.09 release
A special series of free events for women affected by breast cancer in...
Breast Cancer Care has launched a new HeadStrong service in Scotland for women affected by...
Researchers from America have discovered a chemical compound that can kill breast cancer stem cells.
When tested on mice, they found that salinomycin - a chemical used as an antibacterial and anti parasitite drug - was approximately 100 times more effective at killing breast cancer stem...
Breast Cancer Care was represented on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square yesterday from 0800-0900 as part of Antony Gormley's One and Other project.
Plinther Michael Scott was one of 2400 people chosen to take to the plinth for one hour in the month of August. He dedicated his...
One story that's made most of the newspapers and their websites today is the news that scientists have utilised bees in a new form cancer treatment, currently being used on mice.
Bee venom or stings has been engineered by a team at Washington University in St Louis for use in...
The Times ran a piece in its Body & Soul supplement at the weekend regarding breast cancer, lung cancer and bowell cancer stating to readers that "you need not take cancer...
Ten women with a family history of breast cancer have undertaken an extreme diet to help research scientists.
The ten women - all of whom are their 30s and 40s and considered overweight - were asked to adopt a month-long diet consuming just 900 calories a day to study a link between...
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‘HeadStrong’ hair loss help at Breast Cancer Care Scotland
06.08.09 release
An innovative service to help people facing hair loss as a result of...
Last October we asked you to get 'In the Pink' to raise money for Breast Cancer Care, for Breast Cancer Awareness Month this year we're asking you to make the most of your Friday feeling, get together with your favourite people and support the 46,000 people who are diagnosed...
A model from Breast Cancer Care's London Fashion Show in 2007 has opened up about her experience of breast cancer ...
A genetic mutation on chromosome nine has been shown to increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.
Much like BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation significantly increase the risk for breast cancer so is the case with this new gene and ovarian cancer.
Dr Simon Gayther from UCL,...
Health secretary, Andy Burnham, called for Monitor, which regulates foundation trusts, to intervene when a hospital is getting bad press.
The NHS has accused him of 'undermining the principle of the government's health service reforms' by threatening their independence.
...
Just a couple of stories to note today and we start with the Times newspaper, which runs a report about how older breast cancer patients receive different treatments, compared to their younger...
Looking back at the news, we are sad to report the passing of mother-of-two Carol Tyre, who lost her battle with breast cancer this week.
She was well known to many at Breast Cancer Care following her turn on the catwalk at last year's...
The weekend press had a lot to say on the topic of breast cancer. Starting us off: the Financial Times.
The website healthtalkonline.org has released a new...
A nice cup of tea, a mountain of cakes and punnets and punnets of strawberries awaited the Newsblog team this weekend, as we attended a Strawberry Tea.
Organised by Breast Cancer Care staff member Anna Brown, over 70 people turned out and they were welcomed by an afternoon of glorious...
Breast feeding is again the focus of today's newsblog, with an article appearing in the Daily Mail, which passionately...
A few weeks ago the British Medical Journal published research stating that breast cancer was being over diagnosed in publically mammography screening programmes. The result was that one in three women were being treated unnecessarily as their breast cancers were actually harmless.
Today,...
The Mail on Sunday looks at the negative effect a partner's terminal illness can have on a relationship.
This case study style feature outlines society's expectations that the healthy partner...
The NHS is expected to face funding cuts, despite both Labour and Conservative parties’ promises to avoid this, according to the King's Fund and the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
This was released in a study released today, which goes on to say whichever side wins the next...
Twin sisters who were diagnosed breast cancer within weeks of each other are calling on NICE to change its guidance for women under 30.
In a video interview on the BBC website, identical twin sisters Leigh and...
It's a quiet news day today, especially in terms of articles that appear online, but there are a few things worth mentioning.
We'll start with the Evening Standard, which runs a story about people in London...
We start with a story on the BBC website about Janet Bryant, a breast cancer patient who recovered from a mastectomy, only to have her health problems mocked by her boss.
44-year-old Janet, from Gateshead,...
According to the Mail Online, skin cancer rates in the UK have risen faster than any other form of cancer.
The article goes on to say that Britain has the highest fatality rate from malignant melanoma. The cause is being attributed to not protecting our skin.
Another leading cause is...
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Inspirational, uplifting, celebratoryBook your place at Breast Cancer Care’s Fashion Shows now
10.07.09 release
Scotland Fashion Show Thursday 24...
The big story in most of the papers today relates to new research findings that as many as one in three breast cancers detected by screening may actually be harmless and not need treatment.
According to...
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Comment on research to be published in the BMJ on the overdiagnosis in publically organised mammography screening programmes.
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Two stories from the Guardian today. First up is an investigation into the £12.7bn NHS computer programme.
The programme is meant to convert billions of pages of patient records from paper to digital form, create an online booking system for patient appointments, an electronic...
The House of Lords Science and Technology committee has found that some genetic tests are 'totally useless' and is pushing for tougher regulations, according to...
Onto the weekend's news and we've got three main stories - starting with a lengthy piece in the Daily Mail from a Patron of...
We start the week with a TV-theme dominating today's newsblog and our first stop is a feature in the Daily Mail...
It's a quiet day's news today, so let's use the opportunity to highlight an interesting story reported by the BBC that comes not from the UK, but from another part of the world.
The Beeb are running a story about Fatenah, an animated film from Palestine inspired by a...
NHS hospitals could soon be assessed and awarded their own versions of the Michelin star system, used by resturants, under new plans from the Government.
The news,...
Today's media coverage focuses on the benefits of a vegetarian diet and its relation to your risk of cancer.
Nearly every national newspaper runs a piece on the results of a study by British Journal of Cancer. They concluded that being a vegetarian and forgoing meat made a person 12%...
We're back! Apologies for our brief break but we're returning today with a bumper crop of breast cancer news from the weekend and the last few days.
Let's get started...
First to...
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The Independent health section are running a story today about further promising trial results following the news earlier this week from the...
In a short newsblog, we start today with the Daily Mail and its article 'The cutting edge cancer treatments... that they may not tell you about'.
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Our first article from today is a column by broadcaster and journalist, Janet Street Porter.
Writing in the Daily Mail, she explains why certain parts of...
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Top Tenor takes the plunge for charity water challenges
22.06.09 Release
Former G4 star Jonathan Ansell will be testing his mettle against fellow charity...
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Judy Murray serves up an ace fundraiser during Wimbledon fortnight
18.06.09 Release
Judy Murray, mum to Andy Murray, Britain’s number one singles player...
Several people have contacted us at Breast Cancer Care worried about their risk of contracting swine flu while having chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. When having chemotherapy treatment the immune system can work less effectively meaning that there is an increased risk of catching any...
We start today with news from the Office of National Statistics reported on the BBC website. They identified that women who are 'well off', or wealthier women, are more likely to take up breast screening opportunities.
Questioning more than 3,000 women aged between 40 and 74, the...
A male breast cancer patient is campaigning for the name of the illness to be changed, following the return of the disease.
27-year-old Nicky Avery wants to use the phrase 'chest cancer' instead of breast cancer in a hope that it will raise awareness of the disease within men. He...
It's a quiet news day today, for breast cancer news at least, although there's plenty in the newspapers about cancer in general.
Most notable this morning was a release from Medical News Today which...
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Lord Mayor of Manchester takes time out for a Strawberry Tea!
12.06.09 Release
The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Alison Firth enjoyed a Strawberry...
From the South Wales Echo there are two stories looking at Breast Test Wales, their mobile screening units and the facts and stats on their work.
In the first story...
Top story today is related to Wales, specifically a piece in the Western Mail regarding prescription charges in the...
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Spend the day with culinary heart-throb Jean-Christophe Novelli in support of Breast Cancer Care
10.06.09 Release
Michelin award winning French chef Jean...
There's plenty of media coverage in the local press today about Strawberry Tea and the Ribbon Walks, but we start with a short piece from the Guardian...
Research out of the University of Northern Colorado has found that woman above the age of 30 can reduce their risk of developing breast cancer if they're exercising more than an hour a week.
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The Mail Online is reporting on a common virus that is giving hope to cancer patients.
The stomach bug boosts a patient’s immune system and blasts away...
Originally seen in the journal Nature, a new research study has shown that diabetes drug, metformin, is showing promise as a new cancer preventative.
Tests carried out on mice have found that when metformin was given concurrently with an experimental cancer vaccine, the diabetes drug...
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Groundbreaking new guide for patients with secondary breast cancer
04.06.09 Release
The UK’s first guide to help secondary breast cancer1 patients...
We start today with an interview in the Mirror with Hannah Austen, who recently became the youngest child to have a mastectomy, aged...
First story of the day comes from the Daily Mail, who run a piece named "Tall, short - or got a small head? Here's what your physique reveals about...
Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart were at Blenheim Palace on Saturday to take part in the first Breast Cancer Care Ribbon Walk of the summer. The 10 and 20 mile walkers had fantastic weather as they toured the Oxfordshire countryside.
You can read more about our celebrity walkers, online, in...
We start today with a story picked up in a few newspapers, involving post-surgery pictures and the social networking site, Facebook.
Various news sources are reporting on mother-of-four, Sharon Adams, who posted four images of herself and her scars on the website following a mastectomy....
Medical research charities are demanding government help to survive the recession according to The Guardian.
This was taken from a survey conducted by the Association of Medical Research...
We'll start with some good news today from Third Sector magazine, which covers...
There's an interesting article on the BBC news website today, highlighting how members of the public are deeply sceptical about claims for what causes or prevents cancer.
A survey, conducted by YouGov for the World Cancer Research Fund, concluded that more than half of respondents...
Just a few stories from today's news to highlight.
We'll start with reports that a team from Oxford University has...
Macmillan Cancer Support has released the results of their latest study showing that three quarters of cancer patients have had their sexual relationships affected by their treatment.
Although national guidelines state cancer...
The Daily Mail is running three stories today related to breast cancer, so let's take a quick look at them.
We start with an article on 'chemobrain', a topic that the newspaper has covered before. Today's article,...
Looking back to the weekend news, the Daily Mail takes a look at the trustworthiness of celebrity secrets for health and well-being.
On her website, Gwyneth Paltrow...
Some heavy topics for a Monday morning news round up first from the Times there's a lengthy look at the cost of going private. The article looks at the history of cancer patients buying top-up drugs and...
There's not much in the media today but there's a few newspapers that are featuring a Reuters news story headline.
The story, "Roche's Avastin helps slow breast cancer in study"...
The Daily Mail online has run what they're calling a health alert on the effects of negative thinking. The premise is that negative thoughts about illness can be...
We start today's round up of news with a story from the BBC and the Daily...
Jim Campbell, a forensic scientist became concerned about his wife Elsie's new obsession with lettuce he says he knew something was wrong. When she noticed a small depression in her left breast, he googled to find that it was cancer causing both the depression and the craving for lettuce....
Welcome to our round up of today's and the weekend's news. The first story of the day to identify is one covered by the BBC website, stating that "weight fuels preventable cancer".
Quoting Professor...
Several people have contacted us at Breast Cancer Care worried about their risk of contracting swine flu while having chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. When having chemotherapy treatment the immune system can work less effectively meaning that there is an increased risk of catching any...
There's one prominent story about breast cancer this morning, and that's the news that scientists have identified a gene that allows cancer to spread to the brain.
Labelled as ST6GALNAC5, the gene works by helping breast cancer cells to stick to blood vessels in the brain, making...
Considered a risk expert, David Spegelhalter, Professor of risk understanding at the University of Cambridge, looks a little closer at the risk diet can have on cancer.
Taking headlines from several of the biggest UK publications, Spegelhalter looks as, for example, whether all alcohol...
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Jonathan Ansell becomes Ambassador for Breast Cancer Care
27.04.09 Release
Jonathan Ansell has been appointed as an Ambassador for the charity Breast Cancer...
Good day to you all, I hope you enjoyed the bank holiday. It's been a quiet period for breast cancer news lately, but we've managed to pick up a few stories from the bank holiday weekend that are of interest, so let's take a quick look.
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We start with...
There's not much in the way of news today and not much to pick up on, with health coverage dominated by news of swine flu and the World Health Organisation's reaction to the outbreak.
However, there is one piece of news, which is revealed by Cancer Research UK. Yesterday,...
Several news sources are running this story based on a Cancer Research UK study featured in Lancet Oncology. The research suggests that taking aspirin in your 40s could cut...
Only one story to report on today, coming from the Daily Mail.
Scientists have had a breakthrough in their search for a blood test that will predict the spread of breast cancer. Having found a genetic marker that will alert doctors to any danger of a tumour attacking any major organs....
Apologies for a rather belated newsblog today, but here's a few things to note from today's and the weekend's media coverage.
We start with Saturday's newspapers, and a story in the Daily Telegraph -...
Following on from yesterday all the news outfits are carrying the same breast cancer story today: breast cancer deaths are at a record low.
You can read more on this story by following the links through to your preferred publication below:
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The number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to less than 12,000, for the first time since national records began in 1971.
In 2007, according to statistics from Cancer Research UK, 11,990 women died from breast cancer, compared to 12,324 the previous year. Healthcare...
Diagnosed with primary breast cancer and having undergone a lumpectomy on the left side, Irene MacKenzie became the first to have a new treatment for reconstruction. Her breast was rebuilt using stem cells from her stomach fat.
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It's time for a round up of the weekend's news, and we start with the Guardian who ran a prominent story in its Saturday edition about how 3-D breast cancer screening could improve...
BBC online and the Daily Express both picked up on a bit of research from the University of Edinburgh which claims to have found the specific genes to slow down or stop...
It's a quiet day for news, but we have learned that Breakthrough Breast Cancer has launched a 'breast cancer database', collating existing scientific research and clinical data in one place.
The...
According to the Scotsman and BBC Online Scottish women have a lack of awareness of the symptoms of breast cancer.
Taking their story from a survey...
We start today with an article from the Daily Mail, about a 19-year-old teenager from Birmingham who had a preventative double mastectomy, after...
Only a few stories today, both with potential consequences in the future. First on BBC News a cancer specialist from Edinburgh University is calling for a debate on how to fairly distribute a finite supply of drugs to patients during...
With the four-day Easter weekend just passed there were a lot of papers to get through to bring you the weekend round-up. Starting us off the Independent and the Daily Express both carried stories on the...
BBC Online picks up on a story from a biotech company in America about mass gene mapping, saying this could herald a "new era of personalised medicine".
The company, Complete Genetics, has stated that it...
There's not a lot of news today regarding clinical issues and breast cancer but there's an interesting story in the Guardian, which reports on a new magazine which launches today, dedicated to understanding...
Health, wellbeing and breast cancer were featured in a few publications today. The Independent's reporting that happier people live longer, get fewer infections and feel less pain. The article goes on to say woman who are happy and optimistic may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer...
The Daily Telegraph today features a story on how the NHS Conferderation has concluded that hospitals should continue to charge patients and their...
On Sunday, DJ and TV presenter Edith Bowman, launched the search for models for our Scottish Fashion Show, with an interview about her family's experience of breast cancer.
Edith, who's mother was diagnosed in 2006, has become a supporter of Breast Cancer Care in recent years and...
Cancer Research UK's Cancer news pages looks at a new test-tube model of breast cancer to replace animal experiments. A team of scientists at Queen Mary's, University of London has developed a 3-D...
Plenty online and in the newspapers and we start with a report from the Daily Telegraph on US research that questions the benefits of breast cancer screening....
A single prescription which was priced at £7.10 is now free for people affected by cancer. From today cancer has been added to a list of conditions which are exempt from paying prescription charges in England. Our campaigning...
NICE are once again making the headlines, this time in The Scotsman which covers the story of GlaxoSmithKline's appeal against the ban on Tyverb.
GSK had offered to fund a 12-week trial...
The Daily Telegraph has reported this morning that two new breast cancer genes have been identified by scientists, from a study of more than 40,000 women.
The study...
The weekend media had a lot to say on the world of breast cancer, here we've pulled together a few of the most engaging pieces we've come across.
First up, The Sunday Times looks at DNA screening and...
A study from the United States claims that a high intake of soy during childhood creates a 58% reduction in risk of breast cancer for Asian-American women.
The study focused on Asian-American women as historically breast cancer rates in white American women were four to seven...
The Nursing Times today reports on a new test for breast cancer patients that could prevent unnecessary invasive treatments.
The tissue test,...
Over £34,000 was raised for the Lavender Trust last night at the second annual Renaissance Photography Exhibition.
There was an amazing amount of entries this year - over 2,500 people from more than 20 countries participated - with 60...
Do you think the national breast cancer screening programme is working? This was the question put to viewers on BBC's The One Show which has started a debate on their...
Mixed news today - the European Journal of Cancer reports that UK survival rates lag behind other parts of Europe, yet acknowledges that more patients are surviving overall.
It's reported prominently...
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Today, we're launching a new service designed to help keep everyone up to date with the world of breast cancer.
How will we do this exactly?
Well, every weekday we'll be rounding up what's in the news - whether it's online, in print or on the TV. Whether it...
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As easy as one, two, Tea!
19.03.09 release
Hold a Strawberry Tea this summer and support the thousands of women who are diagnosed with breast...
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Comment on the compensation case undertaken by Danish women who claim that they have developed breast cancer as a result of night shift work.
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The Ribbon Walk…...who will you walk it for?
27.02.09 release
Thousands of people will be lacing up their boots and taking to the countryside...
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Penny Lancaster Helps to Raise Cash for Breast Cancer Care
20.02.09 release
The Blenheim Palace & Cotswolds Ribbon Walk in...
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Comment on BreastHealth UK’s launch of a new genetic assessment service to determine an individual’s risk of breast cancer.
29.01.09 Statement
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Comment on the government’s announcements to abolish prescription charges for cancer patients in England from 1 April 2009
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Comment on research from Cancer Research UK published in the British Journal of Cancer which has quantified the life time risk of developing breast cancer for women with a...
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Inspirational, uplifting, celebratory - the Breast Cancer Care model search is on!
14.01.09 release
Breast cancer and glamour may seem like polar opposites but...
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Comment on the NHS Scotland’s Better Cancer Care announcement that two-view mammography will be introduced into every round of the breast screening programme.
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Comment on research published in Public Library of Science Medicine from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which claims that birth size may be related to...
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Comment on Gordon Brown's announcement that from next year, cancer patients will not have to pay prescription charges23.09.08 Statement
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Positive thinking and breast cancer
21.08.08 Statement
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Positive thinking and breast cancer
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Positive thinking and breast cancer
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Positive thinking and breast cancer
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Positive thinking and breast cancer
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Comment on the publication of the update to Designed to tackle Cancer in Wales 2006
25.07.08 Statement
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25.07.08 Statement
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Commenting on the UK launch of Tyverb as a treatment for secondary (metastatic) breast cancer
13.06.08 Statement
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Commenting on the UK launch of Tyverb as a treatment for secondary (metastatic) breast cancer
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Commenting on the UK launch of Tyverb as a treatment for secondary (metastatic) breast cancer
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Charity launches campaign to protect patients’ rights
5.06.08 Release
Latest research from Breast Cancer Care shows that the majority of breast cancer...
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Comment on data presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology’s Annual Meeting which shows that continued treatment with Herceptin helps women with late...
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Comment on a report from the Office of National Statistics which shows that while breast cancer incidence is increasing, mortality rates are declining.
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Fiona Phillips launches our Strawberry Tea event
28.05.08 Release
Fiona Phillips is to be the face of this year’s Breast Cancer Care’s Strawberry...
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Volunteers needed for ‘HeadStrong’ cancer hair loss service
8.05.08 Release
People in and around Bradford are being asked to volunteer to help...
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Comment on research from the National Cancer Institute, Maryland, which suggests that the use of daily non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Aspirin, can reduce...
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Comment on research by Professor Michael Untch on combining trastuzumab (Herceptin) with neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery, presented at the European Breast Cancer...
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A refreshed identity for Breast Cancer Care
21.04.08 Release
Breast Cancer Care has refreshed its brand and will be introducing its new ‘look and feel...
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Comment on research by Dr IngaLill Koinberg at Kristianstad University, Sweden, on the cost of follow-up care for breast cancer patients, presented at the European Breast...
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Comment on research from the Vestfold Central Hospital, Norway, on the use of acupuncture for the relief of hot flushes in patients taking tamoxifen.
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Comment on research from the Vestfold Central Hospital, Norway, on the use of acupuncture for the relief of hot flushes in patients taking tamoxifen.
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Comment on the UK Breast Screening Frequency trial led by Nottingham City Hospital, UK.
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Jane Hatfield, Director of Policy and Campaigns at...
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Comment on research by Dr IngaLill Koinberg at Kristianstad University, Sweden, on the cost of follow-up care for breast cancer patients, presented at the European Breast...
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Comment on research from the Vestfold Central Hospital, Norway, on the use of acupuncture for the relief of hot flushes in patients taking tamoxifen.
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Comment on the UK Breast Screening Frequency trial led by Nottingham City Hospital, UK.
18.04.08 Statement
Jane Hatfield, Director of Policy and Campaigns at...
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Comment on research by Dr IngaLill Koinberg at Kristianstad University, Sweden, on the cost of follow-up care for breast cancer patients, presented at the European Breast...
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Comment on research from the Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam on the benefits of breast screening for women aged up to 75, presented at the European Breast Cancer...
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Comment on research from the Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam on the benefits of breast screening for women aged up to 75, presented at the European Breast Cancer...
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Comment on research from the Vestfold Central Hospital, Norway, on the use of acupuncture for the relief of hot flushes in patients taking tamoxifen.
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Comment on the UK Breast Screening Frequency trial led by Nottingham City Hospital, UK.
18.04.08 Statement
Jane Hatfield, Director of Policy and Campaigns at...
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Comment on research by Dr IngaLill Koinberg at Kristianstad University, Sweden, on the cost of follow-up care for breast cancer patients, presented at the European Breast...
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Comment on research from the Vestfold Central Hospital, Norway, on the use of acupuncture for the relief of hot flushes in patients taking tamoxifen.
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Comment on the UK Breast Screening Frequency trial led by Nottingham City Hospital, UK.
18.04.08 Statement
Jane Hatfield, Director of Policy and Campaigns at...
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Comment on research by Dr IngaLill Koinberg at Kristianstad University, Sweden, on the cost of follow-up care for breast cancer patients, presented at the European Breast...
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Comment on research from the Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam on the benefits of breast screening for women aged up to 75, presented at the European Breast Cancer...
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Comment on research from the Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam on the benefits of breast screening for women aged up to 75, presented at the European Breast Cancer...
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Comment on research from the Vestfold Central Hospital, Norway, on the use of acupuncture for the relief of hot flushes in patients taking tamoxifen.
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Comment on the UK Breast Screening Frequency trial led by Nottingham City Hospital, UK.
18.04.08 Statement
Jane Hatfield, Director of Policy and Campaigns at...
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Comment on research by Dr IngaLill Koinberg at Kristianstad University, Sweden, on the cost of follow-up care for breast cancer patients, presented at the European Breast...
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Comment on research from the Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam on the benefits of breast screening for women aged up to 75, presented at the European Breast Cancer...
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Comment on research from the Vestfold Central Hospital, Norway, on the use of acupuncture for the relief of hot flushes in patients taking tamoxifen.
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Comment on the UK Breast Screening Frequency trial led by Nottingham City Hospital, UK.
18.04.08 Statement
Jane Hatfield, Director of Policy and Campaigns at...
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Comment on research by Dr IngaLill Koinberg at Kristianstad University, Sweden, on the cost of follow-up care for breast cancer patients, presented at the European Breast...
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Comment on research from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Centre, Houston, USA, on the use of lapatinib for the treatment of primary breast cancer, presented at the...
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Comment on research from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Centre, Houston, USA, on the use of lapatinib for the treatment of primary breast cancer, presented at the...
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Comment on research from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Centre, Houston, USA, on the use of lapatinib for the treatment of primary breast cancer, presented at the...
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Comment on research from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Centre, Houston, USA, on the use of lapatinib for the treatment of primary breast cancer, presented at the...
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Comment on research from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Centre, Houston, USA, on the use of lapatinib for the treatment of primary breast cancer, presented at the...
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Comment on research from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Centre, Houston, USA, on the use of lapatinib for the treatment of primary breast cancer, presented at the...
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Comment on research from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Centre, Houston, USA, on the use of lapatinib for the treatment of primary breast cancer, presented at the...
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Comment on research from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Centre, Houston, USA, on the use of lapatinib for the treatment of primary breast cancer, presented at the...
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Comment in response to research from Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, presented to the European Breast Cancer Conference which claims that obese women with breast cancer...
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Comment in response to research from Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, presented to the European Breast Cancer Conference which claims that obese women with breast cancer...
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Comment in response to research from Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, presented to the European Breast Cancer Conference which claims that obese women with breast cancer...
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Comment in response to research from Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, presented to the European Breast Cancer Conference which claims that obese women with breast cancer...
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Comment in response to research from Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, presented to the European Breast Cancer Conference which claims that obese women with breast cancer...
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Comment in response to research from Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, presented to the European Breast Cancer Conference which claims that obese women with breast cancer...
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Comment in response to research from Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, presented to the European Breast Cancer Conference which claims that obese women with breast cancer...
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Comment in response to research from Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, presented to the European Breast Cancer Conference which claims that obese women with breast cancer...
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Breast Cancer Care Cymru creates national first for people with learning disabilities
27.03.08 Release
A ground-breaking new resource for people with learning...
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New guide to complementary therapies
14.01.08 Release
Breast cancer patients interested in finding out how complementary therapies could help them alongside...
